While Nintendo is poised to have astrong 2019 lineup,one title supposedly coming this year that we haven’t heard much about is the tentatively namedTown.Coming fromPokemondeveloper Game Freak, this game was confirmed in a short segment ofSeptember 2018’s Nintendo Direct.Unfortunately, the game was not discussed much then and we haven’t even heard much aboutTownsince. That finally changed today though, as it was briefly mentioned in aFamitsu articleon Game Freak.
While it was only mentioned briefly, it is nice to hear that the title is still on track. DualShockers' Iyane Agossah translated the brief portion of the article on the title and it simply says that “the RPGTown(tentative title) is one of the many upcoming games from Game Freaks to look forward to.” While that doesn’t say much, the article also included a never before seen screenshot of the game which you can see either above as the featured image or at the end of this article.
Townis only the latest in Game Freak’s string of occasionalnon-Pokemontitles. While Game Freak is likely locked in to make new yearly entries of that wildly popular series forever, groups of developers within the company are able to occasionally branch out and do something new. On the 3DS, titles likeHarmoKnightandPocket Card Jockeyemerged. More recently, Game Freak has createdTembo the Badass Elephant,Giga Wrecker, and nowTownwhen not working onPokemon. All of these titles are usually quite different than what we are used to from Game Freak, so I am definitely interested in seeing howTownturns out.
The Famitsu article also states thatTownis still on track for a 2019 release in Japan, though it is unknown if it will still release this year in the west. Whenever Nintendo decides to finally showTownagain, DualShockers will be sure to let you know. In the meantime, you may also check out the screenshot below andlook forward to Nintendo’s E3 2019 presentation.
