Not so long ago Game Freak — best known for the Pokémon franchise — teased a new title with a silhouette, and then surprised us all by revealing an eShop title combining horse racing with Solitaire. Anyone who said "I knew that's what it'd be" is clearly not being entirely truthful.
But still, HarmoKnight was a hoot, so we should know that Game Freak wouldn't just produce a bog-standard solitaire game with some horses running on the top screen. As well as races driven by the card game, you get to nurture your horse and boost its performance, while you do also get to control the jockey at key moments.
At the moment it's only confirmed for Japan, but based on the trailer below we quite fancy this in the West. This mash-up may not seem like the most fun combination in theory, but after watching some footage it actually looks enjoyable, as well as being deliciously over the top. Check it out and let us know what you think.
[source siliconera.com]
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Good lord, please let this come to Europe. I love horse racing. I love solitaire. Everyone's a winner.
100% would buy this!
I knew that's what it'd be!
I'm not so sure if I'll pick it up though.
Well would ya look at that I've noticed a lot of famous devs have been taking breaks from their main franchise lately.
I would buy this. It would be awesome if it did make its way here.
Would like this to come to the West simply because its unique, and nice having a wide variety of games to find on the eshop.
I will buy this if it comes out. Looks Better than I even imagined it could have been. I knew this would be a cool mix. For people who like to play solitaire this is going to really add some fun
Wat? Awesomely bizarre combo! And what's up with that one horse that resembles a Japanese high school student? XD
Only if I can solve puzzles, or race as a duck. u__u
As long as the price is good I would definitely get this if t came to NOA. It looks like a lot more fun than it originally sounded like.
Absolutely hilarious trailer.
Not sure how I reached my age without learning how to play Solitaire,
but I think I'll have to learn!
That is so freaking weird.
I want it.
WANT! hope we get it here in europe though, may be a little "too strange" for some people
Ahahaha. This looks silly. I want it XD
Edit: Ahh I just saw that you can breed them @_@ So cute
totally called that this could actually work somehow!
I just hope it isn't overpriced like Harmoknight or Pokedex 3D
Well, there was one guy who guessed it right (don't remember his name though) .. Also, can I use my Ditto to breed with the horses?
I am interested in this one. An eShop title would not incur in huge localization costs.
The old man in the beret reminds me of Osamu Tezuka.
Considering these are more or less retail titles I do expect a $15-$20 price tag.
But it looks worth it.
It looks great, but will probably considered 'too Japanese' for us westerners...
I don't know! It could be fun...or not!
The artstyle reminds me of Warioware or Rhythm heaven!!
Oh my god. I want this. I want it now.
Absolute Must Buy.
i want this, btw, everyone thinks of Solitare as Klondike, but this is Golf
It's the birth of an entirely new genre! EQUUUUUUUUSSSS!
@Marioman64 After a quick Wikipedia search, looks like they're probably using golf due to its higher skill-to-luck ratio over other solitaire games.
I should never have watched this, I knew that anything from GameFreak would be awesome and now the wait for this to come westward is going to kill me! Please release this in the west double quick time, I need this in my life!
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