<s>
is	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
by	O
Ambrella	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	B-Device
Pokémon	I-Device
Ranch	I-Device
was	O
released	O
via	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
download	O
service	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Americas	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internationally	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
only	O
works	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
versions	I-Application
;	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
was	O
updated	O
to	O
receive	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	B-Device
Pokémon	I-Device
Ranch	I-Device
is	O
similar	O
in	O
concept	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Box	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
transfer	O
up	O
to	O
1,000	O
of	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Application
(	O
1,500	O
with	O
the	O
Platinum	O
update	O
)	O
from	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
separate	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
cards	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
ranch	O
run	O
by	O
Hayley	O
,	O
a	O
friend	O
of	O
Bebe	O
who	O
runs	O
the	O
PC	O
box	O
system	O
in	O
these	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Here	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
view	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Application
rendered	O
in	O
3D	O
,	O
while	O
using	O
their	O
Miis	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
do	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
own	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Diamond	I-Application
,	O
Pearl	O
or	O
Platinum	O
to	O
play	O
My	B-Device
Pokémon	I-Device
Ranch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
will	O
be	O
given	O
six	O
starter	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
a	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
each	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
each	O
day	O
Hayley	O
will	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
requests	O
for	O
certain	O
Pokémon	B-Application
not	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Pokédex	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
ranch	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
instructions	O
on	O
where	O
to	O
find	O
them	O
in	O
Diamond	O
,	O
Pearl	O
and	O
Platinum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayley	O
can	O
also	O
trade	O
certain	O
Pokémon	B-Application
she	O
already	O
has	O
in	O
her	O
possession	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
adding	O
more	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
the	O
ranch	O
unlocks	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
expands	O
the	O
ranch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
actions	O
in	O
the	O
Mii	O
Channel	O
's	O
plaza	O
,	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
on	O
the	O
ranch	O
can	O
perform	O
different	O
idle	O
actions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
talking	O
,	O
playing	O
,	O
and	O
sleeping	O
at	O
other	O
players	O
 '	O
ranches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
snapshots	O
of	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
send	O
them	O
to	O
friends	O
registered	O
on	O
their	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
downloading	O
the	O
photos	O
in	O
.JPG	O
file	O
to	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
,	O
and	O
transfer	O
them	O
onto	O
your	O
computer	O
or	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
simple	O
HUD	O
shows	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
monitor	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
the	O
ranch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
storing	O
collected	O
Pokémon	B-Application
on	O
the	O
ranch	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
otherwise	O
unable	O
to	O
further	O
train	O
or	O
level	O
up	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Application
on	O
the	O
ranch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
update	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
November	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
ensure	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
and	O
to	O
improve	O
and	O
add	O
some	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
adding	O
500	O
more	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
making	O
a	O
total	O
amount	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
go	O
up	O
to	O
1,500	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
notably	O
,	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
essentially	O
introduces	O
seven	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
the	O
manner	O
of	O
new	O
forms	O
of	O
previous	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
these	O
can	O
all	O
be	O
placed	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Ranch	I-Device
and	O
have	O
their	O
forms	O
remain	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
Ranch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
will	O
have	O
some	O
effect	O
on	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
Gracidea	O
item	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Ranch	O
will	O
recognize	O
it	O
and	O
unlock	O
the	O
Gracidea	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
toy	O
in	O
the	O
Ranch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
,	O
Rotom	O
was	O
given	O
five	O
different	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
will	O
keep	O
their	O
form	O
upon	O
being	O
transferred	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Ranch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
changes	O
have	O
occurred	O
for	O
the	O
Ranch	O
too	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
,	O
a	O
26th	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
Ranch	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
,	O
allowing	O
you	O
to	O
deposit	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
1,500	O
Pokémon	B-Application
onto	O
the	O
Ranch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
the	O
Ranch	O
there	O
are	O
twelve	O
more	O
animations	O
that	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
will	O
partake	O
in	O
should	O
the	O
screen	O
be	O
left	O
idle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
water	O
races	O
,	O
wrestling	O
tournaments	O
between	O
the	O
fighting	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
fights	O
between	O
Pokémon	B-Application
rivals	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Zangoose	O
vs.	O
Seviper	O
,	O
Dialga	O
vs.	O
Palkia	O
,	O
Darkrai	O
vs.	O
Cresselia	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
forth	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Rotom	O
animation	O
utilizing	O
all	O
its	O
formes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
now	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
copy	O
and	O
delete	O
photos	O
over	O
to	O
or	O
from	O
the	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
in	O
bulk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Platinum	I-Device
update	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
now	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
revisiting	O
ranches	O
that	O
were	O
previously	O
visited	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
see	O
their	O
unique	O
Miis	O
and	O
Ranches	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
was	O
disappointed	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
4/10	O
,	O
believing	O
the	O
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
ugly	O
,	O
citing	O
"	O
absolutely	O
hideous	O
"	O
Pokémon	B-Application
models	O
,	O
and	O
likening	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
a	O
screensaver	B-General_Concept
,	O
claiming	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
largely	O
"	O
sit-n-stare	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
some	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WiiWare	O
World	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
today	O
known	O
as	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
,	O
also	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
4/10	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
half-assed	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
obtuse	O
"	O
and	O
particularly	O
noting	O
the	O
flawed	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
storage	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
believed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
chock	O
full	O
"	O
of	O
missed	O
potential	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
ideal	O
for	O
younger	O
Pokémon	B-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
UK	O
's	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
below-average	O
score	O
of	O
48%	O
,	O
finding	O
it	O
hard	O
to	O
justify	O
the	O
1000	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Points	O
price	O
,	O
and	O
believing	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
appeals	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
completists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
all	O
reviews	O
were	O
negative	O
,	O
however	O
;	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
gave	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
Recommended	O
"	O
when	O
they	O
reviewed	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
