Fans of thePokemonseries have been asking for a sequel to the N64Pokemon Snapsince its North American release in 2000. As a spinoff to the original series,NewPokemon Snapsees trainers becoming photographers and traveling around the game world taking pictures of Pokemon instead of capturing them in Pokeballs. Fans finally got their wish at Pokemon Presents in 2020, when Nintendo announced an all-newPokemon Snapscheduled to be released on the Switch.
Pokemon SunandPokemon Moonadded in a picture-snapping feature, but this wasn’t enough to satisfy fans of the original game. The long-awaitedNew Pokemon Snapwill see players traversing the Lental Region, working with the newest Pokemon Professor Mirror and his assistant Rita. Thanks to the listing in the Nintendo eShop, fans can now see the price of the digital version of the game, as well as the file size.
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New Pokemon Snapwill be selling for $59.99, and have a file size of 6.8 GB. Retailers may end up selling the game for a lower price on physical copies, but players should make sure to have enough space on their Switch’s SD card so they can download the game when they buy a digital copy.New Pokemon Snapwill be supported for docked, tabletop, and handheld modes, as well as being able to use Switch Pro Controllers and the Save Data Cloud.
There isn’t too much information regardingNew Pokemon Snapfloating around, however, the game trailer did show 36 different Pokemon. Compared to the original game which featured only 63 different species, this is quite a bit.New Pokemon Snapcould take afterSword and Shield, including a huge number of Pokemon. Since the game doesn’t require Pokemon stat data, it could be possible to include every single Pokemon and regional variant inNew Pokemon Snap. The inclusion of all Pokemon and legendaries would add to the replay value of each stage in the game, as players will need to go through it multiple times to find every Pokemon and snap a picture.
Without any official announcements, fans are left to look to the eShop listing for any crumbs of information. Since the game takes place in a new region, players have speculated as towhetherNew Pokemon Snapwill include new Pokemon. For now, all players know is the file size of 6.8 GB and the price of the digital game.New Pokemon Snapfinally being made has spawned speculation of the next sequels for Nintendo games, but anything beyondNew Pokemon Snapis all rumors at this point.
New Pokemon Snapwill release on the Nintendo Switch on June 14, 2025.
