Pokken Tournament for Switch
Pokken Tournament is certainly a Pokemon game unlike anything else. It’s a 3D fighter made by Bandai Namco bearing some resemblance to games like Tekken, while also incorporating classic Pokemon elements. It was certainly an interesting, frenetic brawler, but the fact that it was only on Wii U, and arcades in Japan of course, meant it’s release was fairly small. Pokemon has humongous appeal, there’s no doubt about that, and had Pokken released on a more widely acclaimed console it may have done better.
This makes a Pokken game the perfect choice for Nintendo Switch, either a port of the original or a brand new follow-up. The portability of the Switch and the increased graphical power means Pokken would be stronger and more available than ever. The arcade game in Japan also added on a few post launch characters like Sceptile and Scizor that unfortunately were never made available for the western version. Once again, there’s a perfect opportunity here to port the original game over to Switch with new content, tiding fans over while they wait for new experiences.
There have also been some rumors about Pokken coming to the system, after a Japanese retailer listed an arcade stick as compatible with a Switch version of the game. Either way, we’ll find out soon enough.
