Since the Nintendo Switch launched earlier this year, mine has rarely seen the inside of the TV dock. Now that Pokken Tournament DX is here, that's changed. I need that USB port for Hori's Pokken Tournament Pro Pad DX -- and not just for Pokémon battles.
There was nothing wrong with the Wii U release of Pokemon fighting game Pokken Tournament that couldn't be solved by Nintendo releasing an entirely new, more fully-realised platform for people to play it on. And here we are.
Christian "Suicune Master" Patierno earned his second straight championship belt for Pokken Tournament at this past weekend's Community Effort Orlando. You might not have known that, even if you watched the stream, because the commentators and the on-screen overlay referred to him by a slightly different name.
Nintendo's Pokken Tournament DX invitational tournament at E3 earlier this week served as a way to signpost the game's upcoming re-release on the Nintendo Switch. But instead of featuring a roster of Pokken pros, the E3 competition featured several popular YouTubers, as well as top fighting game players who specialise in other games. Allister Singh, the only pro Pokken Tournament player in the event, ended up carrying his team to victory.
