One of the many first-party games that had been released on the Nintendo Switch this year was Detective Pikachu Returns, a sequel to the game that released on the 3DS years ago. Detective Pikachu Returns has been out for a little over 2 months now, so attention has been turning to Detective Pikachu’s future.
So, it’s no surprise that the topic was discussed in a Famitsu interview with executive producer Tsunekazu Ishihara writer Hiroyuki Jinnai that was translated to English by Nintendo Everything. Jinnai said that “the story of Tim, Pikachu and Harry will come to a close. However, since everyone in the staff loves this talking middle-aged Pikachu, there could be other developments following different threads…?”
Meanwhile, Ishihara said that “we can’t promise anything at this point in time, but if Detective Pikachu Returns is received well and there’s a huge demand from the people, there could be room for more spin-offs as such”. It seems that there’s no future game planned at the moment, but they do seem to be open for one in the future.
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Well, I guess Detective Pikachu is dead then.
Not really, more of a maybe then a never
I would say it’s definitely more of a never than a maybe with the reviews it received and absolutely no one demanding for a sequel. I’m pretty sure everyone already forgot that this game existed too. With how boring and soulless this game is, I honestly wouldn’t be surprised.
You’re using the term “IP” pretty loosely. Pokemon is an IP; Detective Pikachu is more of a series. I can’t call IPs franchises because people might think I’m referring to restraints like McDonalds. Stop making me search for a better word.
You’re using the term “first party” pretty loosely too. Isn’t Pokemon a second party franchise, I mean IP, I mean lasagna?
You heard it folks. If we stop buying Detective Pikachu and stop demanding for a sequel, Nintendo, Gamefreak, or whoever will stop waisting time on this spinoff, I mean series, I mean David Hasselhoff.
I’m curious about what a live-action sequel will do.
NO SPOILERS!
I hope I can get Astral Chain 2 before 2040.