Pokemon fans everywhere will be happy to hear that the latest versions of the game, Heart Gold and Soul Silver, have found their way onto Japanese shelves. This, of course, doesn’t mean you’ll get the play it any sooner unless you’re willing to import, but it does remind us that the game is in fact on the way.

What’s interesting is the games ship with something Nintendo is calling the Pokewalker which is essentially a pedometer that counts steps taken. Apparently, this device will be used to give players in-game rewards for walking which stereotypical gamers aren’t fans of. Destructoid reports that Japanese gamers are cheating the device by shaking it constantly, tricking it into thinking they are taking steps, and then netting the rewards.

Cheating or not, Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver will hit North American shelves in Spring of next year.