Sega and Pokémon maker Game Freak team up for Tembo the Badass Elephant — and not for Nintendo

Game Freak’s next game is not a Nintendo game at all.

Sega and Game Freak have announced a new adventure game, Tembo the Badass Elephant. It’s surprising enough that the team behind one of gaming’s most popular franchises, Pokemon, is working on a side-scroller with this one-time Nintendo rival. But it’s skipping Nintendo entirely, releasing this summer as a digital download for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Given that Pokémon and Game Freak fans are most likely to own Nintendo systems, skipping the Wii U is an unexpected choice.