SinCityAssassin
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Pokemon Ultra Moon and Ultra Sun for Nintendo 3DS
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Maybe Pokemon is finally getting character designs as good as Digimon's.
LMAO
Eurogamer BTFO even more.
Just salt in the wound at this point for #TeamSwitch
MaximumSpider
Banned
yeah, but we knew this lol
RichiRamjag
Member
We all are and it sucks lol.
jimmygnome9
Member
I'm hoping the captains get more involved in the plot outside of their respective trials in the new version. So many great characters in S&M that feel too irrelevant.
All right, that's sounding pretty definitive. Good to know.
Yeah, this is weird. They made sure to specify that Sun and Moon were exclusive to the 3DS at the time of their announcement:
http://pokemon.gamespress.com/releases/1942/new-pokmon-games-announced-via-pokmon-direct
This is what makes me think. This time they didn't mention the word exclusive or go in depth into anything but the titles and release date.
That was fast
It might just be the midpoint between a standard third version and a sequel like B2W2 because of the only one-year gap between original game and new game.
MaximumSpider
Banned
Nope, it's getting a new gen maybe in 2019 since more than likely there will be a break next yearThat's because Switch is getting Eclipse.
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
I just don't get the timing of this... it seems way too soon to be pushing this out given Sun and Moon came out exactly a year prior. From my understanding only Crystal came out quicker between games, normally they wait around two years. 4 games that are extremely similar within 1 year seems like overkill.
esmith08734
Member
Still think the Stars will align.
I am guessing Nintendo is trying to find a good art style for ports.
I am guessing Nintendo is trying to find a good art style for ports.
How are you still not understanding?
All he said was that he would ignore S/M stuff at E3. You're embarrssing yourself here.
The Last One
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Pokemaniac
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I said from the beginning that it made more sense for them to finish out the generation on the 3DS.
So, looks like we might have some Black 2/White 2 style fusion going on.
Thank God they said something. Right now i'd rather the dream be dead than to be left wondering/hoping.
They want to milk the 3ds users one more time simple as that.
ReplacementPelican
Member
'Business decision'?
What are you talking about? People were expecting it to be cross-gen, not Switch exclusive.
Why are people chatting so much shit about Switch exclusivity? Why are people happy about this news because they only have a 3DS, cross-gen was the goal, people wouldn't complain if it was for both. Some comments here are mad.
If I were to put on my speculate cap I would guess they'd announce the Switch version at their E3 direct next week.
But if that's the case, what the fuck? Just announce it all next week. This direct never made sense as a whole. I was skeptical they'd announce a new mainline game a week before E3, but my rationalization was announce it today, show it off at treehouse. Then they plaster 3DS logos all over the video, ambiguously show the platforms in the press release and then double back over the wrong system being listed, which seems hard to believe.
yanipheonu
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Yeah, this is weird. They made sure to specify that Sun and Moon were exclusive to the 3DS at the time of their announcement:
http://pokemon.gamespress.com/releases/1942/new-pokmon-games-announced-via-pokmon-direct
I expect absolutely nothing to come from this.
That said, hypothetically, it would be kinda badass to just drop a Switch version after people expected it to not happen.
"We never said it wasn't coming to Switch ¯_(ツ
_/ ¯"Again though, I have no expectation that would actually happen.
I have never played Pokemon Black/White 2 so I have a question: since I've bought Moon, should I buy UltraMoon to respect any sort of "continuity" existing between the two titles?
Or, if anyone who have played B2/W2 can eventually confirm this,should the choice have no important impact on enjoying the sequel?
Or, if anyone who have played B2/W2 can eventually confirm this,should the choice have no important impact on enjoying the sequel?
I missread, thank you.
InsaneTiger
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Valkerionseven
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I'll need some hardcore details and significant reason to get this. I never got the third version of any pokemon game after yellow.
They better have a real story, and not nonsense side stories, the whole pikachu van thing makes me doubt they will... Want new battles, areas and the works, if this is just a rehash with new dialogue im out. Shuffled pokemon or not.
They better have a real story, and not nonsense side stories, the whole pikachu van thing makes me doubt they will... Want new battles, areas and the works, if this is just a rehash with new dialogue im out. Shuffled pokemon or not.
Skyfireblaze
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Because they will announce Pokémon Stars for Switch at E3, a game featuring the normal and Ultra version on one cartridge with a selectable Sun/Moon toggle at the start of the game so each user on the Switch can play the version they prefer! Right, right?
Ah who am I kidding
Captain Europe
Member
I see it going down like this:
2018 Pokemon Diamond and Pearl remakes for the 3DS.
2019 first mainline Pokemon on the Switch.
GameCenterXDS
Member
Iwata talked alot about how NX was going to be a family of systems, comparing it to how iPhone and iPad are a family of systems that share software. It's happening eventually. I can't find a link to it sorry but I know he said it.
MegaManTrigger
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B2W2 was more than just a third version though, it advanced the story, had a new way to explore Unova, new gym fights, etc. The problem with third versions is how they just end up being the DX of the original games with few changes here and there, and added postgame (which is something GF won't do now that we've had two generations of games with little to no postgame).
I really can't get excited to drag out and dust off my 3ds again. I'm sorry Nintendo but I can't carry two handheld systems with me everywhere, not sure what you were thinking with this. Kind of an expected move though, they did more or less the same thing with black and white 2, except I could actually play that on my 3ds...
Fuck off Pokemon Company.... Why isn't the 3DS listed in this press release you put out then????? http://pokemon.gamespress.com/releases/2434/new-pokmon-games-announced-via-pokmon-direct
Lol Eurogamer. They pushed out Stars rumors as if they were objective fact, getting everyone to believe them. Not only were they wrong about the console, they were wrong about it being a single game. It's pretty clear Game freak aren't going to be doing single version releases of Pokémon games anymore, which means the rumor was always bogus.
The dream I'd dead.
Don't listen to Ondore's lies!
If they wanted us to know about the Switch version, they obviously would've told us in the Direct. Although, I'm more inclined to believe that Switch would be getting Eclipse rather than the Ultras, so I do believe them to be 3DS exclusive.
JimJamJones
Member
Sadism?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
If USUM (kek) is like BW2 then yeah it's a sequel. BW2 story elements require you to understand BW stuff. With that said, it's not unplayable.
Finale Fireworker
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Does anyone have screens of the new trainer models? I caught the Direct on my phone but now I'm back at work.
Putting aside the Switch stuff, how do you announce a game like this and not make it absolutely clear what's new about it? Because watching that, my only thought was 'Why on earth would I play those games again, and why would I pay 45 euros for the privilege?'
A five second burst of screens saying 'New story! New characters! New trials / gyms! New alola formes!' would have been easy to do, but they didn't, implying that this is more of a Yellow or Emerald rather than a BW2. Of course it could be a BW2, but in that case my point stands - why didn't they make that clear?
Either way I've no interest in this, and frankly probably wouldn't if it came to Switch. Pokken will be great though.
A five second burst of screens saying 'New story! New characters! New trials / gyms! New alola formes!' would have been easy to do, but they didn't, implying that this is more of a Yellow or Emerald rather than a BW2. Of course it could be a BW2, but in that case my point stands - why didn't they make that clear?
Either way I've no interest in this, and frankly probably wouldn't if it came to Switch. Pokken will be great though.
Mediking
Member
Time to burn down a once beloved company for being incredibly tone deaf.
Liliana Eileen
Member
Are you serious? Why not announce this for Switch as well? Pokémon Stars is a real thing, no?
Nope, not happening unless Switch sales tank.
The next mainline game will be on Switch, even in its current form.
Graphics Horse
Member
Even if it comes to switch it's likely a third name rather than the same as the other two
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Ditto. At least we know.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
That's because Switch is getting Eclipse.
The unprecedented "fourth" Pokemon game?
Nah I think you'll just get the next generation on the Switch instead. They can't keep pumping Sun & Moon spinoffs forever.
Neoleo2143
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We don't really know if it's like BW2 though. BW2 was a straight up sequel (and it was excellent) that reused many base assets from BW.
This seems more like Emerald or Platinum in which the general story is retained but the game is expanded and improved in terms of features, pacing, balancing and story changes.
Pretty much all the third versions of a Pokemon game aside for Crystal and Yellow proved their standalone purchase for me.
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