Pokkén Tournament to Get Another New Fighter in Arcades

Cool for the arcade players, not cool for Wii U players. The roster at release was too small and please please please do not wish for more Switch ports. Pretty much my entire Wii U library is getting ports by the looks of it, I'm just playing the Splatoon game will be a sequel rather than a port. Pokken getting an expanded port would once again make me question why I ever spent any money on the Wii U when all my games get improved 3ds or Switch Ports.

Must be time for Empoleon!

Empoleon time.

Won't get this game until it's cheap or it gets the same content of the arcade version as free updates.

Are you wanting more characters for Pokkén Tournament on Wii U? YES. I like Pokken and its really fun.

Would you prefer an Ultimate Edition for the Nintendo Switch?
NO!!! NO PORTS. Give me tekken 7 on the switch instead of Pokken.

inb4 we get a switch version which includes all the fighters from the arcade (and the Wii U stops getting the new fighters)

I want to play as Darkrai already ;_;

I don't get it. I always read the game struggled to find an audience in the arcades, but the Wii U port was well received and sold well. Why do they keep giving the arcades new Pokemon and not the home port?

It'll probably be Empoleon, but hoping for Zoroark, that Pokemon needs to be in the game already. it can play like shang tsung, being able to make illusions of other pikemon and stuff and thangs. Its fur and DAT long ponytail would have such swell realism, it would remind me of the days when I had long hair. To add MOAR to THESE, my new uniform at work is Zoroark colored.

Also, even if I'm alone, DUCKLETT 4 POKKEN (Also Jigglypuff/Wigglytuff, Raichu, Greninja, Seviper, Swalot, Incineroar, and a bunch others 4 Pokken!)

Also, aren't Lucario's paws adorable?

Really dumb the way they handled these new characters. Screw U Wii U owners.

Croagunk with the photobomb

@Peterjr1 Nintendo doesn't really care if people spent money on their Wii U anymore. They abandoned that ship already, and unfortunately it's a better use of their resources to try to release Wii U games to a potentially larger audience on a new system than update a Wii U game. It's an unfortunate truth. Porting games takes minimal resources and fills up the usual drought that occurs after launch. I won't be surprised if we get a Pokken complete edition within the first 6 months of the Switch, hence why I haven't bought it yet.

If this game gets ported to switch, I can see local multiplayer getting so much better due to each Switch being a separate screen. I haven't gotten the Wii U version yet, so I kinda hope it does come to Switch. I feel bad for the Wii U version owners not getting some sort of free update for the new characters though.

Oh look, another character that isn't coming to WiiU.

@RupeeClock Croagunk was actually in the data mine with the other 3. We just disregarded the significance of the Croagunk files since there isn't a way to distinguish between playable pokemon and supports. Essentially if people didn't jump to conclusions Croagunk would've been predicted like the others. So Empoleon is most likely next

You know, I could ask for Heracross like I do it everytime we hear this kinda news but how about a 7th gen Pokemon instead? May be a bit biased but how about Decidueye with its bow?

Also, gotta hope for a Switch port if we ever wanna play as these characters.

It really baffles me that the Wii U isn't getting this DLC.

@ShadJV While I'm not sure it would be first 6 months, I definitely agree that a Switch port will happen. To be honest I even think an enhanced port of Ultra Smash (with a tournament mode, a more fleshed out online mode including being able to play with friends, etc.) will probably happen.

I hope they port it to Switch! Fingers crossed!

Maybe an Ultra Beast? Those guys could be interesting fighters. Hell, there's your plot for a sequel, Ultra Beast invasion.

Snorlax! Really hoping for that Switch port since my Wii U will almost certainly get a new home in my basement storage in the next year. I got to try this game at a recent gaming event and it seemed pretty rad.

I really hope there is a DLC update once they finish adding all the fighters.

Every time I see an article like this I go to it hoping to see news of console Dlc and not an update that's irrelevant for pretty much all the readers here (or at least of no benefit). At this point there's just no way Wii U Dlc is happening for this or any title other than lego or just dance.

Well I just bought this last week, so if Nintendo release a Switch version with an updated roster then I'll wait for THAT version to get cheap before I buy it.

I really hope they release dlc for us who supported them through the U years and stood by them while they messed it all up, but I can't see them returning the favour.

Here's an idea Nintendo, since NNID will probably be transferred over to Switch, how about honouring us who bought into the U on day 1 by giving us an Ambassador program like the 3DS.

@Peterjr1 Feeling kind of the same. I was super excited for the Switch when they unveiled it but if rumours and leaks are to be believed over half the games in the first year or so are ports of games I own which is just disappointing. I just hope they add enough to each of them if true and not just include previous DLC that I also bought :/

I hope they add these to Pokken on WiiU and not just a Switch port.

Meloetta?!, Please?
upsi, well, XD, to wait this December 1st and we will know who is that Pokemon!, XD

@Peterjr1 Completely with you on the fact Nintendo is making Wii U owners look like suckers, though that's not going to impede me from buying the Switch day one. That being said, Nintendo should offer discounts on the ports to Wii U owners. They won't, but they should.

I want Sawk !

@Peterjr1
Well, at least you can use your Wii U to play Wii games. The backward is really helpful.

This will be the first Nintendo switch game we will see in action lol.

Update the console version! I'll even pay for it as dlc.

I'd have loved for Ampharos to be playable in Pokken. Maybe the sequel.

Come on, it's a crime that hawlucha isn't playable in this game.

What's the point if it's not coming to the Wii U? Pokken was such a missed opportunity in general.

I think people are forgetting that this is developed by Bandai Namco, not Nintendo... so they would obviously be more interested in developing the arcade version rather than the Wii U version.

Chances are they're just being lazy and are just planning to do one update to add all the extra characters at once... and as Empoleon should be the 20th fighter, and there is only enough space on the character select screen for 20 fighters, then we can probably expect to see this update within the next couple of months.

It would be nice if they were playable in the Wii U version but I bet ninty will release a ultimate edition for Switch.

Mienshaooooo

This should be our second-to-last character reveal this year.