Pokémon Snap
Platforms: Wii U · Nintendo 64Genres: Simulation · 1st-person · Real-time · Anime / Manga · Fantasy · Rail shooter · Direct control
A passionate photographer explores lush, uncharted islands to capture rare Pokémon in their most authentic and stunning forms, using skill and strategy to snap the perfect shot.
Pokémon Snap is a 1999 photography video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. As a spin-off in the Pokémon series, it is one of the first console-based titles in the franchise and features many Pokémon rendered in real-time 3D for the first time. The game was initially released in Japan in March 1999, followed by North America in July 1999 and PAL regions in September 2000. Pokémon Snap was later re-released on the Wii's Virtual Console in December 2007, the Wii U's Virtual Console in 2016, and the Nintendo Classics service in June 2022.
Tell us your platforms and PC — every game page will show what you can play right now.
Set up your profile →Community tags
Be the first to tag this page — tags appear right away. Try a theme, capability, or subject (e.g. WWII, heist, slow burn, time travel, A24).
Cast & Crew · 55 people
- Yoichi Yamamoto· Director
- Kouji Inokuchi· Director
- Akira Takeshima· Director
- Shigezo Kawase· Designer
- Takeyuki Machida· Designer
- Masanobu Yamamoto· Designer
- Shizu Higashiyama· Designer
- Ikuko Mimori· Sound Designer
- Yoshiaki Shinohara· Programmer
- Kazuki Sekimori· Programmer
- Jinji Horagai· Programmer
- Tomoyuki Sumi· Programmer
- Hirotaka Kato· Programmer
- Hideaki Kiko· Programmer
- Makoto Kanai· Technical Support
- Kensuke Tanabe· Supervisor
- Hiro Nakamura· US Coordination
- Benimaru Itoh· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Takeshi Iizuka· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Hiroshi Ishikawa· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Takemi Ichikawa· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Atsuko Ujiie· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Ryuta Kusumi· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Izuru Kumasaka· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Toru Kurashige· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Satomi Kokubo· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Hitoshi Kobayashi· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Mitsuteru Sato· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Yuichi Sawayama· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Hikaru Jinguji· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Nachi Sugiyama· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Jungo Suzuki· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Yoshiyuki Tagawa· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Kazuo Yazawa· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Akira Yamazaki· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Shinichi Yoshikawa· Super Duper Special Chief Designer
- Stan Hart· Voice Actors
- James Carter Cathcart· Voice Actors
- Ikue Otani· Voice Actors
- Hiroyuki Jinnai· Special Thanks
- Gakuji Nomoto· Special Thanks
- Jun Yamazaki· Special Thanks
- Chiharu Ito· Special Thanks
- Satoshi Ishida· Special Thanks
- Tetsuya Notoya· Special Thanks
- Chieko Obikane· Special Thanks
- Hisatoshi Takeuchi· Special Thanks
- Keita Oriuchi· Special Thanks
- Yoichi Kotabe· Character Supervisor
- Satoshi Tajiri· Pokémon Created by
- Tsunekazu Ishihara· Pokémon Producer
- Satoru Iwata· Producer
- Kenji Miki· Producer
- Shigeru Miyamoto· Producer
- Hiroshi Yamauchi· Executive Producer
Ratings & reviews
Where to watch
Not currently streaming on any platform we track.
Gallery
Add imageNo community images for Pokémon Snap yet
Add a screenshot, a storyboard, or concept art — every image gets its own page where members can discuss it.
Media & Uploads
Screenshots, concept art, manuals, and community reference material for this game.
Did you or a loved one work on Pokémon Snap?
Every stage matters — pitches and treatments from concept, prototypes and vertical slices from pre-production, internal screenshots, crunch memories, and design-pivots from production, QA bug stories and certification notes from post, and marketing kits, launch parties, and platform-storefront ephemera from distribution. Concept art, sketches, design docs, a bug that became a feature — please share what other fans would find interesting, so it's not lost to time.
We particularly welcome contributions from designers, writers, developers, producers, QA, community managers, publishers, marketing teams, their families, and anyone who was there at any stage.
Sign in to contribute screenshots, design docs, concept art, or behind-the-scenes stories.
Be the first to share something on Pokémon Snap.
Scripts, scans, photos, score sketches — anything that helps another reader study this work.
Physical releases
No physical releases yet for Pokémon Snap. Sign in to submit one.
Trailers
No trailers logged for Pokémon Snap yet — add the first one below.
Spot a trailer we’re missing?
Add a trailer from any film, show, or game.
Memorable quotes
Browse all →No quotes logged for Pokémon Snap yet — add the first memorable line below.
Got a quote we’re missing?
Submit a line from any film, show, or game.
The conversation
Loading the conversation…
Comments (0)
on Pokémon SnapNo comments yet. Be the first to share what you think.
No discussion yet
Start the discussion on Pokémon Snap.
You’ll be the first. We’ll spin up a forum tied to this page, your first post will live there, and other readers can join in.
Or — start a club
Build a member-run space around Pokémon Snap.
Banner, dedicated feed, events, members + admins. You’re the founder. Two clicks to live.
Edit history
Loading edit history…