Which video-game system originally hosted Pokémon Snap?

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Pokémon Snap originally appeared on the Nintendo 64.

Released in Japan in March 1999, Pokémon Snap was a photography-focused spin-off rather than a conventional role-playing game. Players controlled Todd Snap, who travelled through Pokémon Island in a moving vehicle and photographed Pokémon in their natural environments.

The game was originally planned for the Nintendo 64DD, a disk-based accessory for the Nintendo 64. Development moved to the standard Nintendo 64 because of delays affecting the 64DD. The finished game was distributed on a Nintendo 64 cartridge and used real-time 3D models for its Pokémon.

Pokémon Snap also had an unusual real-world feature: players could take cartridges to participating Lawson stores in Japan or Blockbuster locations in the United States to print selected photographs as stickers. The game’s photography concept later inspired New Pokémon Snap for Nintendo Switch.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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