News Detective Pikachu Returns Switch Game Confirmed for October 6 Launch (1 Viewer)

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Nintendo unveiled a trailer for Detective Pikachu Returns, its planned Switch game for the Detective Pikachu spinoff franchise, during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Wednesday. The game will launch on October 6.

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Nintendo describes the game:

Unravel a series of mysteries across Ryme City with a tough-talking, coffee-loving Pikachu who calls himself a great detective. This Pikachu may have a self-assured attitude and talk like a middle-aged man, but he somehow manages to keep his lovable charm. Together with his partner Tim Goodman, this great detective duo cracks several cases with the help of the many Pokémon and people who live in Ryme City.

The first Detective Pikachu game shipped for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan in 2016 and launched in the West in March 2018. The game inspired the live-action Pokemón: Detective Pikachu film in 2019, which as a planned sequel.

Source: Nintendo's YouTube channel