Pokémon Snap

Pokémon Snap
Developer	HAL Laboratory
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Nintendo 64, Wii Virtual Console, Wii U Virtual Console
Release Date	Nintendo 64 JP March 21, 1999 US July 1, 1999 EU September 15, 2000 Virtual Console JP December 4, 2007 US December 10, 2007 EU/AU December 11, 2007 Wii U Virtual Console JP April 4, 2016 PAL August 18, 2016 US January 5, 2017
Rating	ESRB: E

Pokémon Snap is a Pokémon spin-off game based on photography, in which players must try to take good quality pictures of Pokémon.

Story

Todd has been summoned by Professor Oak to Pokémon Island in order to help Oak with a report on the island's Pokémon. Oak has just finished a report and needs pictures to accompany his findings. Riding in the Zero-One, Todd must travel around the island and get the pictures Professor Oak needs.

Gameplay

Starting a Professor Oak's research center, players may choose the course they want to play. The game is like a rail shooter, with the player unable to change their path.They can take up to 60 pictures on each level. After they finish, Professor Oak rates the player's pictures based on position, posing, clarity, and whether other Pokémon are in the shoot.

The game has only seven levels all together. However, some of them are locked away until the player uses the right item to open up the new level. Each one has a different environment and different Pokémon. The game contains 63 different types of Pokémon.

Shortly after the game's release, Nintendo provided a service to print out photos from the game as stickers at certain stores for US$3. Blockbusters in America, Lawson in Japan, and Toys'R'Us and Myer in Australia all provided the service.

Legacy

The Zero-One appeared as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Rereleases

• Pokémon Snap was released over the Wii's Virtual Console in December 2007. The game was modified to utilize some of the Wii's features, as photos taken in the game can be sent to friends over the Wii's message board. It was also the first Pokémon game released for the Virtual Console.
• In 2016, Pokémon Snap was released again for the Wii U as part of its Virtual Console.