It is a sequel to the 1999 game Pokémon Snap. For those who don’t know, the original Pokemon Snap was basically an on-rails shooter that replaced guns with a camera.
Gameplay. The original Pokémon Snap wasn't created by the main series developer Game Freak; instead, Kirby developer Hal Laboratories and a more obscure developer Pax Softnica worked on the Nintendo 64 game.

The player photographs Pokémon in their natural habitats to build a "Photodex", and can use apples to lure them closer. The official source for Pokémon news and information on the Pokémon Trading Card Game, apps, video games, animation, and the Pokédex. New Pokémon Snap is a first-person rail shooter and simulation video game in development by Bandai Namco Studios, planned to be published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the Nintendo Switch.