should a mainline pokemon game be on the switch?

Yeah. Why not? Im not sure why they keep avoiding consoles for.

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If you expected one this early you're underage

I don't know why anyone would set them up for disappointment like that. Maybe next gen, maybe, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

>>379437176
So pokemons demographic is poor people?

>>379437362
You don't deserve to be pandered to just because you're a retarded early adopter

>>379437176
"expectations" and "hopes" are two different things, silly Anon.

People who bought the Switch deserve everything they don't get.

>>379437428
Spotted the poorfag

>>379437362
Pokemon's demographic is MAKING FUCKING MONEY. Here's a hot tip: more people have a 3DS than a Switch.

>>379437526
Still. It was entirely predictable to anyone who isn't underage
>>379437591
>REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>379436924
>Nintendo doesn't have any games for the Switch
>Game Freak has a new game in development
>Let's put it on the 3DS, our outdated as fuck handheld, instead of making sure millions more buy the Switch for their pocket monster autism
Why do Nintendo and GF hate money?

>>379436924
No. Anyone who believes one should be is a bandwagoner that wants to play Pokemon without buying a 3DS

>>379436924
I wouldn't call it inexcusable, but it's definitely disappointing.

>>379436924
Eventually sure.
I think it'd be bad idea to release a real Pokemon game on the Switch this early when some people are still having trouble even getting the console.

Lmaoing at all these suckers getting overhyped by unconfirmed rumored that turn it to be false

>Switchfags are still salty
kek

>>379437176
At least those plastic toys worked with old plastic cartridges. This plastic toy doesn't play plastic cartridges from my other plastic toy.

>>379436924
Meh, a mainline pokemon game on the switch this year would have run on an upscaled sun and moon engine.

Didn't pikmin 3 sell like complete and total shit?

Why should they bother if so?

>>379437717
You say like the Switch isn't outdated hardware too.

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>>379437362
>>379437591
I can taste the butthurt through my computer screen, holy shit.

>>379437963
It's LESS outdated hardware, and it's better than the 3DS' fucking 240P

>>379437963
Which part of the Switch is outdated?

>>379436924
>REEEEE NINTENDO I BOUGHT A SWITCH WHY AREN'T YOU MAKING POKEMON GAMES FOR IT WHY AREN'T YOU CATERING TO ME, THE UNINFORMED CONSUMER!?

>>379437176
>its ok for a company to continually make poor descisions

>>379437362
Young children, so yes.

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>>379438270
Cry. Some. More.

Is everyone here underage? This is exactly what they did with black and white 2. I'm not saying it's smart, but it was predictable

>Forbes

No thanks.

Here, I'll lay out the timeline for you retards.
>October / November 2017: Usumo releases
>January / February 2019: Gen 8 pokemon games announced for Switch
>October/November 2019: Gen 8 pokemon games released for Switch


Though with the ports left and right I wouldn't be surprised if Switch gets Usumo some time in 2018 if Gamefreak lets another dev do the port.

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>Pokemon has been on handhelds for the past 20+ years
>GUYS IT NEEDS A SWITCH PORT, IT'S A HYBRID CONSOLE, NOT A HOME CONSOLE, WE SWEAR

I almost feel bad for Switch owners. They got bait and switched so fucking hard. 90% of the games on that thing are multiplats or have Wii U ports.

>>379436924
People, it's been three months since the Switch launched, the 3DS didn't get its Pokémon entry until 2013, calm your tits
Besides, it's pretty much confirmed the Switch will get a mainline entry

>>379438637
They're getting Pokken, at least?

>>379438490
Turn off your adblocker :)))

No. Hopefully Nintendo announces a new handheld that's cheaper

>>379436924
You have to be utterly retarded to think that Nintendo will cannibalize its own platform while not having any competition (VITA LOL)

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No. I want Switch owners to suffer for supporting Kimishima. And man is fate delivering well.

This shitty console needs to burn.

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>>379437362
Pokemon White 2 released even when the 3DS was already out. The DS also didn't get a mainline Pokemon game for a while, so you got shovelware like Dash and some pretty decent side games like Ranger and Mystery Dungeon for the DS before getting Pearl.
Mainline Pokemon sucks anyway

>>379438637
I feel like now is the best time to get a Wii U, they're dirt cheap now and its not like the Switch is getting anything else for a year.

>>379438637
They really can't blame anyone but themselves. They got this dumb idea in their heads that the Switch would be getting a mainline pokemon this soon, and then started autistically screeching when their headcanon didn't become reality.

>Nintendo is to blame
Quality journalism once again.

>>379437717
>hate money
Hmmm, the millions of 3DS owners versus the small amount of Switch owners.

>>379437963
Not for mobile technology it isn't. Pascal is in testing and prototype stages in terms of implementation for the Tegra, and they haven't gotten it mass producible for a non-ridiculous price yet. Nvidia is working on newer chips all the time, but that doesn't mean those chips are immediately ready to go for the consumer. Tegra X1 is the most powerful, mass producible and readily available mobile chip on the market.

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>>379438897
>Get a Wii U so you can buy a console that has all the Wii U games worth getting later.
Buying a Wii U became really stupid when they started announcing these ports and re-releases left and right.

>>379438897
If you can find one for $200 or less its a great deal, especially if you need a machine to play Gamecube and Wii games on.

>>379438897
Are you retarded? There is absolutely no reason to buy a Wii U when all its good games will get ported to the Switch.

>lets talk about a console pokemon game one week before the biggest electronic entertainment show in the fucking world

>>379438637
As a Switch owner that wants a Pokemon game on it eventually I don't feel bad for them, they were retarded to assume they would get something this early just because of a rumor.

>>379439082
But I don't want a Switch.

>>379439082
Sure there is, it's called piracy.

>Buying games

>>379439082
W101 and Xenoblade X aren't coming to the switch, and it don't play Gamecube games either.

>>379439160
Then fuck off and KYS.

>>379439241
>and it don't play Gamecube games either.
Yet.

>>379439343
Why would I do that when Etrian Odyssey V is confirmed for a NA release?

Pokemon is the possibly the worst of all major JRPG series, the plot always hits the same beats, the gameplay has been essentially the same since the first game with some lazy changes, the graphics look outdated, art direction doesn't compensate for the graphics at all, monster design gets worse with every entry and the only good thing it has going for it is the music.
I honestly don't understand how can people still be crazy about this garbage. Guess marketing and brand power really are the only things that matter.

>>379436924
I do not get the complaints Nintendo planned this two years in advance to announce a release date for a fully finished game for the 3DS and now they will focus on Switch. The console is barely out yet and everyone still expects it to be out the next day.

>>379439375
Wii U hardware just plays GC games natively, because it has a Wii built inside of it. It doesn't have to emulate it, and isn't powerful to do so.
Switch isn't powerful enough to emulate GC games.
>B-B-BUT GAMEXPLAIN MADE A SUB-30 FPS EMULATOR ON TEGRA
Don't care, its a downclocked unit and it'll never be able to emulate something like F-Zero GX. Even Dolphin still can't play that game.

>>379438426
They have to be because Nintendo does this with every Pokemon game. Dating back to Pokemon Yellow.

The ENTIRE POINT of the Switch was to merge the best of both consoles.

If they don't do a proper pokemon (no pokemon star pls), they are retarded.

>>379439396
I don't get the Etrian Odyssey meme, it's one of the most bland jrpg systems out there, why do people like it?

>>379439127
Pretty much this. It's too early to judge. Nintendo would not show all their cards too early they would wait until the big event.

>>379439375
There's no vWii on the Switch, which is the only reason the WiiU can mange it. The Switch is not powerful enough to emulate gamecube.

Switch will never have Gamecube games unless its a from the ground up remake of one or two.

>Tell people a month ago that there's nothing in gamefreak's history to suggest they'd rush a switch game out and to not expect one.
>People call me retarded and tell me I don't know anything about how nintendo and gamefreak work.

Feels good.

>>379438952
But that's the point, a mainline Pokémon game would instantly increase the console's value by x1000, I wouldn't hesitate in saying that it alone would be a reason to buy the Switch for many, many people.

>>379439514
>Switch isn't powerful enough to emulate GC games.
You overestimate the requirements of a GC emulator considering every toaster from about 2006 can run dolphin with no issues.
Not to mention Nintendo themselves have access to far more resources than your run of the mill emulator creators.

>GAMEXPLAIN MADE A SUB-30 FPS EMULATOR ON TEGRA
I didn't even know this to be honest but then again if they can jury rig an emulator on the thing then with the right tools it shouldn't be too much hassle.

>>379439746
THIS
GF releasing a mainline pokemon game on the Switch would make it's sales skyrocket, especially if done right.
Which is why Nintendo will never do it, I swear they legitimately hate money

>>379439815
>You overestimate the requirements of a GC emulator considering every toaster from about 2006 can run dolphin with no issues.
Like I said, not every game can be played on Dolphin even now.
https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=F-Zero_GX
>f they can jury rig an emulator on the thing then with the right tools
They didn't run it on Switch, they just ran it on an Nvidia shield, and the Switch is downclocked from a normal unit.

We're people ACTUALLY LEGITIMATELY expecting the next Pokémon game to be on Switch? GF have not once switched consoles mid generation and anyone who expected them to this time are absolute retards. Next year's game will definitely be on Switch since it'll be a new Gen but there was literally a zero percent chance USUM were going to be on Switch.

>>379439857
Swith is sold out everywhere in japan and murrica, releasing a pokemon game at this point would be very stupid, they should wait until the switch sales start falling.

>pay Nintendo just so you can trade and battle online

Yeah, no way.

>>379439746
Gamefreak always takes its time, and it would be frankly dumb for them, personally to sacrifice the extra money THEY would get from these being on 3ds now for NINTENDO to sell systems they already cannot accomodate supply for.

This is not hard business to understand.

>>379439985
>anyone who expected them to this time are absolute retards
Well, pokemon fans are either normalfags or people who suffer from legitimate mental issues.

>>379439985
I agree with that. Nintendo did not put it on WII U or plan to due to how bad it was selling. The Switch is a different story

>>379439985
At this point I think that since so many of the SM leaks were true they just decided to turn their brains off the moment they heard a baseless bullshit rumor about a Switch release.

>>379439716
you say this like the switch is weaker than the gamecube

>>379440163
Where I live Switch is already restocked at GameStop and a few other places. Then again I think it will start selling again after E3. It's on a record pace right now.

>>379436924
Obviously yes and it should come up with a modern take on the gameplay.

>>379440226
Nobody said they couldn't keep supporting the 3DS though, that's just you thinking that.

>>379440379
That's not how emulation works.

>>379439716
>Switch is not powerful enough to emulate GameCube

Yes it is Nvidia X1 is powerful enough to run GameCube and even WII U games.

>>379440379
Are you just pretending to be retarded?

>>379436924
Switch is still a home console so no.

>>379440560
>Nvidia X1 is powerful enough to run WII U games
Lol no it is not.

>>379440552
Gamefreak likes to maximize their profit. It's the core of their business. It's why they NEVER jump to new systems immediately, and why they recycle everything they can over and over and over again.

They stand to make more by offering the product solely on the one platform they already know they will make the most money on vs spending all the money to develop and market a second version on a platform they know they would not stand to make as much money on by far.

Sorry, but that's just business.

>>379439857
Why do you want Nintendo to blow there loads year 1.

There will be 0 games holiday 2018, 2019, 2020 with the way people are demanding games for year 1

>>379440560
>Nvidia X1 is powerful enough to run GameCube
See>>379439815

The reason for their lackluster support for the company who made Pokemon Go is because they are planning a similar game for the Switch just much better.

>>379440514
if "modern" means open-world, action rpg, or story driven then i'll drop pokemon for good

>>379440954
>game that requires constant mobile network access
>On the switch
>In the US

Yeah, no.

>>379440764
So, mind giving me a quick run through the process of porting an upscaled 3DS Game to the Switch? It surely can't be hard to the point it'd cost tons of money to do, in my head it'd be the opposite, it would give way more money than releasing the game on 1 platform alone (platform that already started to have noticeable troubles to run the latest games, worth adding).

>>379440396
You dont live in a major metro area.

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How many people do you think bought a 3DS specifically because of Pokemon? They make all the handheld cost, and rope people into that buying more games in that library by keeping mainline Pokemon locked on their handhelds.

>>379440963
more like story driven, cinematic, open-world, rogue-like, mmorpg, p2w, metroidvania hobby grade, genre-blended, multi-mode competitive e-sports, meta-growth, choice, epic game with extra memes.

>>379439656
This is some nice bait.

>>379441414
Fuck off Randy.

>>379439514
>>B-B-BUT GAMEXPLAIN MADE A SUB-30 FPS EMULATOR ON TEGRA
Yes, a proof of concept ARM emulator that can run games.

Still i dont see Nintendo adding a virtual console.

It's better to release pokemon when the sales have died down a bit, from a business perspective.
Really jump starts them back up again.

Plus there's a chance with Splatoon 2 that Switch will stay sold out in Japan through the holidays this year.

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>>379441414
thank god we don't live in that timeline

>>379441407
>How many people do you think bought a 3DS specifically because of Pokemon?
I did it, I got mine for Pokemon X/Y, I tried other games like Zelda and Smash, but I already sold them. In the end my 3DS is just a pokemon machine. In fact I will not get a switch until there are a main pokemon.

>>379436924
The next games will be on the Switch. GF has two teams. A team and B team. A works on the first games in a generation. B works on the second. Once A finishes the first games in a generation and they are released, usually even before release they begin work on the next generation. They are working on generation 8 right now. It's extremely likely it will be on the Switch and we'll see it next year at the earliest, 2020 at the latest. This is how things have always been with Pokemon.

>>379437717
>no one can find a Switch to even buy one
>hate money
Lots of people already own a 3DS. Yes, Pokemon on the Switch right now would bring a lot of people to it, but how can they make sales if no one can even find one to buy it?

>>379436924
Yeah. How difficult would it be to even port the Ultra Sun and Moon assets to the Switch? Shit man, I just wanna be comfy and play it on the console

>>379441171
Porting isn't just hitting a button and waiting for it to convert. Porting the game to the switch would cost about 70% probably of what the total development cost for the game, would require more marketing expenditure, for maybe 1/10 the sales the other version would get, and that would still sell on the 3ds.

The people who would buy the switch version were likely going to buy the game anyway on 3ds. That's a big part of why what you are asking for, spending lots of extra money to chase consumers you already have, is dumb. The overlap is too massive.

>>379437176
>crystal released in 2000 which is AFTER the GBA which was released in 2001
>DS was released in Nov 2004, then Emerald was released a YEAR AFTER it in Sep 2004
Umm... What direction does time flow in anon? Neither of the above statements seem correct to me, but then again I'm just a mere mortal who can't control time.

>>379443736
I've never programmed a game in an official manner, but I know this isn't even close to being true. Assets are a decent cost and are reusable. Story is definitely reusable. Concept costs would not increase, and directing costs would be just a portion of what they were before. Sound/music is reusable. I mean, the main thing you should have to do is alter code to fit the new platform. Sure, that cost isn't negligent, but to say it will cause a 70% increase in budget is outrageous. As for advertisement, you don't even need to necessarily increase it by much. Altering a few logos to include the Switch would be the MOST of it.

>>379440963
See the gamecube ones.
You should have dropped way before.

>yfw USUM flop like Echos did

>>379445202
> the main thing you should have to do is alter code to fit the new platform

You really have no idea how much time/man-hours that takes.

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>>379438892
I need to impregnate rosa.

>>379445202
>I've never programmed a game in an official manner
Then you know nothing about it, faggot

It's happening next year, Switchfags need to have some patience and learn pacing.

>>379436924
no cos it would suck

the whole point of poke a mans was that it was portable and you could trade wth popls

also imagine a 3d pokemans game it would be another generic bullshit game


maybe a remake of fire red with 3d shit would be great

>>379447760
>You really have no idea how much time/man-hours that takes.
I've done this before for other types of programs. It is a huge pain, and can lead to fucked up glitches that require a good bit of time to figure out. Still, it should only be a fraction of the original man-hours that the original programming took. The only way to try and get close to a 70% of the original effort is to use a brand new team full of fairly new programmers.

>>379436924
The switch isn't durable enough nor does it have the battery life for a pokemon game. Imagine some dumb kid taking his switch to school and getting it broken.

>>379443736
Actually if you're smart about it you can program games (and larger game studios do this) the game so that the engine related stuff is outside of the core game code. This way you literally can just press a button to port it to another console as it wouldn't inherently change the code of the game. There might be minor tweaks to maximize the use of hardware, but look at the hack job BOTW was on switch at launch and how easliy and quickly they improved that garbage. This isn't the 90s anymore. That's a tired and lazy excuse for not porting a game. And if gamefreak is that shitty at programming then they have bigger problems to worry about than just porting costs.

>>379448276
>maybe a remake of fire red with 3d shit would be great

This.
This is all I really want, but for the switch. One for gold and silver would be cool too.

>>379436924
Can someone explain to me why everyone is so assblasted over Ultra Sun/Moon?

>people hyped as fuck for the announcement of "Pokemon Stars", the third Gen 7 game
>Pokemon Direct announces Ultra Sun/Moon, basically the Black/White 2 of Gen 7, AKA the "third" Gen 7 game
>"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH, WHERE'S OUR SINNOH REMAKES!?"

To me, it makes perfect fucking sense. Sun and Moon only came out last fucking year. If Game Freak decided to jump into Gen 8 so soon, I feel fans of those games would have been pissed that another Pokemon generation would have been cut so short. Additionally, it's still a huge pain in the ass to find a Switch that's not being scalped on eBay, so assuming Ultra Sun/Moon was released on Switch, Game Freak would be screwing over everyone who doesn't own a Switch

>>379439618
But of course they WILL, no one in their right mind is denying that there will eventually be a mainline Pokémon game on Switch.
The point is that there was no sense in expecting or even hoping that there would be one this early. Gamefreak/Nintendo/The Pokémon Company always wait out each new system for a couple years before introducing that system's Pokémon, which is always a new generation.

>>379449345
I don't know why they're so upset over it all.The remakes usually don't come out until the systems have been out for a while

GBA came out in 2001, fire red came in 2004
The DS came out in 2006, heart gold/soul silver came out in 2009
The 3DS came out in 2011, Omega ruby/Alpha sapphire came out in 2014.

If they stick with their trends, we shouldn't even hope for gen 4 remakes until 2020

>>379449345
Literally the only ones complaining are the Switchfags

They're not going to bring out the big guns on the Switch until it's demonstrated itself. Releasing a Pokemon game now when the system has only a few million owners? They won't get the return on investment they want

Just about every game on the Switch is exceedingly safe. BotW was already in development from Wii U, so porting to Switch cost virtually nothing. Splatoon 2 is a barebones sequel that was probably in development as DLC for the first game and costs them very little. Same with ARMS and how low on content it is.

Nintendo is great a risk management. The first console Pokemon game is going to significantly increase budgets, so they want to make sure they've got a lot of eager fans already lining up to buy it. "People will buy a Switch for Pokemon" isn't enough.

>>379436924
It's going to happen eventually...

>>379439029
>>379439082
They're free on the Wii U you nintendicksucking faggots.

>>379449345
I don't care about sinnoh, I just want the 3DS to fuck off so nintendo can have one system with games instead of 2 systems with 8 month droughts

>>379437565
>Switch users don't get pokemon
>But they do deserve a Pokemon game
You worded your sentence very poorly.

>>379450113
>They're not going to bring out the big guns on the Switch until it's demonstrated itself. Releasing a Pokemon game now when the system has only a few million owners? They won't get the return on investment they want

What fucking sense does THAT make? Software sells the hardware, not the other way around.

A mainline Pokemon game will certainly be on the Switch.

This same exact thing happened with Black and White 2, have none of you any memory?

>>379437176
Consider that if even half of the people who by the Pokemon mainline games wanted to buy a new mainline game on the Switch, there's probably not going to be enough Switches in existence to accommodate them all. Much less if you account for all the Switch owners who wouldn't buy Pokemon. The reason Gamefreak waits, aside from their general incompetence in designing for new hardware, is that you actually want to have the larger consumer base you get when there's more console units out there to accommodate a mega seller like Pokemon.

15 fucking million people bought SM just in between the time it came out and the end of March. You think there's going to be anywhere close to that many Switches by November? They literally cannot make them fast enough. Because of how many potential customers there are for Pokemon, you want there to be enough consoles for them to actually have access to be able to play the damn things to begin with.

>>379448484
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8QCFNAgPDo

>>379436924
gen 8 will be switch exclusive though. also, not a single pokemon game was released that early in the console's lifetime.

>>379436924
i would legit be pissed if i was a shareholder. i know nintendo is against the idea of announcing games early, but announce that fucking pokemon game and get some units moved. maybe they're scared that the parts shortage means that no one will care about the game once they get switches back on the shelves.

>>379436924
Why were people expecting a continuation of a generation to be on a future handheld? We didn't get Crystal on the GBA, Emerald for the DS, BW2 on the 3DS, so why expect USUM for the Switch?

We're gonna get Gen 8 on the Switch, so people really need to chill.

They'll eventually all come to the switch but it'll be next year or the year after. I would have hopped for a sun moon port at least..

>>379436924
Don't care. Isn't it about time you guys grew up? Pokemon is for little kids. It always was. You don't see 45 year olds playing with He-Man toys. It's not even like most games that have something for adults. Pokemon is purely for children.

A Pokémon game with proper graphics for the Switch would need a lot of time if they want to get it right.

>>379451285
All games are for children desu

>>379451038
>get some units moved
Which is something the Switch doesn't need help with right now. All of this "but Nintendo needs to do it! It's a bad business decision not to!" posting flies in the face of what is actually happening.

People complain about the remakes quality and third version jewing for years, people on these boards can't stop bitching about SM. But you look at the numbers of how those things sell and it's absolutely laughable to say Nintendo or Gamefreak need to change what they're doing. Do I like it? Fuck no, the SM overworld was barren of any of the sort of map design seen in the grid based games. I'm still salty about the lack of a Frontier. I don't know why Gamefreak just doesn't fucking tone down those polygons jesus shit the 3DS doesn't need those. But from a business stand point, there's nothing they need to change, so they don't.

All of this reeks of "my opinion on what I want in a game isn't being met, so it's a bad business decision objectively."

>>379451285
There's a difference between for everyone and for kids anon

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>>379438989
It continually baffles me that people can't see the difference between Nintendo's normal approach and the Switch.

The Gameboy used a custom version of a 15 year old processor. The Gameboy Color used the same processor, now 22 years old. They stepped up their game with the Gameboy Advance, running a 7 year old ARM7. The DS used a 4 year old ARM9. The 3DS used a 6 year old ARM11, and the similarly six year old PICA200 GPU. And forget about the Wii and Wii U, they're both based on the Gamecube, with the Wii U adding a 4 year old GPU. This whole approach is deliberate, they call it "lateral thinking with withered technology". I imagine it saves them a lot of money.

Nintendo jumping on the latest available chip, less than 2 years old by release time, is practically unheard of. They haven't done anything like that since the Gamecube and N64, and never with a handheld.

>>379452272
It looks like Nintendo used off the shelf X1s, which probably means they got a deal buying all of Nvidia's backstock after the X1 failed to take off in the mobile market. Nintendo probably got them for cheap, and Nvidia got to salvage something profitable out of the Tegra line. I can see why they did it. It's not like Nvidia had anything newer to give them either, unless they wanted to design a custom chip.

Haven't played Pokemon since Gold/Silver. Would buy a new one on a home console. Not sure why they only make gimmick games for consoles, their loss I guess.

>>379453636
Pokemon was conceived and designed as a concept for handhelds. They've stuck to that philosophy through the years, even as local multiplayer lost footing in the market. Mainline Pokemon will end up on the Switch, but only because it's a handheld too.

>>379453547
Nvidia's still using the Tegra X1 in the new 2017 Nvidia Shields. They're still calling it "the most advanced mobile processor NVIDIA has ever built"

>>379437591
Stay mad. I bet you have to skip out on your internet bill cause you blew all your money on your switch. See you next month fag.

>>379436924
just out of curiosity, how old are the people in this thread? how long have you followed pokemon and how long do you expect to still care?

>>379455485
Well, it is true.

Ofcourse the next game would be on the 3DS, it's still the same generation. The next games though which will be the 8th generation might be on the switch.

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>>379444687

You forgot the part where ruby came out in 2002 a year after crystal and diamond pearl came out in 2005. This guarantees a switch pokemon for fall 2018!

Dont worry bros we only have to wait a bit over a year

>>379437717

>Switch isnt meeting demand nintendo constantly trying to meet demand
>Lets make even more people want a switch!

You idiots can't into resources.

>>379436924

It's not like it's a new generation.. Black and White 2 came out on the DS more than a mother fucking year after the 3DS came out.

>>379449345
Some are upset because it's not in Sinnoh or on Switch, I'm upset because I think it's too soon.
6 months after their major 20th anniversary release, they announce a very rehasy-looking game set to come out a year after the last game. Knowing modern Game Freak, this isn't going to be chock full of stuff like B2/W2, it's going to be another rushed release that lifelong fans will gladly eat up, again.

Masuda has said the Switch is the future, but it needs more sales. They need a big userbase to THEN release Pokemon on it.

3DS was at 30 million sales when XY came out on it.
Switch is just on 3 million or something so far.
It needs more sales, and more users.

>>379457163
i find it hard to believe the actual problem is that they can't make enough switched.

>>379436924
Why the fuck
does anyone expect a new gen pokemon game THIS SOON after sun and moon?

I mean, ultra games look alright but fuck do I not want to even play them

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>>379457954

Pick up a business book on logistics. It'll blow your mind.

>>379456938
No, I was just pointing out that what that anon said was false. BW2 is the only instance where a new game was released on an old platform after a new platform has been released.

Either way, I'm actually hoping for a Stadium game on Switch. I mean, the Switch seems built for party games like Stadium.

>>379436924
Um...E3 guys.

>>379436924

Yes, but its going to take awhile to make.

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>>379436924

The Switch has been out for like two months and it hasn't even been a year since Sun and Moon.

Are people really this fucking impatient?

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It's hard to believe but Switchfags have already become as insufferable as Vitafags, how much longer until the daily "I love my Switch!" shilling begins?

>>379458526
That already happens, Nintenbros are just shouted down immediately after and it converts to a console war thread.

>>379436924
When they make a new one they probably will. Ultrasun and ultramoon are literally re-releases with a slightly altered story and turned necrozma into digimon tier armor.

>>379450491

Because Nintendo only owns a fraction of the Pokemon brand and it's not only their say.

>>379438892
You could play both those games on the new consoles though so why not release usm on switch alongside 3ds?

>>379457954
That is the actual problem, yes. They're paying out the nose for air freight to try to satisfy the demand. You don't sink money into "artificial scarcity". In any case, artificial scarcity only works with extreme luxury items, where limited runs will drive the product value up, but you will still be able to sell because your clients are extremely rich. It would do nothing for a consumer electronics manufacturer.

>>379436924
Yes but not a gen 7 one, wait until gen 8, you can't have gens split for VGC reasons.

The reason why there isn't a main line pokemon game on a home console is in the name. It's called fucking "Pocket Monsters" and I can't fit a Switch or any other home console in my pocket. Unless I have abnormally large pockets.

>>379439127
This. I hope the writer eats crow and has to write an apology article once Pokemon Ultra Stars is announced at E3

>>379459472
>Your bag's pocket is not a pocket
Hurr Durr

>>379436924
Doesn't matter, regardless of if it's console status Nintendo themselves considers the 3DS to be the main handheld, separate from the switch.
Why would you want it on there anyway? Why not something like Colosseum, a spinoff with all the proper battling elements, tons of content, and a different style of campaign that isn't the same bland gyms/trials shtick. It was a full rpg too, not even some watered down shitpile of a spinoff.