POKÉMON UNITE ANNOUNCED TO NINTENDO SWITCH AND MOBILE DEVICES
New cross-platform game developed in partnership with Tencent games
Tokyo, JAPAN – June 24, 2020 – Today during a video presentation of Pokémon Presents, Tsunekazu Ishihara, President and CEO of The Pokémon Company, Pokémon UNITE, unveils a new game for the Nintendo Switch system and mobile devices. Pokémon UNITE is being developed in partnership with Tencent Games’s TiMi Studios.
Pokémon UNITE is the first strategic Pokémon battle game. Players tackle each other in five-to-five team fights. During these battles, players will team up with teammates to capture wild Pokémon, upgrade and develop their own Pokémon. They will have to defeat their opponents Pokémon while trying to earn more points than the opponents within the allotted time. Pokémon UNITE will launch for free.
Visit Pokemon.co.uk/Unite for more information on Pokémon UNITE
______________________________________________________
About Pokémon
The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and is today one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world. Visit www.pokemon.co.uk for more information.
About TiMi Studios
TiMi Studios, a subsidiary of Tencent Games, is a leading global video game development team in Shenzhen, China, with offices in Los Angeles, Shanghai and Chengdu, China. TiMi strives to create high quality, faithful and highly accessible games in a wide range of genres. Founded in 2008, TiMi has developed a series of hit titles, including Honor of Kings, Speed Drifters, CrossFire: Legends, Arena of Valor and most recently Call of Duty: Mobile. Follow us on Twitter @timistudios and Facebook @timistudiosofficial to learn more about TiMi.
About Tencent Games
Launched in 2003, Tencent Games has since grown to become the leading global platform for game development, publishing and operations, as well as the operator of the largest online gaming community in China. It is dedicated to offering high quality, interesting, interactive entertainment experiences for all players. Tencent Games currently offers more than 140 self-developed and licensed games in 200 countries and regions, providing hundreds of millions of users with interactive interactive entertainment experiences. Honor of Kings, PUBG MOBILE and League of Legends are some of the most popular titles around the world. We are committed to exploring the full potential of gaming and leveraging the rich IP resources within Tencent, which include literature, anime, film and television, to create high-quality interactive entertainment experiences. In addition, Tencent Games is actively collaborating with overseas game publishers, such as SEA, Netmarble, Supercell and more, to form strategic partnerships and launch new games.
About Nintendo:
The global pioneer in the creation of interactive entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., in Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets hardware and software for its Nintendo Switch home console and Nintendo 3DS ™ family of portable systems. Since 1983, when the Nintendo Entertainment System was launched, Nintendo has sold more than 4.7 billion video games and more than 740 million hardware units worldwide, including the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS family systems, including New Nintendo 3DS. New Nintendo 3DS XL Nintendo, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL ™, Nintendo 2DS ™, as well as Nintendo DS Nintendo, Nintendo DSi Nintendo, Nintendo DSi XL ™, Game Boy ™, Game Boy Advance ™, Super NES ™, Nintendo 64 ™, Nintendo GameCube, Wii and Wii U systems. It also created industry icons that became famous, household names like Mario ™, Donkey Kong ™, Metroid ™, Zelda ™ and Pokémon ™. A full filter, Nintendo of Europe, based in Germany, was established in 1990 and is headquartered for Nintendo’s operations in Europe.