Jelly Deals: Detective Pikachu amiibo pre orders are live

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One of the stranger decisions the Pokémon Company has made as of late - though not an unwelcome one - is the invention of Detective Pikachu, a Sherlock Holmes-type figure that forgoes the familiar 'Pika Pika' dialogue Pikachus of the past have relied on, in favour of a full speaking role. There's even a Detective Pikachu movie on the way, starring Ryan Reynolds as the titular lightning mouse.

As far as video games go, though, 23rd March sees the release of the Detective Pikachu 3DS game alongside an extra large amiibo of the master sleuth himself. As amiibo tend to have a nasty habit of selling out well before actually making it onto shelves, I figured it would be a good time to give you a heads up.

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