Iwata affirms Pokémon on 3DS: Fans await further announcements

[Porygawn]

I think it will be a new Mystery Dungeon. It's way too early to reveal Gen 6 Pokemon, and I think they would keep Gen 5 on the DS and start Gen 6 on the 3DS.

 

[Zekurom]

I think it will be a new Mystery Dungeon. It's way too early to reveal Gen 6 Pokemon, and I think they would keep Gen 5 on the DS and start Gen 6 on the 3DS.

Don't be so sure. Misty got her Togepi way before Gen.2 came out. And Ho-oh made her first appearance in the first episode. Of the first generation's anime. (Although nobody knew it was Ho-oh at the time... XD)

 

[The Outrage]

Don't be so sure. Misty got her Togepi way before Gen.2 came out. And Ho-oh made her first appearance in the first episode. Of the first generation's anime.

And the second generation games were already in production and got delayed, a lot.

Furthermore, you're watching trends from over ten years ago. Nintendo's already stated that they aren't going to reveal games too early before the release of the game (if I recall, at most six months). People thought HgSs wasn't being made, then we get an announcement, and not only that, we find out its coming out within months. The Zoroark was the first indication of Gen V games. That was released July 2010 (but yeah, the movie was hinted at much earlier), but Gen V released in just a few months.

They aren't going to suddenly release a new Pokemon for Gen VI when the rest of the world had barely had BW yet.

No, Generation III didn't need GS remakes. Instead, though, it released remakes for Generation I, and put more Johto Pokemon in Emerald's Safari Zone.

Yeah, and Shiramu Kuromu was arguing that we need RS-remakes for Lati@s. Clearly they don't. Your point?

 

[Cybersai]

Its funny how people are making a big deal out of this.

The first DS game was Pokemon Dash....yeah...pretty much a garbage tech demo.

Don't get too excited.

 

[captainpost]

I hope 3DS doesn't do well after a few months.

don't get me wrong I don't want nintendo to fail. but it is such a gimmick. all they are gonna do is rehash old games and make them 3D so you have to buy them again.

and as for the pokemon game. I highly doubt they would make a main game just for the 3DS. it would be like shooting themselves in the foot. the next new main series game will have some 3d aspects but will still be playable on the other ds's

 

[Joshawott]

Edit: PokePark is awesome when you compare it to the other Pikachu games. It's the best one by far. Hey You Pikachu and Channel were among the worst, Dash is somewhere in the middle, and PokePark is actually above average since you play as Pikachu in a more adventure like game. You can even beat up a Groudon and Darkrai in it for crying out loud.

Granted, PokéPark was better than Dash and Channel, but that still doesn't make it a great game. Maybe if it had multiplayer...

When games were on both the Xbox 1 and the 360, they couldn't cross link, unless the xbox 1 game was on the 360 in the BC emulator. And DS games didn't have multiplayer with the GBA, only password sharing for PMD RB.

It probably won't happen. And Grey will not be a 3ds game.

It's pretty much been confirmed that the DS and 3DS will be able to communicate wirelessly. Otherwise, how are we supposed to use the already confirmed feature to send our DSiWare over?

I hope 3DS doesn't do well after a few months.

don't get me wrong I don't want nintendo to fail. but it is such a gimmick. all they are gonna do is rehash old games and make them 3D so you have to buy them again.

and as for the pokemon game. I highly doubt they would make a main game just for the 3DS. it would be like shooting themselves in the foot. the next new main series game will have some 3d aspects but will still be playable on the other ds's

Considering the 3DS has already had more pre-orders than the Wii had, and the shortages the Wii had.

I agree that the next main series games will be DS, possibly with 3D enhanced features.

 

[TM2-Megatron]

I hope 3DS doesn't do well after a few months.

don't get me wrong I don't want nintendo to fail. but it is such a gimmick. all they are gonna do is rehash old games and make them 3D so you have to buy them again.

and as for the pokemon game. I highly doubt they would make a main game just for the 3DS. it would be like shooting themselves in the foot. the next new main series game will have some 3d aspects but will still be playable on the other ds's

Even ignoring the stereoscopic 3-D, the 3DS is a full graphical generation ahead of the DS; and then some. Whether 3-D is a gimmick or not is immaterial... it's really no more a gimmick than the 2 screens and touchscreen were on the original DS Phat. As I recall, many people thought a 2-screen handheld was a dreadful idea back then, lol.

We all know how that turned out.

 

[Faye Scarlet]

RSEmakes RSEmakes RSEmakes RSEmakes RSEmakes RSEmakes -bricked-

I'm hoping for RSEmakes or a new Mystery Dungeon. D8 Either one would make me have a heart attack from the sheer awesomeness of having two great Pokemon games have a 3DS.

 

[Volphied]

RSEmakes RSEmakes RSEmakes RSEmakes RSEmakes RSEmakes -bricked-

I'm hoping for RSEmakes or a new Mystery Dungeon. D8 Either one would make me have a heart attack from the sheer awesomeness of having two great Pokemon games have a 3DS.

YES! YES! YES!


Give me RSEmakes, or give me Death!

(altough a new Mystery Dungeon game would be cool too)

 

[Joshawott]

You'll probably get death then atm, as this is obviously a spin-off title xD

 

[Ice Tyrant]

When games were on both the Xbox 1 and the 360, they couldn't cross link, unless the xbox 1 game was on the 360 in the BC emulator. And DS games didn't have multiplayer with the GBA, only password sharing for PMD RB.

It probably won't happen. And Grey will not be a 3ds game.

Dude, is nobody reading what I'm saying? The 3DS has the same wireless hardware as the DS and DSi plus some other wireless software specifically for the 3DS's exclusive features. Due to that, as long as the 6th gen isn't too drastically different in terms of programming from the 5th Gen, compatibility is guarenteed. Wireless connectivity is more advanced than link cables, so compatibility can be a bit easier to accomplish.

 

[Joshawott]

Not to mention, DS to 3DS communication has been confirmed. There is a confirmed feature that lets us transfer our DSiWare to the 3DS.

 

[Strato Lucario]

Not to mention, DS to 3DS communication has been confirmed. There is a confirmed feature that lets us transfer our DSiWare to the 3DS.

No doubt people have remembered this already, but G/S could still be played on a GB. Crystal was GBC only.

And yes, the DSi uses more or less the same communication as the DS, so 3DS <=> DS(i) will be possible. I'm hoping for Grey (or whatever they call it, I doubt it's going to be Pink version) to be 3DS exclusive (as by that time, I'll actually have one).

 

[Purellian]

No doubt people have remembered this already, but G/S could still be played on a GB. Crystal was GBC only.

And yes, the DSi uses more or less the same communication as the DS, so 3DS <=> DS(i) will be possible. I'm hoping for Grey (or whatever they call it, I doubt it's going to be Pink version) to be 3DS exclusive (as by that time, I'll actually have one).

I hadn't thought of that before. Now that you mention it, I also kinda hope it turns out that way. Talk about a great way to raise sales for the 3DS, considering how popular the third version is likely to be.

 

[Silktree]

I hadn't thought of that before. Now that you mention it, I also kinda hope it turns out that way. Talk about a great way to raise sales for the 3DS, considering how popular the third version is likely to be.

The best way to raise sales for the 3DS is to release the Generation VI main versions sooner rather than later, which is to say in 2013. More than half of Pokémon players don't even bother with the third versions, and being required to buy a new system just for that kind of game is unlikely to change their minds.

 

[Riku]

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.

No thats pretty illogical, that would make this generation so unbelievably short, we'd back in the generation 1 days. Also remakes tend to happen 10 years after their initial release meaning RSE remakes are due for 2013 in Japan, 2014 in the rest of the world, which gives them just enough time to slot in Grey or whatever in 2012. That my friend, is logic, not your weird excuse.

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.

Why would we go under the assumption gen 5 will end with the next game??? Thats a stupid assumption, its only just started and you are already calling for it end. Most likely RSEmakes and Grey will be on the 3DS as Crystal was on GBC when GS were on GB but with colour on GBA.

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.

Exactly, its like we've just got a newborn baby, and Ryu Soji and others are already planning the poor guys funeral. Heck the babys not even been born in USA and EU yet, and Ryu Soji is planning the funeral.

You'll probably get death then atm, as this is obviously a spin-off title xD

Oh yeah, its really obvious??? If its your opinion, then it must be correct, how silly of me to think otherwise. It could be a spin off, Ranger 4, or some new title, but its not what I'd call obvious, theres a good chance for it to be something like Grey for the 3DS. Who knows, maybe it wont be a trio of games, maybe it will be like Gen 1, with 4 games, BW, Grey on 3DS and then a final wrap up game sometime later, thats not likely, its just speculation, similar to how the musketeer trio is now a quadruplet.

The best way to raise sales for the 3DS is to release the Generation VI main versions sooner rather than later, which is to say in 2013. More than half of Pokémon players don't even bother with the third versions, and being required to buy a new system just for that kind of game is unlikely to change their minds.

Actually, quite a lot only go for the 3rd version as its widely considered the best one, and it'd be a perfect way to launch the 3DS, with the Gen 5 game part 3 on the 3DS, with like BW, but all new 3D features etc.

 

[Ash_Pokemaster]

The best way to raise sales for the 3DS is to release the Generation VI main versions sooner rather than later, which is to say in 2013. More than half of Pokémon players don't even bother with the third versions, and being required to buy a new system just for that kind of game is unlikely to change their minds.

I completely agree. To add to that, and most importantly, I don't think Nintendo would want to promote a game that isn't completely new as "the first Pokemon title for 3DS". While I can't say on whether they will have extra 3DS features, I'm betting that they will be on DS -- which is not to cross out as of yet, there are actually tens of DS titles set for a 2011 release. Releases up to at least middle 2012 are to be expected.

 

[Silktree]

No thats pretty illogical, that would make this generation so unbelievably short, we'd back in the generation 1 days.

Three years is not a short period by any stretch of the imagination.

Also remakes tend to happen 10 years after their initial release meaning RSE remakes are due for 2013 in Japan, 2014 in the rest of the world, which gives them just enough time to slot in Grey or whatever in 2012.

There is no pattern. It took 8 years for Red and Green, but HGSS were released six years after FRLG, meaning that the gap between the remakes was longer than any generational gap. If Game Freak want to continue releasing remakes but at a slower rate than new games (which makes more sense than arbitrarily stuffing them into every generation), then this generation won't have any remakes.

Most likely RSEmakes and Grey will be on the 3DS as Crystal was on GBC when GS were on GB but with colour on GBA.

No. I don't know how many times I will have to say this, but Gold and Silver were not released for the Game Boy; unlike with Black and White, Game Freak chose to delay Gold and Silver by almost two years so they could benefit from the GBC. See here for details.

Exactly, its like we've just got a newborn baby, and Ryu Soji and others are already planning the poor guys funeral. Heck the babys not even been born in USA and EU yet, and Ryu Soji is planning the funeral.

We're merely saying that Game Freak do not seem to be in any hurry to move onto the 3DS. If they were to release the third version and remakes for the 3DS, that might delay Generation VI to 2014, but it would give Game Freak little time to familiarize themselves with the 3DS.

Oh yeah, its really obvious??? If its your opinion, then it must be correct, how silly of me to think otherwise. It could be a spin off, Ranger 4, or some new title, but its not what I'd call obvious, theres a good chance for it to be something like Grey for the 3DS.

It would be unusual if Game Freak released a new game this year, as four consecutive releases have never been done before. The only reason they'd be in a hurry to release the third version is if they wanted to release the last DS game as soon as possible.

Actually, quite a lot only go for the 3rd version as its widely considered the best one, and it'd be a perfect way to launch the 3DS, with the Gen 5 game part 3 on the 3DS, with like BW, but all new 3D features etc.

The statistics speak for themselves: The best-selling third version was Yellow, and even that game reached less than 50% of its predecessors' game sales. In the most recent case, Platinum's sales are roughly 41% of the figure for Diamond and Pearl.

Yes, the third version will be successful (regardless of the system), but would it be the best way for Game Freak to get started on the 3DS? Far from it, and remakes wouldn't fare significantly better. You may argue that more people will be drawn to the third version if the 3DS features make it different from Black and White, but how different could it be? What sort of graphical leap are you expecting? Wouldn't those efforts be better spent towards the next generation? Generation V is relatively similar to its predecessor, and it is too late to change that. Releasing the third version for the 3DS might make that game somewhat different, but it would in turn result in Generation VI not feeling as new as it could be.

Incidentally, I've seen some people use the number of new Pokémon as evidence of the length of the generation. Game Freak made it clear in interviews that the reason they exceeded expectations is that they had to make up for Black and White sharing the same system as the Generation IV games. It doesn't seem that they want to turn this into a habit, which is to say that they'd rather that new generations be represented by new systems.

 

[33Whimsicott33]

The best way to raise sales for the 3DS is to release the Generation VI main versions sooner rather than later, which is to say in 2013. More than half of Pokémon players don't even bother with the third versions, and being required to buy a new system just for that kind of game is unlikely to change their minds.

Sounds surprising to me. Where I come from, I just keep hearing "holding out for the third version" from every direction. Some of them are bound to cave, though...

 

[Strato Lucario]

I think it would be funny for the third version to be on the 3DS and to be randomly called Splat version.