Reader Phil Corbett sent us this photo of a Nintendo DS wrist strap and stylus that he managed to find during his exploits in Japan. As you can see, it's crafted in the image of a Pokémon character, Mew and...well, the other observation to be made makes us feel a little uncomfortable. Since the packaging is branded exclusively as Pocket Monsters and doesn't seem to feature the actual Pokémon name at all, we must assume that this isn't entirely endorsed by Nintendo. Any other explanation would indicate a dire lapse of sanity in the gaming giant's product approval department. Then again, the prominent Nintendo DS logo and Phil's insistence that it's an official product has us scratching our heads.
Just imagine playing Nintendogs with this stylus. And then promptly punch yourself in the face.
[Update: We've since found Rukario, another Mew and of course, Pikachu. These are all said to be official Nintendo products, though none of them are quite as embarrassingly strange as the one above. And yes, we know Pocket Monsters = Pokémon.]
[Thank you, Phil! And may we say what finely kept fingernails you have.]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-10-2006 @ 5:28PM
Delerious said...
Pokemon actually means Pocket Monsters. If you Have a Japanese Pokemon card, you can see "Pocket Monsters" typed out across the backing (with a different design) instead of Pokemon.
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2-10-2006 @ 5:30PM
Zach said...
Isn't Pokemon called "Pocket Monsters" in Japan?
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2-10-2006 @ 5:43PM
lalaboi said...
yeah, pokemon is pocket monster in japan. I'm pretty sure it is
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2-10-2006 @ 5:45PM
Ludwig Kietzmann said...
Yeah, I was aware of that, but I assumed that the Pokemon brand took priority over "Pocket Monsters". Apparently it's the other way around in Japan.
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2-10-2006 @ 6:00PM
aparrish said...
Whatever it's called, this much is apparent: that little guy has quite the monster in his pocket.
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2-10-2006 @ 6:12PM
Maranello said...
Duh, Poke=Pocket(just take c out of pocket) Mon=Monsters
Fami=Family Com=Computer
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2-12-2006 @ 9:38AM
PodMonkeys said...
Haha! I've been reading the exploits of Azrael, so this comes with perfect timing! :D
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2-13-2006 @ 1:58PM
Matters said...
Blah blah blah yeah yeah we all know what Pokemon stands for. Was that even the point of this post? Did you guys even bother to notice that the pokemon has a huge penis? Isn't that why he called it "A very distrubring Pokemon"?
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2-14-2006 @ 12:53AM
jopojelly said...
yes....i noticed that.....gosh....what the heck man!
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2-14-2006 @ 11:20AM
vakerorokero said...
I finally know which pokemon I can identify with. Try finding Normal jeans when you look like that!
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2-14-2006 @ 2:08PM
Chyld989 said...
Actually, Pok?n isn't Japanese for "pocket monster", it's Japanese for "pocket monkey". Just for the record.
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10-24-2007 @ 4:23PM
Nink said...
But the million dollar question.... Where can we buy them?
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12-11-2007 @ 1:17AM
harlz said...
lmao that is so funny you guys fighting over pocket monsters (pokemon) when the article is about a gross nds stylis
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