Rumor: Pokemon Switch will be revealed soon, launching this year

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spemanig said:

Nautilus said:

This... looks more like a fighting game than an RPG.Well, given that everyone keeps saying that this is a mainline entry, I wont worry about this part and just assume the screenshot is out of context.

Other than  that, it looks really good.Far better than I expected actually.I dont know what you are depressed about.

The screenshot is fake. That's why I'm depressed. No Pokemon game will ever look anything like this.

And it doesn't look much different from XB2. The HP bars aren't where they traditionally are, but I feel like that's a pretty inconsequential tradition to hold onto.

Green098 said:

The UI is an interesting concept for the layout apart from the massive flaw it's missing a bunch of details like PP, reused assets, and the buttons being mapped to an xbox controller not a Switch controller. (YXBA instead of XYAB)

But please tell me you didn't believe this for a second because that is a terrible looking mock up. Especially in the age of were that smash switch leak couldn't even pass for real.

Of course I didn't. I'm pretty sure it's fan art - not even a fake leak. This looks better than anything Gamefreak would ever make, even with the flaws. It's not a terrible looking mock-up, though. It's a really cool concept for a combat system that will never be.

You're underestimating game freak if you think they will never make a game this gook looking. Just wait for later into the switch's lifespan and you'll see. Remember, GameFreak has never even fully developed for a home console before.