Pokken gets a jp release date, special controller

Pokken Tournament will release on Wii U in Japan on March 18, and it’s getting its own arcade-style controller.

The Japanese release date lines up with the Western release window of “Spring 2016,” mentioned back in August when Pokken was first announced.

As for the Hori Erio controller, which features front-facing ZR and ZL buttons, it comes as part of a Pokken Wii U bundle, or is sold separately for 3,480 yen (around $30 / £20).

The controller (which kind of looks like an upside-down Mega Mewtwo Y head) and the Wii U bundle both release on the same day as Pokken, on March 18.
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If you’re new to all things Pokken, don’t forget anyone who picks up a copy at launch will receive a Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card, which lets you unlock the game’s big bad right from the start. If you already knew about the amiibo card, did you know Sceptile was the latest combatant to be revealed for Pokken? He looks like a proper badass, too.