Yoshimitsu126
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Crazy to think there have been more Pokemon Generations in Dual Screen than single screen.
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Pokemon US/UM will be the last Pokemon RPGs for 3ds
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It's Nintendo.
And hey, for some reason fans seem like they would be okay with a Smash 4 remake instead of a new game, so Nintendo could probably get away with it too.
Lord_Byron28
Member
Nintendo doesn't make these decisions. Game Freak does. As always the first mainline Pokemon RPG on the system will be a new generation.
You know the Switch is a handheld, right?
As said above, it's not Nintendo. Game Freak are the developers and they decide how the franchise goes.
That's not it.
They decided to keep support of the 3DS in case Switch didn't do well. Switch has done well and people have been shifting over to that instead
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
I don't know....it feels like it's too soon...
X & Y Gen had a total of 140 Episodes, Black & White Gen had a total of 94 Episodes and the Diamond & Pearl Gen had a total of 191 Episodes.
Sun and Moon has 46 Episodes so far and by mid November next year they should be at around Episode 98 if it continues that long...so yeah you're right if they want to they can end the current Gen Anime by next year but there's also evidence that supports they can stretch it to 2019 specially if Ultra SuMo adds a Battle Frontier/Factory and they do another one of those Arcs in the Anime.
It's not blazing through that much really.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
Good. By far the most disappointing Pokemon generation(s) for me so far. Id have thought the first 3D ones would be my favourite, but they sapped all the magic out of the series and replaced it with tonnes of jank.
Ash getting the equivalent of Greninja-Ash (Lycanroc)
Main legendary plot introduced
All that happened on XY one year before the end. Also Ash is currently halfway through his island challenge.
TheOfficeMut
Unconfirmed Member
What does this have to do with the system itself? It may very well be just as disappointing to you on the Switch.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
The games running slowly and being graphically off-putting had to do with the system itself.
Lumination
'enry 'ollins
I love my Switch and my Vita, but not having a second *touch* screen to throw all my menu items and quickly poke at them is really a convenience I'm going to miss.
Greatest Ever
Member
Thank god, the 3DS ones have been bad. X and Y were the first straight up bad Pokemon games I've played (I loved their creatures though), ORAS were remakes of great games that were not nearly as great, and I couldn't get past more than a few hours of SM's beginning story shit.
Turbowaffles
Member
My friend, let me tell you about a little thing we call FILLER....
Get ready to see a LOT of it!
As for the games, I'm excited for Pokemon Switch, but I'm worried GF will make it as barebones as possible with little to no features, since It's their first attempt at a game on a console with some real power. I really hope they find a way to implement things like DexNav, Poke Radar and especially PSS. Really miss 0-Powers in SuMo. :/
Darryl M R
Member
This is going to make my future Switch purchase so much sweeter.
I'm expecting them to take a year off in 2018 while introducing the first Gen VIII Pokémon via movies, anime or side games. I will be surprised if we start learning about the next gen games before early 2019.
I would love for the anime to go the Orange Islands route and offer original content before the next games are oficially announced so people flip their minds trying to guess what's coming, but I doubt we are ever getting an anime only region again.
I would love for the anime to go the Orange Islands route and offer original content before the next games are oficially announced so people flip their minds trying to guess what's coming, but I doubt we are ever getting an anime only region again.
almostjuliuscaesar
Member
The move to 3D bode good things to come. Heres to some late 2018 Nintendo Direct showing the concept of Pokémon on Switch
Lycanroc is nothing like Ash-Greninja
Also, the legendary plot is going to be running for a long while.
Don't forget that this is a different story style now to how the last sagas were. You can't pinpoint it in such ways.
It's also highly possible that they have planned the anime through to 2018 just in case it does meet the initial date, but have a backup saga planned should that change (and it will). This happened in both the original and Advance series after Pokémon Gold & Silver got pushed from 1998 to 1999 and Diamond/Pearl got pushed from 2005 to 2006.
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
If the horrid performance of Diamond/Pearl and all of the 3DS games so far is any indication than Game Freak is not properly equip to be talking new hardware every single time so I hope they ask Genius Sonority for assistance since they have more experience than Game Freak at making Pokemon games in a Console.
So far my wish list for Gen VIII is that they lock performance down to 60 fps,stop adding so many Legendaries (at least not 23 of them) and to be content filled with features because X/Y ORAS and SuMo did feel very baren past the basics.
MegaManTrigger
Banned
Is it really surprising though? They rushed out Gen VI in order to fit in Sun and Moon for the anniversary year. I can see them doing that again given that they're working on the Switch.
I mean they didn't. There is no actual evidence of that.
BRocknRolla
Member
That pleases me. Glad to hear their efforts will be focussed on the next gen.
Very and that would be just 4 months after Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. That's definitely not happening.
Pokemaniac
Member
Even if it is getting close to a logical conclusion, that doesn't mean anything. In Best Wishes, Ash got his eighth gym badge really early and they ended up stalling a ton so the league wasn't too early.
AlexFlame116
Member
I do wonder what the next region could be. Along with what purpose the new legendaries would serve since all of them seem to cover a specific thing or purpose.
Xion_Stellar
People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
They seem pretty committed with the exception of Fire Red/Leaf Green and Red/Blue every single core Pokemon game including Remakes and 3rd Versions have released in September,October or November.
I dont know, were getting Silvally and Lillies new outfit pretty soon and the Akala arc was rather short as well. They could also make filler arcs later of course
Elaugaufein
Member
I was kinda hoping for a remake this gen, since we're likely to see a fair wait otherwise (probably at least 2 and likely 3 years , to account for main titles , skip years and special versions) but I'm not surprised.
I am a little worried about how long 3DS Pokebank will be supported because it's termination will hard sever Pokemon transfers from GBA on, and Nintendo's online facility support has been pretty bad historically, especially since Bank is so tied to Nintendo's network via NNID use.
I am a little worried about how long 3DS Pokebank will be supported because it's termination will hard sever Pokemon transfers from GBA on, and Nintendo's online facility support has been pretty bad historically, especially since Bank is so tied to Nintendo's network via NNID use.
MaximumSpider
Banned
Dual screen is the best way to play Pokemon
I'd love to see the first Switch title being set in Kanto, even if not a direct R/B or FR/LG remake. I think it would help a lot to sell to the more casual crowd that the Switch seems to be tapping into somewhat.
Hopefully they will support it for a good long while, and what they've done with the Gen I/II re-releases gives me hope that they would have some sort of workaround for the Bank.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
super excited for whatever is next and its a super cool indication that what they are working on is high fidelity and cant be ported down to handhelds
It's back to Game Boy style, just with a bigger screen. GLORIOUS!
TheOfficeMut
Unconfirmed Member
Silly me, I thought you might have been talking about what I think is more important, such as the content itself.
I mean RIP because Diamond and Pearl use the bottom touch screens for a lot of their major features like the Poketch and the Underground, so either the features will be removed or have to be heavily reworked.
I mean, let's be real it's not. It is, you can totally use it as a portable system, but nobody treats it like it actually is one other than "Now I can play console games on the go." And because of this Some People are definitely going to expect a 'console-level' Pokemon game with a major jump in pretty much everything, rather than the gradual expansion (and probably removal of some features from this generation) that Pokemon usually goes through
Brawly Likes to Brawl
Member
I'd say RIP PSS, but that was already removed.
"Pokemon Switch will be handheld mode only, please understand."
I will get and play Ultra SuMo, but the sooner I can get out of Alola, the better. I really dislike the Island Challenge. I want my traditional Gym Leaders back :/
I understand this is an unpopular opinion and that people love the Island Challenge, though. I adore the games in terms of mechanics and technical improvements, but hate the setting.
I understand this is an unpopular opinion and that people love the Island Challenge, though. I adore the games in terms of mechanics and technical improvements, but hate the setting.
They're most likely developing a Pokémon Bank app for Switch to maintain compatibility.
I almost cried