Pokken Tournament videos, more details, art
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We have even more content pertaining to Pokken Tournament. Check out some gameplay videos above, and details/art below.
– Full 3D movement is possible
– Single-player, nationwide battle, in-store battle, tutorial modes
– Location tests run starting next week in Japan
– 100 yen per play
– Second location test on Valentine’s Day at the Japan Amusement Expo
– BANA Passport cards will be distributed to people who play Pokkén at the location tests from Jan 30-Feb 1
– Machamp BANA Passport card will be available in limited numbers for the Japanese Amusement Expo location test
– BANA Passport cards use NFC
– Buttons: D-pad: Move; A: Pokemon Technique; B: Jump; X: Weak; Y: Strong; R: Guard; L: Support
– When your gauge is full, you enter ‘Resonance Burst’ mode. In Resonance Burst mode, you can use ‘Burst Attacks’ to deal lots of damage
– There is no distinction made between ‘high’, ‘middle’, and ‘low’ attacks in Pokkén, and they can all be blocked using the R button
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More Pokken Tournament details
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Siliconera has reported another round of Pokken Tournament details that were shared during today’s stream. We’ve rounded up the information below.
– Choose support Pokemon at the start of each round
– These can be used at any time
– Support Pokemon have a cool-down period
– Lapras shows in footage appearing from the side, and it covered a wide area with its Surf attack, although it got blocked
– Pokemon select screen shown (see above)
– It shows Snivy with a Leaf Tornado attack, and its charge time marked as “Fast”. Lapras’ shows Surf with a charge time of “Normal”
– Namco has shown Support Pokémon of Pachirisu and Fennekin as a “Set A,” and Snivy and Lapras as “Set B”
– Unknown whether you can mix/match Support Pokemon or if they’ll come as sets
– “Phase Change”: makes the camera angles look more like a 2D fighter with a side-view during battle
– There are certain moves that can force a Phase Change as well
– “Burst Mode”: temporary power up where Pokemon go into their Mega-forms
– Those without Mega versions get a similar power up
– In the demonstration, Namco showed Lucario going into his Mega-form, while Pikachu got an power-up with an electric aura
– Can easily pull off special attacks; no complicated commands
– This is also another reason why it was made possible to play the game on a simple controller, instead of an arcade stick
– The stage description for one of the battle arenas was shown in English
This is the controller for Pokken Tournament
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During today’s Pokken Tournament live stream, producer Katsuhiro Harada unveiled the controller that will be used for the arcade system. Here’s what we learned:
– Pokken Tournament isn’t going to be as difficult to get into compared to other fighting games
– Namco is developing it with both veteran players and newcomers to the genre in mind
– This controller was chosen to make it easier for beginners to get into since arcade sticks can be a little difficult or intimidating for those who’ve yet to play a fighting game
– The controller has a red part that lights up below
– Trigger buttons, traditional d-pad, four face buttons also included
– Said to resemble the look of the Famicom controller
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New Pokken Tournament trailer
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Suicune, Gardevoir and Pikachu confirmed for Pokken Tournament
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The monthly Famitsu stream for Pokken Tournament has begun and there are plenty of details already emerging about the arcade game to be release in Japan.
First, we know about three new Pokemon set to be included. They are Suicune, Gardevoir and Pikachu. Support Pokemon, which can be used to help, were also shown for the first time.
The stream also gives us a look at Pokken Tournament’s arcade machine.
View all of the new images in the gallery above.
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Pokken Tournament came about thanks to an idea from Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara
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Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada briefly touched on Pokken Tournament’s origins while speaking with Polygon. When Bandai Namco met with Pokemon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara about licensing music for Taiko Drum Master, Ishihara surprised them with an idea for a game similar to Tekken. Harada says he is spending a lot of time on Pokken Tournament since it’s the first title in a potential new franchise and because the team has less experience than the group behind Tekken.
Updated Pokken Tournament logo
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New Pokken Tournament information to be shared on January 23
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An update on Pokken Tournament is coming in the very near future. We’re hearing that new information will be shared on January 23 via a Famitsu presentation on Niconico. Stay tuned for details!
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Pokken Tournament has strict guidelines, sequels could happen
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Korean site Inven recently had the opportunity to interview Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada. Among the topics discussed was Pokken Tournament, which is coming to arcades (and hopefully Wii U eventually).
Harada first noted that there are “really strict” guidelines when it comes to Pokken Tournament.
He also shared the following:
“There’s a huge fan base of children for Pokemon to appeal to. But surprisingly the idea of Pokken was well received. We first had the idea of having around 20 Pokemon trainers fight each other in the game but that idea was thrown out after 2 seconds.”
Finally, when asked about the possibility of Pokken becoming a new long term project (think sequels), Harada responded:
“I feel like this game (Pokken) can always be improved in new installments Having 700 different varieties of Pokemon gives a lot of freedom.”
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Bandai Namco on why Pokken Tournament is being made for arcade first
Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 10 Comments
Prior to Pokken Tournament’s announcement, many gamers assumed that the title would be confirmed for Wii U. That didn’t happen though, as it’s only for arcades at present.
In an interview with Japanese website 4Gamer, Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada explained why Pokken Tournament is hitting arcades first. When 4Gamer said that Pokemon is considered family-oriented and that this isn’t necessarily the same for arcades, Harada responded:
