Razer's Pokémon-themed peripherals aren't coming to the U.S.

Razer's Pokémon-themed peripherals aren't coming to the U.S.

Razer makes some great looking and playing keyboards and mice, but none quite as gorgeous as the new Pokémon themed ones it's released in China... and doesn't plan to sell anywhere else. Developed in conjunction with The Pokémon Company — the arm of Nintendo and Game Freak that manages the franchise — the keyboard, mouse, and accompanying mouse mat are dressed up in yellow and black with Pokémon imagery on the keycaps, wrist rest, and mouse pad, and it's all beautifully done.

It's not brand new hardware. The keyboard is a Razer Ornata with a new yellow paint job, wrist rest and keycaps, and the mouse is a Razer Goliathus. They aren't cheap, with the former costing the equivalent of $100 despite being a membrane board and the mouse is nearly $60. They each have some wonderful Pokémon flourishes however, including lightning-tail lighting on the mouse, a Pokéball on the escape key, and little Pikachu tails on the arrow keys. There's also a number of etches and impressions of the little lightning Pokémon on the wrist rest and a big picture on the mousemat.

You could probably order these from China and have them shipped over, but it would be inordinately expensive. If you're the kind of person who likes to sit in line at Pokémon stores for bespoke gear, that might be worth it to you, but there are probably better ways to get your Pokémon fix than this one.

How about playing the new games? I hear they're going down well...