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Pokémon Snap

1999 photography-based first-person rail shooter simulation video game
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Summary

Pokémon Snap is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,698 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Publisher: Nintendo[3]
  • Genre: photography game[4], rail shooter[5]
  • Followed by: New Pokémon Snap[6]
  • Developer: HAL Laboratory[7]
  • Part of the series: Pokémon Snap[8]
  • Platform: Nintendo 64[9], Wii U[10]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[11]
  • Language of work or name: Japanese[12]
  • Distribution format: digital download[13]
  • Review score: 7.8/10[14]
  • Country of origin: Japan[15]
  • Publication date: March 21, 1999[16]
  • Distributed by: Nintendo eShop[17]
  • ESRB rating: Everyone[18]
  • Title: ポケモンスナップ[19], Pokémon Snap[20]
  • Media franchise: Pokémon[21]
  • Set in environment: fictional island[22]

Why It Matters

Pokémon Snap has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

HAL Laboratory Japan Nintendo

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . On the growing appeal of photography games. blog.kerstenglaser.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ign.com. Retrieved . ign.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . ESRB rating database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8h ago · Tom Morris · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 25
    Nindb game id → n64/pokemon-snap
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'ja',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Nindb game id: n64/pokemon-snap, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/94349624|Pokémon Snap (#94349624)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3618|NinDB game]]"
  2. 13w ago · Teiron · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gry-online game id → 10510
    Instance of → video game
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gry-online game id: 10510, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/180140890|Pokemon Snap (#180140890)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6822|Gry-Online games]] #m"
  3. 15w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Media franchise → Pokémon
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Media franchise: Pokémon"
  4. 16w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Pokemon_Snap
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Pokemon_Snap, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293354330|Pokémon Snap (#293354330)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8000|‎Giant "
  5. 18w ago · Leandro Di Renzo · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Esrb rating → Everyone
    Set in environment → fictional island
    Publisher → Nintendo
    Platform → Nintendo 64, Wii U
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Filmaffinity film id: 966436"
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