Does the fact they have announced there will be a mainline pokemon game coming to the switch within the next 2 years BTFO people who said the switch isn't the 3ds's successor? Pokemon has been stated multiple times to be an exclusively handheld game series.
Pretty much.
It's not like there's any other direction they can go. Doing a pure 3DS successor would just come off as a worse Switch. Having every game on one console is more appealing.
>>380398710
>Pokemon has been stated multiple times to be an exclusively handheld game series.
source?
>>380398994
I'm sure someone could find the interviews for you, but I remember reading quite a few times with developers that being able to take your pokemon with you is an integral part of the series.
>>380399349
Pokemon Colisseum and Gale of Darkness would disagree with you.
>>380400075
Those are spinoff games not developed by gamefreak. I said right there in my post "mainline pokemon game". Colosseum games are now also obsolete due to the advent of 3d models in xy
>>380398710
Remember when there was a bunch of shitposting threads about the switch not getting mainline pokemon?