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Pokémon Sword and Shield pre-loads will be available today October 30th (9.5 GB, no save data backup)

Atheerios

Atheerios

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Oct 27, 2017
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Pre-loads can't be datamined.
Pre-loads can't be datamined.



Currently available on the Japanese and Korean eShops.

Some new details via the eShop:

  1. This is the first Pokémon game to support surround sound.
  2. The game is compatible with the Switch Pro Controller.
  3. It's incompatible with NSO Save Data Cloud Backup.
  4. It doesn't support the Switch touchscreen.

As expected, the games don't support save data backups as that would allow players to cheat and clone Pokémon, something that is just impossible to prevent unless they remove local trades.

Pre-loads can't be datamined.
Pre-loads can't be datamined.
 
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Derachi

Derachi

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Oct 27, 2017
7,699
Dataminers, do your thing and show me what Grookey turns into please

but be considerate and spoiler tag it
 
Kamala

Kamala

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Sep 22, 2019
467
We're so close!! It'll be interesting to see who made the cut...
hopefully the NA pre-load goes up soon too.
 
--R

--R

Being sued right now, please help me find a lawyer
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Oct 25, 2017
12,790
OP: Preloads can't be datamined. It's literally impossible.
ERA: Boy I sure hope they can datamine this!!

Never change. Also, only 16 days!
 
Xavillin

Xavillin

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Oct 25, 2017
2,028
The 7-11 near me has several signs for SwSh. Can I preorder/buy videogames at Japanese 7-11s?There's also a Bic Camera that's just a little farther away, but i'm too lazy to walk an extra several minutes.
 
Giga Man

Giga Man

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Oct 27, 2017
21,232
No save data backup, while very much expected, is still incredibly fucking dumb.
 
Quinton

Quinton

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Midgar, With Love
Now I've gotta make good on my goal to find a decent temporary stopping point in FFXIV before the 18th swings around.
 
Mario_Bones

Mario_Bones

Member
Oct 31, 2017
3,521
Australia
No save backups suuuuuucks

Who cares if it means there's more virtual monsters running around than there should be, my console could break or someone could steal it and then all my data for some games is just gone forever.

The games are gonna get hacked and filled with cheatmons anyway.
 
mnk

mnk

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Nov 11, 2017
6,340
That's great but give me the full list of version exclusives already so I can actually decide which one to get.
 
cainhxrst

cainhxrst

Member
Nov 10, 2018
1,380
I can't believe we're this close to launch. Still feels February started and everyone was trying to figure out if we'd have an announcement later that month
 
cdm00

cdm00

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Dec 5, 2018
2,225
It's almost time for a new generation of Pokemon everyone. How anyone isn't excited for brand new virtual monsters to catch is beyond me. I've been waiting for these pre-loads for a couple weeks now so I am READY to go!
 
OP
OP
Atheerios

Atheerios

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Oct 27, 2017
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All the details via the eShop:

  1. This is the first Pokémon game to support surround sound.
  2. The game is compatible with the Switch Pro Controller.
  3. It's incompatible with NSO Save Data Cloud Backup.
  4. It doesn't support the Switch touchscreen.
 
ze_

ze_

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Oct 28, 2017
5,961
Atheerios said:
All the details via the eShop:

  1. This is the first Pokémon game to support surround sound.
  2. The game is compatible with the Switch Pro Controller.
  3. It's incompatible with NSO Save Data Cloud Backup.
  4. It doesn't support the Switch touchscreen.
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Whyyyy don't Switch games support the bloody touchscreen
 
EricTheGamerman

EricTheGamerman

Banned
Aug 12, 2019
5,159
God am I annoyed with Nintendo for not supporting Cloud Saves for their games. Like, holy shit, who cares about "save scumming" that goddamn much. They haven't even tried to find a solution to the games that don't support it and it makes the entire feature feel fucking pointless when they're best titles that arguably need it the most don't have it.
 
youwei

youwei

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Jun 3, 2019
723
Today we have some interesting news about the upcoming Pokemon Sword and Shield.​


In the good old days, Pokemon Red and Blue were displayed in only Hiragana and Katakana in Japanese. This later changed in the modern Pokemon games we know today to a mix of Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji.​


Now we have learned that Pokemon Sword and Shield will allow Japanese players to play in two different Japanese text options – Hiragana (Hiragana and Katakana only) or Kanji (Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji).​

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https:///pokemon-sword-and-shield-to-support-multiple-japanese-text-options/
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The Nintendo eShop listing for Pokemon Sword and Shield has reiterated what is and what isn't supported for the Pokeball Plus accessory​


In Pokemon Sword and Shield, you can transfer a Pokemon you have in-game into the Poke Ball Plus, similar to the transfer feature in Pokemon Let's GO Pikachu/Eevee.​


However, unlike Pokemon Let's GO, you cannot use the Poke Ball Plus as a controller in Sword and Shield.​

Pokeball caught from
https:///poke-ball-plus-cannot-be-used-as-a-controller-in-pokemon-sword-and-shield/
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●本ソフトには期間限定で以下のシリアルコードが付属しています。
A)・予約購入特典 「ポケモンひみつクラブ」入会用シリアルコード(2019年11月14日まで)
B)・早期購入者特典 クイックボール12個プレゼント用シリアルコード(2020年1月15日まで)

Registration code for Pokemon Secret Club (ポケモンひみつクラブ) will be sent to the email that you have registered with your nintendo account

As of now there are 3 dlc codes for Pokemon Secret Club ( Please redeem all codes before 2019 Nov 14th JST )

A1) Secret Shiny Necrozma

A2) Secret Shiny Krabby

A3) Pokemon Quest T-shirt
https:///pokemon-secret-club-members-to-receive-pokemon-quest-t-shirts-in-sword-and-shield/

B) Receive a code for 12 Quick Balls (クイックボール12個) as the early purchase special bonus for the downloadable version
Serial code will be sent to the email that you have registered with your nintendo account
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good to hear that , controls were quite hard to use on pokeball+
 
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Deleted member 40179

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Feb 21, 2018
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Maybe they'll give us an early release like Paper Mario: Color Splash. That was 2 weeks before the official launch so maybe we'll be playing tonight!
 
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