Over 21 years later, Pokémon Snap is coming back on Switch ~ USA Latest Games

The closest we're ever going to get to an official Pokemon "first-person shooter."

We don't often write about mere game announcement teases here on Ars Technica, mainly because doing so with any frequency would leave little time for writing about anything else. But we'll make an exception for today's surprise announcement that Pokémon Snap is finally getting a Switch-based sequel, over 20 years after the original became a cult classic on the Nintendo 64.

The announcement of New Pokémon Snap, which came this morning as part of a Pokémon Presents YouTube presentation, was light on details, but full of "not final" gameplay footage "from a game under development," as the fine print disclaimers warned. What we can see of the gameplay in the short clip should be familiar to those who played the Nintendo 64 cult classic back in 1999.

Using a first-person camera viewfinder perspective, players aim to get the best shots of Pokémon cavorting about environments ranging from sandy beaches, clear blue waters, grasslands, and dense forests. Pokémon lures also make an appearance, letting players draw monsters out from hiding for better shots as they scroll automatically through the islands. Players will presumably be rated on their ability to frame and compose interesting shots, as in the original.

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