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The Official Pokémon Black 2/White 2 (Read FIRST Post before posting!)

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Pokemon have always had some kind of sprite alteration (be it pose-altering like DP to Pt, or just animation-altering, like RS to E) in the third instalments of each generation, so I think it's safe to assume that they won't all be exactly the same. It's also a simple change for the game designers to make, which could be used as justification for futher differences between Black & White and Black 2 & White 2, the two sequels, in addition to other aesthetic changes or changes in the characters and the plot.
 
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Joshawott said:
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However, I seem to recall that Nintendo issued a statement in 2010 in which they announced their new policy of never announcing games more than a year before its release. To my knowledge, they have not overturned this policy
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Kid Icarus: Uprising was announced during E3 2010, but wasn't released until 23rd March 2012. Also, Super Smash Bros. for the Wii/3DS was announced at E3 2011, but has only just started development following the launch of Kid Icarus: Uprising. So they certainly aren't keeping to that policy.


Which was I still hold responsible for my insufficient amount of time allotted to me to play Soulsilver before being bombarded with exciting new BW footage. Of course, BW happened to provide convenient justifications for the way things ended up playing out--for instance, the near-complete lack of Gen V Pokemon marketed during Gen IV makes sense considering Isshu's isolation from Poke-Japan--but these convenient justifications are, to my knowledge, just that and not the true, primary reason for Gen V arriving on such short notice. I would argue that the continuation of the series on the DS is among the convenient justifications as well. In short, although you provide a good argument for the purple ball being inclusion of a Gen VI Pokemon within the Meloetta short, there is still a big barrier in the way of Gen VI being in any way acknowledged this year.
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I hate to sound rude but er...I'm not understanding your argument at all.

GameFreak are a company and a company needs to make money. To make money, they make games. However, they need to release games on a regular basis to get money on a regular basis. That's all there is to it with the annual mid-generation releases. Generation V was made for the Nintendo DS because the DS series had a pretty long lifespan and it was a really successful console, so GameFreak could ensure more sales (and heck, Black and White are still in the Top 10 Nintendo DS weekly sales chart in the UK - one version may fall off and re-emerge, but at least one version has been there since launch).

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B2W2 needs to go back to how HGSS used the touch screen; that was awesome. Relegate the C-Gear to being an option in the menu, like the PokéGear.
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You could have skipped the patronizing explanation of how a company works; believe it or not, I do in fact fully understand that corporations are profit-seeking institutions. In fact, being a socialist I'd say I understand all too well how our system works. But never mind that; as for the actual content of what you said, I suppose you are correct. I only remembered one game (Skyward Sword) which did not follow the one-year policy, so I assumed it was still in effect, but as you point out, such a sizable number of big titles have disregarded this rule that I suppose it would be safe to say it is no longer in effect. So, alright, perhaps there is in fact no big barrier in the way of a Gen VI critter being released this year related to any policy by Nintendo.

However, I would still argue that it's fairly likely that the convenient justification they used for the lack of Gen V Pokemon in the anime during the duration of DP will continue to be used throughout this generation; namely, that just as Zoroark and Zorua were the only Gen V Pokemon in DP--and even then were explained away as being brought from Isshu to Shin'ou against their will--there will be no Gen VI critters announced this year because Isshu and the other regions continue to be considered (in anime canon) too far away from each other to house any of the same species. There is one possible way around this rule, however--assuming that a Gen VI Pokemon is indeed put in the Meloetta short, it can be explained away due to all of the old non-Isshu Pokemon appearing in the short, and by extension the short apparently not taking place within Isshu at all.
 
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So what does everyone expect to be revealed on the upcoming episode of Smash? We all know the 15th episode is going to be the one with footage of the game and tons of information.. but since they are giving news on this coming episode of Smash (April 8th) so I've just been wondering what it could be that they will show us?
 
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^ I'm expecting the region, characters, and Pokemon who will be in the game to close these major speculations. Move Tutors and Gym Leader rematches will expected once the game is out in Japan.
 
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Sprite alterations would be nice. Some of the sprites are the Diamond and Pearl ones, and when animated, they are in awkward positions. The designers should have imagined what it's like to face off against any particular creature in battle, not simply animate a sprite from a previous game.
 
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I'm more bothered by the pixelated sprites than anything else. While the animations are worth it, I can't help but think that the sprites looked better in Generation IV. The pixelation is a result of the zooming process, but I wish they would do something about it; these may be the last games with 2D battles.
 
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they will probably give us either new playable character designs or the new PC's! Maybe some wild battles, new city layouts and "old" gym leaders a bit different with old Pokes!! That is what will probably get on sunday!
 
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I'm more bothered by the pixelated sprites than anything else. While the animations are worth it, I can't help but think that the sprites looked better in Generation IV. The pixelation is a result of the zooming process, but I wish they would do something about it; this may be the last games with 2D battles.
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I totally agree with this. I'd rather have the old back sprites than these.

I think Pokemon smash is going to announce stuff that will not change from Black and White, so when the games are released, people won't be disappointed. And of course, some images and random stuff. :p
 
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If these games take place in a different region, it's normal that we haven't already seen any Ingame screens.
In a different case, i would see them revealing some pictures, with protagonist's atworks.
 
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With the recent reveal of the spinoff's localization, it becomes more feasible for B/W2 to be localized sooner as well. (perhaps September was not as far off as I originally thought)
 
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Samurott said:
With the recent reveal of the spinoff's localization, it becomes more feasible for B/W2 to be localized sooner as well. (perhaps September was not as far off as I originally thought)
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September would be a perfect month. It fits their seasonal time frame and is soon enough after the Japanese release based on their current localization speed.
 
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I think I'm the only person who thinks this, but I'm hoping B/W2 will be similar to G/S. As in, new region, but being able to go back through Unova when finished with the new region, new starters, and new evolutions for Unova Pokémon, such as Druddigon perhaps.
 
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You're not alone, i'm agree with you. Like i've said before, i think we'll begin our journey in a region near Unova based on Sanfrancisco.
 
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A new region with new Pokemon would be a new generation, which GS exactly was. BW2 are a split/ direct sequel third version.
 
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I think I'm the only person who thinks this, but I'm hoping B/W2 will be similar to G/S. As in, new region, but being able to go back through Unova when finished with the new region, new starters, and new evolutions for Unova Pokémon, such as Druddigon perhaps.
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No, you're not alone by any means. That would be such a cool concept. But even if it's not like this, I would love Generation VI to add on to Unova, like GSC did to RBY.
 
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But even if it's not like this, I would love Generation VI to add on to Unova, like GSC did to RBY.
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Oh? It seems to me that this would entail releasing two Unova sequels (as four versions) within the space of three years, which would be overkill. And the Generation VI versions could very well get their own sequel versions...

Unova's story should be almost completely wrapped up in B2W2. I say almost, because I don't want to rule out a return to the region years in, say, two or three generations from now. The only thing that might be an unrealistic expectation for these games is the idea of new evolutions or pre-evolutions. But so what? They might be introduced in another generation that wouldn't even have to be related to Unova at all. What did Sinnoh have to do with Hoenn? Barely anything. Granted, there were only five Generation III evolutions, but there aren't many Generation V Pokémon that need evolutions.

Since I don't think the original dragon should get the Regigigas treatment, I hold that it should be included in B2W2 no matter what.
 
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I also want B2W2 to be in the vain of Gold and Silver. Having a separate region (N's region?) and then continuing back to Unova but possibly a more direct relation to BW than Gen II did to Gen I. With the amount of throwbacks to the first generation, this would be a great throwback to RGBY having a sequel without extending the Black and White era into the next generation. I do agree with @Silktree that the Original Dragon should be included in B2W2 while it's relevance is still potent, I guess. With this generation you never really know what's gonna happen, so new formes/Pokémon, however unlikely, is possible considering the amount of curveballs they've thrown at us this generation.

But I guess we'll find out something in matter of days, which I am SUPER excited about! Anybody else? :D
 
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pocket Ace said:
I also want B2W2 to be in the vain of Gold and Silver. Having a separate region (N's region?) and then continuing back to Unova but possibly a more direct relation to BW than Gen II did to Gen I. With the amount of throwbacks to the first generation, this would be a great throwback to RGBY having a sequel without extending the Black and White era into the next generation. I do agree with @Silktree that the Original Dragon should be included in B2W2 while it's relevance is still potent, I guess. With this generation you never really know what's gonna happen, so new formes/Pokémon, however unlikely, is possible considering the amount of curveballs they've thrown at us this generation.

But I guess we'll find out something in matter of days, which I am SUPER excited about! Anybody else? :D
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Im super excited too! Good thing is after Sunday, we'll only have to wait a few days for Coro Coro to leak, and then the next Sunday we'll get even more news on Smash!

So from this coming Sunday, to the next, there should be TONS of information revealed!
 
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CoroCoro is going to be released on the 14th this time around, so getting a leak on the 10th is quite likely. Last time the leak was only three days early, but the fact that the coverage was so minimal definitely had something to do with that.
 
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Silktree said:
CoroCoro is going to be released on the 14th this time around, so getting a leak on the 10th is quite likely. Last time the leak was only three days early, but the fact that the coverage was so minimal definitely had something to do with that.
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Is there a reason its being released one day early? But that's good news!

Hopefully we get a leak on the 10th or 11th!
 
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