© Nintendo LifeUndoubtedly, there are many things going on this year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise, including games, merchandise, and even music, but it’s fair to say that Nintendo and The Pokémon Company haven’t revealed it. all this will happen over the next few months, which means people are on the lookout cap clue related to other Pokémon related parties.
Take the Nintendo Life Ash reader, for example. He sent an email noting that, on the Nintendo UK site, a new search category has been added that mentions the Pokémon Mini handheld device. In the “Originally for” section, Pokémon Mini now has its own list, alongside Game Boy, GameCube and Super Nintendo.
What’s interesting is that there’s also an “Other Systems” category, which is where you want it to wait Nintendo places the Pokémon Mini, unless, of course, there are plans to resurrect the device in some way.
Look, we realize we’re making a pretty big assumption here, but think about it: the Pokémon Mini is ripe to rediscover, especially if you keep in mind that many younger fans won’t have been present for the first time.
Given that it appears in the “Originally for” category, we would assume that a new digital version will most likely be released. Maybe Nintendo plans to launch a Pokémon Mini app for Switch or smartphones that can be downloaded for free, but that allows you to buy individual Pokémon Mini games for a small fee, such as Capcom Arcade Stadium?
In case you don’t know what Pokémon Mini is, it’s a small Tamagotchi sized device that was launched in 2001 and allowed you to insert small cartridges containing mini-games. Costing about $ 40 (£ 30 in the UK) and with around $ 20 / £ 15 software for savings, it had the potential to be a massive hit, but it may not have sold as well as Nintendo expected. and quickly faded from view, which could potentially be attributed to the fact that it was released the same year as the Game Boy Advance.
There were only ten games for the Pokémon Mini, each with a Pokémon theme, so it would be an ideal digital collection for Switch.
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