Pokémon Games After Pokémon Snap That Should Arrive On NSO Next
Nintendo has announced that on June 24, the original Pokémon Snap will be the first Pokémon game on Nintendo Switch Online, opening the floor to speculation on what games might come next. The company's been bringing old handheld installments of the popular monster-taming franchise into the modern era via remakes and ports since the release of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen in 2004. However, its console releases haven't always received the same treatment — prior to NSO, Pokémon Snap was the only non-handheld Pokémon game included in the Wii U's Virtual Console catalog of older Nintendo titles. Regardless, the possibility remains that Snap's adaption for the current console generation may represent similar prospects for its Nintendo 64 relatives; but which ones?
It's easy to see how a port of the Nintendo 64 rail «shooter» spinoff is particularly timely. New Pokémon Snap, the game's sequel for the modern Pokémon fanbase, came out in April 2021. In addition, between the successful release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus in March and the upcoming Pokémon Scarlet and Violet release set for November 18, 2022 is proving to be an eventful year for those who follow the series as a whole. But Snap isn't the only past Pokémon installment that could ride the franchise's current momentum and find a new, fitting place for itself.
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If brought to Nintendo Switch Online, Snap's fellow Nintendo 64 release Pokémon Stadium could fill a niche providing the challenging battle experience that many older fans find the series lacks today. Ever since 2002's Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire introduced the Exp. Share - originally an impressive item for a Pokemon to hold that, as its name
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