Fan of the Pokmon TV show? Now you can watch it for free on Nintendo Switch

Date:
Thu, 26 Aug 2021 22:31:25 +0000

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The Nintendo Switch has added the Pokmon TV app, letting fans watch whole seasons of the TV show, movies, competitive broadcasts, and more.

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Did you watch the Pokmon cartoon show as a kid, or kept up through the years? Now you can watch episodes of the anime for free on the Nintendo Switch with the Pokmon TV app, which also includes a bunch of extra videos and content.

The Pokmon TV app has been available for phones and smart TVs since 2019, but its arrival on Nintendo Switch brings the content platform where plenty of Pokmon fans already are not just those playing Pokmon Sword and Shield , but players of the new Pokmon Unite MOBA and waiting for the upcoming open-world Pokmon Legends: Arceus game. What: Pokmon TV Where: Nintendo Switch When: Available Now You read that right#PokemonTV is now available on Nintendo Switch! Enjoy #PokemonTheSeries episodes, @playpokemon matches, plus new Junior content for tiny Trainers! Learn more: https://t.co/OQFD2x9XwX pic.twitter.com/RBCMryXUx9 August 26, 2021 See more

Theres more than just seven full series of the Pokmon anime the app also includes videos for tips on Pokmon games, competitive broadcasts of Pokmon games, and even stuff specifically for younger viewers in a dedicated Junior content category.

While it doesnt have every episode of every season of the anime, it does have complete seasons of the earliest and latest series along with some of the films, some of which are only on the service for a limited time, suggesting the content might rotate in and out. The Pokmon TV app is available to download for free on the Nintendo eShop. Analysis: Pokmon content is the only streaming Nintendo content

Theres nothing suggesting Nintendo will join the streaming content wars, and its not like the gaming has made many shows or movies of its characters over the years beyond a few Saturday morning cartoons and one infamous film.
Pokmon has been the only Nintendo property to spread across multiple media, and has persisted over the years, so it makes sense that the Pokmon TV app would migrate to the Nintendo Switch.

While the Switchs 720p display isnt the best for watching media, the Pokmon anime isnt exactly known for high-resolution graphics especially the
original series, which debuted in 1997 in Japan (1998 in the US and elsewhere), a time when cathode ray tube (CRT) screens and TVs commonly maxed out at 480p resolution.

Its interesting that so much Pokmon content is migrating from smartphones to the Nintendo Switch and vice versa the Pokmon TV app started on mobile
before coming to the console, while Pokmon Unite launched on the Switch and will soon become available on phones. Pokmon has always been synonymous with on-the-go gaming, a tradition which has lived on in Pokmon Go.

While we wouldnt expect the latter to arrive on the Switch given its reliance on location data and rear camera (for the AR purists), the relationship between console and smartphone seems to be getting stronger which is good news for Pokmon fans.

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