Apparent leaks shortly before Friday’s Pokémon presentation may have revealed plans for a new open-world game as well as anticipated Diamond and Pearl remakes for Nintendo Switch.
A videopresentation focused on Pokémon gamesis scheduled to air on Friday, February 26 at 3pm UK (7am PT/10am ET).
It has previously been claimed thatThe Pokémon Companywill reveal new games to tie in with the series’ 25th anniversary on February 27,including remakes of Nintendo DS titles Diamond and Pearl.
UPDATE:The Pokémon Company has officially announcedGame Freak‘s open-worldPokémon Legends: Arceus for release in 2022, and remakesBrilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl for release in 2021.
ORIGINAL STORY CONTINUES:Those claims have been echoed by more sources on Friday, including Reddit userPracticalBrush12, who earlier this month accurately leaked a partial list of titles set to be featured in aNintendo Directpresentation.
It’s claimed that theSwitchremakes will be titled Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. They reportedly feature a chibi 3D art style and battles are the same as inPokémon Sword and Shield.
The games are said to be developed byILCArather than Game Freak, which is making anotherPokémontitle also reportedly due to be revealed on Friday. Scheduled for release in 2022, it will be an open-world game set in feudal Sinnoh with a story focused on Arceus.
Footage of the game seemingly due to be aired during Friday’s presentation has also found its way online.
https://twitter.com/KeliosFR/status/1365265226153816064?s=20
While it’s unclear if the leaks are the authentic, we won’t have to wait long to find out.
Last November,The Pokémon Company began teasing plansfor a “very special upcoming celebration of Pokémon’s 25th anniversary in 2021”.
New Pokémon Snap, the Switch sequel to the classicN64game, will be released on April 30,Nintendo announced last month.
