Pokémon news (March 17) – Pokkén Tournament: launch trailer, demo, more
Today’s Pokémon news:
- Pokkén Tournament
- Nintendo 3DS Themes
- Pikachu PC Cushion
Pokkén Tournament
Announced back in August during the Pokémon World Championships 2015, the Wii U version of Pokkén Tournament is finally available in Europe, Japan, and North America. If you’re not quite sure whether you want to buy the game or not, and/or if you want to try it out first, good news: a free demo is now available on the Nintendo eShop in Europe. It requires 1 155.4Mo of free space on your Wii U or external HDD.
The demo can be played 10 times, and only allows you to play a standard match with 2 rounds (after that, you’re booted back to the title screen). The following Pokémon are available:
- Pikachu
- Lucario
- Gengar
- Charizard
- Emolga & Fennekin (Support Pokémon)
- Cubone & Diglett (Support Pokémon)
Thanks Jucksalbe for the details.
Unfortunately, it’s not clear if/when Japan and North America will get this demo. In the mean time, here’s the European launch trailer for the game:
Head after the break for the rest of this post!
Next, we have the fourth tutorial video for the game, which showcases the moves of Mewtwo and Shadow Mewtwo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mxv1zyCuoo
If you want to see more of Pokkén Tournament, here’s the full recording of the livestream for the Pokkén Tournament – Early Access Competition:
Nintendo 3DS Themes
In Japan, a new Nintendo 3DS Themes for Pokémon is available, until April 8th. However, there’s a catch: it cannot be found on the Nintendo 3DS Theme Shop. Instead, players have to go to the following stores to request a free download code: Pokémon Centers, Aeon Malls, Eidon, Ito-Yokado, Toys R Us, Bic Camera, Yodobashi Camera, and Fuji.
Here’s pictures of the Nintendo 3DS Themes, based on Pokémon XY&Z (the current TV anime series) and Pokémon The Movie XY&Z: Volcanion & The Ingenious Magearna:
The download code will have to be redeemed before August 31st.
Source: Serebii
Pikachu PC cushion
Want something really cute to rest your arm on when typing something on your computer? If yes, this Pikachu PC cushion should do the trick! It comes out next week in Japan, and costs 5 616 Yen (5 485 Yen on Amazon.co.jp).
Here’s some pictures:
