Nintendo Reveals Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX, Arriving March 2020

Out of the blue just a few days prior, Nintendo announced that the company will be hosting a Pokémon-centered live Direct the coming Thursday with new information regarding the titular franchise as new detail will were expected revealed on the currently announced titles. However, Nintendo started off the presentation with a surprise reveal of a fan-favorite series from older generations.

Commencing this morning’s Pokémon Direct, Nintendo announced that Pokémon Mystery Dungeon will be returning with a completely new look for the Nintendo Switch. Sharing that the original 2005 title for the Game Boy Advanced and Nintendo DS will be reworked and primed to arrive later in 2020.

You can watch the new trailer for the announcement below:

Instead of there being two iterations alike the original series launched with more than a decade ago, Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX will only be shipped with the one name-sharing version. Retelling the story of the classic two titles, you wake up as a Pokémon and must form your own rescue team to save the troubled Pokémon in danger from what lies ahead in your journey.

Along the way, you will meet more Pokémon who you can recruit for your team as you explore the dungeon-laid settings that will unlock during your ongoing voyage of being a Pokémon. New to this reworked version, The Pokémon Company adds ‘watercolor-inspired graphics’ that are certainly welcomed to the beloved series that have spread as far as the Nintendo 3DS.

Amid the announcement earlier today, Nintendo also shared that a demo of the upcoming title will be launching at a later time. When downloading the playtest, players will be able to sample just what the full game will be ultimately. Even more, your progress can be put to the full version when it launches this coming March.

Are you excited to return to the Mystery Dungeon series with this remake?

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX arrive on March 6, 2020 for Nintendo Switch.