Detective Pikachu Returns

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Detective Pikachu Returns
Promotional artwork
Developer(s)Creatures
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Yasunori Yanagisawa[1]
SeriesPokémon
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
ReleaseOctober 6, 2023
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Detective Pikachu Returns[2] is an adventure game developed by Creatures and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch.[3] First announced during a press release in 2019 alongside apps such as Pokémon Home, it was a sequel to 2016's Detective Pikachu for the Nintendo 3DS.[4] It was showcased for the first time during a Nintendo Direct in June 2023, and was released on October 6, 2023.[5][6]

Gameplay[edit]

Premise[edit]

The game will take place in Ryme City, reuniting Pikachu with his partner Tim Goodman while solving mysteries and "discovering the origins of the great detective Pikachu".[7] The game will also have Harry Goodman, the father of Tim Goodman, go missing.[8] The game will feature Pokémon from games released after the original bringing new possibilities for this sequel to achieve.[5]

Development and release[edit]

The game was first announced during a press release in 2019 as an unnamed sequel to Detective Pikachu for the Nintendo 3DS.[4] It was officially announced in during a Nintendo Direct in June 2023, with a release date of October 6, 2023.[6] A trailer was released detailing gameplay and some plot details on August 8, 2023.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.ign.com/articles/detective-pikachu-returns-interview-how-the-pokmon-spin-off-is-a-mystery-novel-in-video-game-form
  2. ^ 帰ってきた名探偵ピカチュウ, Kaettekita meitantei pikachu
  3. ^ "Detective Pikachu™ Returns for Nintendo Switch". Nintendo Official Site. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Robinson, Andy (May 29, 2019). "Detective Pikachu sequel coming to Nintendo Switch". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Gach, Ethan (June 21, 2023). "The New Detective Pikachu Game Still Exists And It's Coming This Year". Kotaku. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Stewart, Marcus (June 21, 2023). "Detective Pikachu Returns This October". Game Informer. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Scullion, Chris (June 21, 2023). "Detective Pikachu 2 Returns is coming this October". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "'Detective Pikachu Returns' trailer shows the coffee-drinking Pokémon in action". Engadget. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  9. ^ Gould-Wilson, Jasmine (June 30, 2023). "Detective Pikachu Returns: Everything we know so far". GamesRadar+. Retrieved August 22, 2023.

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