Game Freak excited to see the main way people play Switch, will try to make a Pokemon game that meets expectations

[VAMatt]

VGPolyglot said:

VAMatt said:

From the sound of this interview, I'd say 2020 or later is more likely.  If they are truly wondering how the system will be used, and feel that is of central importance to the development process, then they must be in early brainstorming stages.

Would Nintendo want it to be released that late into the Switch's life, though? I assume they'd get involved themselves to avoid that from happening.

I would hope that the Switch is not more than half way through its life in 2020....

In any case, Switch is (relatively) powerful hardware.  I don't see AAA games being made in less than 3 years, unless they're using a ton of existing assets.  Pokemon doesn't likely have much in the way of assets to be used on Switch.