<s>
New	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
Snap	I-Application
is	O
an	O
on-rails	O
first-person	O
photography	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
The	O
Pokémon	O
Company	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1999	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
game	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
predecessor	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
its	O
island	O
setting	O
,	O
the	O
on-rails	O
photography	O
mechanic	O
,	O
unlockable	O
stages	O
,	O
real-time	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
via	O
unlockable	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
photographs	O
for	O
later	O
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
New	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
Snap	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
a	O
Pokémon	O
photographer	O
who	O
visits	O
various	O
islands	O
in	O
the	O
Lental	O
region	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
research	O
studies	O
of	O
Professor	O
Mirror	O
and	O
his	O
assistants	O
Rita	O
and	O
Phil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Todd	B-Device
from	O
the	O
original	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
makes	O
an	O
appearance	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
photographs	O
helps	O
the	O
player	O
build	O
a	O
compendium	B-Language
called	O
a	O
Photodex	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
over	O
200	O
different	O
Pokémon	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
photograph	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
each	O
research	O
expedition	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
travels	O
in	O
an	O
on-rails	O
hovercraft	O
,	O
the	O
NEO-ONE	O
(	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
ZERO-ONE	B-Device
from	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
)	O
,	O
to	O
safely	O
photograph	O
Pokémon	O
in	O
their	O
natural	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
New	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
Snap	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	O
Company	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
Namco	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
fighting	O
game	O
Pokkén	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
Pokémon	O
were	O
depicted	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
interconnected	O
world	O
,	O
coexisting	O
with	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
game	O
director	O
Haruki	O
Suzaki	O
,	O
who	O
directed	O
both	O
titles	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
this	O
depiction	O
of	O
Pokémon	O
that	O
helped	O
the	O
studio	O
earn	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
New	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
Snap	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
Presents	O
presentation	O
on	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Release	O
and	O
promotion	O
New	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
Snap	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
about	O
22	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Pokemon	B-Device
Snap	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
in-game	O
event	O
,	O
held	O
from	O
April	O
29	O
to	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
featured	O
Pokémon	O
from	O
the	O
Lental	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
also	O
worked	O
with	O
Fujifilm	O
to	O
introduce	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
on	O
launch	O
day	O
that	O
lets	O
players	O
use	O
a	O
Instax	O
Mini	O
Link	O
printer	O
to	O
print	O
out	O
screenshots	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
including	O
photos	O
taken	O
in	O
New	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
Snap	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
printing	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
decorate	O
their	O
photos	O
with	O
filters	O
and	O
photo	O
frames	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
from	O
other	O
games	O
like	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
and	O
Animal	O
Crossing	O
:	O
New	O
Horizons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
New	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
Snap	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
