Pokemon Co. on more Pokken Tournament content, Virtual Console, anniversary plans

A portion of a NWR interview with J.C. Smith, Director of Consumer Marketing for The Pokemon Company International...

JS: So Pokken Tournament…plans will be revealed later. But obviously it’s coming to the Wii U so there will be all kinds of opportunities for people around the world to play, compete, do whatever. We’re not announcing anything of note at this point though.

NWR: So no word on any content stuff, like will the game be bigger?

JS: Not yet!

NWR: I did see something during the demo yesterday that was about how more Pokémon will be revealed soon…

JS: Mhm. You got to see the reveal of Pikachu Libre yesterday, so that was a new one for the Japanese audience.

NWR: So it sounds like more are going to follow suit…

JS: Maybe!

NWR: All right. Just so I can throw these questions at you, I think a lot about Pokémon on Virtual Console, something that has not happened yet…

JS: Pokémon Pinball, Pokémon Trading Card Game…

NWR: The RPGs!

JS: [Laughs]

NWR: I obviously know if there are plans you cannot tell me about them, but can you tell me what’s held them back so far?

JS: I cannot because I do not know if it has been held back. They may have just made a decision not to. But yeah, I haven’t discussed that at all.

NWR: Will Pokkén Tournament be…is that your main plan for the early part of the 2016 anniversary?

JS: No.

NWR: Okay, so it is not your main plan for the early part.

JS: I’m splitting hairs. No, there’s lots of stuff planned for the 2016 year but nothing I can talk about now.

NWR: Okay, okay! Then, what can you say about the future of Pokémon?

JS: I can say that the creators are continuing to come up with awesome ideas and will continue to come up with awesome ideas to put in video games, the trading card game – you see an arcade machine downstairs. So, there’s a lot of cool stuff in store.