"We look forward to celebrating this community and any future milestones in this new year," The Pokemon Company says.
Pokemon Champions is an upcoming multiplayer-focused title coming to the Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android that might shake things up.
The Pokemon Company's CEO wants to some day celebrate the 50th or even 100th anniversary of the franchise down the line.
The three Starter Pokemon are revealed alongside Wild Zones, where players can capture Pokemon, and revamped combat mechanics.
Explore Mira and complete tasks solo or online with up to 32 other players. There's also new story content to experience.
January in the region also saw its lowest video game hardware spending since 2020, totaling $205 million, a 45 percent drop year-on-year.
Pokemon Day celebrations aside, The Pokemon Company will also provide new details and updates for the franchise at 6 AM PT.
The $399 price point apparently acts as a psychological trigger indicating good value for consumers with premium hardware.
Originally earned through buying games, My Nintendo Gold Points could be used to get discounts off titles on the eShop.
"Whenever we find that we could provide great performance for our game on Switch 2, we're open to that," says producer Weicong Wu.
The recent applications were noted as standard operating procedure, with some of Nintendo's patents for in-game mounts rejected.
The new patent was filed all the way back in July 2024, and is part of a larger gameplay-related patent from December 2021.
The Direct is expected to be more of a partner showcase rather than Nintendo unveiling more first-party games.
What should fans expect from Nintendo's next-gen console on the pricing front?
In responding to a question about Take-Two's relationship with Nintendo, CEO Zelnick pointed to Civilization 7 and NBA 2K games as examples of support.
The upcoming consoles' Joy-Cons will be able to function as mice, the patent seems to confirm, just as prior leaks have strongly suggested.
It includes the first three levels from World 1, Jungle, and Modern Mode. However, progress won't transfer to the full game.
Nintendo will unveil further details on its upcoming next-gen console on April 2, at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET, the company has confirmed.
Nintendo also confirmed it will "continue to launch attractive software" for the Switch 1 "as soon as we can develop it."
While the former marked Zelda's first solo adventure in the series, the latter was the first Mario and Luigi title in over eight years.
