One game that deserves more love is the Switch, Wii U and arcade title developed by Bandai Namco, Pokkén Tournament.
It has been well received on all three occasions, but since then fans of this unique fighter have been wondering if there will be future sequels. A Twitter follower of Katsuhiro Harada (the director of Tekken 7 and a producer from Pokkén) asked the industry icon if he would be open to a sequel.
Although Harada would definitely “want” – as usual, this is another situation beyond the real developer’s control (in this case Bandai Namco). As noted below, this is ultimately Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. On a more promising tone, Bandai Namco obviously maintains a good – if not good – relationship with both of these parties.
About most of what Nintendo has been doing lately, in connection with the Pokkén tournament, is offering a trial run to Switch Online subscribers in July last year. With the 25th anniversary of Pokémon taking place next month, who knows what might happen.
As for Harada, he hinted earlier this month that his new game under Bandai Namco is possibly the most expensive project the Japanese publisher has ever given the green light to – and it may not even be a fighting game!
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