An official Pokemon Pokopia and Ikea collaboration begins tomorrow–and no, that is not an April Idiot’s joke–to rejoice Ikea’s twentieth yr in Japan. The occasion entails each real-world and in-game furnishings, although actually, Pokopia’s cute furnishings looks like the vastly superior product right here.
“Over its 20 years in Japan, Ikea has believed {that a} dwelling you actually love grows with you. This perception led to a particular collaboration between Ikea Japan and Pokémon’s new recreation, Pokemon Pokopia.” reads a press release on Ikea Japan’s website (through machine translation). “The message we need to convey is that, similar to within the Pokemon Pokopia recreation, everybody can create a house that displays their very own character in actual life.”
So, how precisely is that taking place? Beginning tomorrow, April 1, a brand new, Ikea-themed Developer Island will go reside in Pokopia, the place gamers can go to in-game variations of Pokemon-themed rooms that may even be on show in Ikea places in Japan. Gamers might want to use the Mysterious Goggles and enter a code (which Nintendo will presumably launch tomorrow) to get to the island. As for precisely what lies inside the island–and what gamers can get out of visiting it–we’re not solely positive. We do know it is going to function some cute in-game variations of Ikea furnishings. In response to Pokemon fansite Serebii, the occasion will final from April 1-30.
Ikea Island will embody two particular rooms designed by IKEA’s inside designers, in line with Ikea Japan’s web site. One room is impressed by Pikachu, and the opposite is impressed by Snorlax.
The true-life rooms do not seem to incorporate any new licensed furnishings, nonetheless, however use varied IKEA catalogue objects to evoke the overall vibe of every in-game piece of furnishings, slightly than function a direct recreation of it. For instance, the in-game Pikachu room contains a sofa with Pikachu’s face on it, however its real-life counterpart on show at Ikea is only a vibrant yellow sofa. Ikea Japan shops are additionally internet hosting a stamp rally the place individuals can acquire seven Pokopia stamps on a particular stamp sheet, together with giving its in-store meals choices a Pokopia-themed makeover. More info on the in-store occasion will be discovered here.
Amusingly, Ikea and Nintendo are slightly late to the trend–earlier this month, a Swedish Pokopia player recreated Ikea in-game.