It was reported that the popular Pokémon Stadium will arrive via Nintendo Switch Online on the day April 12th. The game is for the Nintendo 64 emulator, i.e. for Add-on Pack subscribers only.
The Switch version will feature online way that allows up to four players, both in the main battle mode and in the minigames.
Pokémon Stadium It is one of spin-offs most beloved of the franchise. It was originally released in 1999, reaching the west the following year. Despite being treated in the West as the first title, Pokémon Stadium it is actually the second game in the series. The first is exclusive to Japan, hence the difference.
The series still has a third game, known in the West as Pokémon Stadium 2 (in Japan as Pokémon Stadium: Gold and Silver). It will also be released via Nintendo Switch Online, however it is still without a date.
Source: Nintendo
About Pokémon
The first games Pokémon they were Red e Green (in Japan), released in 1996 for Game Boy. The international release, however, was of the versions Red e Bluein 1998, slightly modified (later the version Yellow).
The franchise has, since then, been a huge worldwide success, also having anime, manga, various types of licensed products, in addition, of course, to several other games. Each time a game with new Pokémon is released, it is considered to be a “new generation”. We are currently in the ninth generation of the series.
In every game premiere of the main series, a TV animation is produced taking place in the new continent. But, with the facilities of social networks, the Pokémon Company has been diversifying the content by other means, offering a series of options on YouTube.
The main animated series told, between 1997 and 2023, the story of Ash Ketchum (Satoshi, in the original Japanese), an aspiring Pokémon trainer. Alongside Pikachu, his first Pokémon, Ash begins the journey to become a master, exploring regions, meeting new friends and facing the evil plans of Team Rocket — a corporation that kidnaps powerful Pokémon, but is often represented by a trio of clumsy villains.
In April 2023, it went live. Pokemon: Horizons, the first series in the main franchise without Ash as the protagonist. In this animation, Liko and Rain go on an adventure with the Thundernauts — including Friede and Captain Pikachu.
At the turn of 1999 to the year 2000, it was a fever when it was shown in Brazil by TV Record e Cartoon Network, yielding sticker albums, clothes, CDs, cups, various toys, official magazines and an infinity of related products. Subsequently, it also had seasons shown on Rede Globo e TV network!in addition to having some stages available in the Netflix e Prime Video.
