There’s still so much the gaming world doesn’t know about theNintendo Switch 2. Aside from the confirmation that it’ll be backwards compatible and it’ll run Nintendo Switch Online, very few details have beenofficially announced for the Nintendo Switch successor, and that’s led to a lot of speculation and discussion among fans about what they want to see from the upcoming console.
Certain franchises are simply expected to appear on theNintendo Switch 2in or around its launch window, such asSuper Mario,The Legend of Zelda, andPokemon. But aPokemongame can take many different forms, and it might be a good idea for Nintendo to simply port one of the franchise’s most recent mobile outings to the next Switch console at its launch.
A New Pokemon Mobile Game Should Come to Nintendo Switch 2
The Nintendo Switch Was a Haven for Free-to-Play Mobile Games
While manyfree-to-play gamescan gain popularity on any platform, the Nintendo Switch quickly became a haven for the genre. Generally speaking, the Nintendo Switch was intended to be a family-friendly console, just like every Nintendo console before it. As such, many younger gamers would receive the Switch as a gift.
With no disposable income readily available to them, many of these younger gamers turned to the bevy offree-to-play games on the Nintendo Switch. This quickly led to games likeFortnite,Warframe,Rocket League, andBrawlhallabecoming fairly popular titles on the console.
The Nintendo Switch has also seen more than its fair share of mobile games get ported over the last seven years. The console’s handheld nature feels like a perfect fit for many of these mobile ports, allowing players to log in, play a few rounds, and log back out with ease. Quite a fewPokemonmobile gameshave found success on the Nintendo Switch, such asPokemon Unite,Pokemon Cafe Mix, andPokemon Quest.
Pokemon TCG Pocket Could Do Very Well on Nintendo Switch 2
The latest mobilePokemonsensation,Pokemon TCG Pocketcondenses the beloved trading card game into an extremely accessible, fairly addictive mobile title. For those unaware,Pokemon TCG Pocketallows players to open two free booster packs a day, which grants them cards that they can use in AI and online PvP battles.
As of October 30,Pokemon TCG Pockethad amassed 60 million players, and that kind of popularity should earn it a spot on the Nintendo Switch 2’s launch line-up. While developers Creatures Inc. and DeNA would have to tweak the game’s UI and probably add a new control scheme,Pokemon TCG Pocketcould be a major hit on Nintendo’s next console.
Much like thePokemonmobile ports that have come to Switch before,Pokemon TCG Pocketwould allowSwitch 2 playersto log in, open a few packs, play a few rounds, get a big hit of nostalgia, and log out, at any time and anywhere. This daily loop could hit especially hard if players were able to carry their profile and progress between console and mobile, allowing players to switch platforms on the fly.
This would also mean that the Nintendo Switch 2 would have aPokemongame on day-one, regardless of any unannounced project that could end up on the console.
