How is this not what people had in mind? It's a huge 3D RPG with combat depth and jammed packed with content.
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Eurogamer: Nintendo Switch to get Pokémon Sun and Moon third version: Pokemon Stars
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Well, if you've been playing Nintendo only like 2 things are new in that lineup.
I could see a few new Alolan forms, but outright new Pokemon in a third version? Extremely unlikely, there'd be some trace of them in Sun and Moon. Also there's already a pokemon named Celesteela
OrbitalBeard
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I'm sure there's plenty we don't know about. Emily Rogers has mentioned a new IP, for example.
NinjaCoachZ
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The straightest port in that lineup is a game no one has played before.
Mr. Pointy
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STAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRS won't come out until the end of 2017 anyway. Just get a cheap piece of shit secondhand 2DS and Sun/Moon and have some mons ready in the Pokemon Box.
All interest in the 3DS dead for me now. I'll wait to see how the Switch looks. I hope everything leaks. As a consumer, I want the maximum amount of information and I don't give a shit about Nintendo's bottom line.
mrmickfran
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Can you imagine the Japanese launch? It's already getting Splatoon, but throw in this, plus a potential Monster Hunter XX port.
It's time for this image to resurface:
Inferno313
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Guys, it's not like there wasn't already going to be some kind of game next fall, whether it was a third version, Sun2/Moon2, or a D/P remake. The only difference is that it's on Switch now. Don't let this hold you back from buying Sun and Moon today, because this game would've come out next year regardless of the Switch's existence. Pokemon is an annualized franchise at this point. (It just took a year off, last year.)
Don't know if this has already been brought up in this thread, but in regard to the Philippi thing, doesn't GAME FREAK design one high-poly model for each Pokémon that's then scaled down if needed and used across every game? For example, the same Pikachu model would be used in the main line games, GO, Mystery Dungeon, etc. It just strikes me as weird that that model is what they would point to as proof that high-res assets are being created specifically for a Switch game.
Yeah, there's a pretty huge mandate considering Game Freak co-owns Pokemon.
Vanillalite
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I'm a casual Poke player. So I'll probably just wait for this.
Keep in mind I didn't have the 3ds version preordered or anything. I'd just have eventually grabbed that at some point during my wait for the Switch next 4 months.
Keep in mind I didn't have the 3ds version preordered or anything. I'd just have eventually grabbed that at some point during my wait for the Switch next 4 months.
mrmickfran
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I wonder how Nintendo convinced Game Freak/TPC to make it a switch exclusive. Those guys are really stubborn when it comes to moving to the next console.
Nintendo to have a good year once per decade.
OmegaSmash
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I honestly doubt it's going to be a full on 3rd version and not just a port.
HawthorneKitty
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I wonder if it would sell at $60.
Inferno313
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I think that the fact that the Switch isn't BC probably helped. Every previous generational transition for Pokemon has been aided by backwards compatibility. B2/W2 came out a year after the 3DS, but you could play them on your 3DS, so it wasn't as big of a deal.
Why though? It's not like Gamefreak has trouble pumping out 3rd versions, sequels, or even full-on remakes in 12 months. ORAS came out a year after X/Y, they can easily make a third version in that time frame if they can do that.
Adam_Roman
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This is why I'm waiting on Sun and Moon. I'm ready for the definitive edition.
Does anyone have a source that confirms Game Freak is making a game for the Switch? Don't want to sound like I'm in denial or anything, just that as far as I'm aware that was only a rumor, and I've seen a lot of people treating it as a fact without any citations today.
Game Freak & The Pokémon Company likely realized that if the Switch doesn't take off, they're in for a bad time financially going forward.
Cow Mengde
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Can you imagine the Japanese launch? It's already getting Splatoon, but throw in this, plus a potential Monster Hunter XX port.
It's time for this image to resurface:
Splatoon, Pokémon, Monster Hunter, Yokai Watch, Dragon Quest, 2D/3D Mario, ... all in one place. This image might even become reality.
Inferno313
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Eurogamer does, and they've been spot-on with Switch leaks.
I know, but the strength is relative. I'll be ecstatic if more people get some of the great Wii U games, and I'm rebuying a of them myself but it's also easy if you've been playing a lot of Nintendo to shrug it off. If I've already played Sun/Moon for a year, how valuable is Pokemon for Switch?
Yea but there are lots of other spin-offs not developed by GF. I wonder what kind of stuff needs to be done for someone other than GF to get their hands on the mainline series, even if it's just a port.
openrob
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Wait, where did the Mario RPG come from??
Inferno313
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Yes. Console game
Okami Haundo
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The rumor states that this version has been worked on alongside Sun and Moon for 3DS. They've also had plenty of time to take that approach.
Nothing will be done about that because nobody actually wants or cares enough to get it done. At the end of the day, Game Freak is the heart of the series even if people don't agree with some of their decisions. If something has been working for 20 years, why change it?
DragonKnight
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Reserving judgment until media impressions. Kingdom hearts sounded very stupid on paper as well.
AcademicSaucer
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Nintendo can only blame themselves for the leaks, fucking January man.
Graphics Horse
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I still think it should be called Pokemon Syzygy
DerekOfTheDykes
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If I can throw my meaningless opinion in...
I don't think this (the game OR the leak itself) is going to have much impact on things short term. A lot of us will double dip. I sure will, I wasn't waiting all the way until mid/late next year to play the 7th gen, and I'm not even a die hard Pokemon fan. Plus, third versions aren't exactly new, and we KNEW a Pokemon game was coming to Switch, we just didn't know what it was.
Consumers probably DO probably deserve to know there's a better version on a better console less than a year away. Makes for a more informed purchase, and Nintendo is only mad because they WANT you to double dip. But seeing as there are already (some) people talking about holding out for Stars, I can see this leak being a bit more serious for Nintendo than other recent ones.
Anyway, y'all see what I meant about "temper expectations" in regards to Eurogamer, although WHEW did Rabbids come out of nowhere!
I don't think this (the game OR the leak itself) is going to have much impact on things short term. A lot of us will double dip. I sure will, I wasn't waiting all the way until mid/late next year to play the 7th gen, and I'm not even a die hard Pokemon fan. Plus, third versions aren't exactly new, and we KNEW a Pokemon game was coming to Switch, we just didn't know what it was.
Consumers probably DO probably deserve to know there's a better version on a better console less than a year away. Makes for a more informed purchase, and Nintendo is only mad because they WANT you to double dip. But seeing as there are already (some) people talking about holding out for Stars, I can see this leak being a bit more serious for Nintendo than other recent ones.
Anyway, y'all see what I meant about "temper expectations" in regards to Eurogamer, although WHEW did Rabbids come out of nowhere!
Vampirolol
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I'll wait for that version than.
openrob
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Inferno313
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Haha, same here. I'll definitely play it, if it's good. But the premise just sounds so strange on paper. Might as well pair Mario up with the Minions.
Because sometimes things can change for the better. Besides, it's not like a port is some kind of paradigm shift or anything.
Boss Doggie
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Pokemon models since Gen VI have always been really high quality. They've been future proof to be used at HD consoles.
It's why the games also have fps drops. You're using a very complex model in a 3DS.
Making Switch a success is in their best interest after all. I could also see them benefiting from the first Pokémon game to arrive so early on the next console. If it was longer down the line people would expect way better graphics. That would surely explain the timing of Monster Hunter XX as well.
Well I think that was a pretty damned good guess then, lol. Legendary, even.There's already a Pokemon named Celesteela.And we know what the 3rd legendary is.
Why is there already a third legendary in Sun/Moon? Oh, Zygarde... I though that was just a follow-up of X&Y, but there'd be a proper third legendary in Stars.
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