<s>
is	O
a	O
1999	O
first-person	O
photography	O
game	O
with	O
rail	O
shooter	O
style	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
developed	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
series	O
,	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
console-based	O
games	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
featuring	O
many	O
Pokémon	O
rendered	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
3D	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Device
64DD	I-Device
title	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
was	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
's	O
delays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
first-person	O
games	O
,	O
viewing	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
protagonist	O
Todd	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
as	O
he	O
moves	O
automatically	O
on	O
a	O
rail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
cartridge	O
could	O
be	O
taken	O
to	O
either	O
Blockbuster	O
or	O
Lawson	O
stores	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
to	O
have	O
pictures	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
printed	O
on	O
stickers	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
version	O
features	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
send	O
pictures	O
taken	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Message	O
Board	O
and	O
send	O
them	O
to	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1999	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
sold	O
1.5	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
strong	O
rental	O
title	O
in	O
1999	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
with	O
photography	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Afrika	B-Application
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Rising	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
called	O
New	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
Snap	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2020	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
a	O
Pokémon	O
photographer	O
,	O
is	O
summoned	O
by	O
Professor	O
Oak	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
a	O
place	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
climatic	O
and	O
geographic	O
regions	O
where	O
Pokémon	O
live	O
relatively	O
undisturbed	O
by	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oak	O
needs	O
quality	O
pictures	O
to	O
accompany	O
his	O
scientific	O
findings	O
and	O
knows	O
from	O
past	O
experience	O
that	O
Todd	B-Device
is	O
the	O
right	O
person	O
for	O
the	O
job	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
a	O
motorized	O
,	O
amphibious	O
buggy	O
named	O
the	O
Zero-One	B-Device
,	O
Todd	B-Device
explores	O
the	O
island	O
and	O
takes	O
photographs	O
of	O
the	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
that	O
inhabit	O
its	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zero-One	B-Device
follows	O
a	O
linear	O
path	O
throughout	O
the	O
level	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extra	O
points	O
are	O
awarded	O
for	O
capturing	O
a	O
"	O
special	O
"	O
pose	O
or	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
surfing	O
Pikachu	B-Application
,	O
and	O
if	O
there	O
are	O
multiples	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
Pokémon	O
within	O
the	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
63	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	O
151	O
Pokémon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
HAL	O
Laboratory	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
Pax	O
Softnica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Named	O
after	O
the	O
English	O
fairy	O
tale	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
,	O
a	O
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
name	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
intro	O
video	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
and	O
the	O
Beanstalk	O
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
in	O
February	O
1995	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
heard	O
from	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
speculated	O
that	O
some	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
ended	O
up	O
in	O
EarthBound	B-Application
64	O
,	O
which	O
started	O
development	O
in	O
1994	O
but	O
was	O
cancelled	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Benimaru	O
Itoh	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
art	O
designers	O
of	O
EarthBound	B-Application
64	O
,	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
feature	O
seeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
planted	O
,	O
these	O
seeds	O
would	O
grow	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
utilising	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
's	O
internal	O
clock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
February	O
1996	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
affiliate	O
Game	O
Freak	O
released	O
Pocket	B-Application
Monsters	I-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Green	I-Application
(	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
west	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pair	O
of	O
games	O
became	O
a	O
sleeper	O
hit	O
and	O
were	O
followed	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
by	O
manga	O
and	O
a	B-Application
trading	I-Application
card	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
producers	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
explained	O
in	O
a	O
2010	O
interview	O
:	O
"	O
Originally	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
system	O
was	O
n't	O
a	O
Pokémon	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
a	O
normal	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
you	O
took	O
photos	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
motivation	O
for	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
n't	O
clear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Mother/EarthBound	O
creator	O
Shigesato	O
Itoi	O
posted	O
a	O
five-part	O
article	O
series	O
about	O
Jack	O
and	O
the	O
Beanstalk	O
on	O
his	O
site	O
,	O
1101.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
turning	O
the	O
project	O
into	O
a	O
Pokémon	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
initially	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
,	O
an	O
accessory	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
that	O
used	O
magnetic	O
disk	O
cartridges	O
with	O
a	O
bigger	O
storage	O
capacity	O
,	O
and	O
which	O
featured	O
an	O
internet	O
modem	O
and	O
internal	O
clock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Almost	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
64DD	B-Device
version	O
,	O
including	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ocarina	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
64	I-Application
,	O
were	O
given	O
an	O
N64-only	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
Dengeki	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
announced	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
was	O
also	O
no	O
longer	O
appearing	O
on	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
,	O
being	O
published	O
only	O
as	O
an	O
N64	B-Operating_System
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
and	O
Japanese	O
convenience	O
store	O
Lawson	O
formed	O
a	O
deal	O
where	O
people	O
could	O
bring	O
their	O
copies	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
to	O
Lawson	O
stores	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
have	O
pictures	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
printed	O
as	O
stickers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
deal	O
was	O
formed	O
with	O
Blockbuster	O
,	O
which	O
exclusively	O
printed	O
stickers	O
from	O
players	O
 '	O
copies	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
hosted	O
a	O
contest	O
called	O
"	O
Take	O
Your	O
Best	O
Shot	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
who	O
produces	O
the	O
best	O
picture	O
from	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
to	O
Nintendo	O
would	O
win	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
,	O
partnering	O
with	O
LodgeNet	O
,	O
included	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64s	I-Operating_System
with	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
for	O
more	O
than	O
86,000	O
hotels	O
with	O
the	O
intent	O
of	O
capitalizing	O
on	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
franchise	O
for	O
the	O
holiday	O
travel	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
displayed	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
at	O
a	O
Pokémon	O
event	O
called	O
"	O
Pokémon	O
League	O
Summer	O
Training	O
Tour	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Todd	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
,	O
also	O
briefly	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
anime	O
series	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
original	O
release	O
supported	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
cartridge	O
into	O
Blockbuster	O
or	O
Lawson	O
stores	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
to	O
have	O
taken	O
pictures	O
printed	O
as	O
stickers	O
,	O
the	O
re-release	O
replaced	O
this	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
photos	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
message	O
board	O
and	O
share	O
them	O
with	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
as	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
was	O
rereleased	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
’s	I-Application
Expansion	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
was	O
fourth	O
on	O
the	O
chart	O
for	O
top-selling	O
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
March	O
18	O
to	O
March	O
24	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
sold	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
151,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1999	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
having	O
sold	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
1.5	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
6,500	O
units	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
reaching	O
No.9	O
in	O
that	O
week	O
's	O
charts	O
,	O
and	O
replacing	O
Perfect	B-Application
Dark	I-Application
as	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
Top	O
Ten	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
the	O
media	O
,	O
scoring	O
77/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
was	O
included	O
among	O
a	O
test	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
fun	O
,	O
safe	O
,	O
easy	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
of	O
value	O
for	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
editor	O
Frank	O
Caron	O
commented	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
had	O
become	O
a	O
"	O
fan	O
favorite	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
author	O
Marina	O
D'Amato	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
famous	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Author	O
Amit	O
Dhir	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
1999	O
,	O
alongside	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VIII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
editors	O
Mark	O
Bozon	O
and	O
Casamassina	O
commented	O
on	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snaps	I-Device
likelihood	O
of	O
becoming	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
title	O
;	O
the	O
former	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
cult	O
classic	O
"	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
fresh	O
and	O
entertaining	O
little	O
package	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Casamassina	O
again	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
and	O
length	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
would	O
be	O
appropriate	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
"	O
simple	O
and	O
quick	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
editor	O
Susan	O
Arendt	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
was	O
considered	O
the	O
"	O
Bastard	O
child	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
franchise	O
"	O
by	O
some	O
,	O
the	O
people	O
in	O
her	O
office	O
loved	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Denver	O
Post	O
editor	O
David	O
Thomas	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
should	O
have	O
"	O
never	O
worked	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
turned	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
creative	O
and	O
entertaining	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Times	O
editor	O
Aaron	O
Curtiss	O
commented	O
that	O
while	O
he	O
strongly	O
disliked	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
franchise	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
was	O
a	O
great	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
book	O
Pikachu	B-Application
's	O
global	O
adventure	O
:	O
the	O
rise	O
and	O
fall	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
author	O
Joseph	O
Jay	O
Tobin	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
innovative	O
"	O
in	O
how	O
it	O
incorporated	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
commented	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
was	O
"	O
just	O
as	O
much	O
fun	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
entries	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blockbuster	O
nominated	O
it	O
for	O
best	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Blockbuster	O
Awards	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
has	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
describe	O
several	O
other	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
used	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
photography	O
and	O
aiming	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
;	O
Game	O
Infowire	O
called	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
an	O
"	O
odd	O
mixture	O
"	O
of	O
Ratchet	B-Application
&	I-Application
Clank	I-Application
,	O
Jak	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
Prime	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
compared	O
Sea	B-Application
Life	I-Application
Safaris	I-Application
premise	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snaps	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
compared	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
to	O
African	O
Safari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
application	O
called	O
Virtual	O
Stakeout	O
was	O
compared	O
by	O
Kotaku	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
Patterns	O
in	O
game	O
design	O
used	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
"	O
aim	O
&	O
shoot	O
"	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Author	O
Raph	O
Koster	O
similarly	O
used	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
in	O
order	O
to	O
describe	O
video	O
games	O
with	O
photography	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Author	O
Shanna	O
Compton	O
used	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
required	O
players	O
to	O
produce	O
photographs	O
for	O
judges	O
to	O
determine	O
their	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developer	O
Wade	O
Tinney	O
attributed	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
of	O
Snapshot	O
Adventures	O
:	O
Secret	O
of	O
Bird	O
Island	O
to	O
both	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
and	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Spore	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
video	O
game	O
Afrika	B-Application
was	O
said	O
by	O
both	O
UGO	O
Networks	O
and	O
Shack	O
News	O
to	O
be	O
Pokémon	O
Snap-like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
Risings	I-Application
photography	O
mechanic	O
was	O
also	O
likened	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snaps	I-Device
by	O
Kotaku	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
re-release	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
editor	O
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
called	O
the	O
photo	O
sharing	O
feature	O
a	O
positive	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
its	O
limited	O
selection	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
from	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
controls	O
and	O
Pokémon	O
from	O
recent	O
generations	O
would	O
be	O
welcome	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
included	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
in	O
its	O
wish	O
list	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
remakes	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
 '	O
ability	O
to	O
produce	O
stereoscopic	O
3D	O
photos	O
would	O
be	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
feature	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
also	O
included	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
in	O
their	O
retrospective	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
fun	O
and	O
innovative	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
retrospective	O
,	O
Game	O
,	O
Set	O
,	O
Watch	O
editor	O
Danny	O
Cowan	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
turnoff	O
for	O
fans	O
"	O
,	O
calling	O
how	O
overlooked	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
tragic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retronauts	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
was	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
fandom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
commentators	O
on	O
the	O
podcast	O
,	O
Justin	O
Haywald	O
,	O
found	O
this	O
odd	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
“	O
horrible.	O
”	O
The	O
podcast	O
discussed	O
briefly	O
the	O
prospects	O
of	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
sequel	O
,	O
feeling	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
 '	O
gyroscope	O
and	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
cards	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
,	O
citing	O
Steel	B-Device
Diver	I-Device
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
former	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retronauts	O
member	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
commented	O
that	O
if	O
they	O
did	O
n't	O
make	O
such	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
because	O
they	O
are	O
“	O
stupid	O
and	O
do	O
n't	O
like	O
money.	O
”	O
IGN	O
commented	O
that	O
a	O
Pokémon	O
game	O
better	O
than	O
Black	O
and	O
White	O
was	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
has	O
n't	O
become	O
stale	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
has	O
better	O
Pokémon	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
It	O
made	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
world	O
feel	O
real	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
commented	O
that	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
Pokémon	O
games	O
"	O
have	O
managed	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
little	O
critters	O
seem	O
as	O
alive	O
as	O
Pokemon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
did	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
3D	O
modeling	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
glorious	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
used	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
controller	O
's	O
gyroscope	O
to	O
look	O
around	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
The	O
coolest	O
version	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
ever	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
