Since the release of the first Pokémon role-playing game in 1996, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have attempted to capitalize on the success of the core series by overlaying its colorful cartoon characters on other genres. Thanks in no small part to the power of the brand, Pokémon pinball, puzzle, turn-based dungeon…
Collecting all the Pokémon in a normal installment of Nintendo's beloved role-playing series is a daunting enough task for your average game reviewer. Pokémon Conquest asks them to conquer an entire continent while they do it. Man, Nintendo, cut some critics a little slack.
Just in case you thought it was a bad (or good!) dream, here's a trailer to remind you that, yes, Pokémon Conquest - otherwise known as Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition - is inexplicably seeing a Western release
You might be wondering what Tecmo Koei's got up its corporate sleeves after Ninja Gaiden 3
America is getting a Pokémon strategy game this June. It's called Pokémon Conquest, a name-change from Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition, which is what it's been called in Japan.
