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[ScraftyDevil]

Today Nintendo announced the beginning of a brand new Pokémon generation: Generation VI. And with it, two new Pokémon games: Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. Here is the logo.

The games were announced by Satoru Iwata via a special Pokémon themed Nintendo Direct. You can watch the complete event, about eleven minutes in length, including game details and footage on Youtube here. Includes a little retrospective on the series, too.

Not a whole lot is known about Pokémon X and Y, but here's what we've got:

• Three new starters: Fennekin (Fire), Froakie (Water), and Chespin (Grass).
• Two new legendaries: Xerneas (ZURR-nee-us), the rainbow stag and Yveltal (ee-VELL-tal), the crimson eagle.
• First Pokémon to be rendered mostly fully in polygonal 3D. This includes the player character and environments, explorable in 3D.
• Battles are now in 3D, so no more sprites. 3D animations of course.
• For the first time ever, Pokémon X and Y are scheduled for a global launch this October. At the very least including Japan, the US, the UK, and Australia.
• New region suspected to be based on France. See below.

Iwata has also emphasised something about bonding, growing stronger, etc. So I dunno, expect online/StreetPass stuff I guess.

Here are the three new starters: Fennekin, Froakie, and Chespin.

And here are the two legendaries:

Some of the evidence, from the trailer, suggesting the location for the two new games is based in France.

 

[glaurung]

Cool thread.

 

[jokkir]

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

I don’t know what’s crazier - The fact that Nintendo finally announced a different looking main Pokemon game or the fact that people actually still give a shit about Pokemon.

 

[Jinfash]

ScraftyDevil you win fame!

 

[electroplankton]

Wow!
Wonderful trailer!

 

[watershed]

I'm actually impressed by the worldwide simultaneous release and the game looks decent.

 

[Busaiku]

I am ready!

 

[Abylim]

What platform? No info in OP.

 

[Desiato]

Graphics don't look too good.

 

[Spiffy_1st]

My sprites

 

[Galang]

Can't wait! I really like the names

 

[Ashodin]

POKEMON Y BEST VERSION

Y CHROMOSOME BITCHES

MALE MALE MALE MALE <-O

 

[Glass Rebel]

Vita can pack up

 

[Oni Link 666]

October is so far away.

 

[Nilaul]

I wish they wouldnt announce it now, the wait is too long.

 

[Nonoriri]

I'm liking the starters.

 

[Wunder]

I'm rolling Fennikie.

 

[Aeana]

I think it looks pretty nice, honestly.

I don’t know what’s crazier - The fact that Nintendo finally announced a different looking main Pokemon game or the fact that people actually still give a shit about Pokemon.

The crazy thing is that it's releasing simultaneously.

 

[miserable]

What platform? No info in OP.

iOS

 

[EVOL 100%]

Travelling didn't look that good but the battle scenes were amazing.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Super hype for a 3DS Pokemon, but the graphics/animation they showed off looked roooooough, the overworld stuff especially.

 

[chertipros]

Graphics don't look too good.

Yeah :/

 

[jj984jj]

I'm actually impressed by the worldwide simultaneous release and the game looks decent.

The biggest reason it's happening so soon is because they know this is what they need in the west.

 

[Dragoon En Regalia]

I'm a bit sad about the music because it clearly sounded like a Kageyama export, but this product makes everything worth it!

The Masuda bomb delivered!

 

[grimshawish]

Graphics don't look too good.

Did you miss the lighting in the environment and battles?

 

[Aquamarine]

DAY ONE.

 

[Takao]

This is a pretty jank logo, lol.

 

[GCX]

Worldwide release blows the Pokemon dedicated part of my brain.

 

[Ushojax]

Graphics don't look too good.

On the 3DS screen they will look fine, blown up on a PC they always look messy.

dat 3D

dat simultaneous worldwide release

 

[saska]

I need 3DS when these release.

 

[KAL2006]

I missed the conference where can I watch it

 

[Chris1964]

What platform? No info in OP.

iOS

 

[Kokonoe]

I laugh at all you who thought it would be sprites! Bwahahaha! I laugh so much I die! then revive! then die! then revive! Oh gosh, this materia won't stop reviving me! BWAHAHAHA.

 

[Kazerei]

Chespin (fire?), Fennekin (grass?), and Froakie (water?) were the starters IIRC

 

[Sadist]

 

[greycolumbus]

Pokemon Why

 

[Forkball]

FROAKIE SUPERIOR STARTER

I swear in the trailer I saw a boy and girl walking together, Co Op?

 

[i_am_ben]

some bits looked bad whilst others looked good.

 

[ReverseFate]

I came buckets!

 

[kittens]

Can't fucking wait! The starters look meh, but that legendary (?) with antlers looked awesome. Full 3D is awesome, though I don't like the art style so much. I feel like it could have been translated into 3D better, but I'll wait and see.

Gonna buy a 3DS XL for this.

Edit : Oh god, those X/Y logos look terrible!

 

[Lizardus]

Its over, other handhelds are finished, all over my face day 1

 

[cacildo]

"Pokemon rainbow"

 

[Koodo]

I AM WET WITH EXCITEMENT.

 

[Jinfash]

The crazy thing is that it's releasing simultaneously.

Sheeeit.

 

[KillerTravis]

3D battles doesn't look bad, I take what I said earlier.

 

[Mr. Fix]

I love the look of the legendaries.

 

[nubbe]

No box storage for WiiU

 

[outunderthestars]

I actually liked the graphics. It reminded me of Grandia at times.

 

[Mr.Squirrel]

Always wanted a 3D Pokemon, looks like its time to get a 3DS