New Pokémon Snap

New Pokémon Snap is a 2021 photography video game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the Nintendo Switch. It is a sequel to HAL Laboratory's 1999 Nintendo 64 game Pokémon Snap. Announced in June 2020, it was released on April 30, 2021. Players explore an archipelago in an autopilot hovercraft and photograph Pokémon in order to conduct research about their ecology.

Gameplay in New Pokémon Snap is similar to its Nintendo 64 predecessor; courses consist of on-rails photography sessions, new courses are unlocked as players progress, items awarded to the player allow for real-time interaction with the environment, and photographs are able to be saved for later viewing. The laboratory of Pokémon researcher Professor Mirror acts as a space for players to review their research on wild Pokémon and their habitats, manage their photo album, customize their account, and interact with online features. The lab also functions as a hub for course selection and serves as another photography course the player can unlock.

The Pokémon photo scoring system has been expanded upon, with letter rankings added for an additional challenge. Certain courses may only be unlocked by achieving a baseline score, and capturing Pokémon in specific poses, recorded in a journal, results in additional bonuses. Courses can be explored at different times of day, offering the player chances to capture unique Pokémon and poses and interactions. The player can also access "Illumina" stages that allow the player to capture photos of Pokémon in their Illumina form.