Pokémon Snap
Pokémon Snap is a 1999 photography video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was first released in Japan in March 1999 and was later released in July 1999 in North America and in September 2000 for PAL regions. It is a spin-off game in the Pokémon series, being one of the first console-based games for it, and featuring many Pokémon rendered for the first time in real-time 3D. The game was re-released for the Wii's Virtual Console in December 2007, for the Wii U's Virtual Console in 2016, and for the Nintendo Classics service in June 2022.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1999
- Developer
- HAL Laboratory
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 21 March 1999 |
|---|---|
| Developer | HAL Laboratory |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Nintendo 64, Nintendo Wii U |
| Genres | First-Person Shooter |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1705294, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Pokémon Snap? How long to beat it
Total play time for Pokémon Snap is about 5.7 hours to do everything, and around 3.8 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 3.8h | 200 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 4.6h | 109 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 5.7h | 156 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Pokémon Snap sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Pokémon Snap lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 58ahead of 12% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 45ahead of 84% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Pokémon Snap
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Pokémon Snap
What platforms is Pokémon Snap on?
Pokémon Snap is available on Nintendo 64, Nintendo Wii U. It first released in 1999.
Who made Pokémon Snap?
Pokémon Snap was developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Pokémon Snap?
about 3.8 hours for the main story, 4.6 hours with the main extras, 5.7 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.