Official US Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Cs4L1JALY
Website up in Japanese: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/pokken/
Official Japanese Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/pokken_official
Livestream and video of announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLRbj6imR04&pxtry=1
It sounds like arcade only confirmed for now. As people have mentioned, Namco release their games for Arcade first, so no doubt this will get a Wii U release.
Confirmed for Japan 2015 at the moment.
Some questions asked to Hareda on Twitter (Japanese translation)
Website up in Japanese: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/pokken/
Official Japanese Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/pokken_official
Livestream and video of announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLRbj6imR04&pxtry=1
It sounds like arcade only confirmed for now. As people have mentioned, Namco release their games for Arcade first, so no doubt this will get a Wii U release.
Confirmed for Japan 2015 at the moment.
Some questions asked to Hareda on Twitter (Japanese translation)
Q: Is it true that Tekken characters [will] be making guest appearances in Pokemon/Pokken Tournament?
Harada: Ha, ha, ha. Nope, Tekken characters will not be making an appearance.
Harada: As we're making a Pokemon fighting action battle game, I've already touched on this while on the livestream, but in this game there will not be a high/mid/low guard system mechanic. Instead, we're planning to include a new type of [mechanic]
Q: -As it's a fighting game, I'm a little worried that the roster will be full of humanoid-looking Pokemon.. I'd rather be surprised with unexpected picks instead.
Harada: That's not a problem at all. Technologically-speaking, we shouldn't face any problems in implementing whatever Pokemon we want. In terms of the system mechanics, we'll be looking at what fans would want, so please rest assured.
Q: Congrats on making Pokken a reality! And thank you for that! Rather than tweet you a request, today I've got a bit of a query: in Pokken Tournament it seems like Pokemon trainers do not exist? It's not that I'm requesting for them to make an appearance, but rather I'd just like to find out if that's the case.
Harada: Worry not.