Original Article By: Michael Malespin
Pokemon Snap 2 (Wii U; potential part 1 remake on the 3DS)
Pokemon Snap was a very interesting game that came out for the N64 where, as a character named Todd, you went around a bunch of different areas taking the best pictures of Pokemon possible. The game wasn’t large but it was sure more successful than anticipated. Taking a bunch of snapshots of Pokemon and even printing them out on the photo kiosks over at certain Blockbuster stores (remember that?) made the concept pretty cool. With the power of wi-fi, now these pictures can be shared around the world and even saved in an SD card to share on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter and even printing them to share around! So what do I have for a Pokemon Snap 2 for the Wii U?
The concept is simple. You pick an area, you get started with a set amount of film, and then you go through the stage trying to snap pictures of Pokemon with the assistance of items. This concept can be brought back but with many different areas and maybe even some new items! Maybe even a bomb to reveal some openings in some of these stages or Scope Lens to spot out ghost Pokemon or camouflage Pokemon lurking about.
So how would the gameplay work? The Wii U tablet is pretty much your camera throughout the entire game so that your aim can be 100% precise when snapping photos and tossing items by moving the tablet in front of the TV while the ZERO-ONE (like the last game) is moving on its own. The touch screen can be used for (maybe) different photographic lens or zooming to get the best Pokemon pictures possible. If you’re not comfortable with using the tablet to move the camera where you want it to get pointed, you can use the tablet as a simple controller and the analog stick would be your camera control. At this rate, unfortunately, the controls to this game can only be using the tablet, 3DS (maybe; utilizing the camera function of the system to serve as your controller), and Classic Controller because, if a lot of these features are added, it would be hard to use just the Wii Remotes. Maybe it can use the Wii Remote with Nunchuck combination but it’s still a little tough to pull off.
Just like the previous game, you might not have guessed it, but let’s split this game into 2 separate versions. A simple red and blue version should be appropriate. Red version would have an enormous amount of Pokemon from a combination of Johto and Sinnoh Pokemon while Blue version will have that same amount but with Hoenn and Unova Pokemon. With this, many Pokemon and areas (with amazing effects like molten lava or shooting stars) will show up in both games in full-fledged 1080p HD. The pictures coming out of them would be phenomenal. To add another fun combination, there could be a 3DS version of this but since I didn’t mention Kanto Pokemon, this could technically be a remake of Pokemon Snap for the N64 only this game will allow you to download 3 version-exclusive stages from both Wii U versions allowing you to download 6 stages from the Wii U game for you to not only increase the duration of the game but allow you to see certain Pokemon outside of Kanto in full 3D!
In terms of multiplayer, the Wii U versions would not have multiplayer but it would have Wi-fi so you can compete against 2-4 others in getting the best score in a set stage! You can keep the photos you take and even post some of your best and funniest photos in a Pokemon Snap Community Channel where people can vote on the best photos and have most popular photos of the week and month to spice up some competition. The 3DS version however can add multiplayer with the same format but allowing you to compete with friends in getting the best scores and even saving the high scores from your friends into your own game. It’s a nice way of keeping track on what Pokemon your friends are good at taking photos of.
Pokemon Puzzle League 2 (Wii U and POSSIBLE 3DS Title; Maybe Wii UWare as one of the 1st games to be launched under that sort of software)
Can anyone believe that this game never came out for Japan? This game actually took the elements of the popular Tetris Attack game for the SNES (and Puzzle League for the GBA did the same thing) and launched it into a Pokemon idea. It was a heavily addicting game that made players on the edge of their seats trying to quickly remove blocks while attacking the opponent. It was a great 2-player game that pushed players to kill each other with massive garbage blocks with their favorite trainers and Pokemon.
Now what can this game do to improve from the prequel? For one thing, this will allow players to be a male/female trainer and pick from a great assortment of Pokemon to compete against a lot of different trainers (the Pokemon SHOULD have their anime voices). You select 3 Pokemon out of (for example) 200 of them (40 each region maybe?) and then you begin. Another concept that can work is that garbage blocks can grow or get chopped down depending on which Pokemon your own Pokemon are facing. Super effective would multiply the garage blocks’ sizes and not very effective would shrink the size of the garage blocks.
Best part of this game would be finally using this style of gameplay for Wi-fi. Face trainers around the world with your favorites for 3-on-3 matches (potential best 2 out of 3). Nothing fancy and very simple. This gives players that loved playing these types of games a great way to remember how fast they were at acing others at them.
Pokemon Stadium Compilation (leading to bringing back R/B/Y and G/S/C for the 3DS)
A particularly odd thing to pull off but it can work like this: those that miss the old way of playing Pokemon can get Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, or Crystal versions from Virtual Console, play those games, and then use the memory data from the 3DS system with the game to transfer their Pokemon over to this game. Question gets raised here, “How can we trade Pokemon since it was all game link cables and such?” If you manage to get this Game Boy game to work wirelessly as if it were plugged into a cable, it works! But if not, this is why Pokemon Stadium can work in this favor. In the original Pokemon Stadium, trainers were able to trade and battle from that particular game so trainers can simply use this game to do the same.
Why do I say compilation? What if we compiled BOTH Pokemon Stadiums into one game? 6 Stadium Cups, 2 rounds, Triple-sped playing of the Game Boy games, Battle Now, the works! This game will touch the hearts of the lost Pokemon players that played and enjoyed the games in the past. Does it need much more? Not really. It’s like doubling the challenges and mini-games that can be played ALL in 3-D. Seeing Pokemon and attacks in 3-D would attract some of the players that are curious to see a Flamethrower or Hyper Beam looking like it’s coming off the edge of the screen!
Due to the first game idea I threw at you guys and the fact that R/B/Y/G/S/C can be easily saved on the 3DS, this Stadium compilation should come out for just the 3DS. It couldn’t hurt since the 3DS’ capabilities are definitely nothing to scoff at. This system is more than capable of doing all this and then some and not a bad idea if you guys want a great aftermath of the first game idea.
Pokemon Party! (For both systems)
What might this be? If you guys, with Game Freak, can team up with Hudson (partners of the Mario Party series), you guys can pull off a game made up entirely of Pokemon mini-games! Think of the opportunities! You guys can come up with so many mini-games, it would be crazy! The only thing that would make this hard is using the Wii U Tablets for 4 players…we have no confirmation that the Wii U supports more than one tablet at all. Of course, it would be a ton of fun to use the tablet with the 4 Wii Remotes on a lot of the games. It would be a great multi-player game that, with the help of Hudson and the Wii U’s amazing wi-fi, can even be taken online to party with a bunch of people from around the world! This can be added to the list of games children can play online without parents worrying about what they’re getting into in terms of online competitiveness!
How would this work you may ask? Again, this would re-create the ‘Party-like’ gameplay that Hudson is known for. You start off by picking what kind of trainer you want to be (child [boy or girl], Beauty trainer, Cool trainer [boy or girl], Muscleman, Old woman, Old man, and then 2 hidden ones being Red and Crystal). Now…bringing whichever trainer makes no difference as to what Pokemon you get for each mini-game or who has better odds. It just depends on what kind of trainer you like to use. You and 3 other trainers land on a game board with different areas. You roll 2 dices and you walk that certain amount of steps forward; passing through obstacles and landing on spaces that increase your experience points. Your goal is to collect as much Gym Badges as you can to become the greatest trainer in the game (it works since you’re controlling a bunch of Pokemon for the mini-games). You battle in the gym by completing the gyms’ set mini-games and, when you win, you earn the badge!
With Experience, you can purchase the mini-games you’ve played so you can play again and again. With the collected mini-games, tournaments can be played using these mini-games to see who the top underdog in all of them becomes! Wi-fi can really bring a lot of people together into the boards. Thanks to the mini-games, the high scores can be posted online for bragging rights and something to really go after. Even high scores (of experience and gym badges) for each map can be posted online!
The only difference between the Wii U and 3DS versions would be the mini-games and stages. Another way could be that, instead of controlling trainers in the Wii U version, one can control Pokemon and use them for each of the touch screen mini-games. StreetPass can be used to transfer high scores and records to other 3DS systems to give people high scores to aim at!
In conclusion:
The 3DS is still a baby but the Wii U is set to come out soon and, with all this, you guys are going to be dishing out some great games at both of the systems’ disposals. This sounds like a lot of games but these are some cool ideas that would be sweet! I am merely a fan but I can definitely tell you that, if you use most or all of these ideas, the fans will go crazy and these games will sell extremely well. I wish you guys a lot of luck in the future and, thank you for reading this letter.
Sincerely,
Michael Malespin
Just a fan; nothing more
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