It has been announced that a new game in the “Pokémon” series, “Pokémon LEGENDS”, will be released for the Nintendo Switch family of systems in 2025. On February 27th (US time)Short trailer videoannounced in「Pokémon LEGENDS Z-A」is an “ambitious new addition” to the Pokémon LEGENDS series, and will be released simultaneously worldwide. In addition, excitement is growing as the successor to the Nintendo Switch is expected to be released next year.
The first work in the series, “Pokémon LEGENDS Arceus”, was released in 2022. Pokémon LEGENDS Arceus, the first open-world game in the series, broke new ground for Pokémon LEGENDS and was long-awaited by fans.
Pokémon LEGENDS ZA is set in Miare City in the Kalos region (a French-style town that was the setting for Pokémon X and Y), but the Pokémon Company has revealed few details about ZA. Pokémon LEGENDS ZA says, “An urban redevelopment plan for Miare City is underway with the aim of creating a city where people and Pokémon coexist.”
Announcements about the game’s release, especially the announcement that it would be released for the Nintendo Switch family of “systems,” have already sparked some fan speculation.attracting attention.This may refer to each model of Nintendo Switch (“Nintendo Switch Lite” and “Nintendo Switch organic EL model”), but in early Februaryone after anotherAccording to reports, a successor to the Nintendo Switch is expected to be released in 2025.Game news site VGC also said that the postponement of the release date gave Nintendo time to prepare a lineup of “more attractive first-party software.”reporting。
When will “Nintendo Switch 2” be announced?
Expectations for Nintendo’s new game console are extremely high. It’s been about seven years since Nintendo released the first Nintendo Switch, and more than two years since the organic EL model was released. That’s why fans are speculating when the next system will arrive.
On X (formerly Twitter), “Nintendo Switch 2” (a name that is likely to be given to successors) follows Pokémon LEGENDS ZA, which was announced on the 27th.trendingI started doing it. and,”Now I’m interested in Pokemon again」「Nintendo Switch 2 should be released next year. I don’t think Nintendo would like the new Pokémon game to be played at 30 frames per second,” fans posted one after another.
The existence of a successor to the Nintendo Switch has recently become an open secret. In the 2024 State of the Industry Survey conducted by organizers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC), 8% of developers surveyed said they were working on developing games for successor consoles.
It doesn’t matter whether “Nintendo Switch 2” exists or not. The question is when Nintendo will announce it.