{"id":38183,"date":"2026-03-21T19:36:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T11:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=38183"},"modified":"2026-03-21T19:36:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T11:36:37","slug":"is-it-worth-buying-a-nintendo-switch-2-purely-for-pokemon-pokopia-we-think-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=38183","title":{"rendered":"Is it Worth Buying a Nintendo Switch 2 Purely for Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia? We Think So"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">When a new console launches, the majority of the conversation is defined by its specs. \u201cDoes it hit 60 frame-rates per second?\u201d \u201cHow much RAM does it have?\u201d \u201cWhat\u2019s its resolution?\u201d But, as we\u2019ve seen since the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, the hardware is only as good as the worlds it invites you to inhabit. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The Nintendo Switch 2 launched with Mario Kart World, selling <u>17.37 million units worldwide<\/u>, per Nintendo\u2019s latest fiscal report. It was the best-selling console of 2025 in the U.S., both in unit sales and dollar sales, selling a total of 4.4 million units, and selling faster than the original Nintendo Switch over the same period.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As we move into 2026, a surprising game has become the definitive system seller of the year: Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia. If you\u2019ve been watching your friends play in the Withered Wastelands like that SpongeBob meme, there is a perfect entry point. Nintendo has released a <u>dedicated console bundle deal<\/u> in the UK, specifically for Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"236494\">\n<div class=\"jsx-3980863763 catalog-wrapper\"><span data-cy=\"productcard-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"236494\" data-cy=\"solo-product-card\" class=\"solo-product SoloProduct_solo-product__r2_WP\">\n<div class=\"card jsx-722342313 jsx-3341285356 product-card SoloProduct_product-card__JSk8u\">\n<div class=\"product-thumbnail jsx-2285132617 SoloProduct_image__vqG4e\"><img alt=\"Nintendo Switch 2 + Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/03\/19\/nintendo-switch-2-pokopia-deal-1773921851603.png?width=220&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/03\/19\/nintendo-switch-2-pokopia-deal-1773921851603.png?width=220&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2827240024 name balanced\">Nintendo Switch 2 + Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button jsx-3381835873 jsx-3347269829 icon-button catalog-upvote SoloProduct_catalog-upvote__FWsVx centered disabled\" disabled=\"\" type=\"button\" title=\"Vote\" aria-label=\"Vote\" data-cy=\"catalog-upvote\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-rating-like jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"icon-rating-like\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RatingLike.ea885513.svg) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>0<\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In this deal, you get a Nintendo Switch 2 Console, a Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia (Download Code), plus all the lovely goodies you\u2019d expect &#8211; a set of Joy-Con 2 and 2 straps, a Nintendo Switch 2 dock, a Joy-Con 2, a Nintendo Switch 2 AC adapter and an Ultra High Speed HDMI\u2122 Cable x1. All that for \u00a3454.98!<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Plus, if you buy between now and February 1, 2027, you can claim an exclusive Ditto Rug for your in-game house via the Mystery Gift function once you connect to the internet. What more could you want?<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">You\u2019ve seen the clips on social media, no doubt. Personality-packed builds, intricate garden layouts for Bulbasaur, even working subway systems! Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia has taken over the internet, where the FOMO (fear of missing out) is palpable. It\u2019s no wonder, then, that people are buying a Nintendo Switch 2 purely for Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia, and as my own inner circle proves, they are absolutely right to do so.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\" data-cy=\"article-video\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Anecdotally, I have two stories to share. The first is my friend who has never played a Pok\u00e9mon game in her life. In fact, she\u2019s never owned a Nintendo console. An Xbox and Soulslike fangirl, through and through, last week, she bit the bullet and bought a Nintendo Switch 2, solely for Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Another friend of mine has shared a single Nintendo Switch 2 with their husband since launch day. They took turns with the big releases, swapping the controller for Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza. But when Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia dropped, it was over. The desire to manage your own cosy Pok\u00e9mon world is so strong that they caved and bought a second console just so they could build side-by-side without fighting over it.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Pok\u00e9mon has always been Nintendo\u2019s go-to for selling consoles. Who could forget the Game Boy\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon Red &amp; Blue, which famously saved the aging hardware late in its lifecycle. The DS had Pok\u00e9mon Diamond &amp; Pearl, pushing the dual-screen idea into the mainstream. Even the Switch 1 saw Pok\u00e9mon Sword &amp; Shield and Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet &amp; Violet break sales records, despite the console entering the twilight of its years.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It reminds me a lot of another life-sim that took off &#8211; Animal Crossing: New Horizons. In March 2020, Animal Crossing: New Horizons was a lot of people\u2019s lifeline during the COVID-19 pandemic, myself included. So many people bought a Nintendo Switch purely for Animal Crossing, selling the console out for months. Unfortunately, the slow pace wasn\u2019t for everyone, and now those consoles sit gathering dust. While we aren&#8217;t in a global lockdown again (yet), there\u2019s a real sense of burnout, and the world isn\u2019t exactly slowing down any time soon. For me, personally, Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia took a bit of getting into, but now I\u2019m fully sold. There\u2019s more story than Animal Crossing: New Horizons, for better or worse. Either way, it\u2019s giving me the same therapeutic escape that New Horizons did six years ago. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Plus, you\u2019ll need a Nintendo Switch 2 to play Pok\u00e9mon Winds and Waves anyway, so why not jump in now and see what all the fuss is about?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/buying-nintendo-switch-2-for-pokemon-pokopia-worth-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a new console launches, the majority of the conversation is defined by its specs. \u201cDoes it hit 60 frame-rates per second?\u201d \u201cHow much RAM&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[2645,2830,2879,9198,18689,255,78],"class_list":["post-38183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-buying","tag-nintendo","tag-pokemon","tag-pokopia","tag-purely","tag-switch","tag-worth","wpcat-32-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38183"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38183\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}