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Nuvendil on 16 May 2018
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Asriel said:

Yeah, plenty of signs that this is real. I'm really interested in the idea of a reboot rather than a remake and I'm interested in how they're going to change things up. Not that hot on Go functionality; I'd assume that's optional. My guess is the only mechanic they really integrate is the streamlined catching for wild Pokemon, with tougher Pokemon (i.e. legendaries etc) requiring that you fight them and weaken them to catch them. My one concern would be that Game Freak haven't pushed the Switch very far technically; that kind of conservatism is typical of them.

I'd like to see this become a game as service, especially if it meant a new region was added each year (or available to buy).

EDIT: Capitalising on Pokemon Go also makes a great deal of sense. Given 750 million people downloaded Go, you only need to reach a tiny percentage of that userbase to add new customers to Pokemon's main games and to the Switch userbase. A conversion rate of ~0.5 to 1% would mean anywhere from 3 to 8 million new Switch users.

It only makes sense if you assume that audience is even remotely interested in paying $360 to play a beefed up version of a modest pass time.  That most of them stopped playing over a year ago.  If they fully gut these games to water them down for the Go audience, they will be setting decades of history on fire for not much in guaranteed return.  A pointless gamble since a core Pokemon RPG would be guaranteed for 15mil sold.

Also, follow up quote from Rogers:

“What I said: I believe a Pokemon game is releasing on Switch later this year. It will be a RPG with at least two versions.

What I didn’t say: I didn’t specify whether it was a core game, a spinoff series, a remake of an older game, or a Gen 8 game.

I won’t be sharing anymore details. The announcement isn’t that far away.”

 

Which is pretty...noncommittal.  I am leaning towards spinoff myself.  Assuming this is real at all.  The titles sound very...spinoffy.  Also, am I the only one confused about the green Pokemon in the logo?  Assuming it's real, why is it styled like the Pokemon from the Leaf Green logo with the leaf texture when neither mascot is a grass type.  

Also, a fan art of what the Eevee logo would look like already cropped up, showing how spectacularly hard it is to use PS :P