The Pokemon fighting game you’ve been waiting for hits Wii U in 2016

Hold on to your Poké Balls — Pokkén Tournament, the Pokémon fighting game thatdebuted in Japanese arcades this year, is heading to Wii U in spring 2016, worldwide.Pokkén Tournament is in development at Tekken and Soulcalibur studio Bandai Namco, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo.

As reported back in August 2014,Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada and Soulcalibur producer Masaaki Hoshino are leading the project. Pokkén Tournament takes a realistic approach to Pokémon (as realistic as it can be, at least) in an attempt to turn the franchise into a serious fighting game.

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