Pokemon Sword and Shield: Nintendo announces new games and a host of new monsters

Nintendo has announced two new Pokemon games – Sword and Shield – as well as a variety of monsters that will arrive with the new game. The announcement kicks off generation eight of Pokemon, and the first fully new games in the series for years. Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield will arrive this autumn for the Switch. Together, the games offer the most detailed and highest quality Pokemon experience ever available on any console. Though there are Pokemon available for the Switch – with last year's Pokemon: Let's Go – the new game will be the first specifically made for Nintendo's latest console.