The long-awaited Detective Pikachu Returns, a sequel to the original Detective Pikachu game in the Pokémon franchise, has finally been confirmed by Nintendo, and it will arrive later this year. Detective Pikachu is a game in which players, accompanied by a talking Pikachu, have to explore Ryme City and uncover what is causing mysterious events to happen across the area. The Detective Pikachu 2 game was announced back in 2019, but there had been no new information since then.
The new Detective Pikachu Returns game was confirmed during the Nintendo Direct event broadcast on the official Nintendo of America channel on YouTube. The title will be released on October 6 for Nintendo Switch. Detective Pikachu Return's announcement came accompanied by a trailer, showing Detective Pikachu and the main character, Tim Goodman, working together once again. The video was posted on Nintendo's YouTube channel following the presentation.
The exact nature of the cases that Detective Pikachu and Tim Goodman will be investigating is still unknown, but they will be teaming up with different Pokémon to solve the mysteries of Ryme City. Even Mewtwo is expected to make an appearance, as shown in the trailer.
Detective Pikachu Returns Continues To Expand The Pokémon Franchise
The new Detective Pikachu Returns game confirmed by Nintendo shows that the company is keen to continue expanding the Pokémon franchise beyond its regular core games in the series, like Pokémon Legends: Arceus or Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. With it, the Pokémon series gets a new type of gameplay rather than the traditional capture-and-battle-focused one present in most titles. It is expected that, as was the case with the previous title, Detective Pikachu Returns will be an adventure game.
Throughout the game's duration, players will be in control of Tim Goodman as he and Detective Pikachu explore Ryme City, interact with other Pokémon and Trainers, examine scenes, round up their clues, and discover the truth behind each mystery. Detective Pikachu Returns is a breath of fresh air for the franchise and a highly awaited title. The original game was released to enormous success – so much so that it was adapted into a live-action movie that was also well-received by critics and the public alike.
Detective Pikachu Returns had already been announced in 2019, but the Nintendo Direct event finally gave players official news about it. There had been a job posting suggesting the title was near completion in 2022, but it was not an official update on the game itself. The new trailer shared by Nintendo and the game's October 6 release date for Nintendo Switch are concrete confirmations that Detective Pikachu Returns is almost ready to ship.