Nintendo has dropped a pair of classic Pokémon spin-offs into the Nintendo Switch Online retro game libraries, with Pokémon Stadium 2 and Pokémon Trading Card Game now available to play.
20.07.2023 - 22:19 / gamepur.com
Ahead of the upcoming Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG) World Championships, it has been announced the the Yokohama Open has been cancelled. TCG players from all around the world had been preparing the take up the challenge of battling through the Open, and many are now left in a lurch.
The Yokohama Open was planned to run from August 11 to 13, 2023, and was one of the key events leading up to the World Championships. Those who did not qualify to participate in the World Championships planned to use the Yokohama Open to get a head start on the 2024 year.
Pokemon TCG Yokohama Open Worlds Event Canceled Weeks AheadThe announcement was announced on the Play Pokemon Twitter page, as well as the main page for the Pokemon TCG World Championships, where the team shared a brief message about the decision to cancel the event. The post reads, “Regretfully, the decision has been made to cancel the Yokohama Open. Please look forward to participating in fun side events and activities throughout Worlds weekend.”
Unfortunately, no further details were provided by the account page outside of hoping that fans and competitors look forward to fun side activities and events that will be happening.
Fans are reeling from the news, with many asking for an explanation in the Play Pokemon Twitter comments about why this decision was made. Some believe it was from a lack of participation, but we’re not too sure about the details. Fans can keep track of updates through the Play Pokemon Twitter, or via the official Pokemon TCG World Championships website.
We expect to learn more about this decision soon as the Play Pokemon team provides additional information. For now, the event has been formally canceled, but there should be side activities and
Nintendo has dropped a pair of classic Pokémon spin-offs into the Nintendo Switch Online retro game libraries, with Pokémon Stadium 2 and Pokémon Trading Card Game now available to play.
Bridging the gap.
At the Pokemon Presents August showcase, the company had a surprise announcement about a new TCG anime. Called Pokemon: Path to the Peak, the new short follows a young girl called Ava who joins her new school’s Pokemon club.
Earlier today, on August 8, we were treated to one of The Pokemon Company's regular Pokemon Presents presentations.
The Pokemon Company shared plenty of details on new animated projects, mobile game updates, and what's next for Pokemon Scarlet and Vioelt.
Many Pokemon fans have been hoping against hope that the series’ Game Boy and Game Boy Advance era mainline entries will one day make their way over to Nintendo Switch Online, but while that still remains an elusive dream, The Pokemon Company and Nintendo are, at least, continuing to bring beloved spinoffs to the service, from Pokemon Stadium to Pokemon Puzzle League to Pokemon Snap. Now, two more have been added to that list.
The Pokemon Company had several details regarding upcoming projects like Detective Pikachu Returns and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s upcoming paid expansion, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero – Part 1: The Teal Mask. The latter is out on September 13th, but in the meantime, players can partake in a new 7-star Tera Raid against Mewtwo from September 1st, midnight UTC till September 18th, 2:59 PM UTC.
The recent Pokemon Presents stream was a rather unremarkable, as many had predicted it would be, but The Pokemon Company did close it with an extended look at the ucoming two-part expansion for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, The Hidden Area of Treasure Zero.
More Pokemon news is on the way, as a Pokemon Presents has been announced for August 8, 2023. While The Pokemon Company hasn’t revealed any details about what will be revealed during the show, a few likely candidates will be making an appearance, most notably, the upcoming Pokemon Scarlet & Violet DLC.
Game Boy – Nintendo Switch Online has added Pokemon Trading Card Game, and Nintendo 64 – Nintendo Switch Online has added Pokemon Stadium 2, Nintendo announced. Both are available now.
During the August 8 Pokemon Presents, The Pokemon Company announced two classic Pokemon titles are coming to Nintendo Switch Online. First up is the Pokemon Trading Card Game which came out on Gameboy Color in 1998. The second is Pokemon Stadium 2 which hit N64 in 2000.
Today's Pokémon Presents gave us lots of updates on upcoming Pokémon titles, like Detective Pikachu Returns, the classic games coming to Switch Online, and even new raids for Mewtwo in Scarlet and Violet. However, none of those updates were as substantial as the one we got on the upcoming Scarlet and Violet DLC, with the showcase spending ten minutes of its 35-minute runtime to reveal new Pokémon, new areas, and even a release date. Here's everything you need to know about Pokémon Scarlet and Vilet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero.