New Pokémon Snap

New Pokémon Snap[lower-alpha 1] is a first-person simulation video game with rail shooter style gameplay mechanics. It is being developed by Bandai Namco Studios and planned to be published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the Nintendo Switch. Players travel using an on-rails hovercraft and research Pokémon by photographing them. It is a sequel to the 1999 game Pokémon Snap.

New Pokémon Snap
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Developer(s)Bandai Namco Studios
Publisher(s)
SeriesPokémon
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
Release30 April 2021
Genre(s)
Mode(s)Single player

Gameplay
The player photographs Pokémon in their natural habitats to build a "Photodex", using fruit to lure them closer.

In New Pokémon Snap, the player is a Pokémon photographer[1] who visits various islands in the Lental region to help the research studies of Professor Mirror and his assistant Rita.[2][3] Taking photographs helps the player build a compendium called a Photodex;[4] the game features over 200 different Pokémon for the player to photograph.[5] In addition to adding photos to the Photodex, the player also helps investigate the Illumina phenomenon, where Pokémon and plants appear to have a special glow.[6]

For each research expedition, the player travels in an on-rails hovercraft, the NEO-ONE, to safely photograph Pokémon in their natural environments. These habitats include jungles, deserts and beaches.[1][2] Each photograph the player takes is graded by Professor Mirror, who takes into account things like shot composition, how close the Pokémon is, and whether they are facing the camera or not.[1] To get better photographs, the player can use a fruit called a fluffruit to lure Pokémon out.[7]

Development

New Pokémon Snap is being developed by Bandai Namco Studios and will be published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo.[8] It was announced during the Pokémon Presents presentation on 17 June 2020 and is planned for release on the Nintendo Switch.[9] On 14 January 2021, Nintendo announced that the game would be released on 30 April of that year.[7][10]

Notes
  1. New Pokémon Snap (Japanese: New ポケモンスナップ, Hepburn: Nyū Pokemon Sunappu)

References
  1. Bankhurst, Adam (14 January 2021). "New Pokémon Snap: April Release Date Announced". IGN. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. "New Pokémon Snap™ for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details". www.nintendo.com. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. Plagge, Kallie (22 June 2020). "New Pokemon Snap Announced For Switch". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. Wood, Austin (17 June 2020). "New Pokemon Snap announced for Nintendo Switch". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  5. Phillips, Tom (14 January 2021). "New Pokémon Snap releases in April, with over 200 creatures to film". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  6. Summers, Nick (14 January 2021). "'New Pokémon Snap' hits the Nintendo Switch on April 30". Engadget. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  7. McWhertor, Michael (14 January 2021). "New Pokémon Snap comes to Nintendo Switch in April". Polygon. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  8. Carpenter, Nicole (17 June 2020). "A new Pokémon Snap game headed to Switch, finally". Polygon. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  9. Minotti, Mike (17 June 2020). "New Pokémon Snap planned for Nintendo Switch". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  10. Makuch, Eddie (14 January 2021). "Nintendo Announces New Pokemon Snap Release Date Alongside A Trailer". GameSpot. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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