Pokken Tournament DX Announced for Switch - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 06 June 2017 / 9,709 Views

Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have announced Pokken Tournament DX for the Nintendo Switch. It will launch worldwide on September 22.

Watch the trailer below:

Here is an overview of the game:

Pokemon is making its way to Nintendo Switch later this year with Pokken Tournament DX. Along with all the content from both the Wii U and arcade versions of Pokken Tournament, the Pokemon fighting game where Pokemon in battle move in direct response to the player’s actions, Pokken Tournament DX also introduces an array of exciting new features to create the ultimate Pokken experience.

Key Features:

Play Pokken anytime, anywhere on Nintendo Switch – Play Pokken Tournament DX in TV mode, handheld mode, or share a Joy-Con controller with another Trainer to battle one-on-one in tabletop mode anywhere!
A brand-new fighter – Decidueye enters the battle, alongside all previous Pokemon from the Wii U and arcade versions.
New Support Pokemon – Litten and Popplio make their debut to lend their support in battle.
Team Battle mode – Pick three Pokemon and battle it out to be the first to defeat all your opponent’s Pokémon to win in the new Team Battle mode.
Group Match mode – Find similar skilled players in battle rooms for intense and fun battles online.
Daily Challenges – Complete a variety of different daily challenges.
Watch battle replays – Hone your skills by watching other players’ replays and share your best matches online with the new replay feature.
Jump straight into battle – All characters and Support Pokemon will be available right from the start of the game.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

11 Comments

Darwinianevolution (on 06 June 2017)

One more WiiU title for the Swith. I wonder how long will it take for Xenoblade Chronicles X or DK Tropical Freeze to come too.

Tryklon Darwinianevolution (on 06 June 2017)

ABizzel1 Darwinianevolution (on 06 June 2017)

I doubt Xenoblade will come over since it's getting a new game scheduled for this year (more than likely it'll be delayed though).

And I doubt any of the 2D platformers will be ported since they can easily take the same assets and just make new games.

I called Mario Kart and Pokken Tournament. But if anything else gets ported it'll be Smash Bros., Super Mario Maker, Bayonetta 2, and maybe some obscure Wii U game that didn't get any shine.

Everything else already has a simple enough template that it would warrant a sequel then another Wii U port.

Darwinianevolution Darwinianevolution (on 06 June 2017)

I still think Xenoblade Chronicles X will get ported. I'm sure the game cost too much to just let it go under a million sales. A port will be an easy way to fill a hole in the schedule.