Here’s how the esports community is reacting to the Pokémon Unite MOBA
Is Pokémon Unite about to be the hottest esport of 2020?
The announcement of The Pokémon Company and Tencent’s upcoming multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) gamePokémon Unitehas garnered a variety of hot takes and reactions from the esports community.
100 Thieves founder Matthew “Nadeshot” Haag’s wish finally came true as seen in his tweet back in 2018.
This aged well.https://t.co/ZmpGMuhfqI
We might even see League of Legends jungler William “Meteos” Hartman make a major career change as he tweeted his excitement about Pokémon Unite.
I’m about to become a pokemon unite main, when does this game come out??
Esports organization Fnatic is open to the idea of forming a team to play competitively.
Updated biopic.twitter.com/dby3ZrDs0j
Will the announcement of Pokémon Unite end other MOBA games likeLeague of Legends,Dota 2,Arena of Valor,Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, andWild Rift? Dota 2 host and content creator Jake “SirActionSlacks” Kanner might just be right.
Ive always said a pokemon moba would be the end of us its over dota2 peeps pack it up and fear the power of my mid pokeflute rush Jigglypuffhttps://t.co/sPINsqxKU8
While others are delighted at the news, G2 Esports’ founderCarlos “ocelote” Rodríguez Santiagois not a fan.
Hot take: Pokemon MOBA gameplay looks like actual garbage
Meanwhile, esports commentator Erik “DoA” Lonnquist is willing to give it a chance once it comes out on the Nintendo Switch.
Pokemon Unite looks like an interesting take on the moba genre with the scoring mechanic. Might give it a try on Switch eventually.Why all the hate though? ‘Pokemon MOBA’ is pretty low on my things to get mad about tier list.
Aside from the Switch, Pokémon Unite will also be playable on Android and iOS devices. Its official release date hasn’t been announced yet, but the developers are planning to reveal more information about the game in the future.
READ MORE:Everything we know about the Pokémon Unite mobile MOBA
