Subj : Pokmon Pokopia launches in March 2026, and it seems like it'll be
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Nov 11 2025 17:00:08

Pokmon Pokopia launches in March 2026, and it seems like it'll be the first 
Nintendo-published Switch 2 game to release on a Game-Key Card

Date:
Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:46:31 +0000

Description:
Nintendo has announced the release date for its Animal Crossing-like sandbox 
game, Pokmon Pokopia.

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Pokopia is launching on March 5, 2026, for Nintendo Switch 2 The game will be 
the first Nintendo-published title to be released on a Game-Key Card A new 
instructional video about Game-Key Cards has also been released 

Nintendo has announced the release date for its Animal Crossing -like sandbox 
game, Pokmon Pokopia . 

In a new social media post today, it was confirmed that Pokmon Pokopia will 
launch on March 5, 2026, for Nintendo Switch 2 . 

It also appears that the game will be released on a Game-Key Card, making it 
the first Nintendo-published game to launch in this format. 

The company shared a new instructional video today titled ' Using Game-Key 
Cards on the Nintendo Switch 2 ' wherein footage showed a sample cartridge 
and game box for Pokmon Pokopia . 

The Pokmon Company has now confirmed (via VGC ) that the game will be 
released as a Game Key Card. 

If you're unfamiliar, Game-Key Cards are a new, divisive form of physical 
Switch 2 games that contain a download key but don't include any game data 
like other physical editions. 

The cards are only available for a selection of games, such as Bravely 
Default , Street Fighter 6: Year 1-2 Fighters Edition , and other third-party 
titles, while newer games like Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza offer 
standard physical game cards like those of the original Switch . 

Now, with Pokmon Pokopia confirmed to be a Game-Key Card title, it looks like 
Nintendo is broadening its reach to include first-party titles as well. 

The Pokmon game was announced during September's Nintendo Direct and features 
Minecraft -esque building and foraging mechanics with a playstyle similar to 
Animal Crossing . 

"Play as a Ditto to shape an empty land into a beautiful home for a variety 
of Pokmon," the game description reads. "Theres so much to do, including 
collecting berries, rocks and wood, building furniture, growing vegetables in 
fields youve tilled, creating homes for Pokmon you meet, and more." 

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