It's impossible for it to be Gen 6.5. There's no such thing as half gens.
It has new Pokémon, therefore it is Gen 7
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Nintendo Direct: new presentation announced for tomorrow
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It's impossible for it to be Gen 6.5. There's no such thing as half gens.
It has new Pokémon, therefore it is Gen 7
DrROBschiz
Member
Didnt Shovel Knight get an Amiibo?
Already Torn
Banned
Nintendo didn't make it
Nintendo didn't make the Amiibo for YCGs. They made it themselves.
DrROBschiz
Member
Well that explains it
bobbychalkers
Member
My wishlist:
Plausible:
Metroid Federation Force update and trailer
Star Fox Zero delay, trailer
#FE English trailer
Nintendo account stuff
Monster Hunter X
Not likely:
Zelda Wii U trailer
Mother 3
SMT IV Final
Damn bobby you crazy!:
Wonderful 102
NX reveal fakeout
Mature Kid Icarus game that appears on every fake leak list.
Plausible:
Metroid Federation Force update and trailer
Star Fox Zero delay, trailer
#FE English trailer
Nintendo account stuff
Monster Hunter X
Not likely:
Zelda Wii U trailer
Mother 3
SMT IV Final
Damn bobby you crazy!:
Wonderful 102
NX reveal fakeout
Mature Kid Icarus game that appears on every fake leak list.
DrROBschiz
Member
That hasn't been a thing since like 2008.
Also, it was apparently real at one point. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF3cqKxfxaw
linkandzelda
Member
This can't be stressed enough.
nckillthegrimace
Member
There's no such thing as a half gen until there's such a thing as a half gen.
Yeah my initial impression was that star fox zero wouldn't for me but hopefully they manage to change my mind. I've sort of changed my mind on pokken
Hot Coldman
Banned
Oh right, I forgot that it'd have to be Toby producing them. Oops
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
Member
Why does Volcanion have affiliation or a role with Magearna in the movie then? That's what I would like to know because they are both "manmade" It seems a bit odd that Kalos doesn't have a mythical pokemon like mew either.
What the hell even is a half gen?
I honestly don't understand how this idea got so popular.
It happens in movies. Movies != games. They exist to promote upcoming stuff
You still have the question mark over Gen VII on the site through
Well yeah
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
I really want this.
ShockingAlberto
Member
My favorite thing about the Man Icarus thing (which, as far as I can tell, was real) was Nintendo saying "No, hey, use the Smash Bros. Pit for this" and Factor-5 just basically ignoring them.
Exactly. Stop trying to sell your opinion about the future as hard fact.
Needs Kimishima photoshopped on the guy's face.
DrROBschiz
Member
That would be awesome but they wont do it lol
I never said there will never be such a thing.
As it stands, there's no such thing.
The only way a concept of a half generation could work would be via adding of Pokémon via DLC/Patches. That would be a half generation. This is not.
I still can't believe this entire exchange happened. One of the weirdest things about the pre-Uprising era.
Hero of Legend
Member
LOL pretty much.
Game Freak LOVE breaking their own rules, for better or for worse. :/
I'm guessing we'll see Paper Mario and Mother 3.
Big hope?
25th Anniversary Sonic game announced as another exclusive, just like Lost World was in 2013 in a Direct, signs point to that being announced this month IIRC.
QuixoticNeutral
Member
Aha, there it is. Almost thought we weren't getting one so soon after Pokémon received its own five-minute segment, but in retrospect, we always knew there would be a big push for the My Nintendo membership service. I know that I, for one, have been putting off eShop purchases until we've heard more about how the discount system or future prospects for VC cross-play will work. Big system updates are likely en route for both platforms.
This will also be the last chance to drum up enthusiasm for Star Fox and Federation Force. I'm already interested in the former, but I know many are not.
We usually get one segment teasing something outside the Direct's advertised coverage (in this case, past summer). Best case is Paper Mario. Other than that or Pikmin I can't see what it would be, though the first-party 3DS calendar also looks fairly empty between Federation Force and Sun/Moon. A tiny push for Zelda isn't out of the question given that TP HD is releasing (providing an excuse to talk about the series and address the elephant in the room) and reassure peope amidst all the NX talk that the game is still in good shape for the Wii U.
Not expecting #FE by summer. At most, it might get a push hot on the heels of the success of Fates, or an official English title, but I wouldn't be surprised if it went unmentioned. I do think we'll hear more about Fates DLC past Map Pack 1, though, especially with the Revelation campaign already on its way for those without the Special Edition.
Another Super Mario Maker features patch is certainly welcome, though I've barely had the opportunity to play with the last one, myself.
We should hear about Amiibo up to Cloud/Corrin/Bayonetta but I don't know if we'll get anything about whatever series follows the Smash line (likely Zelda, but not this soon).
This will also be the last chance to drum up enthusiasm for Star Fox and Federation Force. I'm already interested in the former, but I know many are not.
We usually get one segment teasing something outside the Direct's advertised coverage (in this case, past summer). Best case is Paper Mario. Other than that or Pikmin I can't see what it would be, though the first-party 3DS calendar also looks fairly empty between Federation Force and Sun/Moon. A tiny push for Zelda isn't out of the question given that TP HD is releasing (providing an excuse to talk about the series and address the elephant in the room) and reassure peope amidst all the NX talk that the game is still in good shape for the Wii U.
Not expecting #FE by summer. At most, it might get a push hot on the heels of the success of Fates, or an official English title, but I wouldn't be surprised if it went unmentioned. I do think we'll hear more about Fates DLC past Map Pack 1, though, especially with the Revelation campaign already on its way for those without the Special Edition.
Another Super Mario Maker features patch is certainly welcome, though I've barely had the opportunity to play with the last one, myself.
We should hear about Amiibo up to Cloud/Corrin/Bayonetta but I don't know if we'll get anything about whatever series follows the Smash line (likely Zelda, but not this soon).
NipplesAndToes23
Member
Looking forward to it.
DarkLegion
Member
I love that they usually announce these a day before! Don't have to wait a long week filled with hype.
ShockingAlberto
Member
I am betting #FE will be a Q3/Q4 game.
September or October seem like good bets.
September or October seem like good bets.
DownGrader
Member
- hey, factor 5, we have pit in smash, wanna make kid icarus
- ya, look, we made everything mature
- no, use pit from smash
- k, look again
TDLink
Member
What if a game took place in a new region with some new legends and a dozen or so other new pokemon...but the same starters? And really just that handful of new Pokémon. Would that qualify as the same gen, a half gen, or a brand new gen?
Glass Rebel
Member
What the hell even is a half gen?
I honestly don't understand how this idea got so popular.
least amount of Pokémon in a generation, they're obviously not done
So if Sun/Moon turn out to essentially be Black2/White2 but with ~30 new Pokemon as well as new Mega Evolutions, you'd consider that Gen VII?
I'm not saying that's likely, but it's not a completely ludicrous idea or you would have updated your site.
Hope we hear about Mother 3!
This. In every pokemon thread literally people can't handle game freak going off the grid at all. What's stopping them from adding a few new pokemon in a third version eventually? I'm for it.
This. In every pokemon thread literally people can't handle game freak going off the grid at all. What's stopping them from adding a few new pokemon in a third version eventually? I'm for it.
dampflokfreund
Banned
Wow, this is extremly accurate, I will save it for later.
linkandzelda
Member
The Half Generation theroy doesn't make sense. New Pokemon = New Generation and yet people are trying to say that this is Gen 6.5 despite us knowing there are new Pokemon and therefore knowing that this is Gen 7.
This feels like something that can apply to a number of threads on other Nintendo franchises as well.
hprshredder
Banned
I hate that Zelda WiiU/NX was announced three years ago, was delayed a full year ago now, and getting any information on this game in a NINTENDO DIRECT when fans have been begging for anything online for years is STILL an unrealistic expectation. The last time we saw or even heard a mention of this game aside from the 15 second clip in the last direct was 2014.
I consider it Gen 7 based on the following reasons:
1. It includes new Pokémon
2. Compatibility with past gens (yes, XYORAS) is only done via Pokémon Bank
3. The way it was announced; 1996 (RB), 1999 (GS), 2002 (RS), 2006 (DP), 2010 (BW), 2013 (XY) and now...
4. The press release said it was a new generation
least amount of Pokémon in a generation, they're obviously not done
They clearly are
While there were just 72 new Pokémon, there were also 48 Mega Evolutions and 2 Primal Reversions. They're new Pokémon in all but name.Depends how it works with past games. If they're patched, then that'd be a half gen. If not, that'd make it a new gen.