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Pokemon US/UM will be the last Pokemon RPGs for 3ds
- Thread starter sinonobu
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KojiKnight
Member
Not a surprise, but get to get confirmation.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Time to buy USUM for that sweet last hurrah.
JayWood2010
Member
Now lets see the Switch Pokemon xD I would have probably bought Ultra Sun if it was on Switch, but blah
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Good bye...hello tv screen Pokémon 
Mainline series I mean obviously
Mainline series I mean obviously
SomeRandomWeirdGuy
Member
Now watch the (hopefully) DPPT remakes still be part of SuMo's generation graphically.
I'd think they'd wanna start with a new gen, but it's also possible they do a low-key remake like ORAS rather than the big crazy HD remake everyone wants.
I'd think they'd wanna start with a new gen, but it's also possible they do a low-key remake like ORAS rather than the big crazy HD remake everyone wants.
Crazyorloco
Member
They didn't say 3DS family
New 2DS version coming lol
I'll probably get Ultra Sun/Moon. It sounds like it's going to be a great game. A nice big appetizer before the Switch version.
New 2DS version coming lol
I'll probably get Ultra Sun/Moon. It sounds like it's going to be a great game. A nice big appetizer before the Switch version.
Still hoping for 2018
What happened to Unno and Morimoto why is Ohmori doing everything now :/
Was his planning for ORAS Just that impeccable?
papertoonz
Member
well make sure this one counts, okay
gonna be weird having to get used to pokemon games no longer being on dual screens
they will start off with a new game not a remake, nothing brings the hype more than a brand new game with a bunch of new pokemon
gonna be weird having to get used to pokemon games no longer being on dual screens
they will start off with a new game not a remake, nothing brings the hype more than a brand new game with a bunch of new pokemon
They will start with a new generation. Why would they start with a remake and why would it still be in Sun/Moon's generation?
That's such an illogical concept.
Ohmori isn't directing this, Iwao is.
Android18a
Member
We've had:
X&Y
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Sun & Moon
Super Sun & Mega Moon
I think it's only fair to call it there. 3DS has had a great little run for Pokemon. Can't wait to see what comes to the Switch
X&Y
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Sun & Moon
Super Sun & Mega Moon
I think it's only fair to call it there. 3DS has had a great little run for Pokemon. Can't wait to see what comes to the Switch
randomscribbles
Neo Member
That seems to be the clear goal, but Nintendo is keeping wiggle room since Gamefreak hasn't made an HD game before.
Vital Tundra
Member
It'll be a bummer losing the second screen. But the screen size and resolution should help.
Not a surprise at all.
Now it will be fascinating to see what Gamefreak does with the Switch hardware. The power jump from 3DS to Switch is massive, and many players will play the game as a home console RPG. Many players do not take their Switches outside. These are all huge deals for the design of pokemon, which has always been very focused on both its handheld and social nature.
Do they just make another, prettier RPG like Sun / Moon? On a home console with Xenoblade 2 and Skyrim and others I don't know if they'd get away with that. I think they're going to finally have to make a proper home console standard RPG, and I'm fascinated to see how they get on as I personally think they're mediocre or worse developers.
X and Y were pretty good. 1 out of 3 ain't bad?
Now it will be fascinating to see what Gamefreak does with the Switch hardware. The power jump from 3DS to Switch is massive, and many players will play the game as a home console RPG. Many players do not take their Switches outside. These are all huge deals for the design of pokemon, which has always been very focused on both its handheld and social nature.
Do they just make another, prettier RPG like Sun / Moon? On a home console with Xenoblade 2 and Skyrim and others I don't know if they'd get away with that. I think they're going to finally have to make a proper home console standard RPG, and I'm fascinated to see how they get on as I personally think they're mediocre or worse developers.
We've had:
X&Y
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Sun & Moon
Super Sun & Mega Moon
I think it's only fair to call it there. 3DS has had a great little run for Pokemon. Can't wait to see what comes to the Switch
X and Y were pretty good. 1 out of 3 ain't bad?
SM already made the transition easier by removing everything useful from the second screen. Yes, I'm still mad about the lack of PSS and DexNav in gen 7.
Pokemon Y gave me as much joy as Blue did back in the day. I'll always love gen 6, despite its flaws.We've had:
X&Y
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Sun & Moon
Super Sun & Mega Moon
I think it's only fair to call it there. 3DS has had a great little run for Pokemon. Can't wait to see what comes to the Switch
Elaugaufein
Member
Have they ever split a generation over incompatible consoles ? As far as I know any time they transitioned within a gen the successor was still backwards compatible (Yellow on GBC (which payed GB games)).
End of an era, the last true handheld Pokémon game and the end of the duel screen set up.
Onward to the future and I am interested to see what direction Game Freak take the Pokémon series on the Switch hardware and with the regression backward the single screen.
Personally I will still play it in handheld mode as I like to curl up somewhere and play the game in peace.
Only with Crystal, but the Gold and Silver were always viewed as a Gameboy colour games that just happened to be playable on the original Game Boy.
Onward to the future and I am interested to see what direction Game Freak take the Pokémon series on the Switch hardware and with the regression backward the single screen.
Personally I will still play it in handheld mode as I like to curl up somewhere and play the game in peace.
Only with Crystal, but the Gold and Silver were always viewed as a Gameboy colour games that just happened to be playable on the original Game Boy.
There is zero reason to believe this is the case.
Edit: Though, I don't expect gen 8 to be a huge step up graphically, just a small one and of course in HD.
Can I introduce you to the Nintendo smart device application? Life finds a way.
No they have never done that.
Linkstrikesback
Member
I'm really not looking forward to going back to single screen Pokémon and have zero interest in playing Pokémon on a TV.
I'm sure I'm in a minority there, but I hope they release a smaller switch by then (unlikely as it is). I'd much rather play Pokémon while lying in bed and switch is way too large for me to do that comfortably.
They couldn't have even if they wanted to. Before switch, there was never a handheld generation from Nintendo that wasn't capable of playing the previous generations games.
I'm sure I'm in a minority there, but I hope they release a smaller switch by then (unlikely as it is). I'd much rather play Pokémon while lying in bed and switch is way too large for me to do that comfortably.
They couldn't have even if they wanted to. Before switch, there was never a handheld generation from Nintendo that wasn't capable of playing the previous generations games.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
If thats optional have at it gamefreak
Charlie0108
Member
Who do you expect to direct the first Switch title? Back to Masuda?
I really can't wait for this ear of Pokémon games. I'm fairly sure the first Switch game will be a continuation of what they've been doing with Sun and Moon except with nicer graphics, but I do hope we'll see big jump in their second mainline game on the system. The jump between XY and SuMo certainly blew me away.
I think Crystal didn't run in the original GB, only on GBC.
MaximumSpider
Banned
Yeah, this was obvious.
I just want the last pair of games to be great
I just want the last pair of games to be great
Impossible to speculate. It's possible and that could be why he took a step back with this generation.
I wouldn't get your hopes up for next year. That'd make this the shortest generation and could mean it being rushed.
Iwao...
What the hell happened to Masuda / Morimoto / Unno!?
They just stopped after masterpieces like HGSS and B2W2? The hell
Well hopefully Masuda went straight to work on Gen 8 after XY let Ohmori take the reigns in the meantime...
Thread can be closed
SliceSabre
Banned
I honestly don't believe them.
Like not in the least. I fully expect one more offshoot pokemon game before the lid is closed. Like a mystery dungeon game.
Like not in the least. I fully expect one more offshoot pokemon game before the lid is closed. Like a mystery dungeon game.
This refers to the mainline games, not the spin-offs.
Moriomoto is a big part of USUM. He's the System Planning Director in this game and is fully supervising elements such as Ultra Warp Ride (going through the Ultra Wormholes to the various Ultra Beast terrains/Legendary Pokémon).
Masuda has taken a step back, and is doing more music. He's been doing the music for Pokémon GO for example.
Crazyorloco
Member
My guess is they're working more on the switch version and helping a little for Ultra Sun/Moon. I hope they don't take out features for the next pokemon game. I hate when good features are removed in the newer games.
Lord of Ostia
Member
They are not mediocre developers, they still make the best monster collection RPGs despite loads of competition from other companies. Also X and Y were the worst Pokemon games on 3DS. Not bad, but Sun/Moon and OR/AS were much stronger games.
It is and it is not.
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Gen VI was pretty weak, Sun Moon is one of my top 3 of the series but GBA and DS were portables with better main Pokemon games.
Aaron Strife
Banned
Would imagine that pushes Diamond/Pearl remakes back to Gen 8 then.
Feels too soon anyway. I doubt theyd start a new generation with remakes (maybe if it was Red/Green), and itd seem redundant as you can literally play the originals on current gen hardware. Every other time a generation was remade, it was due to being dated out of backwards compatibility (exception being FR/LG, although in that case the GB games werent compatible with the GBA games).
Feels too soon anyway. I doubt theyd start a new generation with remakes (maybe if it was Red/Green), and itd seem redundant as you can literally play the originals on current gen hardware. Every other time a generation was remade, it was due to being dated out of backwards compatibility (exception being FR/LG, although in that case the GB games werent compatible with the GBA games).