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MayorTortimer

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Unless they localised some spin-off?
Very possible! But, as everyone else has pointed out, 5 days dedicated to one spin-off sounds like a lot. I'm wondering if they are queuing up multiple announcements for #PokemonDay... Wouldn't be too surprising since the brand is receiving some extra attention around the Detective Pikachu movie that's releasing this spring.
 

Dream Machine

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Best case scenario, there's a lot of upgrades that have been implemented into the series from moving on to Switch, so they want to spotlight different things about gen 8 each day.

I'll still just assume gen 8 will only be on the last day, though.
 

Quinton

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Days 1-4 of the Q&A will be devoted to roasting the fandom in every conceivable way

I hope you brought some BURN HEAL
 

eonden

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Treehouse could as well just be small tidbits of pokemon lore from different games they have helped translate (like Detective Pikachu) and how the franchise changed with time.

I do think there would have been an announcement by then, but I would calm the hype for a while
 

Rand a. Thor

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Treehouse could as well just be small tidbits of pokemon lore from different games they have helped translate (like Detective Pikachu) and how the franchise changed with time.

I do think there would have been an announcement by then, but I would calm the hype for a while
Treehouse rarely handles translations when it comes to Pokemon, even the spinoffs. TPCi handles mostly everything in house.
 

Gay Bowser

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I mean, does it really matter? There's Pokemon Gold and Silver, and Silver is perceived as less valuable than Gold, yet that doesn't stop people from buying the game.

Those are both colors, though. Some people prefer the color silver to gold, regardless of metal worth – just like red over blue or black over white.

That's a little different than Pokémon Minus.

I like the "Trash and Treasure" analogy someone made earlier. Also, I wouldn't assume that this game will necessarily come in two versions.
 

Quinton

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Those are both colors, though. Some people prefer the color silver to gold, regardless of metal worth – just like red over blue or black over white.

That's a little different than Pokémon Minus.

I like the "Trash and Treasure" analogy someone made earlier. Also, I wouldn't assume that this game will necessarily come in two versions.

Yeahhh. I love the color silver and I definitely don't equate it with the literally negative-sounding Minus.
 

Gay Bowser

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It's sort of like how everyone thought the "third version" to Black and White would be called Pokémon Gray. I knew it wouldn't be, because Gray is a lot less interesting-sounding than Black or White, and the "third version" should sound the most interesting.

Maybe that's what they'll do this time. Pokémon Gray Version and Pokémon Brown Version. The most "realistic" environments ever, now made in Unreal Engine 3 :D
 

ILikeFeet

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It's sort of like how everyone thought the "third version" to Black and White would be called Pokémon Gray. I knew it wouldn't be, because Gray is a lot less interesting-sounding than Black or White, and the "third version" should sound the most interesting.
trying to use names as proof of anything is a folly
 

Mr. Pointy

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I'm following a "leak". How likely is Pokemon King & Queen as a name? It doesn't sound like something Game Freak/TPC would go for.
 

Quinton

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Apropos of nothing, I just want y'all to know I just got my eighth badge in Black 2 and A.) This is the best Pokémon game I've played in ages; B.) I love Virizion. Playa just leaps in front of me like "I'm gonna catch you."
 

ILikeFeet

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I love Virizion. Playa just leaps in front of me like "I'm gonna catch you."
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Dymaxion

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Genius Sonority released Pokemon Shuffle in 2015, and finished adding content to it last year in June I think. Anyone else think they're whipping up a new Pokémon spinoff to release in the near future?
 

ILikeFeet

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Genius Sonority released Pokemon Shuffle in 2015, and finished adding content to it last year in June I think. Anyone else think they're whipping up a new Pokémon spinoff to release in the near future?
they only have 22 people. at best, they're probably working on a new Denpa Men game
 

Rand a. Thor

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I'm following a "leak". How likely is Pokemon King & Queen as a name? It doesn't sound like something Game Freak/TPC would go for.
Not likely. Same with Crown and Scepter. I can deal with colors, minerals, axes, and celestial bodies, but object titles are bogus. Shit, I even like the Let's Go moniker. I hope Gen 8 has a slightly fancy title, like that. Something like Pokemon World of Chaos and Pokemon World of Order or Pokemon Seasons of Light and Season of Darkness.
Apropos of nothing, I just want y'all to know I just got my eighth badge in Black 2 and A.) This is the best Pokémon game I've played in ages; B.) I love Virizion. Playa just leaps in front of me like "I'm gonna catch you."
Yep. B2W2 are the only time I liked them throwing a legendary in your path so randomly, the musketeer trio felt like they were testing you out to see if you are worthy of protecting the region.
 

ILikeFeet

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Even making a new free-to-play Pokemon themed puzzle game would be more worthwhile to them than Denpa Men. I have no expectation of them making "Colosseum 3" as much as I would want that.
the 3DS halfway made Colosseum games redundant. there was nothing the gamecube could have done the 3DS couldn't (other than output to a tv, but TPC solved that issue).

now if only GF had Genius Sonority's imagination
 

Aleh

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the 3DS halfway made Colosseum games redundant. there was nothing the gamecube could have done the 3DS couldn't (other than output to a tv, but TPC solved that issue).

now if only GF had Genius Sonority's imagination
Sun and Moon are way better than any Colosseum game in pretty much every single way conceivable so, like, what. Heck even XY are
 

cainhxrst

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after watching gamexplain's video on the pokemon day events, hype deflated ;-;

it does seem to be very child-centric, and the treehouse employees are probably just there to talk to the kids, etc.
 

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I'm following a "leak". How likely is Pokemon King & Queen as a name? It doesn't sound like something Game Freak/TPC would go for.

Hmm not really, all of the past naming have been gender neutral. King and Queen kinda breaks that, though they could pull a Black and White had have a masculine looking Pokémon on the cover of Queen and a feminine looking Pokémon on the cover of King.
 

Bowser

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after watching gamexplain's video on the pokemon day events, hype deflated ;-;

it does seem to be very child-centric, and the treehouse employees are probably just there to talk to the kids, etc.
But if it's for kids and therefore the answers are easy and general about Pokémon, why bring the Threehouse folks?
 

CyberWarrior

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But if it's for kids and therefore the answers are easy and general about Pokémon, why bring the Threehouse folks?
To be fair, what questions would kids ask that would be hard to any adult to answer. I remember a kid asking if Pokemon X will work on the 2DS way back in the day to a rep at a convention. So in most cases, we might see kids talking to them or asking them mostly about Let's Go, especially if parents will be present. We have to remember, the GO community is big too, and attracts families of younger patron's, as did Let's Go.
Though it does seem a bit odd that they'd have the Treehouse reps called over just to do an event to entertain young children, but then again times have changed. I still remember the Pokemon tours they would do (and the only means to do Pokemon Events as well) and they'd hire locals to dress up as NPC's from the games to entertain kids, and even hand out TCG packs. I presume it will be similar to that with only then not needing to go out and hire random people this time (as a safe measure especially after what has been going on as of late).
In all, I'm going to temper my expectations for anything Pokemon Gen 8. Will we hear anything this month, maybe, I'm not sure. But I think I'm heading to Team May/Team E3 after Pokemon Day (I still remember the fiasco of last year lol) if we won't hear anything then.
 

ILikeFeet

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Sun and Moon are way better than any Colosseum game in pretty much every single way conceivable so, like, what. Heck even XY are
until SM came around, the Genius Sonority had more imaginative stage environment designs. and even then, GF can still learn from them. maybe with Gen 8 comes around, I guess
 

Aleh

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until SM came around, the Genius Sonority had more imaginative stage environment designs. and even then, GF can still learn from them. maybe with Gen 8 comes around, I guess
They might have been more imaginative but that's way easier when the scope of the game is much smaller. They didn't have to make a big region like Kalos for example
 

Serebii

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Genius Sonority released Pokemon Shuffle in 2015, and finished adding content to it last year in June I think. Anyone else think they're whipping up a new Pokémon spinoff to release in the near future?
Genius Sonority have said that they have a game coming out this year
 

pablomg

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What about a Detective Pikachu HD Port for Nintendo Switch?

Maybe the five Q&A days are for DP HD & Pokemon 8Gen.

Anyway my bet is a Pokemon Direct on 26th February.
 

Banamy

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My personal predictions for pokemon 2019:

Mystery Dungeon for switch in July
Gen 8 Nov 2019
1 free to play mobile game based around eevee
1 game that makes Serebii pull his hair out
 

ILikeFeet

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Unless they get some dev more experienced with mobile, a new mobile game will probably be booty again.
 

Dwebble

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I mean, Pokémon never appeared in a general Direct full-stop until September 2016, and has appeared multiple times since.

I don't think it's at all likely that it shows up tomorrow (or indeed at all this month), but past precedence doesn't mean that much.
 

Serebii

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I mean, Pokémon never appeared in a general Direct full-stop until September 2016, and has appeared multiple times since.
That isn't even remotely true.

For example Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 was in the Direct in June 2012, for example. Many spin-off titles have appeared in them too.
 

Dwebble

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That isn't even remotely true.

For example Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 was in the Direct in June 2012, for example. Many spin-off titles have appeared in them too.
OK, I meant RPGs, but I take the point about Black and White 2- I'd completely forgotten about that.

EDIT: Just revisited the June 2012 Direct, and... oof. They didn't even have any game footage for BW2 in that thing!
 
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Serebii

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OK, I meant RPGs, but I take the point about Black and White 2- I'd completely forgotten about that.

EDIT: Just revisited the June 2012 Direct, and... oof. They didn't even have any game footage for BW2 in that thing!
Guessing you're not counting the general E3 Directs as general directs either
 

Telpis

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The end of tomorrow's direct I'm guessing they will announce a Pokémon direct for next week
 
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