If Nintendo didn’t make it clear that Pokémon games are coming into a new era with the announcement trailer for Pokémon Legends: Arceus, they certainly are hammering in the point with Pokémon Unite, the series’ upcoming first foray into the free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) genre. We’ve gotten glimpses of what a Pokémon game focused around fighting could look like with Pokken Tournament DX and the Pokémon characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but this is a whole new world.

Has Nintendo studied the MOBA genre enough to pull in veteran players from League of Legends or DOTA 2?
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