Pokémon Sword And Shield are set in a land based on Britain. — AFP Relaxnews
Nintendo's big, worldwide, end-of-year release for 2019, Pokémon Sword & Shield formed part of its video presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo as well as its live show floor schedule.
Featuring as part of a pre-recorded Nintendo Direct presentation and then on the E3 show floor for attendees and online audiences, Pokémon Sword & Shield used the opportunity to better introduce one of the games' most noticeable new features – giant Pokémon.
Under the right conditions, standard-sized Pokémon can be transformed into oversized, super-powerful Dynamax versions of themselves.
These Dynamax Pokémon were also central to a show floor demonstration.
During the Nintendo Direct's Pokémon Sword & Shield segment, overlap with the Pokéball Plus accessory was also teased.
Pokémon data can be transferred to it, said Nintendo senior manager Shinya Takahashi, and could unlock a mystery perk when players do so and take specific Pokémon out for a stroll.
The Pokéball Plus already has compatibility with introductory Switch games Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu and Let's Go, Eevee, as well as mobile smash Pokémon GO, though can't be used as a controller with Sword & Shield, as with the other two.
For the Switch's big end-of-year release, Nintendo used E3 2019 to show off a sizable amount of gameplay, while advising that this entry's compendium of Pokémon would have some necessary limitations.
Those restrictions weren't detailed, save for the explanation that the Sword & Shield Pokédex won't be as full as all-encompassing editions to allow for increases in Pokémon complexity.
Pokémon Sword & Shield is to launch for the Nintendo Switch on Nov 15. – AFP Relaxnews
