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You Won't Be Seeing Pokemon Games On Phones, Says Nintendo
This summer, The Pokemon Company will be releasing an app for iPhone and Android called Pokemon Say Tap? BW. Does this mean there's a possibility we might be seeing Pikachu and the gang show up somewhere other than Nintendo consoles? Allow Nintendo to shut down that question immediately:
"On July 1, the Pokémon Company announced that it was launching a free Android and iOS application in Japan," said Nintendo. "The Pokémon Company routinely launches applications for cell phones and PCs as a way to promote its non-video game products, such as a music CD and Pokémon TCG [Trading Card Game] cards in this instance. Since they are intended purely as promotional tools, not as unique video games, Nintendo is not involved in any way."
Clarifying further, the statement reads: "All Pokémon video game content will continue to appear exclusively on Nintendo platforms. As stated previously, Nintendo has no intention or plans of publishing its IP on non-Nintendo platforms. This is an example of a promotion by a key Nintendo partner and has no bearing on Nintendo's overall strategy."
Looks like you'll need to stick with Nintendo consoles if you're looking to play future games in the series.
Source: Giant Bomb
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