Gadgetory

today is the day Pokemon let's go Eevee and Pikachu are finally here and with them we're getting another special edition switch bundle this is the final one of the year and I would argue actually possibly the best it's also the largest because there is a lot of stuff going on here we have not only a special edition switch but also special edition joy Kahn's a doc comes with a copy of the game and also this little pokeball control over you gets you a little bit later but before we talk about any of this stuff in depth and what I think of them I want to talk about the box as for the system this is the most thorough special issue Nintendo has done so far all the ones you've had in the past they'll do things like maybe something on the dock maybe something on the switch maybe something on the jury cons this one we're getting all three and first I want to look at the joy Khan's now they had a really interesting idea with these where they just did a color design based on Pikachu and Eevee and something I think is a really neat ideas that they actually also incorporated into the wrist straps to give it this really good two-tone look the only problem is I don't use my wrist straps much so I think the concept gets a little austere people that don't like using these but I think the color choices are really on point I really like it the Pikachu yellow I'm not always a big fan of yellow but I think it really works in enjoyed cons and I hope they released these separately for people that want a yellow joy Kon now after these we also have of course the system itself now this is a different approach than what they've done on other special edition systems so far usually they just have this kind of print put on the back that's very simplistic this time it's actually a patterning using that different two-tone black they'll use sometimes for the logo and it has a little outlines of Pikachu Eevee pokeballs and all kinds of just little Pokemon stuff on the back it's very subtle but I think it works really well and honestly as far as special design switches they've done so far this is the best one and then of course there's the dock itself now this is something I've talked about before a few times where I feel like Nintendo is taking kind of the safe route with docks and this is no different I think it looks good I really like the way that the peak is you and Evie are on the same size as the joy kant's when you have the whole thing set up together there's a nice thematic tie and I think it looks great but at the same time I feel like Nintendo could just get a little more creative the dock itself doesn't have to be the traditional dock shape this looks good I think Nintendo could do better now of course these aren't the only things to get in the bundle you also get a copy of the game and a controller I'm gonna talk about the pokeball thing in a bit but first just really quick the game I really disappoint in Nintendo isn't doing physical copies with their special editions this isn't that varies from company to company Sony does physical copies Microsoft does digital I was really hoping intended would stick with physical I just think that as far as any company goes especially because they're using cartridges it would make a lot of sense but they're going digital which still a cool bundle but I just think they'd be one extra cool thing especially for old-school fan the series so with that being said the controller so this is the thing that pushes this bundle over the limit making it the most expensive switch bundle they've done so far this is a little attachment just for Pokemon let's go and it's a controller it's not a fully functional controller it doesn't have enough buttons to work for other games but for Pokemon specifically you can use the little button right here as a joystick you can click it in and there's a button on top so you can actually play the full game with this and also even throw it to catch Pokemon it also doubles as a Pokemon go plus if you're not familiar with that accessory it's something they're released for Pokemon goes like a watch you could wear and there's opens up some extra functionalities in that game by connecting your phone via bluetooth so this is a really cool little accessory to have if you're a huge Pokemon fan I don't know how much realistic functional gain you're getting otherwise but as there's a little collectible it's really awesome overall I think there's a couple little areas this bundle could just have little extra bonuses like I said I think the dog is the only part that was playing it a little too safe but this is a really awesome bundle I think it definitely out does everything Nintendo's done so far although their special editions just had very simple prints and very very low-key tiny stuff this is the first one that really embraced trying to make every single aspect of it something tied into the game and I really appreciate that now if you'll excuse me I'm gonna go disappear for the weekend to relive my childhood