Nintendo Harnesses Power of Pokemon, Smartphones and Switch
- Two Pokemon titles, new hardware for Switch go on sale Nov. 16
- ‘Completely new’ Switch Pokemon game set for late 2019 debut
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Nintendo Co. is bringing together the magnetic appeal of Pokemon, smartphones and the Switch console into an interlinked gaming experience.
Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go Eevee were unveiled by the Kyoto-based video-game maker on Wednesday. They’re designed to capitalize on the blockbuster success of the Pokemon Go smartphone game and a solid year of sales for the Switch tablet-hybrid gaming machine. The two new games go on sale Nov. 16 at 5,980 yen ($55) apiece.