Once I completed XY it felt somewhat incomplete, the major thing that I felt missing was a sub legendary trio which then got me thinking.
The evidence:
-Zygarde. In most main series games after the climax happens, nature shifts.And what legendary Pokemon loves the ecosystem? In ORAS this was very much so shown after Aqua/Magma's mishaps with their legend. So in XY where a powerful weapon discharged energy this would have to have had an impact on the natural balance of the region which would cause Pokemon to migrate to it or appear as one of your goals is to find all the native Pokemon of the region so this would tie in neatly with the next Kalos game and possibly be a new storyline.
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Argument scrapped. Gamefreak has a lot more then just 3 or 4 designers.
-Lack of sub legendary trio. This struck me as odd, I have discussed it with people and they have always said it is because the genie trio make up for it in Gen V but I do not believe this is the case. The sub legendary trio usually ties in with the plot to some degree (can't think of how the bird trio did in Gen I though) but the genie trio had none but had it to a degree in Dream Radar... which is a spin-off. This would mean the sub legendary trio will be added in the next Kalos game and tie in somehow with the story, it could be like how the Lake trio did in Gen IV.
-Not giving XY patches to deal with new megas, moves and abilities of ORAS. This means the next game will not be fully compatible with ORAS and XY and will probably add new megas, or better, new Pokemon.
Why would Gamefreak do this?
-Money. They created a sequel game, B2W2 which if it wasn't on a dying console probably would have sold more due to it having a new storyline as a lot of people will skip the first game of the new gen to buy the complete one, like how people skipped Diamond and Pearl to buy Platnimun and what would sell more then a game with a new story and more all new Pokemon?
-To avoid more artist's block. If they can extend Gen VI's life then the better it is for them as they then don't have to create more Pokemon and I'd imagine creating legendaries and starters is very hard. Scrapped to poor evidence and poor argument.
-Expand Gen VI's lifespan. I don't think Gen VII will be on the 3DS but all of Gen VI will. Gen VI has a pitiful amount of spin-off games and none are particular noteworthy but if Gen VI lasts as long as it can then they can add more spin-offs and possibly more remakes/sequels to older games.
-Do something new. Gamefreak are obsessed with deleting/taking out things and do go back on their word (Black and White 2) and they like to be innovative so why not do something different that could sell?
EDIT: A spot of clarification: I don't think Gamefreak actually is running out of ideas, I see that if they were to split this Gen in half (we're currently in 6.5 as I see it) then they can shove those comments out of the window.
2nd EDIT: Argument for the reason that only 72 Pokemon were added to this Gen is because of artist's block has been scrapped as I was a little silly and didn't think things completely through.
So what do you think? Could Gamefreak have split Gen VI? What will the next game be like as a result and how would it all fit in?
The evidence:
-Zygarde. In most main series games after the climax happens, nature shifts.And what legendary Pokemon loves the ecosystem? In ORAS this was very much so shown after Aqua/Magma's mishaps with their legend. So in XY where a powerful weapon discharged energy this would have to have had an impact on the natural balance of the region which would cause Pokemon to migrate to it or appear as one of your goals is to find all the native Pokemon of the region so this would tie in neatly with the next Kalos game and possibly be a new storyline.
I found this in Yveltal's trivia that got me thinking. Gen VI doesn't have that many Pokemon and fans complained of too many in Gen V and of Gamefreak 'running out of ideas' so what better way to delay Gen VII, where they'd have to make more Pokemon and potential 'running out of ideas', then by splitting a Gen in half?Yveltal, along with Xerneas, was designed by art designers Ken Sugimori and Yusuke Ohmura. Initial design for the two Legendary Pokémon was started by Sugimori, but he encountered 'artist's block', having a hard time coming up with concepts. For the first time, he gave the work over to another designer, Ohmura. Ohmura furthered the designs, after which Sugimori resumed to finish them.
-Lack of sub legendary trio. This struck me as odd, I have discussed it with people and they have always said it is because the genie trio make up for it in Gen V but I do not believe this is the case. The sub legendary trio usually ties in with the plot to some degree (can't think of how the bird trio did in Gen I though) but the genie trio had none but had it to a degree in Dream Radar... which is a spin-off. This would mean the sub legendary trio will be added in the next Kalos game and tie in somehow with the story, it could be like how the Lake trio did in Gen IV.
-Not giving XY patches to deal with new megas, moves and abilities of ORAS. This means the next game will not be fully compatible with ORAS and XY and will probably add new megas, or better, new Pokemon.
Why would Gamefreak do this?
-Money. They created a sequel game, B2W2 which if it wasn't on a dying console probably would have sold more due to it having a new storyline as a lot of people will skip the first game of the new gen to buy the complete one, like how people skipped Diamond and Pearl to buy Platnimun and what would sell more then a game with a new story and more all new Pokemon?
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-Expand Gen VI's lifespan. I don't think Gen VII will be on the 3DS but all of Gen VI will. Gen VI has a pitiful amount of spin-off games and none are particular noteworthy but if Gen VI lasts as long as it can then they can add more spin-offs and possibly more remakes/sequels to older games.
-Do something new. Gamefreak are obsessed with deleting/taking out things and do go back on their word (Black and White 2) and they like to be innovative so why not do something different that could sell?
EDIT: A spot of clarification: I don't think Gamefreak actually is running out of ideas, I see that if they were to split this Gen in half (we're currently in 6.5 as I see it) then they can shove those comments out of the window.
2nd EDIT: Argument for the reason that only 72 Pokemon were added to this Gen is because of artist's block has been scrapped as I was a little silly and didn't think things completely through.
So what do you think? Could Gamefreak have split Gen VI? What will the next game be like as a result and how would it all fit in?
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