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The official Japanese Pokémon website has announced Pokémon Say TAP (ポケモン言えTAP) for iOS and Android cell phones. The application which will be free to download in the summer of 2011 features the popular song Can You Say the Pokémon? (ポケモン言えるかな?BW) by Takeshi Tsuruno (つるの剛士). People can tap Pokémon cards that are displayed on the cell phone screen to help them memorize the new 5th generation Pokémon. Below is a compatibility chart for cellphones.

OS

  • iPhone: iOS 4.3 (3GS、iPhone4、iPod touch(第3世代~)、iPad)
  • Android: Ver.2.1
Compatible Android Phones
  • Galaxy S
  • REGZA Phone IS04
  • Xperia arc
  • HTC Aria

Countless news websites have been erroneously stating that The Pokémon Company and Nintendo have finally decided to release apps on cellphones. This is not the first time that Pokémon has been on cell phones as Pokémate (ポケメ~ト) developed by Square Enix was released on December 31st, 2006 in Japan for NTT DoCoMo FOMA 90Xi or compatible phones.

The Pokémon Company released a statement to Giantbomb regarding the issue. “The Pokémon Company routinely launches applications for cell phones and PCs as a way to promote its non-video game products, such as a music CD and Pokémon TCG cards in this instance. Since they are intended purely as promotional tools, not as unique video games, Nintendo is not involved in any way. The relationship between the two companies is unaffected. All Pokémon video game content will continue to appear exclusively on Nintendo platforms. As stated previously, Nintendo has no intention or plans of publishing its IP on non-Nintendo platforms. This is an example of a promotion by a key Nintendo partner and has no bearing on Nintendo's overall strategy.”

Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2011/07/c110701_01.html
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