A Pokemon Pinball Revival Could Take Players Around the Pokemon World

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The Pokemon franchise has tackled a great many genres over the last 25 years, with both Game Freak and outside studios expanding the brand beyond its creature-collecting RPG roots. Koei Tecmo’s strategy-RPG Pokemon Conquest recently hit its 10-year anniversary in North America, and Bandai Namco’s on-rails photography series Pokemon Snap saw a revival in 2021. New Pokemon Snap set a template for bringing older ideas into the modern day with nearly 1,000 monsters, and Pokemon Pinball could take notes.

Physical pinball machines trace their origins back to “Bagatelle” tables based on old European lawn games, according to Princeton University’s Joseph Henry Project. The earliest electro-mechanical machines were controversial due to their connections with gambling at entertainment centers, but over the decades they became more popular with computerized tech and licensed themes. While lacking a tactile element, digital renditions like Microsoft’s Space Cadet have proven to be just as popular, and Pokemon Pinball is but one example of what brands can bring to the classic game. After nearly 20 years, a new Pokemon Pinball could thrive with modern conveniences and themes.

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Pokemon Pinball was developed by Jupiter Corporation, a Kyoto-based studio founded by Makoto Nakayama. Jupiter has primarily become known for its series ofPicross puzzle games, including crossovers such as Mario’s Super Picross on NES, Pokemon Picross on 3DS, a My Nintendo reward based on The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Picross S Mega Drive on Switch. It has also had a hand in series like Fitness Boxing, Spectrobes, andThe World Ends With You.

Its pinball spin-off from Pokemon Red,Green, and