Iwata affirms Pokémon on 3DS: Fans await further announcements

[Gligar13]

I wouldn't worry about it. If they're bothering to develop a new Wii game, which they are, chances are that they have a good reason for it.

The 3DS game, on the other hand, could turn out to be fairly gimmicky.

Which is probably what will happen. It will be a spinoff by someone like ambrella or another second party dev.

 

[Dr. GM]

My guess: it's a new Mystery Dungeon, if not a new Trozei, Pinball, or a brand new concept.

 

[Joshawott]

No way, the R/S remakes are totally going to be 5th Gen.

How so?

GameFreak said in interviews regarding Black and White that their biggest problem was having it on the same console as Generation IV, and making it feel different. There's that reason why they won't move Gen V onto the 3DS, and there's also:

- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire came out 2 years after the launch of the Gameboy Advance.
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl came out 2 years after the launch of the Nintendo DS.
- The Nintendo 3DS is due out in Japan later this month (2011); so going by that pattern, the first 3DS main series title should be out in 2013.
- The next main series Pokémon game is expected in 2012, as previous trends have shown.

So it's pretty logical that 2012 will see BW's third version, which will be the final Nintendo DS Pokémon title. Generation VI will then begin on the 3DS in 2013 (Thus, making Generation V as long as Generation I).

Simples.

 

[Ranger Jack Walker]

I'm hoping RS remakes but a spin-off is fine too.

 

[Dr. GM]

A RS remake pair doesn't seem too unlikely. With all of the new flow of news, along with many other projects Nintendo's reviving and giving birth to, it doesn't sound right to just disregard the thought.

 

[Ice Tyrant]

How so?

GameFreak said in interviews regarding Black and White that their biggest problem was having it on the same console as Generation IV, and making it feel different. There's that reason why they won't move Gen V onto the 3DS, and there's also:

- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire came out 2 years after the launch of the Gameboy Advance.
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl came out 2 years after the launch of the Nintendo DS.
- The Nintendo 3DS is due out in Japan later this month (2011); so going by that pattern, the first 3DS main series title should be out in 2013.
- The next main series Pokémon game is expected in 2012, as previous trends have shown.

So it's pretty logical that 2012 will see BW's third version, which will be the final Nintendo DS Pokémon title. Generation VI will then begin on the 3DS in 2013 (Thus, making Generation V as long as Generation I).

Simples.

My guess is simple also. Use the 3rd Gen's release style. FR/LG and Emerald were released in the same year in Japan. Given Game Freak's experience with the DS after D/P, Platinum, HG/SS, and B/W, it shouldn't take too long to develope both the R/S remakes and Grey. In fact it may even be the R/S remakes we get next instead of Grey, also similar to the 3rd Gen's release style.

 

[Joshawott]

My guess is simple also. Use the 3rd Gen's release style. FR/LG and Emerald were released in the same year in Japan. Given Game Freak's experience with the DS after D/P, Platinum, HG/SS, and B/W, it shouldn't take too long to develope both the R/S remakes and Grey. In fact it may even be the R/S remakes we get next instead of Grey, also similar to the 3rd Gen's release style.

Except, FRLG's early release was most likely a reference to the original Red and Green being released in the first quarter of the year (RG being February 1996, FRLG being January 2004), as their September-November release month has consistently been the same for all of Generation III (bar that, obviously) and Gen IV. Heck, since Emerald, all games have been released in September. Also, except for Crystal's December release, the Sep-Nov release month has been there since Blue and Yellow.

With the order; obviously, if we were going to get the third version and RS(3?)DS in the same generation, it could be in either order. However, if we go under the assumption that Gen V will end with the next game, it makes more sense to save RS(3?)DS for Generation VI.

 

[Ice Tyrant]

If there is any greater reason I support the R/S remakes for the 5th Gen other than wanting to play through them with enhanced visuals and a full time feature similar to B/W, it's because I want, if not EVERYONE wants, the Soul Dew to be obtainable again. The ONLY reason there's so many D/P reasons is because of the Creation Trio's orbs, which is ONLY because you CANNOT transfer items over to B/W from the 4th Gen, so both those Orbs AND the Soul Dew had to be made obtainable in other ways. The Soul Dew, however, is currently unobtainable. Traditionally, it is an event item held by either Latios or Latias depending on the game version. If they choose to follow this tradition, the only way to see Latios and Latias would be in the R/S remakes (Unless of course they add both Pokemon to be found in Gray, but I think Nintendo would be more likely to use them as promotion for the remakes than the 3rd Version).

 

[Proxima Centauri B]

As much as Id love the remakes, i dont want to get my hopes up about it yet.

 

[Ice Tyrant]

No matter what anyone has to think about the possibility of R/S remakes, we need that Soul Dew. PERIOD. Otherwise Smogon's going to go on and on about the lack of a Soul Dew when it comes to the Eon Duo. That's the one reason they were even feared threats in the 3rd and 4th Gen.

 

[Der_Neuevenmenschen]

Half the people here seem to be supporting what would be a 2-year-long generation. What the hell, man? We just got more Pokemon than we know what to do with, and you guys think we only get two years to play with them?

I think we're going to get RSEmakes and the third version this gen. Perhaps, they'll be like Generation II's release schedule (ie; 3rd version on newer console), and, likely, if they mimic what they did in Generation III, we'd get the RSEmakes on the DS/DSi.

 

[Silktree]

That's the one reason they were even feared threats in the 3rd and 4th Gen.

Having less threats to worry about is a good thing. Besides, the Eon duo in the previous metagames were relegated to Ubers even without the Soul Dew.

Half the people here seem to be supporting what would be a 2-year-long generation.

3-year long.

What the hell, man? We just got more Pokemon than we know what to do with, and you guys think we only get two years to play with them?

They won't magically disappear come the next generation. That's akin to saying that there shouldn't be remakes just so that the Generation V monsters can stay in the limelight for their entire run.

I think we're going to get RSEmakes and the third version this gen. Perhaps, they'll be like Generation II's release schedule (ie; 3rd version on newer console), and, likely, if they mimic what they did in Generation III, we'd get the RSEmakes on the DS/DSi.

Crystal was released for the same system as Gold and Silver. See here.

 

[Ice Tyrant]

If I can burn it into the minds of those against the R/S remakes one last time...... SOUL. DEW.

...

Now I am finished with that.

Having less threats to worry about is a good thing. Besides, the Eon duo in the previous metagames were relegated to Ubers even without the Soul Dew.

Some tournaments had them unbanned as long as they didn't have the Soul Dew. With the Soul Dew they're banned (That's what almost every set for them has at Smogon).

 

[Der_Neuevenmenschen]

They won't magically disappear come the next generation.

What I meant was that they would be quickly forgotten and abandoned come next generation. It's sad that this gen will go so fast.

Crystal was released for the same system as Gold and Silver.

Oh, really? I haven't been reading up on my game info, haven't I?

 

[Silktree]

Some tournaments had them unbanned as long as they didn't have the Soul Dew. With the Soul Dew they're banned (That's what almost every set for them has at Smogon).

I fail to see the problem.

 

[Ice Tyrant]

I fail to see the problem.

The POINT is alot of people who raise their own teams would rather have the Soul Dew to go along with whatever eon dragon they have. The fact the item even exists for them at all just proves my point, and it's fully usable in B/W, but simply has no method to obtain it yet.

 

[Proxima Centauri B]

If I can burn it into the minds of those against the R/S remakes one last time...... SOUL. DEW.

...

Now I am finished with that.



Some tournaments had them unbanned as long as they didn't have the Soul Dew. With the Soul Dew they're banned (That's what almost every set for them has at Smogon).

Ok fine, Soul Dew, we get it you need Soul Dew, that dosent mean this game is the remake though which is why i said im not getting my hopes up.

 

[Der_Neuevenmenschen]

The POINT is alot of people who raise their own teams would rather have the Soul Dew to go along with whatever eon dragon they have. The fact the item even exists for them at all just proves my point, and it's fully usable in B/W, but simply has no method to obtain it yet.

Wait for Pokesav B/W, and get an Action Replay. Then you can get the Soul Dew in B/W.

 

[Joshawott]

Soul Dew can easily be made available in the next battle-sim console game via Mystery Gift.

Besides, the Soul Dew was an event item even in RS...

 

[Silktree]

The POINT is alot of people who raise their own teams would rather have the Soul Dew to go along with whatever eon dragon they have.

A lot of people would rather that Regigigas not have Slow Start as an ability. That seems like a much more valid complaint.

I think that the only reason the Soul Dew existed in the first place was that Game Freak wanted to have something to distribute upon Ruby and Sapphire's release, and Jirachi needed to stay exclusive to the eventual movie promotion. The Enigma Stone event in HGSS was overdone.

The fact the item even exists for them at all just proves my point, and it's fully usable in B/W, but simply has no method to obtain it yet.

All of the previous items are still in the coding. That doesn't really mean anything.

The unobtainable items we really need are the stat-increasing berries. For those we'll have the Wii game, and possibly a few events for some of them.