Besides I don't think Nintendo would dedicate a whole Direct just for an in-depth look of Home. Such a thing could be done via the website or a video upload on the Pokémon YouTube channel imo.
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Pokemon Direct Announced for January 9th
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Besides I don't think Nintendo would dedicate a whole Direct just for an in-depth look of Home. Such a thing could be done via the website or a video upload on the Pokémon YouTube channel imo.
I understand, thanks. I heard about that indeed. Anyway, it's a good news for the fans I guess; the previously released game seemed to receive their fair share of criticism (at least on this forum), so maybe that this direct will address some of their complains.
Personally speaking, the general direct can wait a couple of months.
This is why I'm excited, even if I don't really have a reason to be.
Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 came out in late 2012 everywhere except Japan, then Pokemon X and Y were announced in January 2013
20 minute direct? I expect 5-10 minutes for Pokemon home , 5 minutes for new raid events and 5 minutes for Gen 4 remakes.
Oh don't worry I have plenty:
- Gen 8 Pokemon all but erased in subsequent purges because people made memes about Dracovish on Twitter
- No Wild Area or any even remotely non-linear routes ever again to cut down on object pop-in
- People complained about the story feeling bare and inconsequential so now it'll interrupt you constantly all the time
- Raids are hard to orchestrate with other players so they're gone completely
Cause it's ugly, slow, and missing over a decade of QoL improvements
People in this thread asking for Pokémon Snap 2 have damn good taste. Too bad it'll never happen...
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ANNOUNCE IT IN THE DIRECT, YOU COWARDS
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ANNOUNCE IT IN THE DIRECT, YOU COWARDS
Right! Nobunaga (or Cao Cao) Pokemon would make it for a very exciting direct!
I'm not really gonna take previous announcements into consideration. Pokemon has been throwing curveballs for years. I'm hoping for gen 4 remakes, don't expect it though.
But Pokémon X and Y were announced on January too. I don't see how teasing the Sinnoh remakes or even announcing them will affect Sword and Shield's sales. B2W2 weren't affected at all and managed to be the best third versions / sequels since Yellow.
This isn't how Game Freak usually fixes problems. They'd simply remove Double Kick. Problem solved.
Because B2W2 had been out for 7 months at that point.
I just feel revealing a new main series title would be a bad call.
I am not expecting it
I have a full list of how they have actually fixed problems. Do you want it? :P
That's a slightly different scenario though. Sequels to generation of games leading into a new one on a new console they wanted to sell. At the time, people wanted the game(s) after Black & White to be on 3DS and they weren't despite the console coming out in March 2011 (when the original Black & White came out). Also, there was an additional month even then for the rest of the world, in that unique scenario. Still, I'd go off the Japan release though.
It isn't really a comparison to be made, IMO.
Only in Japan. The West only got the games in October. But still, a tease at the end that only shows Dialga and Palkia remade would be enough and, seriously, I doubt that Sw/Sh sales would hurt much, if at all. I'm expecting at least a teaser along with Home and Detective Pikachu 2.
A list war with Serebii? I know better than to go down that road. I've got a wife at home to think about, this can't be where I die. :P
I can't get over how ugly the grass and the dirt looked in Platinum
The Japanese release was the only one that mattered for those purposes. For the people making the decisions, the games had been out for seven months.
Yeah, I don't expect them to spend all of the time on one thing. I guess my point was I don't correlate the length of a presentation with the quality of content shown. We've seen plenty of these presentations that are way too long and bloated with very few big and exciting announcements.
I remember you saying before you really hate the aesthetic of Platinum. Maybe my Gen IV memory is clouded by the beauty of HG/SS but I always thought Platinum looked really nice.
I don't hate all of it, just the more common assets like grass, dirt, water etc. Platinum had really pretty cities. HGSS was a beauty throughout
Hmm....A good chunk of it is definitely gonna be for Home.
They have to 'sell' the service somehow, as they've repeatedly stated it will be bigger/better than Bank, and will include (mini)games and other things to do with your captive pokemon that weren't included in the most recent regional dex.
Probably also have some new info on the datamined 'legacy' pokemon that will be updated to be obtainable in raids, as well.
Maaaaaybe some updates on Sleep, Masters, etc...as well.
Pipe dream is a 'mea culpa' on patching in full data for the Dexit 'mons, but I'm not holding my breath at this point.
Similarly, having D/P/Pt isn't likely to happen this early, unless they REALLY want to address the elephant in the room vis-a-vis dexit and fan backlash (which, lol, ain't happening, considering Sw/Sh sold gangbusters)
Totally random guesses:
-Home 5-10 minutes
-Sw/Sh - 2-4 minutes, depending on how much they show.
-Sleep/Detective Pikachu/Masters/Go/etc - 3-5 minutes
They have to 'sell' the service somehow, as they've repeatedly stated it will be bigger/better than Bank, and will include (mini)games and other things to do with your captive pokemon that weren't included in the most recent regional dex.
Probably also have some new info on the datamined 'legacy' pokemon that will be updated to be obtainable in raids, as well.
Maaaaaybe some updates on Sleep, Masters, etc...as well.
Pipe dream is a 'mea culpa' on patching in full data for the Dexit 'mons, but I'm not holding my breath at this point.
Similarly, having D/P/Pt isn't likely to happen this early, unless they REALLY want to address the elephant in the room vis-a-vis dexit and fan backlash (which, lol, ain't happening, considering Sw/Sh sold gangbusters)
Totally random guesses:
-Home 5-10 minutes
-Sw/Sh - 2-4 minutes, depending on how much they show.
-Sleep/Detective Pikachu/Masters/Go/etc - 3-5 minutes
Also, some of the Pokemon sprites in Platinum were just downright ugly compared to their Diamond and Pearl counterparts.
I agree that Platinum's strength was its urban areas. Compared to the first ever glimpse we got of HG/SS I don't think any Pokémon will ever match the wind lines and greenery of New Bark Town. That was such a beautiful announcement.
I was not expecting this but am excited. I'm not really expecting a game announcement other than them saying the next games will come in 2021. I just feel like this year will not have a new game. But I am hoping for maybe some older games to be announced as coming to Switch, like maybe Gens 1 to 3. I can't really wrap my head around how the DS ones would work for Switch tbh.
Updates to Sword and Shield would be cool and, if it is anything even remotely substantial, pretty surprising.
I'm kinda just hoping for a new Mystery Dungeon game. I'm thirsting for it
I'm kinda just hoping for a new Mystery Dungeon game. I'm thirsting for it
poor Chatot looks like someone hit the shutter button a second too early
