Pokémon Mini

Announced and released in 2001, the Pokémon Mini was one of Nintendo's more unusual attempts at hardware. The system itself was tiny, with a built-in tilt sensor, shock feedback, simple button controls and other little gadgets. What's more, it was to be home to no more than ten Pokémon games, with four released in the United States and five in Europe.

The system sold better than most expected it to, mostly thanks to the Pokémon branding, but it wasn't a resounding success.

Pokémon Mini
Pokémon Mini
US 16th November 2001
JP 4th December 2001
EU 14th March 2002

Pokémon Mini Games

Name JP Release US Release EU Release
Pichu Bros. Mini 9th August 2002 x x
Pokémon Breeder Mini 14th December 2002 x x
Pokémon Party Mini 4th December 2001 16th November 2001 14th March 2002
Pokémon Pinball Mini 4th December 2001 16th November 2001 14th March 2002
Pokémon Puzzle Collection 4th December 2001 16th November 2001 14th March 2002
Pokémon Puzzle Collection Vol.2 26th April 2002 x x
Pokémon Race Mini 19th July 2002 x x
Pokémon Shock Tetris 21st March 2002 x unknown
Pokémon Zany Cards 4th December 2001 16th November 2001 14th March 2002
Togepi's Big Adventure 18th October 2002 x x