These new Pokemon games are smart. There are going to be fans who don't like them, but that's why they announced a more traditional game for next year.
14 years ago.
Pokemon Let's Go has so few resources put into it that they aren't even including a specific handheld mode for catching Pokemon.
So instead of using the touch screen, you shake the entire system in handheld mode.
Not sure Nintendo is right to be banking a lot on this spinoff Pokemon game (since Pokemon seems to be one of the few games other than Smash that will do giant numbers this year) that Game Freak themselves seems to barely care about at all.
According to GameSpot there is online.
We should wait for an actual confirmation.
Yeah, it's super depressing that so many illiterate people get to go to these events.Videogame journalists are so incompetent we don't even know if there's online after a press event.
On the other hand, you could also say that these games will put a focus on Pokemon that younger kids likely haven't payed much attention to since the anime among other things focuses on the Pokemon from that newest generation. The anime will probably go back to Kanto as well.Yup. 14 years ago. On GBA. Which many dont even had any ways to play it legally anymore. So the nostalgia will kick in for genwunners. For younger kids though. It will be sad to miss many other newer gen mon.
switch might be a bigger ask...if this move didnt make it obvious that the franchise is now moving to switch, they could have easily made this and pokemon quest for the 3DS aswell as switch(and smartphone), especially when its obvious the engine and the game itself has some roots in 3DS hardware. But this is just a big red flashing sign that says buy a switch because thats where we are moving pokemon and any other franchise like animal crossing now. Even the spinoffsI do wonder how many people will buy a Switch and this, coming from Go, that didn't instead get drawn towards a 2/3DS (and then, potentially, towards this).
A Switch is a bigger ask.
I guess what I'm wondering is how much Let's Go is just going to sell to people who would buy the next Pokemon game even if it weren't simplified, and how much its Go-ification can actually help it.
I also wonder, as I said, if the Go support will evolve and grow but the gen 1 remake structure works against that.
We will never see Sinnoh again. Thanks Masuda. :(Its just the gen 7 remake, like how gen 6 had gen 3 remake and gen 4/5 had gen 2 and how gen 7 now fully succumbs to gen 1 nostalgia
Basically making it a spin off but also a mainline game at the same time.
Yeah, I was thinking more along the lines of:switch might be a bigger ask...if this move didnt make it obvious that the franchise is now moving to switch, they could have easily made this and pokemon quest for the 3DS aswell as switch(and smartphone), especially when its obvious the engine and the game itself has some roots in 3DS hardware. But this is just a big red flashing sign that says buy a switch because thats where we are moving pokemon and any other franchise like animal crossing now. Even the spinoffs
The most ridiculous thing is that Nintendo says that it's not a spinoff, but we all know it's a spinoff.
This just makes me cry.
I mean, I'm a pokemon fan and I will buy this game but...
Yeah, the moment Pokémon gets its first entry is when the floodgates open for the franchise, too. As such, there will be massive boosts from the franchise going forward, and it will bolster the lineup for multiple years in the Switch' lifetime.At work and wow I'm seeing some dramatic stuff.
Personally not super interested atm unless local co op is neat
Anyhoo does this help answer "Nintendo has blown their load what will come in
2019" heh
4.5m in Jp?Yeah, the moment Pokémon gets its first entry is when the floodgates open for the franchise, too. As such, there will be massive boosts from the franchise going forward, and it will bolster the lineup for multiple years in the Switch' lifetime.
Anyway, now that we know what Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee is, what are your expectations for the game's sales? I will stick to my 4.5M prediction.
Don't forget third party games, either: Yokai Watch 4, DQB2, Taiko Drum, and several other titles. The lineup for H2 is very strong (I'd say stronger than last year's H2 by a good bit), so I expect strong sales for Switch.Yeah, Pokemon without online training would be insane in 2018.
LGP/LGE are going to really push Switch systems this year. Really looking forward to seeing the rest of the lineup at E3. Smash and Pokemon already make for a compelling second half, but when you add in Fire Emblem, Yoshi, Octopath, and unknown quantities, it's going to be stellar.
Don't forget third party games, either: Yokai Watch 4, DQB2, Taiko Drum, and several other titles. The lineup for H2 is very strong (I'd say stronger than last year's H2 by a good bit), so I expect strong sales for Switch.
I personally have no idea.
Like... what is the idea with no online co-op.
Genuinely confused.
I expect the same except for the smaller revision. I think it doesn't makes sense. At best the only portable edition that's for now Nintendo Store exclusive will go to regular retailers.So 2019 will be the big year for Switch.
Smaller revision+price drop.
Animal Crossing, DQXI, traditional/new mainline Pokemon and a new Monster Hunter hitting all in one year... At least that's what I'm expecting.
We've been saying for months, but H2 will be an onslaught.Yeah, Pokemon without online training would be insane in 2018.
LGP/LGE are going to really push Switch systems this year. Really looking forward to seeing the rest of the lineup at E3. Smash and Pokemon already make for a compelling second half, but when you add in Fire Emblem, Yoshi, Octopath, and unknown quantities, it's going to be stellar.
Wheres paper mario TTYD HD & 64 double pack + Luigis story?So 2019 will be the big year for Switch.
Smaller revision+price drop.
Animal Crossing, DQXI, traditional/new mainline Pokemon and a new Monster Hunter hitting all in one year... At least that's what I'm expecting.
If 2D Mario is happening within the next 12 months, then they'd do well to place it in Q1 2019. H2 2018 is stacked as is, and they don't need to stuff it any further with more massive games.We've been saying for months, but H2 will be an onslaught.
2d Mario would just be more icing
If 2D Mario is happening within the next 12 months, then they'd do well to place it in Q1 2019. H2 2018 is stacked as is, and they don't need to stuff it any further with more massive games.
Also talking about 2019: we have a major Pokémon game for holiday 2019, so any other big games (most notably Animal Crossing) probably won't be holidays if they come out. So, we may see a massive game come out in September or even in H1 of 2019 again.
Luigis mansion by NLG feels very plausible.
Plus e3 2019 could reveal another monolith game. That's basically a new major release ;)
A year apart could be enough.I was thinking of listing Luigi's Mansion 3 instead of Tomodachi Life in my post, but then I remembered the 3DS remake of the original LM. Not to say the two can't coexist in the same timespan, but I'm not sure Nintendo would do that.
I hope they do at least, lol.
A year apart could be enough.
Somewhat related, one of the bigger shocks to me this entire year was Nintendo having 2 big budget star fox games in development simultaneously.
A year apart could be enough.
Somewhat related, one of the bigger shocks to me this entire year was Nintendo having 2 big budget star fox games in development simultaneously.
Animal Crossing Switch
Monster Hunter Switch
Luigi's Mansion 3
Mario Maker Switch
Dragon Quest XI
Pokemon Gen 8
Do seem plausible for Switch 2019.
That's one way to ensure a total domination in Japan I guess, lol.Ninrendo is really weird sometimes. 2018 or 2019 for Pokemon actually meant 2018 and 2019.
Right when we thought they should take a break they continue even stronger.
PS4 is the best selling console in the world at the moment, and it's on track to one of the best selling consoles of all time. What, exactly, makes you think "they for sure need to do something"?That's one way to ensure a total domination in Japan I guess, lol.
I'm really worried for Sony and their presence there. I hope they are looking right now for a PS4 portable to release at least in 2019, one that could link to the TV in a way or another. That's the only possibility I could see for them to stay relevant in that region and a way to make MHW portable for example. Making portable revisions at the end of the life cycle of their systems is probably the way to go for them. They for sure need to do something because when PS5 will release there it will have to compete against an unreachable juggernaut otherwise.
Because we are in the japanese sales threadPS4 is the best selling console in the world at the moment, and it's on track to one of the best selling consoles of all time. What, exactly, makes you think "they for sure need to do something"?
A price drop right around Golden Week 2019 would be perfect.Those plus a price drop or some sort of revision could make 2019 the Switch's peak year in Japan.
The dead Vita is still selling thousands per week there. So that's something at least. Imagine another portable that's supported without all the Vita nuances. I hope they stay for competition sake.Sony is finished in Japan. "PS4 portable" is impossible in 2019. And you can play all PS4 games on Vita right now, and Vita is dead. No one cares. Sony doesn't have big portable franchises such as AC or Pokemon.