One of the weirdest -- and most entertaining -- spin-offs of the Pokémon franchise is getting a modern successor.

For a franchise that wields nostalgia like a weapon, it's weird that Game Freak hasn't put the older Pokemon games on newer consoles.

Oshi no Ko Season 3 marks the hard launch of a whole new era for this young idol.

All rather splendid, but it doesn't end there. Blurbs even coded in a full-on battle system. Simply aim your gun at a fellow trainer and hit go (this is how it also works for Ash Ketchum, probably), ...