The Pokemon Company is said to be developing a new card game for mobile devices. The information comes from the same report that suggested that Nintendo is making aLegend of Zeldamobile game.
According to sources that spoke toThe Wall Street Journal, The Pokemon Company is apparently working on a “new card-game” application for mobile platforms. It’s unclear exactly how the group, which is responsible for handling thePokemonlicense, will release the game. The publication’s report does not offer up any information on whether it will be free to play like the other hugely popular mobile game,Pokemon GO, which has made over $1 billion worldwide, or whether it will be a paid-for affair.
Some have noted that The Pokemon Company has already released an official app for the real-worldPokemonTrading Card Game and a few fans have suggested that they’d like a new take on thePokemoncard game formula, perhaps in the vein of Blizzard’s collectible card gameHearthstone.
Legendary Pokemon could have more XP and more attack points to work with and items such as berries, potions, HMs, TMs, and even evolutions and stones working in absence ofHearthstone’s spells. And while Pokemon are technically from one creature family (as opposed toHearthstone’s Beasts or Murlocs), there could be different effects and benefits for using a particular type of Pokemon or perhaps an evolutionary line (e.g something only effects Eevees.)
At this point it’s unclear when fans can expect said Pokemon Company-made card game to be released. Although some would implore the company to strike while the iron is hot, spurred by the billion dollar revenue of other mobile card-based games, there are a lot of otherPokemongames available right now and TPC may not want to distract from those.
For example,Pokemon GOis still making bank,Pokemon Duelwas also released not so long ago, and aPokemon Sun and Moonport calledPokemon Staris rumored for the Nintendo Switch. Needless to say, Pokemon fans may be plenty occupied in the coming year (if not longer), but if there is anyone that knows how to leverage the property well it’s TPC.
