Here's Our First Look At Pokémon Trading Card Game Live, Coming "Soon"

Why don't they make a Switch version?

still no Switch port?

I’m shocked this isn’t on Switch. Seems like a good fit.

No Switch? No deal...

I'm okay playing Gwent 👌👍

I really want an RPG version of this on Switch. It'd be so much fun!

Want to play but only with decks from the early editions

So this won't use the thousands of cards that ive already collected in the current online game?

Why not bring it to Switch? Would be a perfect fit!

The fact that this isn't on Switch just goes to show that TPC should have never been a separate entity from Nintendo

@UltimateOtaku91 I've seen a few folks reporting that we will be able to bring our collections over to the new client (as I imagine PTCGO will go away at some point).

@duducamargo yeah just read on serebii that when you first log in it will give you the option to transfer everything over, but you only get that one chance

Shame that Legacy will die with that. Rellay enjoyed that format.
But it is a done deal now. PTCGO will die shortly before PTCGL will start. Time to move on or stop playing. For me it will be the second option because the format i was playing the most will no longer exist.

@Ralizah Speaking of video games, The Pokémon Trading Card Game was actually a lot of fun on gbc and I wish we had gotten more of that.

I don't get why this isn't on NSO. Sure, the Pokemon company have to do their own thing and grow their brand outside of Switch, but yeah...I don't get it.

Why the hell is this available on PC and Mac but not the Switch? What is going on with Nintendo these past few weeks, man...

@Nephestinus This isn't created by Nintendo. Not even close.

@sanderev Of course it isn't, but Nintendo owns a quite a bit of a percentage of Pokémon as a whole. I'm sure they have quite a bit of power on where games like these land on. Which is why I'm surprised as to why it isn't on Switch.
The last part on what I said isn't also solely focused on this decision alone.

Last time i played this was 2014 , and this looks almost the same ,idk why call it a different name rather than an update. That being said its weird not seeing it on switch

Just give us a new pokemon trading card game like 1 and 2 for the switch. These "Go" games are a joke.

@sanderev From the Pokemon TCG Live website "©️️2021 Pokémon. ©️️1995–2021 Nintendo / Creatures Inc. / GAME FREAK inc. TM, ®, and character names are trademarks of Nintendo."

People need to stop pretending like Pokemon is separate from Nintendo, just because they read something on a blog.

Everything Pokemon puts out is licensed by Nintendo. They own the Pokemon trademarks. The games are made and copy-written in a joint venture that always involves Nintendo. Again.. Nintendo owns the Pokemon Trademarks. Game Freak and Creatures INC, are not allowed to release Pokemon products without Nintendo's OK.

Pokemon TCG live is copy-written in part by Nintendo (the Pokemon Company is a company shared with Nintendo and the two others), meaning they are credited with creating parts of this game.

Lol this cool thing comes out, and the first 10 comments are whining about the lack of switch port. Never change, guys

I'd be a bit surprised if there wasn't a Switch version in the works. Not sure why people are that bothered though. Surely it's just as convenient, if not easier, to play a Mobile version as it would be a Switch version? Especially one that's also coming to Desktop. It'll be the same game regardless.

Everyone's acting like this isn't coming to the Switch. I really think it is. If you read about it, the version that's coming to PC and mobile isn't really going to be a finished product. It's not going to even have all of the already announced formats or even cards at launch. It's only going to have like mid Sun/Moon onwards and will only support a standard format ladder.

My prediction is that once they finish working the bugs out on PC and mobile, then they'll bring it to Switch.

And frankly, this needed to happen. The current Pokemon Trading Card Game client is laughably obsolete compared to like, any other digital card game active today. Like Magic and Yugioh.

@Divinebovine Cool... Or just a way to push booster pack sales? Seems like the latter to me since they have to kill off a game to make this one "successful".

Is it like Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Super Game Boy, with an exciting adventure story mode, a nice little overworld with interesting locations and NPCs, great music, lots of cards to win, and a beautiful ending? Then I'm sad it's not announced for Switch.

Or is it just a free-2-play online game with microtransactions? Then to hell with that.

@Tim_Vreeland
Interesting, because really many, many people forget that, and because, if we remember correctly, The Sword and Shield games "incident", for GAME FREAK, according to many, ""many"" fans, were the only responsible (And do not say no, because literally in many comments all over the internet, wished the worst for Game Freak "only". ), but no Nintendo nor Pokemon Company, they were "innocent" here, oh well....

I hope there's an option to play CPU opponents to practise, it's been a while since I've played and would like to get to grips with it before launching into playing randoms. I'm super excited about this, just hope my phone can handle it 🤣, which is also the reason why I'd like it on Switch 🤞🤞

@UglyCasanova I don't think they need help with that, they apparently sold 34billion cards this past year!

@Tim_Vreeland Nintendo owns 33% of Pokémon, the other 3 are GameFreak and Creatures Inc.

@UglyCasanova It's not exactly killing off a game, they're just updating the old one, which people have complained is like a 2005 flash game for years, whilst putting a new name on it. It appears to work in the exact same way as the old one otherwise.

@SKTTR If it's like the existing one, it won't have microtransactions. That's one of the great things about PTCGO, it doesn't allow you to purchase things in-game with real money, just allowing to use in game currency earned through matches and codes you get from physical purchases.

@UltimateOtaku91 apparently your cards will transfer over or something

@SakuraHaruka Yeah, Nintendo is definitely at fault there. But it doesn’t really matter, because people jump on bandwagons full of pitchforks and torches, without ever looking into things for themselves. Just taking the good word of fellow commenters , and sketchy blogs.

@Divinebovine What is cool about it? It already runs on android phones if you sideload it, since they won't let you download it from the google store. They are removing trading, which is in the name of the freaking game, and say that "some" product may be replaced if you transfer to the new game. By the way, if you don't transfer, you lose everything when the current version of the game comes out. Also, yes, why is there no switch version? They should have done a switch version of the current game.

What a shameful cash grab. Literally screwing every long time customer, and anyone new who wants to get into the game. Fitting I found out about this the day that Pokemon Unite comes to phones.