<s>
is	O
a	O
2013	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
eShop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
2011	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Blast	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
all	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
generations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
100	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
4	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
game	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
's	O
near-field	O
communication	O
(	O
NFC	O
)	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
U	I-Application
shares	O
similar	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
in	O
Rumble	B-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
battles	O
alongside	O
them	O
against	O
other	O
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
battle	O
arenas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
boss	O
Pokémon	B-Application
must	O
be	O
fought	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
every	O
battle	O
arena	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
a	O
battle	O
arena	O
is	O
completed	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
rewarded	O
with	O
coins	O
and	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
uses	O
figurines	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Skylanders	O
and	O
Disney	B-Application
Infinity	I-Application
,	O
to	O
add	O
content	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
mishap	O
in	O
the	O
Toy	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Shop	O
,	O
some	O
Pokémon	B-Application
capsules	O
are	O
swept	O
down	O
a	O
river	O
and	O
washed	O
up	O
on	O
a	O
strange	O
riverbank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pikachu	B-Application
,	O
Snivy	O
,	O
Tepig	O
,	O
and	O
Oshawott	O
emerge	O
from	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
capsules	O
and	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
find	O
their	O
way	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Toy	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
their	O
journey	O
,	O
they	O
discover	O
Pokémon	B-Application
reluctant	O
of	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
Toy	O
Shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
even	O
found	O
the	O
four	O
Pokémon	B-Application
were	O
intentionally	O
thrown	O
into	O
the	O
river	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Us	I-Application
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
near-field	O
communication	O
(	O
NFC	O
)	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
figurines	O
are	O
utilized	O
by	O
placing	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
NFC	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
use	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
U	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mostly	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
Insider	O
,	O
Joe	O
Merrick	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
70%	O
,	O
summarising	O
that	O
"	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
U	I-Application
is	O
a	O
simple	O
and	O
fun	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
may	O
bore	O
a	O
few	O
players	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mike	O
Manson	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
gave	O
a	O
more	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
giving	O
Rumble	B-Application
U	I-Application
6	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
;	O
summarising	O
that	O
"	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
U	I-Application
is	O
straightforward	O
fun	O
that	O
's	O
a	O
far	O
cry	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
Pokémon	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
pair	O
some	O
key	O
strategic	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
the	O
button	O
bashing	O
–	O
though	O
there	O
are	O
definitely	O
moments	O
where	O
there	O
's	O
too	O
much	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
keep	O
real	O
track	O
of	O
,	O
which	O
does	O
lead	O
to	O
more	O
reliance	O
on	O
the	O
latter	O
than	O
the	O
former	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
critiqued	O
it	O
,	O
finding	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
U	I-Application
too	O
linear	O
,	O
lacking	O
strategy	O
,	O
and	O
repetitive	O
and	O
basic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
not	O
living	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Rumble	I-Application
Blast	I-Application
and	O
lacking	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
upgrade	O
system	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
what	O
he	O
deemed	O
an	O
unnecessary	O
incorporation	O
of	O
external	O
merchandise	O
into	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
one	O
wants	O
to	O
grow	O
attached	O
to	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
they	O
must	O
buy	O
its	O
corresponding	O
NFC	O
figurine	O
–	O
only	O
then	O
will	O
they	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
"	O
upgrade	O
"	O
it	O
to	O
their	O
liking	O
.	O
</s>
