Nintendo communications director indicates that Metroid Prime 4, Pokemon are 2018 titles

[JEMC]

SpokenTruth said:

JEMC said:
Nintendo showed gameplay of Kirby and Yoshi, both 2018 titles, but showed nothing of Pokemon or Metroid. And we're supposed to believe they are 2018 titles too?

I'll believe it when I see it.

Those almost certainly early 2018...as in pre-E3 2018 titles.  Can't show them off at E3 next year if they've already released.

guiduc said:

JEMC said:
Nintendo showed gameplay of Kirby and Yoshi, both 2018 titles, but showed nothing of Pokemon or Metroid. And we're supposed to believe they are 2018 titles too?

I'll believe it when I see it.

Kirby and Yoshi might release in early 2018 though. The later two could release in the end of 2018 with titles filling in for summer.

zorg1000 said:

JEMC said:
Nintendo showed gameplay of Kirby and Yoshi, both 2018 titles, but showed nothing of Pokemon or Metroid. And we're supposed to believe they are 2018 titles too?

I'll believe it when I see it.

its possible that Kirby & Yoshi are early 2018 titles meaning they wont be at next years E3 while Pokemon & Metroid are late 2018 titles so they will have a big E3 showing next year.

That Kirby and Yoshi are early/mid 2018 is almost a given. Neither of them are big enough to be a holiday title.

As for Metroid and Pokemon being late 2018 games, that's the best case scenario we have right now. But we have to remember that we're talking about Nintendo, and that those games can get easily delayed.

Don't take PR statements as facts, that's something that everybody should know by now.