The Pokémon Company has announced two new games for Facebook: Pokémon Tower Battle and Pokémon Medallion Battle.
Tower Battle is described as a physics-based puzzler, has been developed by Bombay Play, and is available now worldwide. Here's the full description:
Pokémon Tower Battle, available now worldwide, is a unique take on the Pokémon franchise: players compete by stacking Pokémon against one another to create the tallest Pokémon towers. As players discover, catch and level-up rare Pokémon, they can compete in real-time against friends or across a global leaderboard. It might seem like a simple physics-based puzzler at first, but the strategic choices in where and how players stack Pokémon will determine the true Tower Battle masters.
Medallion Battle is currently available to players in the Asia-Pacific region and has been developed by GCTurbo. It's a digital card battle strategy game requiring the player to collect, battle and evolve pocket monsters.
Pokémon Medallion Battle, now available to players in the Asia-Pacific region, is a digital card battle strategy game. In the game, trainers collect, battle and evolve Pokémon in medallion form and embark on a journey with their companions to win gym badges and complete their Pokédex. Players can also discover new Pokémon--introduced every month--to create even better decks.
The Pokémon Company CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara said launching the games through Facebook would allow people from all around the world to experience Pokémon in digital form. The company is also "especially thrilled" to be collaborating with Facebook Gaming, which allows new audiences to enjoy the Pokémon games online.
Will you be checking out either of these games? Comment down below.
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Meanwhile, in 2009
Only a fool would use Facebook
Sorry, I forbid myself to Zuck
From the looks of the first image, this is a game with only Gen 1 Pokémon.
...Can someone explain to me the purpose of limiting a game to Gen 1 mons if the goal is to expand the audience to people who otherwise aren't familiar with Pokémon? Is the target audeince really people who played Pokémon in 1997 and never again after that?
On no you don't Pokémon, I still remember what you did to Pokémon Duel.
That pic makes me wish there were Pokémon pog caps.
No thanks, I myself am a Bebo user only.
Oh, awesome, because I'm sssssoooo nostalgic about Gen I... again... and again... and again...
Also, MySpace support when?
Can I embed these games into my Geocities fansite SillyLUVSPokémon4Ever?
@Audiobrainiac
They existed in Mexico many years ago. Had a somewhat big collection from the small chip bags. Wish I knew where it was put...,
What a Meowth.
It's perplexing to see these games release on Facebook rather than mobile. Presumably there were some Zuckerbucks for exclusivity involved, cuz' I can't imagine they thought it would be a better platform than the app and play stores.
So instead of the nationaldex, this is what they where working on. Great use of time and resources.
@Fido007 you do realize they literally just said the names of the developers in this article for both games, right?
So what you just stated is basically completely irrelevant to the nationaldex "issue"
@Ttimer5 lol they also where in the chip bags over at Puerto Rico, i still have all of mines put away in a box in my closet. Ahh, those where some good times, we had a great childhood!
@Chibi_Manny I guess you're right.. my bad.
I barely touch my Facebook 😑
@frogopus
I was one of those Gen 1 kids. I was born in 1991. I guess the difference is that I never stopped paying attention to Pokémon, so now there are hundreds of critters I love just as much as the Gen 1 lot.
To me, it feels like such a waste to create such interesting, unique, appealing and amazing critters, yet avoid using them on purpose.
The only justification I ca think of is maybe The Pokémon Company believes that trying to get old fans to appreciate new Pokémon is a lost cause, so they are trying to cash in on lingering memories of Gen 1.
It feels cynical, and rather unlike something that a company trying to promote their brand should aim for.
@EarthboundBenjy licensing the first 151 is a lot easier than all of them
Yo tower battle is straight up AWFUL. If the goal is to make a game to hand to your toddler to keep them distracted, mission accomplished but woof that's some 2002 flash game level crap.
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