As always, various video games of Japanese origin have just been approved for publication in China. One of them is a title from the super-successful Pokémon multimedia franchise, which means that Chinese players will have the opportunity to try one of these colorful and titles in which they can catch monsters and make them fight against each other. The problem? The chosen game is quite strange, since we are talking about Let’s Go Eevee.
Pokémon Let’s Go Eevee will soon arrive in China… And where is Let’s Go Pikachu?
chinese nintendo is a Twitter account that specializes in reporting all imports and approvals of games and gaming systems. Nintendo in China. It recently reported that some Nintendo Switch titles were approved to be published in that country, but there was a rather strange choice that surprised all fans. Pokémon Let’s Go Eevee was approved, but not Let’s Go Pikachu.
As you probably already know, the main video games of this franchise usually come paired in two separate versions (e.g. Red & Blue, Ruby & Sapphire, Sword & Shield, etc.) and both are exactly the same, with minimal differences in the creatures that you can find in each one. And Let’s Go Pikachu & Let’s Go Eevee, originally released in 2018, are no exception. This stumped all the fans who wondered: Why was Let’s Go Eevee approved, but Let’s Go Pikachu not, when they’re basically the same game?
Some people speculate that it is due to the similarity between Pikachu and Winnie The Poohsince the Chinese government has banned images of the character due to people using him to mock their president, Xi Jinping. Of course, there are many other Pokémon titles that were approved for publication in China, and Pikachu appears in each of them, but this may be the exception for having the yellow rat on its cover.
This particular omission caused a reaction from Chinese fans of the franchise, who began to publish images of the covers of the two games, only that the one for Let’s Go Eevee maintains its colors, while the one for Let’s Go Pikachu is in black and white. . This banner is usually accompanied by the hashtag #国行宝可梦只过审一半what does it mean “Only half of this Pokémon game was approved in China”. So it’s good to see that, despite the strange circumstances, fans in China maintain their sense of humor and express it through this sarcastic meme on their social networks.
Of course, there’s also the possibility that Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu hasn’t been approved yet and has gotten stuck in the process, but that would be too unusual. Wouldn’t it make more sense for both titles to be reviewed at the same time? At least Chinese players will be able to enjoy Let’s Go Eevee officially, more than 6 years after its original release. Added to this are two other excellent video games that can now be purchased in China: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Samurai Shodown.
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