<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2003	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Ambrella	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
help	O
Professor	O
Oak	O
refine	O
and	O
promote	O
his	O
TV	O
network	O
through	O
watching	O
broadcasts	O
with	O
a	O
Pikachu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
explore	O
full	O
3D	O
environments	O
,	O
have	O
Pikachu	B-Application
converse	O
with	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
collect	O
various	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
rather	O
quickly	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
title	O
Hey	B-Device
You	I-Device
,	I-Device
Pikachu	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
and	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
e-Reader	I-Application
accessory	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
novel	O
3D	O
texturing	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
is	O
difficult	O
to	O
categorize	O
into	O
a	O
genre	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
of	O
adventure	O
,	O
simulation	O
,	O
and	O
digital	O
pet	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
centers	O
on	O
watching	O
television	O
programs	O
with	O
a	O
Pikachu	B-Application
,	O
a	O
mouse-like	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
,	O
who	O
lives	O
in	O
a	O
house	O
,	O
can	O
channel-surf	O
freely	O
among	O
the	O
various	O
channels	O
of	O
a	O
television	O
network	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
professor	O
,	O
Professor	O
Oak	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
explore	O
one	O
room	O
of	O
the	O
house	O
and	O
several	O
outdoor	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikachu	B-Application
sometimes	O
displays	O
emotional	O
reactions	O
while	O
watching	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
happiness	O
or	O
anger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
inner	O
clock	O
tracks	O
time	O
such	O
that	O
every	O
in-game	O
day	O
lasts	O
at	O
least	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
one	O
real-time	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
saves	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
reporting	O
on	O
recent	O
accomplishments	O
to	O
Oak	O
at	O
Prof	O
.	O
Oak	O
Report	O
,	O
watches	O
episodes	O
of	O
an	O
anime	O
series	O
at	O
Pichu	O
Bros.	O
,	O
and	O
listens	O
to	O
plot-advancing	O
news	O
coverage	O
from	O
a	O
Psyduck	O
at	O
Pokémon	B-Application
News	O
Flash	O
(	O
PNF	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
a	O
channel	O
called	O
Shop	O
'	O
n	O
Squirtle	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
currency	O
,	O
"	O
Poké	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
purchase	O
bus	O
passes	O
to	O
travel	O
among	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
locations	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
non-essential	O
items	O
like	O
Pokémon	B-Application
dolls	O
,	O
new	O
television	O
sets	O
in	O
various	O
styles	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
decorations	O
,	O
all	O
delivered	O
by	O
a	O
Delibird	O
(	O
a	O
bird-like	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
carries	O
various	O
items	O
in	O
its	O
satchel	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
collectibles	O
available	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
are	O
trading	O
cards	O
that	O
display	O
various	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trading	O
cards	O
,	O
known	O
in	O
game	O
as	O
Nice	O
Cards	O
,	O
exist	O
in	O
three	O
forms	O
:	O
Single	O
,	O
which	O
simply	O
show	O
a	O
picture	O
;	O
Motion	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
holographic	O
;	O
and	O
Platinum	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
holographic	O
and	O
play	O
the	O
respective	O
Pokémon	B-Application
's	O
cries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collectibles	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
by	O
having	O
Pikachu	B-Application
speak	O
with	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
help	O
them	O
with	O
tasks	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
ordering	O
from	O
Shop	O
'	O
n	O
Squirtle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
virtual	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
console	O
hidden	O
under	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
bed	O
that	O
plays	O
10	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
and	O
six	O
games	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
are	O
all	O
excerpts	O
from	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
real-life	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Snorlax	O
's	O
Lunch	O
Time	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	O
with	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Magnemite	O
—	O
magnet-like	O
Pokémon	B-Application
with	O
levitation	O
abilities	O
—	O
delivering	O
a	O
television	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
house	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
turning	O
the	O
television	O
on	O
,	O
Professor	O
Oak	O
appears	O
to	O
request	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
help	O
:	O
he	O
is	O
creating	O
a	O
new	O
television	O
network	O
for	O
Trainers	O
and	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
enjoy	O
together	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
wants	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
beta	O
tester	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
then	O
hears	O
Pokémon	B-Application
cries	O
from	O
outside	O
,	O
which	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
belong	O
to	O
a	O
Pikachu	B-Application
and	O
two	O
other	O
creatures	O
:	O
the	O
reptilian	O
Treecko	O
and	O
the	O
avian	O
Torchic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
others	O
run	O
off	O
,	O
the	O
Pikachu	B-Application
stays	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
adopts	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oak	O
decides	O
to	O
allow	O
Pikachu	B-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
second	O
beta	O
tester	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
a	O
few	O
tasks	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
returns	O
to	O
Oak	O
's	O
channel	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Professor	O
remarks	O
that	O
Pikachu	B-Application
has	O
behaved	O
remarkably	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
overexcited	O
Pikachu	B-Application
uses	O
its	O
Thunderbolt	O
attack	O
on	O
the	O
television	O
and	O
destroys	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfazed	O
,	O
Oak	O
has	O
the	O
Magnemite	O
deliver	O
a	O
"	O
retro	O
"	O
television	O
while	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
wait	O
for	O
a	O
replacement	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
then	O
finds	O
a	O
bus	O
stop	O
and	O
visits	O
Viridian	O
Forest	O
,	O
a	O
location	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
day	O
opens	O
with	O
Pikachu	B-Application
asleep	O
in	O
the	O
cupboard	O
and	O
Oak	O
expressing	O
pleasure	O
at	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
's	O
growing	O
attachment	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
fourth	O
day	O
,	O
Pikachu	B-Application
invites	O
its	O
friends	O
back	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
morning	O
of	O
the	O
fifth	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
News	O
Flash	O
reports	O
on	O
a	O
breaking	O
news	O
story	O
:	O
a	O
disc	O
containing	O
the	O
unaired	O
fifth	O
episode	O
of	O
Pichu	O
Brothers	O
was	O
dropped	O
and	O
lost	O
by	O
the	O
delivery	O
Magnemite	O
on	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
broadcasting	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eastward	O
are	O
the	O
Ruins	O
of	O
Truth	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
stubborn	O
Ghost-type	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gengar	O
blocks	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
path	O
until	O
it	O
is	O
scared	O
away	O
by	O
the	O
lamp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
the	O
Ruins	O
,	O
Pikachu	B-Application
gets	O
stuck	O
inside	O
a	O
statue	O
of	O
the	O
bat-like	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Golbat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oak	O
informs	O
the	O
player	O
that	O
every	O
program	O
produced	O
for	O
his	O
network	O
has	O
been	O
aired	O
,	O
thanking	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
for	O
their	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
announces	O
the	O
impending	O
arrival	O
of	O
a	O
gift	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
night	O
,	O
Professor	O
Oak	O
notices	O
that	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
has	O
arrived	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
house	O
—	O
the	O
rare	O
and	O
legendary	O
Jirachi	O
—	O
which	O
leaves	O
him	O
in	O
shock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
,	O
Pikachu	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Jirachi	O
then	O
visit	O
Camp	O
Starlight	O
,	O
the	O
locale	O
for	O
which	O
the	O
Projector	O
is	O
intended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
)	O
to	O
download	O
a	O
Jirachi	O
to	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ruby	I-Application
or	O
Sapphire	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
patch	O
that	O
fixes	O
the	O
Berry	O
Glitch	O
)	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
GameCube	I-Device
–	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
subsidiary	O
Ambrella	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
both	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Hey	B-Device
You	I-Device
,	I-Device
Pikachu	I-Device
!	I-Device
—	O
a	O
similar	O
digital	O
pet-type	O
game	O
wherein	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
with	O
a	O
Pikachu	B-Application
—	O
and	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
e-Reader	I-Application
peripheral	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
unusual	O
for	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
's	O
voices	O
are	O
borrowed	O
from	O
the	O
anime	O
and	O
sound	O
like	O
their	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
December	O
1	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attendees	O
could	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
GameCube	B-Application
kiosks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
has	O
scores	O
of	O
51%	O
and	O
55%	O
on	O
the	O
review	O
aggregators	O
GameRankings	O
and	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
both	O
indicating	O
poor	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
only	O
suit	O
existing	O
Pokémon	B-Application
fans	O
and	O
young	O
children	O
:	O
staff	O
at	O
1UP.com	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
various	O
diversions	O
here	O
are	O
cute	O
,	O
slickly	O
produced	O
,	O
and	O
entertaining	O
,	O
assuming	O
you	O
really	O
,	O
really	O
dig	O
Pokémon	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
even	O
fans	O
would	O
be	O
bored	O
if	O
over	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
five	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Powers	I-Application
review	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
hours	O
of	O
fun	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
fans.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
low	O
level	O
of	O
interactivity	O
due	O
to	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
time	O
being	O
spent	O
watching	O
television	O
with	O
Pikachu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leeper	O
claimed	O
that	O
Pikachu	B-Application
"	O
will	O
be	O
content	O
much	O
longer	O
than	O
you	O
will	O
"	O
and	O
decried	O
the	O
channels	O
 '	O
non-interactive	O
nature	O
while	O
praising	O
the	O
unlockable	O
status	O
of	O
a	O
few	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
only	O
one	O
star	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
despite	O
calling	O
the	O
animation	O
quality	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
voices	O
"	O
decent	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokyo	O
Drifter	O
found	O
its	O
low	O
interactivity	O
and	O
slow	O
pace	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
two	O
biggest	O
barriers	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
fan	O
enjoyment	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
3.0	O
on	O
a	O
five-point	O
scale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
praise	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
animations	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
with	O
"	O
distinct	O
animations	O
that	O
suit	O
their	O
personalities	O
"	O
,	O
especially	O
that	O
of	O
Pikachu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vassar	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
animations	O
were	O
better	O
than	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
then-upcoming	O
GameCube	B-Application
title	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Colosseum	I-Application
and	O
found	O
the	O
environments	O
passable	O
,	O
if	O
boring	O
and	O
overly	O
limited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokyo	O
Drifter	O
found	O
the	O
environments	O
"	O
bright	O
and	O
colorful	O
"	O
while	O
wholeheartedly	O
praising	O
the	O
smooth	O
and	O
"	O
adorable	O
"	O
Pokémon	B-Application
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torres	O
focused	O
on	O
their	O
repetitiveness	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
within	O
the	O
programs	O
was	O
catchy	O
but	O
"	O
it	O
starts	O
to	O
grate	O
after	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
mandatory	O
repeated	O
viewings	O
you	O
'll	O
have	O
to	O
endure	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
paucity	O
of	O
sound	O
effects	O
"	O
puts	O
the	O
weight	O
of	O
the	O
audio	O
burden	O
on	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
voices	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
while	O
accurate	O
,	O
are	O
naturally	O
repetitive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
collectible	O
items	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Torres	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
many	O
items	O
to	O
collect	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
for	O
Pikachu	B-Application
to	O
meet	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
increased	O
replay	O
value	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Irwin	O
found	O
the	O
collecting	O
aspects	O
a	O
nice	O
way	O
to	O
pass	O
time	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
incorporation	O
of	O
the	O
virtual	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
"	O
a	O
nice	O
diversion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
Japanese	O
release	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
sold	O
12,581	O
copies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
best-selling	O
game	O
among	O
all	O
platforms	O
during	O
its	O
release	O
week	O
(	O
July	O
14	O
to	O
July	O
20	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
