Yep, those are Pokémon

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition is the latest Pokémon title due to arrive on DS, hitting Japanese stores on 17th March. Many of you may be asking, what on earth is Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition?

As detailed by Andriasang, and as the title suggests, this is a cross-over between the well known Pokémon franchise and Tecmo Koei's Nobunaga's Ambition series. The latter is likely to be unfamiliar to most gamers outside of Japan, though the game features quite a few common Pokémon traits, such as bonding with and developing the famous creatures. The main action appears to be based on strategic battle, with two sides of six Pokémon facing off in 17 different kingdoms.

Despite launch being only two months away, substantial details are scarce. It may be a Pokémon title, but we'd suggest that this is very unlikely to appear outside of Japan: if it did, however, would you be interested?

[source andriasang.com]