Detective Pikachu Game Show Pikachu Talking for the First Time

Pikachu keeps getting cooler and cooler. First, wrestling, now this. This is manliest thing ever XD

The Pokémon Company revealed on Wednesday that it will release the Famous Detective Pikachu: The Debut of a New Duo (Meitantei Pikachu: Shin Combi Tanjō) game as a digital download for Nintendo 3DS on February 3 in Japan. The game features a "Pikachu you've never seen before" with a voice similar to Toru Ohkawa.

The game story is placed in Lime City, a city where people and Pokémon coexist. A boy called Tim Goodman came in this town with a certain goal. Tim and Pikachu meet by chance at the city, and a brand-new adventure commences here.

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People who pre-order the game between January 27 and February 29 will obtain the game for 1,200 yen (around US$10). After that, it will cost 1,500 yen (around US$12).

Nintendo registered a trademark for "Meitantei Pikachu" (Famous Detective Pikachu) for a diversity of services including video games in October 2013. NHK's Professional Work Style (Professional Shigoto no Ryūgi) program announced later that month that a "top secret" Pikachu game would starring the mascot as a detective. The game would feature Pikachu speaking for the first time in the game franchise and was anticipated to be finished in two years.

Source: AnimeNewsNetwork