RomanceDawn
Member
You know if this turns out good mehanically I could see this doing very very well. It's almost like mascot fighter in that people will probably be buying this because some of their favorite Pokemon are in the game.
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Pokken Tournament co-developed with Harada and Namco Bandai Announced for arcades
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Reposting for arcade naysayers:
Exactly.
Go to more newer theaters. Most theaters I've been to have updated cabinets.
Exactly.
Go to more newer theaters. Most theaters I've been to have updated cabinets.
Stone Ocean
Member
It's because the japanese prefer offline play when it comes to fighting games. Sure, they get the games to practice and fool around online, but the real competition is in arcades.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
At the very least the arcade system it is on will probably be based on Wii U hardware, just like Tatsunoko vs. Capcom ran on arcade hardware that was based on the Wii.
Hot Coldman
Banned
SatoAilDarko
Member
Maybe this will be next holiday's Pokemon game. I know they've been releasing them yearly recently but are they really going to do XY 2 or remakes of Red/Blue? I don't see them doing a new gen either.
I have to say, I wish this looked more original and exciting. At this early state, it looks more like Pokémon characters dropped into Tekken Engine, with no real concern to making it feel like Pokémon. Why not give it a more animated look, or something that looks closer to the movies or a high-budget take on the anime fights? I'd love to see some earthquakes, characters effecting the entire field with attacks in order to give them enhanced attacks and movement options, limited environmental attacks, game-relevant status effects and attacks, and maybe even trainers in the background, cheering on their chosen fighters.
It'd also be cool to see the fights happen in a variety of Pokémon Stadiums, rather than in a field that looks like a grassy area from a Tekken.
Let it go to arcades first. Let it go through some rigorous "beta testing" before it officially hits consoles, probably with an expanded roster and balance beyond what it would have had if it was straight-console exclusive. Even if my initial impression are lukewarm, I really hope it can become something special.
It'd also be cool to see the fights happen in a variety of Pokémon Stadiums, rather than in a field that looks like a grassy area from a Tekken.
Let it go to arcades first. Let it go through some rigorous "beta testing" before it officially hits consoles, probably with an expanded roster and balance beyond what it would have had if it was straight-console exclusive. Even if my initial impression are lukewarm, I really hope it can become something special.
Canis lupus
Member
must
i live in Iowa. There's not a god damn arcade game past the early 2000s in this state.
spindashing
Banned
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Hmmm. I think Pokken might get Guest Character, Heihachi or Kuma. Yeah, I'm going to call that.
Well it wouldn't be Neogaf without people having knee jerk reactions.
Regular Lucario looks like Paul.Looks pretty good. Mega Lucario reminds me of Devil Jin.
Eh, I'll wait for Puggle Tag Tournament 2 Hyper Turbo Remix Edition with 100+ Pokemon to add!
I'm assuming you're in San Digeo/LA/west coast. Hell probably New York as well.
Because down here in the South, if I go to a city that isn't probably Atlanta or Miami? Those "arcades" at theaters have 20 year old arcade machines.
MarioLee said:
I'm assuming you're in San Digeo/LA/west coast. Hell probably New York as well.
Because down here in the South, if I go to a city that isn't probably Atlanta or Miami? Those "arcades" at theaters have 20 year old arcade machines.
Heihachi*
Because the longest wait from a Tekken game to console was 2 years and that was considered a huge mistake by every party involved. TTT2 was one year, T5 was like four months. They aren't going to sit on this game for more than a year, 6-12 months is considered the standard for arcade to console and even that is shortening with most titles. The graphics are clearly on Wii U's level. Not sure about the engine but it could be a variation of TTT2's, which is already on Wii U. So yeah, all the signs pointing to Wii U.
You people with fighting-only Pokemon need to think outside the box a bit. Here are some interesting possible non-fighting types.
Gengar
Ludicolo
Mewtwo
Rhyperior
Starmie
Scizor
Blissey
Shiftry
Bisharp
Deoxys
Lopunny
Garchomp
Electivire
Magmortar
Seismitoad
Dragonite
Druddigon
Reshiram
Zekrom
Tyrantrum
Gengar
Ludicolo
Mewtwo
Rhyperior
Starmie
Scizor
Blissey
Shiftry
Bisharp
Deoxys
Lopunny
Garchomp
Electivire
Magmortar
Seismitoad
Dragonite
Druddigon
Reshiram
Zekrom
Tyrantrum
Don't even bother with these guys. Join us on the hype train.
must
Yesssssss
Nocturnowl
Member
Thinking about it I really want Conkeldurr in here, those pillars have such potential, I want to vault into the sky with them and come crashing down creating a concrete crater.
Aeriscloud
Banned
Bow down to your new master.
A guest character, in a Tekken game? No chance in hell.
I agree entirely, though I could see the guest character being some other Nintendo character that already has a history of beating up Pokemon in Smash or something. Having Heihachi beating on Pokemon would look...odd.
spindashing
Banned
This is a weird way of drawing Lucario!Bow down to your new master.
Joe Prodigy
Member
Whoa! Never would have guessed.
I'm hyped.
I'm hyped.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
I wonder what the roster will be made of, doesn't seems likely too see something like Pikachu in it but on the other hand it'd be a glaring omission probably impacting on its popularity.
Either way, this is no doubt another game which will make use of Amiibos when it releases on WiiU later on
Either way, this is no doubt another game which will make use of Amiibos when it releases on WiiU later on
nintendors
Member
Guys If you look real close in this background of Pokken tournament, you will see the shinning U of the WiiU logo.
lol
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
Ha wow looks great. Graix's look better than I thought they would.
What arcade engine is powering this?
What arcade engine is powering this?
SerTapTap
Member
Plenty of non-fighting types would be great in the game, but from what we've seen it seems like it'll probably be fighting-type only.
Whatever they use for Tekken I'm sure.
Ah, that's unfortunate to hear, but in many other places in the U.S. there ARE updated arcades though admittedly not as many as Japan.
The whole reason Nintendo seems to be doing this is because Japan is big on arcades than consoles at the moment, especially with fighting games. It's not really a game made for Western arcades, but I'm still making the case that it could definitely still be put in multiple locations here in the U.S.
As said by other people, you only tend to see those in major cities. I've never seen a Street Fighter IV machine in person. I doubt I'll be seeing Pokken.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
I think you need to get back into the box.
Aeriscloud
Banned
Red Fire Lucario is best Luario, also bird, also not Lucario.