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Pokémon Legends: Z-A officially launches in October and will offer 'improved graphics and frame rates' on the Nintendo Switch 2 version
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Pokémon Legends: Z-A will officially launch on October 16 for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 A digital or physical Switch version can be upgraded to the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition via a $10 upgrade pack The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition will "offer improved graphics and frame rates" The Pokémon Company has announced that Pokémon Legends: Z-A will officially launch on October 16 for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. Pre-orders for the next major Pokémon game begin on June 5, and it's been confirmed that players who purchase either a digital or physical version on the Switch can upgrade their copy to the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition via a $10 upgrade pack on the Nintendo eShop and My Nintendo Store. It might be worth investing in the Switch 2 Edition as The Pokémon Company has also revealed in a social media post that the version will "offer improved graphics and frame rates", but there's no new trailer for us to compare to the Switch version just yet. In addition, players who pre-order Legends: Z-A through the Pokémon Center in the US, UK, and Canada will receive a random, exclusive Pokémon Sitting Cuties plush featuring Chikorita, Tepig, or Totodile. According to Nintendo, those who pre-order a version of the game from My Nintendo Store will receive a Partner Pokémon figurine as a bonus item, and Mega Evolution, Trainer, and Champion's Choice bundles will also be available." We've also received brand new cover art for the game, along with an official blurb, which reads: "Pokémon Legends: Z-A is a new frontier for the Pokémon video game series, blending an RPG story unfolding in a single city with action elements and a real-time battle system unlike anything seen before in the franchise. "Trainers can look forward to the beginning of a new adventure in Lumiose City — one woven by people and Pokémon together!" Pokémon fans won't have to wait long for another look at the game because the next Pokémon Presents livestream will air this summer on July 22. The Nintendo Switch 2 launches next week on June 5 for $449.99 / £395.99, and $499.99 / £429.99 for the official Mario Kart World bundle, which comes with a digital copy of the game. UK pre-orders and US pre-orders are now live. If you missed out on securing a pre-order, GameStop and Best Buy have announced that they will be restocking Switch 2 units in-store and online during the console's launch. Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders live: latest UK stock updates as My Nintendo Store's pre-order date arrives, while US pre-orders remain delayed The Nintendo Switch 2 has been spotted at retailers ahead of its June release - but the reported stock numbers aren't huge Sony's Days of Play sale kicks off tomorrow and will bring price cuts to the PS5 Pro, DualSense Edge, the PS5 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 bundle, and a host of price cuts on accessories and games
Yahoo
27-03-2025
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Latest Nintendo Direct Reveals Nintendo Switch Games, Virtual Game Cards and a New Smart Device App Nintendo Today!
Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Rhythm Heaven Groove, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream and MARVEL Cosmic Invasion Also Featured in the Presentation REDMOND, Wash., March 27, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today's Nintendo Direct presentation highlighted a slate of new games and more coming to the Nintendo Switch system in 2025 and beyond. The reveals included a new smart-device app called Nintendo Today! which delivers a variety of content including news and videos of your favorite Nintendo games and characters from select franchises. Also featured were a range of titles launching on Nintendo Switch, such as the newly announced Rhythm Heaven Groove and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream games, plus fresh looks at Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, just to name a few. The virtual game cards feature was also announced, which simplifies digital game management and enables players to lend or borrow games between multiple Nintendo Account family group members. Many Nintendo Switch games from Nintendo's global publishing and development partners were also showcased during the presentation, including Tamagotchi Plaza, launching June 27; MARVEL Cosmic Invasion, launching this winter; STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar, launching Aug. 27; PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY, launching July 11; and DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake launching this year. That's not all! Several announced titles launch on Nintendo Switch later today: SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered, Rift of the NecroDancer and Disney Villains Cursed Café. Information about Nintendo Switch 2 will be shared in the Nintendo Direct: Nintendo Switch 2 presentation on April 2 at 6 a.m. PT. To view the Nintendo Direct presentation in its entirety, visit Read below for more information about the featured titles: Nintendo Today!: A brand-new app* that delivers Nintendo content to your smart devices. This smart-device app is like a daily calendar which delivers a variety of content including latest news, videos, and comics of your favorite Nintendo games and characters from select franchises. After the Nintendo Direct presentation about Nintendo Switch 2 on April 2, you'll also find information about the Nintendo Switch 2 system directly on the app. Anyone with a Nintendo Account and compatible smart device can use the free app. Available to download from the App Store and Google Play starting later today. Pokémon Legends: Z-A: Choose either Chikorita, Tepig or Totodile to be your first partner Pokémon and begin a new adventure in Lumiose City – a setting that was introduced in the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y games on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. Here, Quasartico Inc. is carrying out an urban redevelopment plan with the goal of making it easier for people and Pokémon to coexist. But when the sun goes down, the battles heat up. At night highly skilled Trainers are invited to participate in the Z-A Royale tournament: Just enter a battle zone to begin your climb from Rank Z all the way up to Rank A – Trainers who reach the top are even said to have a wish granted. Day and night reveal two sides to Lumiose City … so what will you find on your adventure? Pokémon Legends: Z-A launches on Nintendo Switch late 2025. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond: Samus Aran has been unexpectedly transported to the planet Viewros. As she explores the planet for answers, Samus is granted Psychic Abilities – mysterious and ancient powers that allow her to control the trajectory of her beams, operate mechanisms and open doors. Why were these powers bestowed upon Samus and what will her fate be? The threads intertwining beyond space and time will weave a new tale when Metroid Prime 4: Beyond launches on Nintendo Switch this year. MARVEL Cosmic Invasion: Join MARVEL's greatest Super Heroes, including Wolverine, Spider-Man, Nova, Captain America and more, in a star-spanning battle against Super Villain Annihilus. In this action-packed, 2D arcade-style beat 'em up, the timeless fun of brawlers has been modernized with dynamic tag-team fighting and a pixel art style that embodies classic MARVEL character designs. Plus, up to four players can assemble for local** or online*** co-op play. From New York City to the depths of the Negative Zone, the future of the MARVEL universe will be fought across the stars in MARVEL Cosmic Invasion, launching on Nintendo Switch this winter. STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar: Welcome to Zephyr Town – its bazaar was once a famous destination, but it has fallen into disrepair. Originally released on Nintendo DS, this cozy farm life experience builds up and improves on the original with updated visuals, new characters, an expanded story and voiced event scenes. Step into the shoes of a new resident with the power to breathe fresh life into the town and restore the market's fortunes. Rebuild your farm and spend each day planting, watering and harvesting crops while tending to the animals. Learn to harness Zephyr Town's unique winds to make farm life and travel a breeze. Then, gather your farm's bounty to sell at your customizable stall in the weekly bazaar. Along the way, you'll forge friendships with a cast of charming townsfolk. And who knows, if you find that special someone, romance might blossom. STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar launches for Nintendo Switch Aug. 27. Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream: The Tomodachi Life series is back with its first brand new entry in over ten years. Create your own Mii characters based on yourself, friends, family – anyone! – and watch them live their lives on an island out at sea. Get involved with their relationships and experience all the weird and wonderful ways these Mii characters interact. You may even drop in on their dreams! Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream launches on Nintendo Switch in 2026. Monument Valley, Monument Valley 2 and Monument Valley 3: Embark on a series of peaceful journeys across this trilogy of meditative puzzle games. Explore isometric worlds filled with individually crafted puzzles to unravel, stunning landscapes to manipulate, optical illusions to discover and mysterious secrets to uncover. Monument Valley and Monument Valley 2 feature all additional chapters, add-ons and the DLC for the complete experience. Monument Valley 3 is a fresh entry point for newcomers, introducing dynamic sailing mechanics that offer expansive open-ended exploration on tranquil seas. Monument Valley and Monument Valley 2 launch on Nintendo Switch April 15, with pre-orders beginning later today on Nintendo eShop. Monument Valley 3 sets sail on Nintendo Switch this summer. SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered: In this HD remaster of the RPG classic, step into the world of Sandail and follow the intertwined fates of Gustave, a royal heir caught in a struggle for power, and Wil, an excavator confronting a hidden world-threatening danger. Their journeys unfold through the innovative History Choice system, where key events can be experienced from multiple perspectives. Featuring deep storytelling and strategic battles, SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered weaves a tale of legacy and destiny unfolding across generations. Featuring fully enhanced HD watercolor visuals, additional in-game events and refined gameplay mechanics, you can uncover history once more when SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered launches on Nintendo Switch later today. Rhythm Heaven Groove: The Rhythm Heaven series returns with a brand new entry: Rhythm Heaven Groove! Play a wealth of eclectic rhythm games along with music produced by the renowned Japanese musician Tsunku♂. Don't miss a beat when Rhythm Heaven Groove launches on Nintendo Switch in 2026. Virtual Game Card: Introducing the virtual game card – a new feature for easily managing purchased digital games, playing games on two different systems, and even lending or borrowing games. Similar in concept to moving physical game cards between systems, virtual game cards make it possible to "eject" a purchased digital title from one Nintendo Switch system and "load" it onto another – whether it belongs to a member of the same Nintendo Account family group, or a second system tied to your account. This optional feature allows you to view virtual game cards or eject them from your system. The digital game can also be lent to a Nintendo Account family group member's system via local wireless connection. Games that you lend can then be played on a Nintendo Account family group member's system for two weeks, after which the game will be automatically returned to you. This feature will be available on Nintendo Switch starting late April via a hardware system update. Additionally, virtual game cards will also work with Nintendo Switch 2 systems at launch. Tamagotchi Plaza: Tamagotchi Plaza is the latest entry in the Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop series of shop simulator games. Set in the charming Tamahiko Town, players will manage a dozen different shops and engage with over 100 Tamagotchi as you take orders and help with lost items and enhance each shop's reputation. Create the perfect glasses for your patrons in the Eyewear Shop, set tables to match your style at the Tea Shop, visit the Dentist where cavities are treated and many more. Plus, play with friends in two shops with local two-player co-op and versus modes. Celebrate the world of Tamagotchi when Tamagotchi Plaza launches on Nintendo Switch June 27. DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake: These modernized versions of two legendary JRPGs continue the Erdrick Trilogy narrative of the iconic DRAGON QUEST series. DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake launches for Nintendo Switch this year. Rift of the NecroDancer: Cadence and friends are back in an all new rhythm game where each note is a monster to dispatch. Dragged into a strange new world, you'll face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original electric soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky and friends. Plus, more musical mayhem awaits in the Celeste Music Pack paid DLC****, with even more content arriving in the future. Keep the cadence going with epic boss battles, quirky minigames, remixed stages and online*** global leaderboards when Rift of the NecroDancer launches on Nintendo eShop later today! PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY: Remasters of the classic rhythm action games Patapon and Patapon 2 are coming to Nintendo Switch! The mysterious yet endearing creatures known as Patapon are guided on their adventures by the rhythm of four drums. Play these drums to the beat to give different commands to your Patapon army. There are multiple different classes of Patapon, including the shield-wielding Tatepon and the horse-riding Kibapon, allowing for different tactical approaches as you battle a variety of fierce foes. PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY marches onto Nintendo Switch July 11. Disney Villains Cursed Café: The dreams of Disney Villains are in your hands as a potionista newly in charge of a mysterious potion café in this visual novel game, illustrated in a 2D style with hand-drawn elements. Reimagined with a modern twist, players can converse with Cruella de Vil, The Evil Queen, Gaston, Captain Hook, Jafar, Maleficent, Ursula and more as you navigate the branching narrative storylines. Use ingredients provided by Yzma to brew a variety of potions for each villain to help steer them towards their desires while working to uncover the mystery of this peculiar café. Disney Villains Cursed Café launches for Nintendo Switch later today. EVERYBODY'S GOLF: Hot Shots: The popular golf game series makes its debut on Nintendo Switch with a variety of characters and courses. The three-button shot mechanic makes it so anybody can jump in and begin playing; it's easy to learn yet challenging to master. Win in-game tournaments in the single player Challenge Mode to unlock characters and courses, or try out the new Wacky Golf mode, where all sorts of shenanigans can help or hinder your chances. Up to four golfers can hit the fairway together locally** or online***. Customize your character, grab your clubs and get ready to par-tee when EVERYBODY'S GOLF: Hot Shots launches on Nintendo Switch this year. Witchbrook: Discover the magic around you in this spellbinding adventure. Start your residency as the newest witch in the bustling seaside city of Mossport. Learn spells at Witchbrook College, craft goods to grow your witch business and customize your cottage and garden to suit your style. Make friends, find love, and discover a world filled with wonder and charm on the road to graduation and beyond! Plus, up to four players can make magic together in online co-op***. Enrollment begins when Witchbrook flies onto Nintendo Switch this holiday. No Sleep For Kaname Date – From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES: As Kaname Date – a special agent with an AI partner embedded in his left eye – your mission is to track down Iris, an internet Idol who has been trapped in a mysterious escape game. Conduct interviews to investigate her whereabouts, dive into a subject's dreams to reveal clues hidden in their psyche and solve mind-bending puzzles to learn the truth. No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES launches exclusively on Nintendo Switch July 25. RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army: Unleash the supernatural and undertake the case of the century in this action RPG from ATLUS. This remaster of the classic game from the Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner series features several enhancements over the original, including revamped visuals, voice acting, battle system and more. Become Devil Summoner Raidou Kuzunoha and work alongside over 120 demonic allies to unravel the mysteries that block your path. RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army launches on Nintendo Switch June 19. A Digital Deluxe edition of the game will also be available. Pre-orders begin on Nintendo eShop later today. GRADIUS ORIGINS: It's time to venture into deep space and face off against relentless alien forces in the GRADIUS ORIGINS collection, bringing together 17 versions of six arcade classics: GRADIUS, SALAMANDER, LIFE FORCE, GRADIUS II, GRADIUS III and SALAMANDER 2. This collection also includes the long-awaited GRADIUS III AM Show version, and a brand new entry: SALAMANDER III. Pilot your ship through dangerous enemy lines, upgrade your weapons and master the intense, fast-paced gameplay that is the hallmark of the GRADIUS series. New gameplay features include rewind, save anywhere, reduced hit detection, invincible mode and more. GRADIUS ORIGINS launches on Nintendo Switch Aug. 7. Pre-orders begin later today on Nintendo eShop. Shadow Labyrinth: Consume darkness in this 2D action platformer and genre-twisting alternate take on the iconic PAC-MAN series. On a mysterious planet littered with relics from past wars, Swordsman No. 8 is awoken by a floating yellow orb known as PUCK. As you navigate this alien maze you will shift between three different forms – jumping and slashing as the agile Swordsman No. 8, exploring in classic PAC-MAN style as Mini PUCK and unleashing devastating power as the mecha construct GAIA. Use these different playstyles to turn the tables on your enemies and grow from prey to apex predator. Work to uncover PUCK's true goal when Shadow Labyrinth launches for Nintendo Switch July 18. A Digital Deluxe edition of the game will also be available, featuring a digital artbook and soundtrack. The Eternal Life of Goldman: Step into the unexpected in this hand-drawn, story-driven 2D platforming adventure. You'll take on the role of unlikely hero Goldman, navigating a mysterious Archipelago where twisted fairy tales and corrupted folklore come to life. Your mission is to track down the fabled Deity, a legendary figure no one has seen – yet. Blending challenging platforming gameplay with rich exploration, the game lets you upgrade your trusty cane to unlock powerful abilities. Can you uncover the secrets of this world, where myths, legends and fairy tales collide? The Eternal Life of Goldman launches for Nintendo Switch this holiday. In addition to the featured titles above, the presentation also included montages of more partner-developed games coming to Nintendo Switch, including: Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time: Begin a fantastic life on a ruined island and embark on a great adventure into the past! Gather friends, craft and rebuild the island when Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time launches on Nintendo Switch May 21. King of Meat: Elbow-drop into a joyfully unhinged extravaganza in King of Meat – a hack 'n' slash online*** co-op game for up to four players. Customize your contender, choose from a variety of weapons and enter the fray when King of Meat launches on Nintendo Switch this year. High On Life: Experience the hit action-adventure comedy title on Nintendo Switch. Rescue and team up with charismatic talking guns and become the deadliest intergalactic bounty hunter the cosmos has ever seen. High On Life launches on Nintendo Switch May 6. Lou's Lagoon: Traverse the lush and vibrant Limbo Archipelago in search of Uncle Lou, who mysteriously disappeared and left you his seaplane delivery service. Explore, harvest resources and grow your business when Lou's Lagoon launches as a system exclusive on Nintendo Switch this summer. Star Overdrive: Explore a massive world on your Hoverboard and use your powers to overcome challenges, face multitudes of enemies, solve puzzles and shape your destiny! Star Overdrive launches as a timed system exclusive on Nintendo Switch April 10. The Wandering Village: Experience a city-building strategy game set on the back of a giant, roaming creature. Build a settlement and form a symbiotic relationship with the colossus to survive together in this hostile, yet vibrant post-apocalyptic world. The Wandering Village arrives on Nintendo Switch July 17. Remember that Nintendo Switch features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. 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27-02-2025
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11 Details You Might've Missed In The First Pokémon Legends: Z-A Trailers
After a year of waiting, we finally got our first look at Pokémon Legends: Z-A during the annual Pokémon Presents showcase. The Switch game seems like a significant departure from the untamed open zones of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which is exciting because we don't know what to expect. The stream gave us a trailer as well as a general breakdown, and we skimmed through both to see what details we could find. Here's everything we noticed. One of the best innovations Pokémon Legends: Arceus implemented was real-time capture mechanics. This included over-the-shoulder aiming which let you toss a Poké Ball at a wild critter and capture them without entering a battle. Scarlet and Violet didn't quite match this. You could throw a ball at a Pokémon as a way of initiating battles, but you would still have to fight the monster before you could capture them. In Legends: Z-A, it looks kind of like a mix of the two. You can still capture Pokémon without battling them, but it looks like it has a lock-on system similar to that in Scarlet and Violet rather than the option to freehand it. Kind of a bummer, but hopefully it feels better when you're playing it. One of the great challenges of a Pokémon game is trying to capture a new addition without knocking them out. This is why abilities like False Swipe exist, which will leave a Pokémon with 1 HP rather than knocking it out. In the first Legends: Z-A trailer, we see a Flaaffy seemingly beaten in battle, but the player still captures it in a Poké Ball. If this is the case, it takes some of the risk out of battles, but will make it a lot easier to capture a rare Shiny or Legendary Pokémon. Chikorita, Tepig, and Totodile are the starters in Legends: Z-A, which has fans convinced their final forms will each get Mega Evolutions. For Chikorita, its final stage is Meganium, and fans are theorizing its Mega Evolution might be a grass/fairy-type because of one small detail in the trailer. The Chikorita shown fighting the aforementioned Flaaffy knows the attack Disarming Voice, a fairy-type move Chikorita has historically never been able to learn. Could this be a hint that Chikorita's move pool has been tweaked to prepare it for a fairy typing in the late game? Pokémon Legends: Arceus' battles were more cinematic than those in previous games, and part of what added to the chaotic nature of its fights were that you could move your character around as your Pokémon took part in the scrap. In Legends: Z-A, Game Freak is taking this a step further by integrating it into the battle mechanics. Positioning and timing are integrated into combat in ways they weren't before, and as you run around your active Pokémon follows, setting up and avoiding attacks as they play out. So now you don't just run around aimlessly during fights; you're a more active participant in battles. Part of that new active system is that Pokémon attacks seem to have cooldowns. We can see when Chikorita is fighting Flaaffy that its moves have a timer before it can use them again. This makes sense given that timing seems to be a core part of battles this time around. Now you'll have to make sure you're well-positioned and can use the attack you need at the right time. Since Legends: Z-A takes place entirely in one city, it's not too surprising that it's doing away with some of the open-world traversal of Scarlet and Violet and Legends: Arceus. In those games, you would ride on Pokémon to get to high places, glide through the air, or swim across bodies of water. Based on what we can see in Legends: Z-A, the only Pokémon you'll be using to traverse will be your Rotom—which is in your phone—to float between rooftops. That's a little disappointing considering riding the Hisui Pokémon in Legends: Arceus was one of the best parts about it, but it makes sense given the environment you'll be inhabiting in Legends: Z-A. It's become pretty common in Pokémon games to determine members of the supporting cast by which version of the protagonist you pick at the beginning of the game. In Legends: Arceus, if you pick the female character Akari, you'd meet the male protagonist Rei in the main story, and vice versa. In Legends: Z-A, it looks like you'll meet one of two supporting characters called Urbain and Taunie depending on your character's gender. We see what looks like a male protagonist meeting up with Taunie and Urbain chatting with a girl hero. The question is: will both characters essentially be model swaps of the same role, or will they have their own goals and quirks for us to learn? While this isn't a hidden detail, it's crazy to me that we're just gonna gloss over AZ. The ancient giant is running a hotel in Legends: Z-A, but let's not forget that this man is a reformed war criminal who created a weapon of mass destruction in X and Y. He is also an innocent babygirl who loves his Floette. We must protect him in the coming game, trainers. As the name suggests, Zygarde, the dragon/ground-type legendary who never got its own game as was tradition back in the day, will play a major role in Legends: Z-A. We see the Pokémon throughout the trailer in its dog-like form and there's even a shot of one of its Zygarde Cells scooching throughout the city. But we don't know what it's actually doing as Lumiose City undergoes its renovations just yet. Lumiose City is undergoing a major revitalization effort during Legends: Z-A, and it looks like some areas might not be accessible until you reach certain goals in the game. We can see some of the Wild Zones that Pokémon inhabit blocked off by numbered hologram gates. These might just be labels signifying where more powerful monsters roam, or they might require some kind of in-game signifier like a gym badge to let you through. Whatever the case, it looks like it won't be easy to stumble into an area you can't handle. The final scene in the Legends: Z-A trailer shows a first-person view looking at a Rotom phone with a message that reads: 'This is a promotion match announcement.' We only really know that Legends: Z-A will revolve around the Lumiose City renovations, but this implies that some kind of competitive tournament will take place during the course of the game. Legends: Arceus didn't lean into the competitive sport that typically takes place in Pokémon games, but it was a historical game set before much of that was established in the universe. So it's probable there will be more battles this time around, and perhaps a tournament in the midst of Lumiose City's redevelopment. We'll learn all about that and more when Pokémon Legends: Z-A comes to the Switch in late 2025. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
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Here's Your First Look At Pokémon Legends: Z-A
After a year of waiting since seeing that tantalizing teaser last Pokémon Day, Game Freak has finally revealed the first in-game footage of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Before today, all we knew about the Switch game was what was revealed on Pokémon Day 2024. Legends Z-A is set entirely in the Kalos metropolis of Lumiose City, which debuted in Pokémon X and Y back in 2013. Now, we've finally seen the game in motion and, despite sharing the Legends name, it seems like a far cry from Pokémon Legends: Arceus' open-zone structure. Unlike the countryside setting of the past game, Pokémon Legends: Z-A revolves around Lumiose City which is currently undergoing a major urban renewal program with new construction and skyscrapers going up. More importantly, players will get to choose from Gen 2 and Gen 5 starters Chikorita, Tepig, or Totodile during their adventures. The hybrid turn-based combat also looks a bitt different this time around. The game won't arrive until late 2025. One of the major mechanics in Pokémon Legends: Z-A is the return of Mega Evolution. These superpowered forms transform regular fully-evolved critters into somewhat overdesigned versions of themselves for a hefty (but temporary) stat boost. It's unclear if we'll be getting new Mega Evolutions in Legends: Z-A, however. Pokémon Legends: Z-A is probably one of the last Pokémon RPGs that will be developed for the Switch before the Switch 2 launches later this year. However, it will also be playable on the new device, which will play original Switch games through backward compatibility. So maybe we'll see it running on the more powerful hardware when Nintendo holds a dedicated Direct presentation in April. . For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
