Pokémon Snap was first released for which video-game console?

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Pokémon Snap was first released for the Nintendo 64.

The game is a rail-based photography adventure in which the player controls Todd Snap, a photographer who travels through Pokémon habitats and takes pictures for Professor Oak. Instead of catching Pokémon in Poké Balls, players observe them and try to capture high-quality photographs.

Pokémon Snap was released in Japan in 1999 and later appeared internationally. Its fixed paths let the developers create carefully staged environments featuring Pokémon behaviors, hidden routes, and interactions that could be triggered with items such as food and pester balls.

The title was unusual within the franchise because photography, not battling or collecting a complete team, was its main activity. A Nintendo Switch remake, New Pokémon Snap, was released in 2021, but the original Pokémon Snap remains associated with the Nintendo 64.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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