Pokkén Tournament Is Coming to Wii U

August 21, 2015

Bandai Namco's Pokémon-centric fighting game Pokkén Tournament is coming to Wii U in 2016, The Pokémon Company has announced.

The company's president, Mr. Tsunekazu Ishihara, alongside Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada and Masaaki Hoshino, revealed the exciting news on stage at this year's Pokémon World Championships.

Check out the announcement in video form, courtesy of Nintendo Everything, below.

Pokkén Tournament is currently available in Japanese arcades, and features a roster of some of the best monsters the franchise has to offer, not the least of which include the likes of Charizard and Lucario.

Will you be picking up a copy of Pokkén Tournament when it makes its way to Wii U next year? Which characters do you hope get added to the game? If you need a little inspiration, be sure to check out our massive list of the top 50 Pokemon of all time.

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