While thePokemonfranchise has seen an incredible amount of spinoffsthroughout its 25-year lifespan, many longtime fans regardPokemon Snapas one of the most unique and memorable. Fans were more than excited to hear that 22 years later, the Nintendo 64 classic would receive a sequel inNew Pokemon Snapon the Nintendo Switch, adding new features, environments, and of course, new Pokemon.
Fans first learned aboutNew Pokemon Snaplast summer during a Pokemon Presents livestream, where fans also learned aboutPokemon Smile,Pokemon Cafe Mix, and the upcoming MOBA gamePokemon Unite. While fans were hoping for news on the next mainlinePokemongames at the time,New Pokemon Snapstole the show for fans both old and new. Now, fans can celebrate the game’s upcoming release on Twitter with a special emoji.
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Over on Twitter, the official Nintendo of America account announced that a specialNew Pokemon SnapTwitter emoji is now active. The emoji can be used and viewed on the mobile and desktop versions of the social media platform, and features Meganium, which seems to be one of the staple promotional monsters of this game. Fans can tweet with either #NewPokemonSnap or #PokemonSnap to see the emoji in action.
AsNew Pokemon Snap’s April 30th release date rapidly approaches, excitement seems to be higher than ever among fans. Nintendo has also been pulling out all the stops when promoting the game as well, even recently revealing thatthe Legendary Pokemon Lugiawould be included in the game’s roster of Pokemon in a new Japanese TV commercial. While the originalPokemon Snapgame only featured 63 of the existing 151 Pokemon at the time, fans are happy to see monsters from all generations included in the sequel, with well over 200 Pokemon already being confirmed for the game, including Golisopod, Cacnea, and Lycanroc.
New Pokemon Snapfunctions like an on-rails arcade shooter-type game where players traverse an environment on a set automatically moving path, snapping photos of Pokemon in their natural habitats along the way. Players will be able to interact with Pokemon by usingitems like Fluffruit to lure Pokemon closerto them, and the Illumina Orb which makes the monsters glow thanks to the Lental region’s new Illumina Phenomenon.
New Pokemon Snaphits the Nintendo Switch during the franchise’s 25th anniversary, which has included celebrations like a virtual concert with Post Malone anda McDonald’s Happy Meal promotion,among other things. Later this year, fans can also look forward to 4th generation remakes coming to the Nintendo Switch withPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearl.
New Pokemon Snapreleases for Nintendo Switch on April 30th, 2021.
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