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The franchise is not stale. Playing Pokemon now is nothing like playing Pokemon in 1996. Many features have been added in those 21 years. There's a lot more to take into account when playing a Pokemon game.Completely agree.
Personally, I think would underwhelming if all they did was take the traditional experience and put it on bigger hardware. Pokemon being samey is one of its long standing criticisms, particularly with people outside the established playerbase, or those who fell out of love with the game. The Switch will be a huge leap that everybody will have their eyes on, and offers an opportunity to create a new impression of what the series can be as an RPG. Whether that means a significant change to the battle system, more open ended maps and exploration, or some new approach to game progression [like the Island Trials], I absolutely believe that they should try to innovate going forward.