Spinoff/Mobile A Pokémon Pinball title was planned for the DS

I would quite like another Pokemon Pinball title tbh!

Lmao Ploopil

But yes a new pinball game would seriously suit the switch, I would love that tbh, pinball machines are my favourite irl arcade machine type games

Wonders how different that game would have been from the originals. Notes similar-looking ideas, based on screenshots from their other games. Discerns limited information from those, of course.

Sunk a lot of time into both Pokemon Pinball games. Chased high scores and a complete Pokedex back then. (Claims to not be very competitive towards others. Ties somewhat into mastery of a game, however. Presents few other measures of that.)

Looks back now. Sees repetitive gameplay. Would likely not fight for a high score against others now. Describes the complete Pokedex prizes as unrewarding (whatever they were). May have fun for a few hours. Bets on weak longevity without improvements over the originals.

Tosses it into the same category (theoretically) as New Pokemon Snap: okay, but not worth the cost. Would definitely keep an eye on it, however.

That seems interesting, that one was planned, but I honestly wouldn't have wanted it. Nowadays, if Pokemon made a Pinball game, I'd rather it be a f2p mobile game than a 60 dollar thing. Still cool to know they had another one planned, though, I guess.

Just imagine... Pokémon Pinball: Diamond & Pearl

As neat as that sounds, I would also really hope a pinball title wouldn't be sold at full retail value.

I would've loved a Pinball title on the DS, and I'd still take one now on the Switch too. Definitely a spin off series I'd love the return of.
I think the return to Snap must of done well enough to get them looking at other past dormant spin offs.

I disagree with the comment that it should instead be a f2p/mobile title, but agree about not being priced "full retail" as in the same as the main series games. But I wouldn't have a problem with it priced similar to some other middle tier releases. They could easily give the game enough content to be worth in the 30-40 ballpark.

Moved this over to Spinoff & Mobile Games.

Should have done this earlier. Better late than never.