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Pokémon Shuffle Coming To Mobile Devices This Year
The Pokémon Company’s foray into free-to-play match-3 is making a leap off of 3DS. The title is slated for arrival on iOS and Android devices later this year.
The title requires players to form a team of Pokémon to defeat and capture wild critters. Using the typical Pokémon types, players are able to tune their party to the opposing pocket monster for super effective attacks.
No specific release date has been mentioned. For more on the title, you can check out our coverage of changes to the 3DS version to make its paywall a bit less aggressive.
[Source: The Official Pokémon Channel on YouTube]
Our Take
While Nintendo is moving into the mobile space thanks to its DeNA partnership, this isn’t part of that deal. The Pokémon Company already has a mobile presence, with television episodes, the trading card game, and the recently released jukebox. They are two distinct (though not wholly separate) entities, and this game shouldn’t be grouped with Nintendo’s in-development initiative.
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