Nintendo 64 Orange Pikachu Edition – Japanese
Release Date: 21 July 2000.
Release Location: Japan. Exclusive NTSC-J console officially released by Nintendo.
Quantity: Production numbers have not been officially disclosed by Nintendo. The Orange Pikachu Edition is generally considered slightly rarer than the later Light Blue Japanese variant by many collectors, although exact figures are unknown.
Price at Release: ¥12,000 MSRP.
Special Info: The Nintendo 64 Orange Pikachu Edition features a bright orange and yellow console with a large three-dimensional Pikachu moulded into the case. Pikachu’s foot acts as the Reset button, the Poké Ball serves as the Power button, and Pikachu’s cheeks illuminate when the console is switched on. The console was sold as a standalone system and was not bundled with a game.
Did You Know? The Japanese Pikachu Nintendo 64 was available in both Orange and Light Blue variations. The Orange version was the first released in Japan and is often mistakenly associated with Hey You, Pikachu!, despite not originally being sold as a pack-in bundle with the game.
