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Way back in 2013, you may recall that a new Pokemon game featuring Pikachu was teased. This was announced as a title featuring the classic character in a detective role. The project finally resurfaced today, and you might be surprised to hear that it’s coming out in Japan next week.

Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination, developed by Creatures, releases on February 3 as a 3DS eShop game. Pricing is set at 1,500 yen (1,200 yen between January 27 and February 29). You can watch the first trailer below.

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The game is described as a “cinematic adventure”. Detective Pikachu features a story set in Rhyme City, a place where people and Pokemon live together. A young boy named Tim Goodman comes to this city to fulfill a certain objective. There, Tim and Pikachu have an unexpected encounter. A new story begins from here.

Great Detective Pikachu: Birth of a New Combination takes up 800MB of space (6,400 blocks). You can access the official site here.

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[ElyosOfTheAbyss]

Can't wait to dump on the games files.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

I seem to have missed this news completely when it was first teased, the trailer doesn't reveal much, but it could be fun.

 

[Vanth88]

I think it's a really cute idea but I wonder how far they'll go? for example will there be a character like Prof. Moriarty? Will there be psychotic criminal mastermind organizations like Team Rocket? Will you be able to talk to Pikachu using the mic? What kind of investigation methods will he use? Good Cop or Bad Cop? Most importantly will he smoke a pipe? particularly one that blows bubbles?

I think so long as the game is fun to play it'll do alright. Kids like stuff like this and the game looks fun (well the idea seems fun, not much game play was shown).

 

[Jiehfeng]

 

[TripleSMoon]

This may end up being both the best and worst things Nintendo does this year. Really excited to hear Pikachu's English voice.

 

[leon315]

Pikachu, ur voice is so scary... XD

 

[lytro]

I want this.

 

[Traiver]

I preloaded it already today, and I'll upload it at the release date on THAT site. My thread for it is alreay created.

 

[WhiteMaze]

Stay tuned for the next episode of NCIS: Los Pikachu's !!!

That is the only understandable course of action to expect from this, within 5 years from now.

 

[4gionz]

And yet somehow Nintendo says they don't not wanna make a Pokemon snap 2 because they don't think people will be interested

Also why is the Wild Wild West music playing in the background lol



(Starts at 1:00)

 

[Saiyan Lusitano]

They don't release Detectove Conan games in the west for 3DS but this.. This is a thng.

 

[taxco]

Lolwhat.
I can already guess how this will go:
"Ok, Pikachu, it seems like the suspect is the woman that left that bloody knife in her room,
but something's off. I believe she's getting framed up. What do you think?"
"Pikapika"
"What?"
"Pika! Pikachu!"
"I don't understand a f*ck of what you're saying! Why did my boss think this would be a good idea!?"

In the trailer shows that pikacu is talking japanese, soo

 

[DarkCoffe64]

In the trailer shows that pikacu is talking japanese, soo

Well, when I made that post, there was just an image...

Also, wait, Pikachu talks?!

 

[chartube12]

Lolwhat.
I can already guess how this will go:
"Ok, Pikachu, it seems like the suspect is the woman that left that bloody knife in her room,
but something's off. I believe she's getting framed up. What do you think?"
"Pikapika"
"What?"
"Pika! Pikachu!"
"I don't understand a f*ck of what you're saying! Why did my boss think this would be a good idea!?"

Have you seen the official trailer? Pikachu talks with a creepy old man voice

 

[mediabob]

Well I'm intrigued, I hope they localize this or someone does a translation.

 

[taxco]

Well, when I made that post, there was just an image...

Also, wait, Pikachu talks?!

Np i was joking

 

[MrJason005]

This is more on the lines of curious rather than "can't wait to play the shit out of this guys".

 

[Hoppy]

I thought Nintendo forgot all about this game
Still, it looks fun and I hope it does come to the west!

 

[DarthDub]

This reminds me of a funny hack of Star Fox 64 I saw on youtube.
Skip to 2 minutes in.

 

[cooroxd]

https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-r...utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink

Robert Downey Jr to voice pikachu