Pokémon Fighting Game Pokken Tournament Is Coming To Wii U

Pokken Tournament, previously only available on arcades in Japan, is coming west for Wii U.

The Pokémon Company announced the news today at the Pokémon World Championships in Boston, assuring fans that the fighting game will get a worldwide release on Wii U this spring. Like the arcade version, this will be developed by Tekken publisher Bandai Namco and it will star a cast of Pokémon brawling and beating on one another, fighter-style..

For more on Pokken Tournament, check out our impressions from Japan.

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