Pikachu, I choose you! For a starring role in the next Pokémon game, that is.
Later this month, Japanese broadcaster NHK is airing a profile on Pokémon Company honcho Tsunekazu Ishihara. The profile will feature, of course, interviews with Ishihara as well as provide an exclusive look at the company.
But there’s more: According to the NHK site, work began this summer on a new Pokémon title, which stars Pikachu.
Wonder if it’s heading to Nintendo hardware or, gasp, smartphones…
Photo: TV Tokyo
第215回 2013年10月28日（月） 放送予定 [NHK]
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