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Pokémon Direct - June 6th 2017 15:00 BST
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JonnyDBrit
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My possible wager/suspicion that it may be trying to clear the air so they can focus on Treehouse streaming. So they don't let the announcement itself overshadow whatever else they have at E3 - which worked for them last year.
Trying to get people going, most likely.
PadWarrior
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AlexFlame116
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Holy crap. A sequel??? No new Megas is super unfortunate again (I want my Mega Typhlosion...). But will I see an older Lillie?
In-game image was posted yesterday and the concept art was posted today. Some details
i'm a translator working on the upcoming pokémon game which you know as codename "pokémon stars".
I'll be leaving here few infos because u'll soon get an official announcement.
the new game will be available both for 3DS and Nintendo Switch. Only one title, not a couple of games.
the two versions can, of course, communicate.
Game will be again set in Alola, no visiting Kanto. Most of the characters will be grown up, such as Gladion that now fully runs Aether Paradise on his own.
Gyms are now built up. No more Alolan trials.
there will be no new pokémon or megas. Necrozma is getting a new form though. there will be new exclusive Z-moves. Won't say
anything more on them.
while the game is a sequel, plot is heavily focused on past events, such as black & white 2: you'll know more about how Mohn lost his memories, and how Necrozma fell into our world. (hint: "stars"!)
the game is heavily filled with cutscenes, even more than Sun & Moon.
what you see here is a grown up Gladion in his new suit. Feel free not to believe, i don't want any troubles on leaking things. Do not ask anything, I won't be saying more than what's already in the post.
boy is called kaosu, girl is called hoshi
And yay more story!!!
I liked the story too! I'm definitely okay with more cutscenes. Bring em!
Pokemaniac
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I kinda​ doubt the lines are for that, given how much of the screen the Pokémon take up. Seems more likely they're part of the general art style which is mimicking the style of the Sugimori art.
The journalist who wrote the report does specify, though: https://twitter.com/tomphillipseg/status/799581153363640321?lang=nl
Tom Phillips said:
It's different but also similar in parts. Just gets me suspicious when it was posted around the same time as that "leak".
names2hard4you
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Skipped Sun and Moon on the 3DS because it was such a busy season back when it released, I also had heard the rumours about Stars. Hopefully this is it. I'm ready for some HD Pokemon action (outside of my phone)
Sounds believable but no trials and no new pokemon is disappointing.
In-game image was posted yesterday and the concept art was posted today. Some details
i'm a translator working on the upcoming pokémon game which you know as codename "pokémon stars".
I'll be leaving here few infos because u'll soon get an official announcement.
the new game will be available both for 3DS and Nintendo Switch. Only one title, not a couple of games.
the two versions can, of course, communicate.
Game will be again set in Alola, no visiting Kanto. Most of the characters will be grown up, such as Gladion that now fully runs Aether Paradise on his own.
Gyms are now built up. No more Alolan trials.
there will be no new pokémon or megas. Necrozma is getting a new form though. there will be new exclusive Z-moves. Won't say
anything more on them.
while the game is a sequel, plot is heavily focused on past events, such as black & white 2: you'll know more about how Mohn lost his memories, and how Necrozma fell into our world. (hint: "stars"!)
the game is heavily filled with cutscenes, even more than Sun & Moon.
what you see here is a grown up Gladion in his new suit. Feel free not to believe, i don't want any troubles on leaking things. Do not ask anything, I won't be saying more than what's already in the post.
boy is called kaosu, girl is called hoshi
HackTheSlash
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Not for me. I wanna play on the big screen. Thats the big draw here.
Yes. I like how it went through a lot of different characters and tried to flesh them all out. The main characters all had differing goals and character development related to them, even including the professors. The trial leaders, despite being shorter appearance characters, all had clear personalities and mini arcs. The story mixed several overarching plotlines with a bunch of character specific arcs. The various characters interacted with each other, each other's storylines, and your storyline throughout the game. It was very executed for a company who had relatively little experiencing extensively fleshing out a world and characters in the past.
I really liked the focus on the storyline, the issue was more on how it interrupted the gameplay segments often, specially early through, and how little exploration there was in the game.
I am excited though.
Avenger54321
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I would love it to be called Eclipse than Stars.
I haven't played a Pokemon game since Black. Hopefully this leak is real, because I would love to play a Pokemon game on the Switch and see what enhancements they implement with this port.
The story was one of the best parts of Sun and Moon. The whole bit where
was like the most hype moment in the series since Gold vs. Red.
Continuing that focus here would be great. But just... ease off on the tutorials. The first few hours had a bit too much railroading from one handhold-y tutorial to another.
they go into the alternate dimension to rescue the possessed Lusamine
Continuing that focus here would be great. But just... ease off on the tutorials. The first few hours had a bit too much railroading from one handhold-y tutorial to another.
DecoReturns
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Strange. We are so close to E3.
Early announcements don't hurt I suppose, guessing a cross release for 3DS and Switch.
Early announcements don't hurt I suppose, guessing a cross release for 3DS and Switch.
While I don't expect them to do it this game, I think in the future there's potential for adding voice acting and delivering some of that as radio chatter that lets you still walk around while it's going on.
When it's only text, a lot of that ends up having to halt the progression of the game so you can press the advance text button.
Where are these info from
digita1alchemy
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If they are in fact announcing Stars ahead of E3, then hot damn Nintendo must have some aces up their sleeve.
Bamboo 竹
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The leak sounds credible. I believe it.
Stars being Switch exclusive isn't a move that Game Freak would do. Another interesting note of the leak is that "Pokemon Stars" is just a codename... I wonder if the final name will be the same.
Shame thought that we won't get the chance to go to Kanto since we got so many references on Sun&Moon.
Stars being Switch exclusive isn't a move that Game Freak would do. Another interesting note of the leak is that "Pokemon Stars" is just a codename... I wonder if the final name will be the same.
Shame thought that we won't get the chance to go to Kanto since we got so many references on Sun&Moon.
AlexFlame116
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I hope that if it is a sequel, we get a reformed or still recuperating Lusamine. I also hope we see her reunite with Mohn. Sorry Lusamine waifu lovers she needs her happy ending.
The New 2DS?
It's possible for it be on both Switch and 3DS but definitely not 3DS exclusive.
They are only forecasting 6 million units this FY because they are releasing a new revision: New 2DS to bolster sales 3DS sales.
All from a /vp/ post yesterday, not my own at all.
NOLA_Gaffer
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I dunno, Pokemon Black 2 & White 2 launched on the DS when the 3DS was the new kid in town, so anything is possible at this point.
That would probably help, and as for story cutscenes the scene with Hau and the playable character at the ship really screamed at "we really should have some voice acting in here"
This is something that is more likely to be a thing for a ground-up new game.
Little Monser
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Artwork here. I think it might be real, something similar happened with sun moon, artworks got leaked, but who the hell knows.
oh my
Laieon
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sixteen-bit
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And Crystal came out after GBA launched so it's not unprecedented.
TyMiles2012
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I want to agree with you, but for some reason I want to believe third parties have surprises for us that Nintendo made them hold off until next week. Nintendo gets their first party stuff out of the way prior, then E3 Spotlight will be all about third parties. Payday 2 was a nice surprise in the last direct.
So probably true then. Gamefreak love to disappoint
It'll be interesting to see whether this is cross-gen or Switch-only. Both could work to TPC's advantage. Cross-gen would be "safer" but still achieve some degree of moving Pokemon fans over to Switch. Switch-only would sell less but might be better long-term, since it'll get more Pokemon fans aboard the Switch train more quickly for Gen 8.
As others mentioned cross-gen is likeliest because unlike those two previous scenarios the Switch cannot natively play games from the previous Nintendo HH.
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