Poll: So, Will You Be Getting Pokémon Pokopia?

It may have Pokemon, but cozy games just aren't for me. In my games, I need VIOLENCE.

I would, but... you know.

At least it's nice to see it having become a pretty good game though.

I’ve put about five hours into it so far. I’m not a cozy game person, so I don’t know how long it’ll keep my interest, but I might like to try and complete the PokeDex and Habitat Dex.

@Yosher No…we really don’t know. Is it because it’s a GKC release? Is it because you can’t afford it/justify the purchase right now? Is it because it’s not your kind of game?

NOPE.
Wake me up when the game get re-released in proper physical game card.

These type of games are not my cup of tea. Sorry...🤷‍♂️

Nah, I know my tastes enough to know I'd play it at most for an hour or so before getting bored and never touching it again.

I can't believe this game is pulling the reviews it is. Some are saying it's akin to VIVA PIÑATA, so my wife would probably love it.

Pour one out for the "I don't even have a Switch 2 yet!" folks like yours truly. XD

We don’t spend money on Pokemon anymore. Until the catchphrase “gotta catch em all” is true again and the National Dex is brought back, Pokemon is a deader franchise in this house than F-Zero

Reviews got me very interested, though I’m usually not interested in sandbox games. They take up way too much of my time and my backlog is already so big….

It doesn't look like a game worth a high price IMO. The game is an interesting creation/cozy game but it doesn’t really look like a game I would play, also I’m glad the ones who got it enjoy it.

There is a certain satisfaction in hitting “no” on a poll for a game I don’t care about (nothing against Pokopia, I’m just not interested).

I actually ended up buying despite the reveal trailer doing absolutely nothing for me. But something about the 30th anniversary got me in a pokemon mood plus the great reviews comparing it to dq builders, and now I'm glad I did. It's been pretty fun so far

I'm waiting for the Arlo review. I tend to agree and share most of the same preferences he has.

it looks cute and im glad impressions seem to be that its great, but im saving my life sim fix for tomodachi life next month. i cant wait to design a bunch of weird freaks (miis)

For now, I'll hold out for a potential physical, whether that comes in the form of them just doing a reprint on the 16GB cartridges that exist now (the decision to put Pokopia on a Game-Key Card was likely made when 64GB ones remained the only option) or, if the paid DLC that I believe was mentioned in the Game Freak gigaleak comes to fruition, a bundle with that akin to how Sword/Shield and Scarlet/Violet were rereleased physically with the DLC included. I may end up caving, in which case I will opt for the eShop version (at least the game is currently only around 6.2 GB, making it the smallest first-party release on Switch 2 that isn't one of the true eShop exclusives), but I know I'm not likely to start the game anytime soon. My biggest concern is that the Game-Key Card version is performing very well, even selling out at some retailers, and so it'll lead to future Pokemon games using them - even numerous other Nintendo games as well. The worst-case scenario is that Winds and Waves will be $80 Game-Key Cards, as Pokopia is already retailing for the same price as Mario Kart World in Japan.

I'll wait a year or two for the price to drop on the second hand market.
$40 and I will give it a go.

Nope. Just not my thing but if I hope the people it appeals to enjoy it.

I'm getting it but not quite yet. Current plan is to get it after Easter.

I absolutely refuse to buy Game Key Cards. I will never buy one. I might consider the digital release if it goes on sale. But the fact that they’re already lousing the game up with FOMO disinclines me to buying it in the future as well.

I look for..."anti-cozy" games generally, and hated Animal Crossing.

Hoping this isn't too much like that one. Hope it has more purpose and challenge, not just aimlessly decorating and petting animals.

So I'm going Game Key. If it isn't for me, at all, then I'll recoup most of my cost.

This game really caught my attention. I’ll probably get it later. Digitally at that.

First of all, game-key card = no purchase no matter what. Second, Ditto is just too creepy looking in humanoid form. He looks like the improbable offspring of an alien and Adam Silver.

@UpsideDownRowlet A Cramorant is trying to eat you at some point

I will get it this weekend for 30 Euros. Wouldn’t pay much more than that for it. 70 is just too much for what it is I wasn’t interested at all until I read all the reviews but decided to give it a try.

I'm intrigued. Not normally my type of game, but a friend of mine might get it and if he says it is awesoms and it has good multiplayer, I might pick it up.

@PikaPhantom : This is setting such an awful, awful precedent. Et tu, Nintendo? 😞

Nope, not buying anything from Nintendo until they drop their prices.

Especially if they continue this lawsuit against the US government for refunds on tariffs. They are already charging a high enough price and will not be giving customers a refund, so why should they get one?

Are people still complaining about the GameKeyCard thing? Sigh.

I got the game day one. As a nice download from the eShop

I think I'll give it a go, even if I'm not much for Cozy games.
But I will finish off a few games before I get it. I'm already falling behind this year. I got resi half done, leaf green half done, I haven't even got REANIMAL yet.

Preordered with Shopto and I'm still waiting for it to arrive. Don't think I'll be using them again.

Hope everyone who has purchased it is enjoying it though

Bought it yesterday, two hours in and i love it!

In no rush to play it so I will be waiting for an eshop sale as no point in buying a game key card for me as the it is going to take up console storage anyway.

@ShadLink Yep. People are still complaining, because it's still a problem. This is an anti-consumer step too far by Nintendo.

My partner picked it up on release day. I have no idea when I'll have chance to dive in, but Im excited to play this one. I have fallen so hard for the 30th anniversary hype. Pokémon got me good. 🫣

@VinzClortho1981 The catchphrase was never true and was dropped well before Gen 8. Having over 1000 PM and balancing around that is just not viable.

Put around 6 hours into it so far and its been excellent.

I got it on launch. Went with the Eshop version because the Game Key Cards are useless. If I'm not going to be getting a true physical copy, I don't want a physical copy.

The anti-GKC people really aren't going to have much of a Switch 2 library this Gen.

@DennisReynolds
I have quite some games already.
Also I would consider buying game key cards but only extremely cheap ones.

@DennisReynolds I mean, I just don't see a point in owning a game physically if the game isn't on the cartridge at all. It's a waste of plastic, similar to codes in boxes. If they insist on making something a GKC only, I'll just buy it digital. If it's an actual physical copy, I'll get the physical copy.

Maybe one day, if we get a proper physical release. I accept third party games to come on that format (I'd rather get them as GKC than not getting them at all), but Nintendo published games? No way!

Absolutely nothing about the game that appeals to me.

I played a little bit of it yesterday, but I didn't get very far in it before I had to go to bed. But it does seem like an enjoyable experience so far. I was describing it to friends and coworkers at Pokémon meets Minecraft meets Animal Crossing, all of which I do like.

Plus, the star of the show for once is Ditto, which--while not as instantly recognizable as Pikachu or Eevee--is popular in its own right. I know one Dutch VTuber I follow by the name of Jorunna van de Zee is obsessed with Ditto (to the point that she has an entire room dedicated to it; I've seen the photos), and she loves the game so far. I can't wait to tell her that I got the game myself when she starts streaming in about 20 minutes from now!

Not until there is a proper physical release.

@RainbowGazelle Except that it's not anti-consumer.

@ShadLink If it's coming from Nintendo? Of course we complain!

@Shepdawg1 Well right now it's also because I had an event in life where money is tighter for me at the moment yeah, so I do have to choose my purchases more carefully. And GKC releases are definitely not in that budget.

I got it digital day one.
Figured there had to be something to it with such high reviews despite not really playing cozy games aside from fantasy life I.
Haven't touched it after the initial few hours.

I'll just put another 100 hours in Builders 2

Probably not one for me, but delighted that many seem to love it. I like that the discord, GKC stuff aside, seems pretty positive about it.

Human Ditto still kinda creeps me out! Haha.

I will not, as it's not really in a genre of game I'm interested in... Wake me up when they release another pinball game.

The key card situation isn’t ideal but it’s so strange that people will say I’m not buying the key card version I will buy it off the eshop instead what if you don’t like the game you are stuck with it at least you can sell the key card version I don’t see the logic plus you can usually buy the key card version for less than what a game will cost on the eshop

@VoidofLight Oh i get that logic its the people who just refuse to buy any game that isn't 100% physical i eye roll at.

To me it is just entirely pointless. I chose this generation to go all digital anyway. Since I really don't like swapping gamecards or discs to begin with.

I think I have to put this one in the "wait and see" category. I rarely buy things at launch to begin with, and while the game itself seems great, there's just too much about the way it's being sold that rubs me the wrong way. I doubt it'll ever get a proper physical release, but if I happen to have a gift card during an eshop sale a few years from now, maybe I'll convince myself to pick it up.

I already put over 20 hours in the first 2 days. Game of the year not even joking this is my favorite Pokémon game in a long time

Looks fun, and I'm not usually a pokemon guy. But at this point I'm still waiting for an OLED or some kind of superior version for Switch 2. We'll see..

I'd love to try it out but I can't justify spending that much money for a game I may not enjoy.
Wish there was a demo

I have zero interest in it

Still not my fisrt Pokemon game.

I'm still not convinced this franchise will entertain me. The more videos I watch on YouTube, the less fun I find it. This applies to Pokopia, as well as all the other Pokémon games. I bought Shin Megami Tensei V Vengeance on Steam. If I like that game, maybe I'll try Pokémon in the future.

Reading some of the comments here got me more interested. I'm just not sure I'd like the building aspect (at least if it's "aimless", just pure creativity without goals is not for me). And the price is definitely an issue, would have given it a try for half the price.

*Physical release. Non-Nintendo focused gaming sites don't differentiate between the PS and Xbox equivalent of GKC and "proper" physical releases, so why do you insist on forcing this narrative with Switch 2?

@Gs69 The logic is pretty simple. You don't have to hate all download-only games to hate the idea of all games being download-only. I might be willing to buy a random spinoff game with a relatively small file size digitally, but I absolutely will not buy a game that's important to me or one with a larger file size unless it's physical. There are going to be boxes for Pokemon Winds and Waves on store shelves in a couple years, and if key card sales on Pokopia are poor, then those boxes have much better odds of containing a physical game. If there's any chance people like me can make our stance clear now so we don't have to choose between our hobby and our standards later, then we'll take it.

@Anachronism I hear what you are saying and agree but people are gonna have a small library of switch 2 games if they stick rigidly to this principle Nintendo are simply not going to change this it’s profitable for them and for third parties so no matter how much noise we make about it’s simply not going to go away . I bought cyberpunk 2077 just because everything is on the cartridge and I think that was an honourable thing of CD Projekt Red to do but unfortunately no one is following look at resident evil requiem would have easily fit in a cartridge but Capcom chose not to Nintendo are creating this situation it’s up to them to fix it but they won’t

@Gs69 If they don't change course, then they can go on making bad decisions and bleeding customers and I can focus on other hobbies. I've loved Nintendo since I was a kid, but ultimately the relationship still comes down to trading money for a quality product. If they're going to abandon the standards they've lived up to until now, then they're no longer the company I cared about.

@Anachronism it’s a bad situation and the problem is Nintendo have made this a valid option for publishers to use and it saves them money so I can’t see any of them going back to traditional physical games. I reluctantly bought a switch 2 I wasn’t excited as I normally around a new hardware release and sometimes I have to remind myself that I actually own a switch 2 I have a near complete pal Dreamcast collection which I cherish I love to look at it as much as actually playing it and I know I will never get this from owning the switch 2 it’s sad but that’s the way it is

**One hour later** I bought it, haha

Why wait for the key card to arrive, or to pick it up, when you can get the same digital game from the eshop?

I'm not the biggest fan of Pokémon games but I like cozy games like Animal Crossing, so I might get the digital version eventually.

This title is the end of physical media. I don't see them bothering again now that this sells like crazy. Evil wins again.

@Tyranexx

(No pressure, of course, I totally understand why some folks don't have a Switch 2 yet, etc, etc, disclaimers and all that)

I'll get it at some point, but I need to start beating other games before I start buying new ones as of now.

I buy digital, so the whole key card controversy is completely moot for me. No, what keeps me from getting Pokopia is that I'll be way too busy with other sim games. I still play Animal Crossing, I'll return to Dreamlight Valley when the Switch 2 version comes late this month, and there's Tomodachi Life starting in April. If I ever play Pokopia, it won't be until very late this year or even from next year on.

I bought it digitally earlier this week and finally had time to start playing this morning. So far I am loving it! The game is full of charm and new content and abilities are unlocked at a good pace. Even early on it feels like there is plenty to do.

It reminds me a lot of Viva Pinata, which I loved back in the day.

Nah, it's just not for me personally. Plus I'm busy with other games at the moment anyway.

@Chimaj I hope you enjoy it! The building is really fun and goal-oriented so far in my experience. I'm a few hours in and there is plenty to do. Building, crafting, improving Pokemon habitats, exploring, collecting new objects and recipes, etc.

@MagGnome Thank you, I've enjoyed the first hour and am eager to continue!

I will get it as soon as I can get it at an affordable price. And besides that I really need to clear some of my backlog before allowing myself to get a new game anyway.

I'll get it though need for the old wallet to recharge first.

@Anti-Matter I dont get why it being a gck would stop you from playing the actual game, it doesn't affect your actual gameplay experience

@ShadLink Passing the costs of storing the game onto the consumer, without lowering the price of the games? Sounds anti-consumer to me.

Nah, I’m not interested in Animal Crossing, so a Pokemon themed AC isn’t for me either. Hope the people who do get it enjoy it.

@FishyS I'm in the same boat, it's like the perfect blend of DQB and Pokémon for me, but I absolutely can't justify the price for what ultimately amounts to a non-physical release. I've got a bit of hope though. I went to a local store here yesterday and they had Legends Z-A for 40 instead of 70 €, which really surprised me. I wonder if it sold so badly here that they're cutting the price this much already. But it gives me hope for a price cut for Pokopia down the line.

I'd like to get it someday, but the price is just too high for me right now.

I don’t support key card games

@NintendoGlazer
Game key card is a scam product.
The cartridge is empty.
You must connect to internet to download the whole game.
It will waste more internal storage than playing with proper physical cartridge.
I bought the games not to resell them after play.
The game key card will be useless in the future when the server is closed.

@Anti-Matter so just get it digital

@The_Nintendo_Expat I'm curious about the ratio of Switch 2 users vs. total active users as well. Though I'm not sure how to do so outside of polls and self-reporting, which allows for some margin of error.

@CaleBoi25 I'll grab a Switch 2 one day, just not sure when yet lol. Probably when Nintendo releases a title I absolutely, positively need day one. I'm at least trying to hold out for a light revision or SE console.

@NintendoGlazer
I don't even want get the digital.
Every digital games I purchased just being neglected (never touch again) after I played for several minutes.
Getting digital also wasting more internal storage than using actual physical cartridge.

@NintendoGlazer he would need to own a Switch 2 first. That might help.

Got it first day via the e-shop and having an absolute blast

Yep, got my copy on launch day! It’s Animal Crossing with Pokemon. Gotta love it.

Animal Crossing seems to be something that people who generally get all physical are willing to get digitally why doesn’t the same thing apply to this ? (I am not that price sensitive so I have been getting quite a bit more eshop retail titles. I wish I had that mindset for cotton reboot when it released. I play the arcade version but the X68000 version is a lot nicer.)

Probably one day.

@VinzClortho1981 at least F-Zero got 99, Star Fox takes the crown for being dead since 2006 (excluding 64 3D that's a remake, Zero which shoved Star Fox back in the grave & I'm not counting a DLC add on to Starlink which I got bored of).

On topic of Pokopia, no I will not get it because it's morally right to loathe the existence of Game Key Cards.

It looks cute but hard no. Nintendo made every business decision against me getting this game. Digital-only/GKC, Switch 2 exclusive, $70. This is also something I wish came out years ago, but now I'm just not interested in a game like this.

I don't enjoy these kind of games enough to buy a second one.
Animal Crossing New Leaf was fun but i don't need a second one.

But it does look really cute and i enoy watching others playing it while doing something else.

Bought a lot of stuff very close together with the Resident Evil Generations Pack and Pokemon Leaf Green coming out at the same time and Soma also going on sale.

So if I end up getting this, It'll at some point after my wallet recovers and my brain gets bored.

I feel torn. I like cozy games, (tho i always play violent ones), but the trailer for Pokopia didn’t really intrigue me….

I'm really torn now, seeing that it's one of (Or THE?) top rated Pokemon games. Animal Crossing New Leaf was one of my top most played games on my 3ds, but I've hardly put in any hours on New Horizons. I way prefer action games, so I'll just have to wait and see. I think I'm going to wait and watch some of my favorite Poketubers play it and see their thoughts and some of the game play, then decide.

Fears about Nintendo servers closing are incredibly overblown and wildly inaccurate. I estimate 30 to 35 years (probably more actually) before the Switch servers are completely unavailable to even redownload games. To date, Nintendo has not shut down servers for redownloading any game - this goes back some 20 years.
In the 30++ years before the servers for Switch and Switch 2 games shut, it's relatively more likely for physical media to fail and definitely more likely they get lost, damaged, etc.

Those fearing server closure need to remember that they'll only happen in this order : Wii (not happened yet) > Wii U (also not happened yet) > Switch 1 > Switch 2

Nope. Not getting it

Got it and love it already. It's mix Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Minecraft and Dragon Quest Builders. 💜💜💜🎮🎮🎮

I know its made by the dragon quest builders devs but the game doesn't look half as deep as dqb. It looks shallow and basic in terms of creative builds

I'm just kinda, nahhhhh.

But I might be pressured later down the line.

Hell yeah and I'm glad I can ignore the game-key issue. Proper physical would be nice, but PC gaming taught me physical releases won't be a thing in the future. Sucks a lot but that won't keep me away from this gem of a game. If I can swallow that pill when it comes to PC gaming I can do so on console too. Especially if not buying it won't change a damn thing. Not when it comes to pokemon

@Anti-Matter lol it wont get release again as a true physical. I think physical games are slowly going away.

@kingv84
Well, that means I have a nice excuse to continue my current Dragon Quest Builders 1 & 2 PS4 version on my PS5 machine instead.

Not my type of game. I am not bothered by keycard games, this just looks like I would be bored.

If it were just me, I’d go with “maybe.” I’m not a big life sim guy in general, but I did mostly enjoy ACNH and I like Pokémon. However, for my seven-year-old, it’s a no-brained. Putting Pokémon together with Animal Crossing along with elements of Minecraft? This game was made for him!

Like many others I’m skipping it since it’s a Game-Key Card.

They’re doing a great job breaking up their fanbase with these unnecessary practices.

Alright not gonna lie, the poll answers were maybe a bit too much this time around. It's fun every now and then but long story short, yes I will, waiting for a price drop

Gotta say, so interesting seeing the majority of comments on the Nintendo fan site being relatively lukewarm on Pokopia, meanwhile from my irl experience and Twitter, the game seems to be hitting the streets like Walter White's own blend. Heck, my sister who was skeptical of the Switch 2 bought one just to play it.

Personally, I'm loving every minute. I have been craving a new Viva Pinata and loved DQ Builders so this is like a match made in heaven for me.

@VinzClortho1981 Expecting a cozy game spin off to include every single Pokemon (of which there are over 1000 now), years after the catchphrase was retired, seems like a bit of a weird hill to die on if you still enjoy the franchise overall.

I saw the catchphrase on a poster in a store YESTERDAY. But yeah… Pokemon is no longer for me.

I'm going to get it this week. I don't think that's "but not right away" but neighter is it "I already have it!"

I think week 1 is reasonable for being somewhere in between those two options.

This game looks really boring, so I won't be picking it up. And it being on a GKC is just an extra slap in the face.

Nintendo would have to pull a miracle to get me to buy a switch 2 at this point. I enjoy following the news but this thing is the most anti consumer piece of junk they’ve ever put out.

@the_beaver Pokemon Pokopia IS a 3rd party game though, as it's developed by Koie Tecmo- NOT Nintendo. Nintendo has promised that ALL their 1st party-developed games will be on normal game cards, so Pokopia doesn't count as a 1st party-developed game!

@Nintendofanatic994 Nintendo published this game, which is what matters.
So no excuses, this is not a third party game.