Another Pokémon game for Android, iOS coming in 2024،
Remember the Pokémon GO craze that sent people all over the world going haywire? Well, another Pokémon game is coming to your mobile phone this year: the Pokémon Trading Game Card.
Shares of Japanese developer DeNA jumped 24% in Tokyo after the gaming company announced it would launch a mobile version of the PTGC (Pokémon Trading Game Card). This 24% jump clearly shows that investors believe the game will become a success (via Reuters).
Available in 2024 on iOS and Android devices!
There is an official announcement on the pocket site for Pokémon trading game cards who says :
Experience the fun of collecting Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) cards with Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, an upcoming game for iOS and Android devices from Creatures Inc., the original developers of the Pokémon TCG, and DeNA Co., Ltd. game, you will be able to open two boosters every day at no cost. You can collect digital cards featuring nostalgic artwork from the past, as well as all-new cards exclusive to Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket.
The Pokémon Trading Card Game, itself based on the popular Nintendo video game franchise, was launched in 1996 in Japan and later gained popularity in the United States, with over 50 billion cards printed.
The business model, pioneered by American designer Richard Garfield in the 1990s, sees players compete head-to-head with decks of character cards aided by purchasing sealed booster packs containing various designs and with degrees of rarity .
In recent years, trading cards have attracted greater attention, with mint condition rare cards fetching frothy valuations in the volatile alternative asset market, the report reads and adds that digital trading card games are also become well established with popular titles including versions of “Magie”, “Yu-Gi-Oh!” and “Hearthstone,” based on the “Warcraft” franchise.
