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[MegaMelon]

Yes, but they have to encourage players to come in. Game developers can't just pander to their existing audience, they need to expand it else the audience will gradually and noticeably shrink

It's illogical to dismiss what he said just because those kids don't play the games.

You're right that they need to encourage new players, but I don't feel that the ways they're going about it are neccesarily the right way. Like with the games difficulty, Masuda said in an interview on the games difficulty (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-director-explains-why-series-is-becoming-e/1100-6422945//)

For example, there are so many free games you can play on your phone now, there's so many entertainment options, so making it a little easier to play is the reason for that.

I really don't think that someone who is interested in free games on phones is the type of person Gamefreak should be going after, especially if the existing audience suffers because of it. And we have. It's true that pokemon has never been a hard game series, but there was still some semblence of challenge in the older games.

BW2 for instance on it's own was still harder in say gyms despite being pretty similar to XY in terms of how many pokemon they have. But there was a hard mode which gave a more challenging option for (older) fans. Of course not only did they abandon it but it was locked behind completing the game AND was version exclusive. Decisions like that just baffle me.

 

[TheMagician]

I wouldn't get your hopes up for that. That's not Game Freak's style

They don't have a choice if the rumours are true, which seems likely.

All future Pokemon adventures will likely be on NX if it's a portable home console.

 

[Azuran]

You're right that they need to encourage new players, but I don't feel that the ways they're going about it are neccesarily the right way. Like with the games difficulty, Masuda said in an interview on the games difficulty (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-director-explains-why-series-is-becoming-e/1100-6422945//)



I really don't think that someone who is interested in free games on phones is the type of person Gamefreak should be going after, especially if the existing audience suffers because of it. And we have. It's true that pokemon has never been a hard game series, but there was still some semblence of challenge in the older games.

BW2 for instance on it's own was still harder in say gyms despite being pretty similar to XY in terms of how many pokemon they have. But there was a hard mode which gave a more challenging option for (older) fans. Of course not only did they abandon it but it was locked behind completing the game AND was version exclusive. Decisions like that just baffle me.

Masuda is an idiot.

Honestly, he should take the Nomura approach of not saying anything instead of spouting inane and laughable reasons for justifying the removal of basic features in games. All the crap he said about he removal of the Battle Frontier and customization was a completely joke.

 

[Link_enfant]

http://www.jeuxvideo.com/preview/546802/pokemon-soleil-lune-on-a-joue-aux-deux-premieres-heures.htm

Review from jeuxvideo.com (in french) - Very good.

I just can't wait to play those games.

 

[Not75Drops]

Gamexplain have uploaded their Q&A

 

[Fireblend]

Gamexplain have uploaded their Q&A

They answered my question

 

[JPBrowncoat]

They saw Pokémon they can't talk about. What are they hiding?!

 

[Not75Drops]

They saw Pokémon they can't talk about. What are they hiding?!

It could be Alolan Grimer since it hasn't been officially revealed yet.

 

[FSLink]

You're right that they need to encourage new players, but I don't feel that the ways they're going about it are neccesarily the right way. Like with the games difficulty, Masuda said in an interview on the games difficulty (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-director-explains-why-series-is-becoming-e/1100-6422945//)

The streamlining is fine but man they could just add a difficulty option. That'd be a start.

If they're dumb and are too paranoid about the kids accidentally using the harder mode they could just hide it as a code.

 

[Izayoi]

The streamlining is fine but man they could just add a difficulty option. That'd be a start.

If they're dumb and are too paranoid about the kids accidentally using the harder mode they could just hide it as a code.

The part that hurts the most about this is that they toyed with the idea in Gen V... But nothing ever really came of it. Pls. ;_;

 

[JoeM86]

They don't have a choice if the rumours are true, which seems likely.

All future Pokemon adventures will likely be on NX if it's a portable home console.

Why don't they have a choice?

Masuda is an idiot.

Honestly, he should take the Nomura approach of not saying anything instead of spouting inane and laughable reasons for justifying the removal of basic features in games. All the crap he said about he removal of the Battle Frontier and customization was a completely joke.

Battle Frontier was not a "basic feature", and customisation is IN THE GAME

 

[WrenchNinja]

he's talking about oras, no it's not