Fans of Pokemon games rejoice! Well rejoice a little. In the midst of having all our favourite games from childhood being officially labeled as retro, and learning many of these games will become more difficult to obtain as more time passes, makes the games we fondly remember more valuable. Nintendo has surprised many gamers today (Tuesday August 8 2023) by saving two niche Pokemon games from being lost in the annals of time.
Pokemon games are practically a whole culture of their own. Spanning 27 years Pokemon has spawned an estimated 122 games across more than 10 consoles, a cartoon anime series that has run just as long, 23 animated films, a live action film, millions of different merchandise products, and even a trading battle card game that everyone collected and few ever learned to play.
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More Pokemon, Less Problems
During a Pokemon presentation today Nintendo announced that subscribers of their Nintendo Online will now be able to play both Pokemon Trading Card Game and Pokemon Stadium 2 on the Nintendo Switch.
If you are not familiar with Nintendo Online it is Nintendo’s version of an online gaming pass, only featuring retro games mainly from Nintendo. The standard subscription features games from Gameboy, Gameboy Colour, NES and SNES, which costs $19.99 / £17.99 / €19.99 for a 12-month individual membership. This is where you would find Pokemon Trading Card Game. Then there is Nintendo Online + Expansion that has all the games from the standard subscription but also games from N64, Gameboy Advance and Sega Megadrive/Genesis, which costs $49.99 / £34.99 / €39.99. The expansion is required for playing Pokemon Stadium 2.
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Released in 1998, Pokemon Trading Card Game brought the popular card game collectibles to the Gameboy and Gameboy Colour. This game was a simulator of the the actual game the physical cards millions of children collected were meant for, except it saved you all the time and money of collecting the cards yourself. Giving you multiple sets of the cards along with some rare ones, you can enjoy the experience of competitive card battling and Pokemon battles. A retro good game for many fans to likely play for the first time.
Pokemon Stadium 2 was released on N64 in 2000. This sequel expanded on the original game and included all the Pokemon from the first 2 generations. It saved you several of the regular Pokemon games rpg elements and brought the creatures into the 3D world. You battle with other trainers in stadium fights, without all the walking around.
Unfortunately you cannot bring all your favourite Pokemon with you anymore. On the Switch you will not be able to upload Pokemon from your Gameboy games, but will have the selection offered in the game.
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