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Pokemon Games May Slow Down Their Release Schedule

Pokemon Games May Slow Down Their Release Schedule

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I’ve noticed Pokemon seems to be the only major franchise that still puts out games at the same pace it did 20 years ago. It took six years to get another Zelda, and the last time Rockstar put out a GTA game dinosaurs roamed the earth, but Pokemon still reliably pushes out another mainline title every two years or so, like it’s 2002 or something. Pokemon is also receiving constant complaints lately about halfhearted graphics and glitches. And as I suspected, the two are related. New quotes from The Pokémon Company COO Takato Utsunomiya seems to hint the reason Scarlet and Violet turned out so half-baked was because the games were rushed. “I think in general, if you look at the past, the path we’ve taken up until now has been this constant release, always regularly releasing products on a fairly fixed kind of a cadence, you might say,” Utsunomiya told Comicbook.com. “Always having these products able to be introduced and new experiences for our customers, and that’s how we’ve

Next Pokemon Generation Officially Announced

Next Pokemon Generation Officially Announced

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When Nintendo said there would be a Pokemon Direct this weekend, the most popular wish was for some kind of update to Pokemon Arceus. They got that wish, but no one expected an official announcement for the next generation so soon. It happened, and with one of the best trailers they’ve ever put together to boot. Check it out: Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet are the names, and though there were no shots of the game in action, there were plenty of aerial shots of the environments, Pokemon and buildings in the world. The three starters were also revealed: Sprigatito (the green cat), Fuecoco (the red crocodile) and Quaxly (the duck in the blue hat). The biggest surprise was the release window, which GF promises to hit within this year. Of course, if you cut a lot of corners on the graphics anything is possible. For those of you hoping the open-world mechanics of Arceus would be adopted into the next mainline set of games, that probably isn’t likely. The

Game Freak Director Responds To Concerns Over Pokemon Sword And Shield

Game Freak Director Responds To Concerns Over Pokemon Sword And Shield

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You may have heard that, for the first time ever in the mainline series, Pokemon Sword and Shield will contain LESS Pokemon than the previous release, Sun and Moon. Fans are furious about the prospect that their favorite could be left out, and that some Pokemon from previous games could be nontransferable. Their outrage is hard to miss — it’s all over the Internet. It HAS reached Junichi Masuda, producer and lead designer of Sword and Shield. Will he be reversing course as a result of demand? Uh, not really. Masuda is sticking to his guns on this one; read his full letter below. Thank you to all of our fans for caring so deeply about Pokémon. Recently, I shared the news that some Pokémon cannot be transferred to Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. I’ve read all your comments and appreciate your love and passion for Pokémon. Just like all of you, we are passionate about Pokémon and each and every one of them is very important to us. After

Pokemon Sun/Moon Dev Talks New Alola Forms

Pokemon Sun/Moon Dev Talks New Alola Forms

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Pokemon Sun/Moon has been a major hit all the way around. But it also changed up the formula of the games in many ways. One of those big ways was with the Alola Forms. Which were classic Pokemon like Meowth, Vulpix, Sandshrew, and more, but with a new look based on the new climates in Alola. In an interview with Meristation, Junichi Masuda of Game Freak talked about where the ideas for the new Alola Forms came from. Mainly, it was a nod to the gamers who have been with the game since Gen I: “In this case, the references are a nod to players who’ve been following the games since Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue. For example, regional forms were meant to surprise players who were already familiar with these old Pokemon; Exeggutor is a good example, that in one island he appears with a long neck. In the future, if we find reason to do this again, we absolutely will, it’s something really interesting that has been really well received.”

Nintendo Switch Could Get Mainline Pokemon Games

Nintendo Switch Could Get Mainline Pokemon Games

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One of the main complaints from Pokemon fans over the last two decades has been the decision of Game Freak and Nintendo to only release the main titles on handheld devices. This means that the most popular games can only be experienced on portable consoles rather than on television screens through traditional hardware. However, that looks like it could be about to change with the release of the Nintendo Switch. Recent reports suggest that the new console will get a special release of Pokemon Sun & Moon entitled Pokemon Stars when it hits store shelves next year. A number of well-placed sources have informed Eurogamer that the title is already in development and will be ready to launch at some point in 2017. Pokemon Stars will follow the trend of releasing a third game in the same generation that acts as a compilation of its two predecessors – though it will be the first time that any such release has made its way to a home console rather than the

Game Freak And Sega Team Up For Elephant Game

Game Freak And Sega Team Up For Elephant Game

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Rumors of Sega’s departure from the console market appear to have been greatly exaggerated. Not only has a new game just been announced for Playstation 4 and XBox One systems as well as Windows PC, it actually appears to be good. Better than good. In fact, I don’t see any possible way it can be bad. Folks, the game is called “Tembo the Badass Elephant.” Yes, you read correctly. “Tembo the Badass Elephant.” That is the greatest title for a game ever, and has the potential to finally unseat Sonic on the throne of Sega’s Coolest Concept. When a fearsome enemy army known as The Phantom starts attacking Shell City, the National Army knows just who to call. The bandana-wearing, warpaint-cheeked blue elephant of destruction will smash, bash, swing and butt-stomp through 17 hand-drawn sidescrolling levels in his pursuit of justice. Along the way he can manipulate conveniently-placed objects like cannons and giant boxing gloves. Comic book bubble letters will enhance every sound effect with giant “CRASH!” and “BOOM!” letters

Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire biggest UK launch in series history

Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire biggest UK launch in series history

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It seems that people just can’t see to get enough of Pokemon. Despite the first entry arriving in 1996, the 18-year-old franchise is still going strong with the recent release of Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire having broken the record for the biggest launch of any Pokemon game in the UK. According to Eurogamer, the sales for the two games have beaten the previous record set by Pokemon X and Y by an impressive 17%. Omega Ruby made it to sixth in the UK charts while its sister game Alpha Sapphire made it to seventh overall. The Pokemon games were only beaten by Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Grand Theft Auto 5. Far Cry 4 and the ever present FIFA 15. The other big Nintendo release didn’t perform so well, with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS only managing to reach thirteenth in the charts. It shouldn’t be too much of a surprise that the game shave performed so well commercially though. The series is the second