With the announcement of Detective Pikachu, many may be wondering how Nintendo came to the decision of such a bizarre concept. Pokemon, and Nintendo in general, are no strangers to the concept of a spin-off game. Pokemon has been around for 20 years, going by Japanese release, and such a franchise has a great number of spin-offs.
Some of these spin-offs even spawned their own sub-series that could very well be considered a success on their own. We’ve taken a look at some of the most popular Pokemon Spin-off games and put them to the list! Will Detective Pikachu be one of your Top 5 Games of 2016? Did your favorite spin-off make it on our list? Let us know your favorite Pokemon Spin-off game! Unless it’s Hey You Pikachu… as fun of an idea as it was, that game was terrible.
Also, make sure to check out our Top 5 most anticipated games of 2016.