Mr Khan said:
nordlead said:
Mr Khan said:
Was that DS thing a confirmation, though? I thought that was just speculation.
It would make a lot more sense as a 3DS exclusive. It would be the first time three sets of pokemon games have appeared on a device, otherwise.
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from the investor relations meeting back in January.
I'd like to introduce you to another new Pokémon title, which should become one of the most anticipated Nintendo DS titles for this year. The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo have been developing a new Pokémon title with the aim to launch the software this year.
The cumulative global sales of all the Pokémon series software have reached 130 million. This new Pokémon software will become the first brand new Pokémon title in 4 years since Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, which sold more than 5.8 million units in Japan, was launched.
Of course, this totally new Pokémon title will include new fields of adventure and a number of new Pokémons living there. As a totally new version, it will contain various unprecedented experiences.
so take it as you will.
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They weren't intending on announcing the 3DS back then (which we now know was a last-minute decision to stave off potentially devastating leaks from Japanese business news, so that they could make the announcement themselves), so perhaps Iwata could have been lying a little.
3DS will be involved in some way, and Demotruk's argument about making it 3DS exclusive is compelling. Pokemon is definitely a franchise that you don't have to worry about having enough of a userbase to buy it, it'll make a userbase for itself, and is guaranteed to sell a risky new handheld device
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I don't disagree, hence the "take it as you will". Until Nintendo states otherwise, I'm inclined to believe that it will be on the DS. This was an investor relation meeting, so Nintendo could have not even mentioned the DS and everyone would have just assumed it. However, I can see why people would think it could be for the 3DS too.
