A sandbox style pokemon game would be great. Still linear when needed, but they can make the routes much larger & stuff them with content to do like they did with Odyssey.
Emily said ''by the end of the month'' there is still a week to go tbh
Who expects that though? I've seen realistic expectations from this thread for the most part and kids don't care whether the game is "console" game or not. And lots of remaining ones will either buy the game because its Pokemon or buy it cause it actually does well regardless. I think our primary concern should be with the direction the franchise moves on from here not with how large its production value is. A console quality game might be interesting, but if executed poorly, then would be a pretty bad move as the first Switch game. Whereas a normal Pokemon game which improves its predecessors weaknesses and adds in necessary updates (Like a lot of these rumours tbh) might actually be a good step. It'd be sad to see people discount it merely cause it wasn't big enough.
In fairness i dont know any Japanese but i was told this by someone that does. I think its a very long reach though, wouldnt read too much into it.
Those games are certainly popular, but they're not the only possible option on a home console. Look at the popularity of games like Wii Sports, Splatoon, Smash, and Mario Kart. They don't deliver nearly as much on those fronts as a game like BOTW does, and they're still popular. Even though those features are positives to a game, their absence isn't going to destroy a game's chances.
