NOLA_Gaffer
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we need a switch version of this
I made one a long-ass time ago, I'll try to dig it up when I get home.
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TPC: Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are 3DS exclusives, not due for Switch
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I made one a long-ass time ago, I'll try to dig it up when I get home.
Yoshimitsu126
Member
That eurogamer link is the only that makes it sound like theres a Pokemon RPG coming. They are also the ones that thought it was Stars. Every other links supports Pokken DX.
Magicpaint
Member
Well it's not different from last generation. Monster Hunter Tri G released on 3DS in 2011. Mainline Pokemon didn't appear on 3DS until 2013. Pokemon B2/W2 both released well after the 3DS was released. GameFreak simply has a different way of transitioning to new hardware to Capcom with their respective franchises, that's all.
Okami Haundo
Member
Yeah... As I recall the other articles there were from interviews with GameFreak. Eurogamer's report about Stars came from their own anonymous sources hence the difference.
RikuDawn
Member
GameFreak didn't develop Pokken tho.
Notor!ousG
Member
Didn't Nintendo release Black & White on DS when 3DS already released too?
This is the same scenario and 3DS did just fine.
You'll have to wait till next gen for a Switch version.
This is the same scenario and 3DS did just fine.
You'll have to wait till next gen for a Switch version.
Okami Haundo
Member
That was indeed the case. The major difference being that 3DS could still play Black and White due to backwards compatibility.
Rogue Agent
Banned
Despite this, I still trust Eurogamer. Perhaps plans changed or their source was wrong. If the latter, then I hope they are more careful with validating rumours.
UnemployedVillain
Member
Yeah, I posted this before in the other thread, but it was ignored.
Black 2 and White 2 were released 16 months after the 3DS launched, for the DS
They also said BOTW wouldn't make Switch launch and that Mario Odyssey would. Just saying...
Can you read?
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/pok-mon-mario-and-zelda-headline-nx-dream-line-up/0170678
http://www.siliconera.com/2017/03/2...orizon-game-freak-recruiting-console-project/
None are from Game Freak interviews.
Maybe not for that long. And even with these 2 games it's not what we can call a big support, at least compared to what the Switch is getting (+ whatever's hidden).
With E3 100% focused on the Switch (and only gameplay of already announced games for the 3ds at the treehouse), the future is obvious.
I never believed we could get a pokemon this year, it just doesn't make sense considering what already comes (and other stuff yet TBA).
Plus, year 1 includes up to the end of February 2018 so there's still plenty of time to get pokemon "early" in the console's life. Year 2 wouldn't seem especially late.
There's already a good amount of eggs in their basket, better not put everything at once.
And whatever happens, let's first wait for the Spotlight to at least have a clear idea about what to expect for the rest of the year.
3DS was in no way doing fine when B2W2 released
Okami Haundo
Member
My bad, I got TPC and Game Freak reps confused. I also wasn't smart enough to re-read the articles at those links as I see now that just the IGN article pertained to the interviews. Regardless, it seems like MCV and Eurogamer were the only ones to really suggest that Pokemon was coming this soon and they had their own sources separate from the other two.
To be fair, there were a few "insiders" who backed that info up and it looks to just be the result of moving schedules. Changing the timing of finished games is quite different from an entire title possibly not existing for the platform it was rumored to be on.
Clock's ticking on the Pokemon part of that first link, I don't think we're seeing GF's Switch game this year. As for the other two, yeah, they say the game exists. None of them predicted the game's announcement alongside two dual version releases, which is why I didn't mention them in my post. I wouldn't accuse anyone of not being able to read when you're clearly ignoring stuff yourself
Yoshimitsu126
Member
Okay I misread.
Still don't see the point in releasing Stars for Switch unless they announce it before Ultra Sun and Moon releases. And if they are, why didn't they announce it during the Direct?
Still don't see the point in releasing Stars for Switch unless they announce it before Ultra Sun and Moon releases. And if they are, why didn't they announce it during the Direct?
Pokemaniac
Member
What makes you so convinced that a Switch game was ever on the table? It's much more likely that it never existed.
I stated earlier that I hate being the guy calling that bullshit out, but if someone posts
while the links say
than someone has to call that bullshit out.
You can be that person.
Shadow Broker
Banned
That's cool and I'm not arguing that point.
My point is
Black 2 and White 2 could be played on the 3DS.
Who wants to wait a couple years before they drop their Switch offerings
Yes Game Freak, cross gen is a thing. Just up res it and say "you are welcome" and we would've eaten that shit up.
Seriously, why not make it cross gen? Blah blah blah.. Game Freak hasn't done Cross Gen! Blah Blah Blah... Get with the times. Release to the 70+ Million and to the couple million and growing Switch base.
These games would've helped keep the Switch's sales momentum alot better then Pokken ever could.
I love Pokémon games but hate this decision to keep the newer titles on the 3DS. I've bought a N3DS and own a regular one from the get go. With that said, I FUCKING HATE THAT SYSTEM! I hate the system but love the Pokémon games and JRPG'S that were release for it. As it stands now I won't be buying Ultra Moon and Ultra Sun because I don't want to game on that system now that I have the Switch.
We haven't even reached month 5
Fortunately for me I didn't say anything about any of the articles you mentioned in my post, huh
Rogue Agent
Banned
True, but plans change. Plus, they clarified the BOTW bit later on.
What I mean is by something like what we got today, with the Pokemon STARS thing.
RoombaDance
Member
I'll try to revise your list with the confirmed details and break it down a little:
http://m.ign.com/articles/2016/09/20...or-nintendo-nx
http://www.siliconera.com/2017/03/20...nsole-project/
https://translate.google.com/transl...-pokemon-nintendo-switch-es-el-futuro/2163540
https://www.forbes.com/sites/insert...a-moon-was-an-error-is-3ds-only/#61efdadd45c0
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
Member
I was talking about this so I don't even know what the call-out was for ¯\_(ツ_/¯
But the pokemon company said no switch versions. Isn't that enough to debunk that?
You replied to me, but not to the actual content of my post. But whatever, to go back to where it started
I missunderstood your post as there are no shreds of hopes to hold on to, that was it. I overlooked that you exclusively wanted to destroy the 4chan rumor, not the last shreds of hope for people for a mainline Pokemon game on Switch.
In my defense, it didn't seem to be like you were aware of the information I posted.
By "3DS and Switch", they didn't mean all three games were for both systems. Just that there were three games to be announced between the two.
It'd be foolish to downplay there being a Pokemon Switch game at all, I just thought it was weird that people were using the 4chan post as a reason for us seeing a third mainline game soon.
Okami Haundo
Member
I don't view 4Chan as the most trustworthy site, but your logic here confuses me a bit. That "rumor" says there will be three Pokemon games announced and the "tags" included sun, moon, ultra, and eclipse. What makes you so sure that Pokken was on of those three games when it doesn't fit any of those "tags"? It also mentions the Switch and 3DS game(s) being compatible with one another in some way.
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
- Gamefreak has never done a cross-gen Pokemon game.
- Traditional "third-versions" have been dead since Gen 5.
- Gamefreak generally takes about 2 years to get a game ready for a new system.
- The credibility of the leakers have been on shaky ground for a while, especially after they turned out to be wrong about what was at the January Switch presentation.
- Starts is a stupid fucking name.
...and yet, despite all of that, you all still fell for it. It'd be funny if it wasn't so sad.
Anyway, don't fall for that 4chan leak either. 4chan leakers are literally the equivalent of the proverbial room full of monkeys on typewriters. If they got anything right, it's usually by sheer luck rather than because they actually knew anything.
sixteen-bit
Member
no, there was a Pokemon direct just today
Well, we saw three games, two of them were dual versions, and one was not. The word "Eclipse" was not used at all in the direct, so I don't think that Pokken being announced flies in the face of anything when not all of the tags were used. There was nothing in that post that declared all three games would be mainline, so Pokken being the third based on what happened today is pretty safe.
There's also this, but in the context of "maybe Stars is actually the third game", I just thought it was far more likely to have been Pokken
Okami Haundo
Member
If they were to announce a Pokemon game for Switch at E3 it would quite possibly be the greatest troll in the history of gaming.
ShadowFox08
Member
I don't think this deconfirms a switch version per se. It could still be the third version that has a combination of Pokemon from both games and content from original and ultra versions. It would probably have some Pokemon missing from two versions and crossplay could possibly be allowed with 3ds version(or at least trading).
Well we'll see at E3. Not keep my fingers crossed or anything though.
Well we'll see at E3. Not keep my fingers crossed or anything though.
You'll find out after they release Mother 3 in the West.
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
Oh yeah, let us not forget that Eurogamer peddled this bullshit too, just in case you needed to be reminded not to trust them when it comes to leaks.
Knowing GF, I expect a new Pokemon game on the Switch in 2018-19. They like to get every single piece of revenue possible from the systems they are established on before moving on. Honestly it's not a bad move. They know a lot of people buy these portables JUST for Pokemon, so it kind of traps and satisfies their base.
Or we may not see a mainlain Pokemon game on the Switch at all. Who fucking knows. All I know is that they know how to make money.
Or we may not see a mainlain Pokemon game on the Switch at all. Who fucking knows. All I know is that they know how to make money.
OH YEAH
purseowner
Member
They also peddled the complete Switch concept and basic specs.
SuperLeviathan
Member
It was Eurogamer that leaked Stars. And before that, they "leaked" Gamecube VC for Switch and Mother 3.
Their software "leaks" were as flat-out wrong as Laura Dale's.
Their software "leaks" were as flat-out wrong as Laura Dale's.
If gamefreak are still as small as they always have been, it would be very difficult to produce a switch version - a brand new platform - only a year after sun and moon. And now they're doing a warmed over version...sorry an entirely new adventure...on 3DS, they'd have even less resource to do a switch version.
Unless Nintendo has provided extra help I don't know if it's feasible for them to have three games out in 12 months.
Pop-O-Matic
Banned
They literally put out the same leaks. They have to have the same source.
SuperLeviathan
Member
In retrospect, those Eurogamer/Laura leaks were so obviously fake. I mean, Mother 3? GameCube VC on a Tegra X1 device? Pokemon Stars, something that's completely against Game Freak/TPC's MO? I mean, that should've sent off alarm bells all around, but the hardware leaks clouded everything.
Oh and, Mario X Rabbids wasn't originally theirs.
Oh and, Mario X Rabbids wasn't originally theirs.
Obviously not, but it would have been nice to see it sooner rather than later.