Introducing the Great Detective… Pikachu?

Ah, the great detectives. Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Pikachu, Sam Spade–

Wait, Pikachu?

Yesterday, The Pokémon Company unveiled the latest Pokémon spin-off for the 3DS, Great Detective Pikachu. A young boy named Tim moves to Rhyme City, where he meets Pikachu… who apparently is a detective.

It’s described as a “cinematic adventure game,” so I’m not entirely sure how it will play, but it could be enjoyable. Will it be a traditional adventure game or something else? I can imagine it having an Attack of the Friday Monsters vibe, which would be cool.

And the announcement trailer certainly shows an interesting tone for the game. I can’t get over Pikachu’s voice.

Has The Pokémon Company lost its mind? Or will this be the next surprise success? We’ll know soon, because Great Detective Pikachu is due out on the eShop in Japan next Wednesday!

That seems very fast, but this game didn’t quite materialize from nothing. Back in 2013, players got a quick glimpse of an in-development Pikachu game… which was immediately blocked from the collective gaming conscience due to the sheer amount of nightmare fuel.

The current game looks much less terrifying.

Check out the official website for more details on Great Detective Pikachu.

Will this game be localized? Do we want it to be localized? These things remain to be seen.

If you have no interest in it at all, maybe you’ll be happier to know Hironobu Sakaguchi is working a on a new console game. Everyone else, share your thoughts on Great Detective Pikachu in the comments below!

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