The Wii U is finally getting its first big Pokemon game

The Pokemon Company, the Japanese corporation that handles the insanely popular Pokemon franchise, announced Friday that its Pokemon fighting game “Pokken Tournament,” currently only available to play in Japanese arcades, will soon be coming to the Wii U worldwide.

The game will be available next spring, though we have no official release date yet.

Pokemon is one of the biggest and most beloved gaming franchises ever. With so many games, TV shows, movies, toys and books, Pokemon is actually the most lucrative game-based media franchise in the world, second only to Nintendo’s Mario.

Here’s what to expect from the first major Pokemon title coming to Nintendo's Wii U.

"Pokken Tournament," which might undergo a name change before its worldwide launch, lets you pit Pokemon against each other. It feels a lot like "Mortal Kombat," "Street Fighter," or "Tekken."

Like those classic fighting games, "Pokken Tournament" offers a wide range of characters, levels, finishing moves, and support sets.

You'll be able to play as any number of Pokemon, with more likely to be added after the initial release via downloadable content. Here's the fire dragon Charizard...

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