For those showing concerns over the launch roster for Pokken Tournament, it seems like Nintendo and developer Bandai Namco aren’t looking to expand it anytime soon.
In a report from Serebii, Nintendo and Bandai Namco have stated they currently have no plans to add characters or stages to the game, post launch via downloadable content.
“It has also been stated that there are currently no plans to release additional Pokémon or stages through downloadable content,” the statement reads.
The entire launch roster for the game includes:
- Blaziken
- Braixen
- Chandelure
- Charizard
- Gardevoir
- Garchomp
- Gengar
- Lucario
- Machamp
- Mewtwo
- Pikachu
- Pikachu Libre
- Sceptile
- Shadow Mewtwo
- Suicune
- Weavile
Pokkén Tournament is launching worldwide for Wii U on March 18th.
Immahnoob
February 17, 2016 at 1:38 pmWait what? Isn’t this defeating the point of the game and franchise?
Tako Luka
February 17, 2016 at 1:39 pmwut
pokemanz is dlc reincarnated
Heavily Augmented
February 17, 2016 at 1:40 pmConsidering how criticized the game was in Japan, I’m going to take the wild guess the game’s not very good.
Immahnoob
February 17, 2016 at 1:47 pmI mean, the rooster is shit. You guys need more pokemon.
TheMaverickGamer
February 17, 2016 at 1:53 pmWith the giant pool of Pokémon to choose from, you would figure that the roster would be much larger. I’m cool with Garchomp, but none of my other favorites (Blastoise, Feraligatr, the Eevee-lutions, among others) made it in. I have it pre-ordered, but I might take my chances and see if it gets any cheaper post-launch.
deadeye
February 17, 2016 at 1:59 pmI wouldn’t say it’s shit, really. But more pokemon would be welcome.
Chocolate ISISCream
February 17, 2016 at 2:18 pmHow do you not have Ditto in this as a cliche mimic character!?
Mr0303
February 17, 2016 at 2:45 pmHitmonlee and Hitmonchan should’ve been in the game. I suppose Bandai is working with limited resources.
sanic
February 17, 2016 at 2:49 pmNo plans to buy this due to tiny amount of characters, although it looked interesting.
Pico
February 17, 2016 at 3:07 pmWhy would you release DLC pokemon, when you can release a better version with more pokemon in Pokken 2 exclusive to NX
Pyroco
February 17, 2016 at 3:22 pmYou forgot about Dark Mewtwo.
Uncle Ocelot
February 17, 2016 at 3:50 pm>Only 15 fighters
>Including 2 Pikachus
What a shame.
scemar
February 17, 2016 at 3:51 pmMy guess is the bad reception of the game so far hasn’t convinced them to start DLC plans yet.
If things turn for the better once it’s out in the west they might start to plan some DLC, but at this point with the NX right around the corner they might just do a remake like smash and do the DLC for it.
Or realistically, they could do both.
Softclocks
February 17, 2016 at 4:31 pmgame will be shit
2501
February 17, 2016 at 5:13 pmHow is this a headliner at EVO?
Brandon Orselli
February 17, 2016 at 6:21 pmHey guys – I forgot to add Shadow Mewtwo into the roster – there’s 16 characters at launch.
Pooh Hardy
February 17, 2016 at 8:28 pmIKR like no fighting game should have that little in a universe with tons of characters
CoughSFVCough
Pooh Hardy
February 17, 2016 at 8:29 pmthey’re working on a lot of things
plus this doesn’t deconfirm update release characters
Immahnoob
February 17, 2016 at 8:32 pmTrue.
Richard Miller
February 18, 2016 at 1:34 amThis will bomb.
Galbador
February 18, 2016 at 3:47 amActually, 15 to 20 fighters are more than enough for me. More and it would remind me to a bad Mugen game, where you have more than 100+ charas and only 8 rounds while you fight in random way again 8 characters. As far as I know, SF2 had only 8 fighters and it was great. But this is only my opinion. I will keep an eye on this game and maaaybe buy it. Not a big fan of Beat ’em Ups anymore since such games went so damn fast with combos and whatsoever that I couldn’t hold up.
Vcom7418
February 18, 2016 at 7:54 amMeh… Skullgirls still has only like 10 characters, and it is still the most beloved fighting game right now. Size isn’t everything in a fighting game, and MK Armageddon showcased it perfectly. The quality of the characters is what counts.
Ethan Fox
February 18, 2016 at 10:07 amAlthough I get what you mean, that’s Skullgirls and this is Pokemon.
Pokemon is a franchise which has several key characteristics, one of the main ones being that there are many, many different Pokemon and players are encouraged to pick and choose their favourites to use. This is why games which feature Pokemon (such as Pokemon Conquest) tend to have many characters.
That being said, I think there are bigger problems with this than a middling character roster.
An Tran
February 18, 2016 at 10:37 amNo plans huh? With that small of a roster in this day and age and no plans to add more, I’ll be waiting for a price drop of at least 50%.
An Tran
February 18, 2016 at 10:39 amYou’re comparing a $15 game to a $60 game though.
Tomata O'Hare
February 18, 2016 at 6:53 pmA price drop on Nintendo games? You gonna be waiting a good long while then.
sanic
February 18, 2016 at 10:45 pmSkullgirls is a shit though.
Dakt
February 19, 2016 at 4:20 pmKind of glad they’re going the tight balanced roster route with this instead of the Smash Bros route
Spermtwo
April 8, 2016 at 12:21 pmIt takes a while to actually master any said character. So while your favorite may have been nixed for furry fan favs like Lucario and Gardevoir, rest assured that if you want to ever beat anyone you’ll have plenty of time between launch and when they do decide to start bleeding your wallet for DLC.
Thecor13 .
June 6, 2016 at 4:57 pmGame turned out to be bomb
Thecor13 .
June 6, 2016 at 4:57 pmIt didnt its nominated for best fighting game of 2016
Thecor13 .
June 6, 2016 at 4:59 pmSucks to be you, its selong more than the Ps4 version of SFV
Thecor13 .
June 6, 2016 at 5:00 pmthis is definitely worth it, simple layout yet complex strategies
Thecor13 .
June 6, 2016 at 5:00 pmBecause its amazing thats why
Thecor13 .
June 6, 2016 at 5:02 pmEaxh character is easy to play, hard to master
Thecor13 .
June 6, 2016 at 5:03 pmBuy the game, play it for a week and you wont be dissapointed. And every character is unique
Thecor13 .
June 6, 2016 at 5:04 pmThey did make alot of games this year including T7 and the upcoming TxSf
Thecor13 .
June 6, 2016 at 5:04 pmDont, just buy it
Thecor13 .
June 6, 2016 at 5:06 pmSo sceptile, garchomp and machamp are shit??? Hmmm you must have good taste.
Richard Miller
June 7, 2016 at 5:44 amCan you link it. I am interested to see the polls.