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[Sammy Samusu]

http://www.famitsu.com/news/201310/12041626.html
http://www.inside-games.jp/article/2013/10/12/71100.html
http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/7358878.html

 

[NotDreamcast]

soon

 

[cafemomo]

i can already tell the grill in the green is a qt3.14

 

[TraBuch]

So why is it that Nintendo always releases two versions of the same Pokemon game? I've always wondered that.

 

[terrisus]

Yay lines!
Waiting for the download to open is much less interesting...

 

[Garraboa]

MC next week is going to be a massacre. Mostly 3DS perpetrated

 

[FZZ]

I'm expecting massive numbers.

 

[ColtraineGF]

So why is it that Nintendo always releases two versions of the same Pokemon game? I've always wondered that.

There are differences, including exclusives, to each version. It encourages trading.

 

[Professor Lich]

Posted in another thread but eh, this is more crazy than the Wii release I went to.

 

[terrisus]

So why is it that Nintendo always releases two versions of the same Pokemon game? I've always wondered that.

Really?
So people can trade with others. It's not required at all, but part of the fun of the whole "Catch 'em All!" thing.

 

[Kandinsky]

Not very impressive tbh, actually kinda few of them showed, might bomb.

 

[Scum]

I bet they're all playing Monster Hunter 4 while they wait.

 

[BronsonLee]

Not very impressive tbh, actually kinda few of them showed, might bomb.

A+

Muahahahahaha prepare for dat Pokemon Rush

 

[AranhaHunter]

So why is it that Nintendo always releases two versions of the same Pokemon game? I've always wondered that.

If people are going to buy two versions of the same game, why not?

 

[Quadraphonic]

Having different versions of the game can be 100% done in software. Just have them pick a path at the beginning.

The real reason is for the hardcore to buy double. It's a cheap way for a ton of extra revenue.

Don't believe me? I bet you'll find people here who buy both.

 

[Salex_]

Not very impressive tbh, actually kinda few of them showed, might bomb.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Not very impressive tbh, actually kinda few of them showed, might bomb.

 

[terrisus]

If people are going to buy two versions of the same game, why not?

Most people (and all sane people) only buy one version - and trade with friends who have the other.

 

[Vire]

My local Gamestop had 150 people for Skyrim alone.

Those lines aren't that impressive to be honest.

 

[Lexxism]

Same thing happened in Australia as it was mentioned at the MC thread.

 

[TraBuch]

Really?
So people can trade with others. It's not required at all, but part of the fun of the whole "Catch 'em All!" thing.

Eh,I guess. I just always thought it'd be better to have them all in one game instead of splitting them up. They could still encourage trading by making it the only way to get some final evolutions (Do they still do that?).

Edit: Somehow, getting double the revenue never even occurred to me.

 

[Salsa]

is that a dude with an arrow coming out of his ass

 

[DC R1D3R]

Go on Japan, show us what hardcore gaming's all about!

 

[Ashodin]

I'm wondering how long the lines are going to be tonight!

 

[Dark Ninja]

That's right Japan you wait with the rest of the world this time

Spoiler

except for the leakers

 

[ArtHands]

i was still thinking of whether to make a thread for this, but i guess TC beats me to it

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

3ds is fucking killing it in japan

 

[Kandinsky]

Well bomb in pokemon terms I mean, 3m.

 

[Sentenza]

It's not really hard to make these people line up, is it?

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

So why is it that Nintendo always releases two versions of the same Pokemon game? I've always wondered that.

To promote trading.

 

[Tangeroo]

is that a dude with an arrow coming out of his ass

That's the phone that the woman a few people behind him is holding.

 

[kasane]

So why is it that Nintendo always releases two versions of the same Pokemon game? I've always wondered that.

Those cash grabbing assholes!

 

[Currygan]

It's not really hard to make these people line up, is it?

it depends. what do you mean by that?

 

[DMiz]

Hoping I don't have to combat similar crowds to get a physical copy tomorrow morning.

 

[Kouriozan]

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Wednesday will be fun.

 

[UncleSporky]

is that a dude with an arrow coming out of his ass

It's called kancho.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

I spot a PS4 ad!

 

[Sats]

No way it can beat GTAV, though right?

 

[Tenck]

My local Gamestop had 150 people for Skyrim alone.

Those lines aren't that impressive to be honest.

Which one? The 150 skyrim one or the one with numbers that easily triple that on a bad day?

 

[Letep]

Love launch line photos.

 

[UNCMark]

No way it can beat GTAV, though right?

That can't be a serious questions. It won't land in the same ballpark as GTA5.

Is this available tonight on all the e-shops?

 

[Lexxism]

No way it can beat GTAV, though right?

Of course not. 11m in 1 day is something cannot be reach even with Pokemon.

 

[wmlk]

Hoping Pokémon absolutely kills the charts.

Would be nice to have a game be lauded in the media for being creative and not a depiction of Western society (The Last of Us, GTA V, etc.).

 

[SloaneRisette]

That can't be a serious questions. It won't land in the same ballpark as GTA5.

Is this available tonight on all the e-shops?

It already is available on most of them.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

Hoping Pokémon absolutely kills the charts.

Would be nice to have a game be lauded in the media for being creative and not a depiction of Western society (The Last of Us, GTA V, etc.).

:lol

 

[Cow Goes Moo]

can't wait!

 

[walking fiend]

That can't be a serious questions. It won't land in the same ballpark as GTA5.

Is this available tonight on all the e-shops?

It will probably be in the same ballpark; it'll probably sell over 5m in the first few days.

 

[kurbaan]

Everyone has their heads down...

 

[mclem]

It's not really hard to make these people line up, is it?

Microsoft may disagree.

 

[Sats]

That can't be a serious questions. It won't land in the same ballpark as GTA5.

Is this available tonight on all the e-shops?

It was a joke