Newly-established indie studio Denkiworks has today announced Tanuki: Pon's Summer during Tokyo Game Show, and it's heading to the Nintendo Switch.
Taking place within a beautifully realised Japanese town, you play as the only animal in what is otherwise a location populated by humans. You'll be taking part in fun activities such as big catching and plating up some delicious sushi, but the bulk of the game will require you to explore the town via your BMX bike and make important deliveries.
The studio was co-founded by Liam Edwards, Taku Arioka, and Jan de Graaf, the former of which was actually the creator and director of the Switch title Cursed to Golf; a title that we awarded a score of 8/10 when it launched back in 2022.
Here's hoping Tankui: Pon's Summer winds up being just as good. Let's check out the synopsis:
"In TANUKI: Pon's Summer, you'll step into the furry paws of part-time mailman Pon and BMX your way around a picturesque Japanese town, delivering packages, pulling off tricks, and helping locals with quests.
"In this awesome summer adventure, you’ll enjoy fun activities like bug catching, plating sushi, baseball, sumo and more while unlocking a variety of decorations to restore the Great Tanuki Shrine for the end-of-summer Matsuri festival! Experience village life and create your own unique story as you befriend (or annoy) a cast of quirky townsfolk and manage your relationships with an intuitive, emoji-based dialogue system!"
What are your thoughts on this quirky new Switch title? Leave a comment down below and let us know.
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It's just like my cousin's delivery job minus all the fun.
And not Threads of Time...? That was the only game that interested me from the Xbox presentation...
Bakeru: Origins
Life sims aren't my bag, but the art direction is warm and appealing. I had to at least take a peek.
If you even just slightly know me you won't be surprised that I absolutely love this, now that I know it exists and that it's coming to Switch of course I'm going to get it!
At first I was like, "Dude needs to pedal harder if he expects me to play that game, I ain't rollin' round at those speeds". But then...
I have some reservations about how well this executes what it's going for, but I feel the effort and vibe is worthy of my support.
Oh nice, I watched the trailer and hoped they'd announce this for Switch!
For a game that has bmx jumping in it, I'm surprised I only saw one ramp in the trailer.🤔 But I am interested to see more.
Riding a bike is already painful for deez nuts, I can’t imagine what it would be like for a Tanuki😵💫
"you play as the only animal in what is otherwise a location populated by humans"
So it's basically reverse Animal Crossing. Human Crossing?
This trailer made me smile.
Soo cute! Lovely animation. The in game graphics looks nice as well. Mail delivery, BMX tricks and helping others with quests. An unexpected combo.
Will wait for the reviews though.
Not all games that look fun are fun to play.
Heres hoping the gameplay delivers.
Looks interesting... I'll keep it in mind for the future. I never was into these sporty, trick-focused games, but sometimes the overall presentation and creativity behind the game can get me into it. I ended up loving Jet Set Radio, after all.
Somebody saw Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko a bunch of times huh? (It’s a good movie go watch it). Looks to be fun. Sometimes you wanna save the world one mailbox at a time.
Looks interesting.
Hoping the PS5 version in physical in the future.
Love the setting. Looks cute and fun.
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