10 Most Anticipated Nintendo Switch Exclusives Of 2019

1. Pokémon RPG (Working Title)

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 The Black Order
Nintendo

Release date: TBA 2019

Game Freak's calculated experiment has paid off. Last year's spin-off Let's Go! series has, despite distancing itself from the mainline hardcore franchise, sold like hot cakes since launch, enticing new and lapsed Trainers back into the fold, eager to see what lies ahead. Whether the casual crowd coming from Niantic's absurdly popular mobile game takes to the more heavy RPG trappings of what's coming, as planned, remains to be seen, but kudos to Game Freak for trying to appease both portions of its core fan base.

The mystery that continues to persist, though, is just how drastically Game Freak intends to shake up the core franchise. Certain quality of life changes introduced in Let's Go! will surely carry over to Generation 8, but the biggest desire is to see the former's disposal of random battles in favour of overworld encounters make the cut.

If the rumours hold true, the first glimpses of what Game Freak has been toiling away on behind closed doors could be shown as early as next week. Keep those fingers crossed nice and tight, 2019 is about to begin.

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