It looks as if 2020 will be a good year for Pokemon-inspired titles. The recently released trailer for Coromon, a Pokemon-indie game that looks to hearken back to Pokemon’s middle generations, showed off an impressive first look at the game’s world and creatures. Now, another Pokemon-like title has been confirmed for a release on the Nintendo Switch in 2020: Nexomon: Extinction.
Nexomon: Extinction is actually the second title in the Nexomon series. For those who may be unaware, Nexomon is a Pokemon-like monster catching game that was originally released in 2017 exclusively for iOS. Eventually, the first title made its way to Steam to mostly positive reception. Now, the second title in the series has finally been confirmed to make its way to home consoles, starting with the Nintendo Switch.
The very clearly Pokemon-inspired title with make its way to Switch sometime later this year, but an official date has yet to be revealed. While Nexomon is not the first title to riff off of the classic Pokemon games, it was a huge success on both iOS and Steam. However, Vewo Interactive has hinted that ports to other home consoles such as the Xbox One, PS4, and possibly even next generation ports may be on the way. The news was made official on the Nexomon Twitter account on January 10. The team had been silent for a few weeks in preparation for the announcement.
The official announcement tweet reads: “Our goal is to bring Nexomon to as many people as possible and this is a huge step forward in the right direction. In order to deliver the best game possible to you and meet all technical, legal and quality requirements for the Switch we will need more time.” So, while the game looks like it won’t release on Switch at the same time as other platforms, it will eventually make its way there – hopefully within the year.
While the title may or may not drum up any serious competition with the hugely successful Pokemon Sword and Shield titles that released late last year, Nexomon: Extinction may end up releasing sometime close to Sword and Shield’s new expansion packs. The two expansion packs, which can be bought for both versions for $29.99 on the eShop, are set to release sometime in June and November of this year.
While Sword and Shield were massive commercial successes, fans still had problems with aspects of the new games. For one, there was the massive controversy surrounding the national dex not being included, along with some complaints about the game’s graphics and animation quality. With Nexomon: Extinction making its way to the system sometime this year, maybe Pokemon fans will find something in it to enjoy.
Nexomon: Extinction is in development for PC, Switch, and mobile platforms.