Seventeen years since its original debut, "Pokemon Snap" is finally arriving to Wii U Virtual Console this week, as per a new announcement from Nintendo. For now, the game that was originally released on the Nintendo 64 back in 1999, will be reissued to the Wii U Virtual Console, but only for players in Europe.
According to IGN, the studio took to Twitter to share the good news, but did not specify if "Pokemon Snap" will be released in North America. The game arrives on Wii U Virtual Console in Europe this Thursday, August 18.
#Pokemon Snap arrives on #WiiU Virtual Console on Thursday! pic.twitter.com/kNeQVxiDEA
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) August 15, 2016
Originally a collaboration between HAL Laboratory and Pax Softnica, "Pokemon Snap" was directed by Yoichi Yamamoto, Koji Inokuchi, and Akira Takeshima, and produced by Satoru Iwata, Shigeru Miyamoto, and Kenji Miki. It was first released to Nintendo 64 back in 1999, and was re-released for Wii's Virtual Console back in Deember 2007.
According to Engadget, "Pokemon Snap" was released on the Wii U in Japan back in April. Three months later, it's hitting Europe. Hopefully, "Pokemon" fans in North America could get their hands on it before the end of the year. It's never too early to keep one's fingers crossed.
The arival of "Pokemon Snap" in Europe is very timely with the world's current obsession on "Pokemon GO." For players who don't play "Pokemon GO" and aren't familiar with the creatures just yet, "Pokemon Snap" is a first-person shooter game that uses cameras instead of guns. The goal of the game is to take phos of the 151 Pokemon in their natural habitat. The better the photo, the more points players get.
According to Eurogamer, "Pokemon Snap" became a cult classic, but Nintendo didn't offer a follow up to the game. Those who are familiar with the game would know that the main character is Todd Snap, a Pokemon photographer who is hired by Professor Oak to take photographs of the critters for his research. Todd then goes on a journey in Pokemon Island aboard the amphibious buggy called "Zero-One" to gather pictures of the creatures.
