Pokémon Shuffle to be released on iOS and Android later this year
《神奇宝贝消消乐 手机版》宣布今夏问世 即日起开放封测版限量下载体验
The Pokémon Company 于今(30)日宣布,对应 iOS/Android 行动装置的游戏应用程序《神奇宝贝消消乐 手机版(暂译,原名:ポケとる スマホ版)》即将于 2015 年夏季推出。 在本作正式上市之前,官方也抢先在日本 Google Play 释出了本作的删档封测版本,开放给前一万名下载并启动程序的玩家体验。
不同于 Pokémon 海外分公司 The Pokémon Company International 曾推出《神奇宝贝战斗卡 Online》iPad 版、《Camp Pokémon》等游戏作品,日本 The Pokémon Company 本社至今仅推出《神奇宝贝音乐图鉴》、《靠神奇宝贝学英文 XY 翻译镜头》等比较偏向「工具软件」的智能型手机程序。
本次发表的《神奇宝贝消消乐 手机版》可以看出是以任天堂 3DS 专用下载游戏《神奇宝贝消消乐》为基础设计,同时也是日本 The Pokémon Company 首次正式针对智能型手机推出的游戏。 3DS 版的《神奇宝贝消消乐》于 2015 年 2 月 18 日发售,为基本游玩免费制,全世界累积已突破 470 万下载。
The Pokémon Company International announced today that Pokémon Shuffle Mobile is currently in development for mobile devices and will launch later this year.
Pokémon Shuffle Mobile is a new mobile game where players will battle wild Pokémon with their wits and puzzle-solving skills. By matching three or more Pokémon, players can deal damage and whittle down their opponents. Fans can even battle through difficult stages by using Mega-Evolved Pokémon. Pokémon Shuffle for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems has been downloaded more than 4.5 million times on the Nintendo eShop. Pokémon Shuffle Mobile will be downloadable at no charge on the Apple App Store and on Google Play.
The Pokemon Company International has published and launched several successful apps including Pokémon TCG Online, Pokémon TV, Pokémon Jukebox, Pokédex for iOS, and Camp Pokémon.
Supply chain players gear up for new Nintendo console
Japan-based Nintendo is planning to launch its next-generation games console in 2016 and has recently asked its supply chain partners to start pilot production in October, at the latest. The console will be manufactured by Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), but Pegatron Technology is aggressively trying to snatch some of the orders, according to sources familiar to the plan.
Pegatron and Foxconn both declined to comment.
Nintendo in March announced its plan of releasing Nintendo NX in 2016 and has started visiting its supply chain partners recently. The orders are expected to be finalized in February or March 2016 and mass production will start in May or June 2016, while the console's official launch may take place around July, the sources said.
Nintendo reportedly is looking to ship 20 million Nintendo NX in the first year. The shipment volume of Wii U is estimated at two million units in 2015, according to Digitimes Research.
Component suppliers such as Foxconn Technology, Macronix, PixArt Imaging, Coxon Precise Industrial, Nishoku Technology, Delta Electronics, Lingsen Precision Industries and Jentech, are also expected to land orders from Nintendo for the new console, the sources added.