Pokemon X and Y announced for Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo's catch 'em allseries Pokémon is finally making the jump from the DS generation of hardware to the not-quite-so-shiny-and-new-anymore Nintendo 3DS, president Satoru Iwata announced during today's Nintendo Direct presentation. Pokémon X and Pokémon Y boast a new story, new Pokémon to poach, and new camera perspectives.

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Nintendo's catch-'em-all series Pokémon is finally making the jump from the DS generation of hardware to the not-quite-so-shiny-and-new-anymore Nintendo 3DS, president Satoru Iwata announced during today's Nintendo Direct presentation. Pokémon X and Pokémon Y boast a new story, new Pokémon to poach, and new camera perspectives.

Pokémon X and Y will also see the series embrace simultaneous worldwide launches, after 17 years (17!) of staggered releases. They'll arrive on 3DS in October.

"We brought Pokémon into an entirely new dimension and we're incredibly excited to bring Pokémon X and Pokémon Y to fans," Junichi Masuda, director at developer Game Freak, said in the announcement. "The stunning visuals, a completely redesigned environment, game scenario, music, and communication features will bring smiles to the faces of video game players around the world."

What all these shiny new things are, however, is a mystery for now. Look, a trailer:

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    January 8, 2013 5:15 AM

    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Pokemon X and Y announced for Nintendo 3DS.

    Nintendo's catch 'em allseries Pokémon is finally making the jump from the DS generation of hardware to the not-quite-so-shiny-and-new-anymore Nintendo 3DS, president Satoru Iwata announced during today's Nintendo Direct presentation. Pokémon X and Pokémon Y boast a new story, new Pokémon to poach, and new camera perspectives.

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      January 8, 2013 7:18 AM

      X & Y on the 3DS... Where's Z?! C'mon Nintendo!

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        January 8, 2013 7:34 AM

        Z is the obvious half step where you get the Pokemon available in X & Y and a special starter but is otherwise the same game.

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        January 8, 2013 8:04 AM

        finally, the Coldplay x Pokemon crossover I've been dreaming of.

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        January 8, 2013 12:47 PM

        It'll happen.

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      January 8, 2013 7:24 AM

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      January 8, 2013 7:57 AM

      This is going to sound insane but I bought the first Pokemon game back in the day (Pokemon Blue on GB) and I remember really liking it (RPG, collecting elements, etc.) but I haven't played any games in the series since then.

      The main games in the series (the ones in pairs like this) are they evolutions of the original? Or has the series gone off the rails? I guess I'm asking, knowing I liked the original, if I got the latest DS offering would I still like it?

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        January 8, 2013 7:59 AM

        It remains fundamentally the same, there are just a bunch of systems that have been laid on top of the basics you remember.

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        January 8, 2013 10:11 AM

        G/S were my favs. I haven't really been 'into' it since. The first DS game was fun, what with the online trading and whatnot (before it was abused to shit)

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        January 8, 2013 11:10 AM

        I'm in a similar boat. I played a bit of the first one and liked it for the most part. I was considering getting Black 2... but I was afraid that it might be a sequel of some kind and didn't want to come in the middle of stuff. Look like those games got good reviews though.

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        January 8, 2013 11:43 AM

        I'm actually playing through Pokemon White right now and it's pretty awesome. The last one I played was Sapphire on the GBA.

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        January 8, 2013 12:18 PM

        I played Red, Yellow, Gold, and Diamond I beleive, I really enjoyed the first 3 but the last one just couldn't keep my interest. If you're jonesing for that itch to be scratched though I wouldn't worry about it, it's very much the same kind of game.

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        January 8, 2013 12:26 PM

        all the main games are really good games

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        January 8, 2013 2:17 PM

        I think Heart Gold and Soul Silver was when the series peaked and its been going steadily downhill since (especially black and white which were terrible IMO) but I have high hopes for this one.

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        January 8, 2013 2:53 PM

        They were pretty good games.

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        January 8, 2013 9:09 PM

        I also got Blue back on the GB. I have since then played Silver - which was essentially the same game with additions (day-night cycle, pokemon can hold items i.e. berries that give them health or items that guarantee 1st move or increase xp gains and more.) Also added 150 more pokemon you could still use the original 150 (and visit the same places!)

        Last year I got Black - and it somewhat missed it's charm a little (did not recognise the new 150, plus the ~150 from Diamond/Ruby) and there were only a few available from the originals : (. Otherwise it was great - there are now double team battles, rotation battles and more - and it's the same old game with tweaks here and there. Ended up playing over 100 hrs. If you liked the original then you should give it a go

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      January 8, 2013 8:01 AM

      A 3D Pokemon game? I am...intrigued.

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      January 8, 2013 8:18 AM

      X and Y? it's like they forgot to add real titles and just left placeholders so they could tell them apart.

      I'm still going to buy the shit out of one of them, though

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        January 8, 2013 3:05 PM

        They've already done pretty much all the good colors and precious gems. Not many other places left for them to go.

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      January 8, 2013 8:23 AM

      If this thing is really good, I might make this my first Pokemon game.

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      January 8, 2013 8:42 AM

      It astounds me how much money the pokemon francise makes.

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      January 8, 2013 8:51 AM

      I guess I'm getting a new pokemon game for the first time since diamond in 2007. Congrats to GameFreak for finally ditching the sprites though i suspect it will still have the same cries for the old pokemon that came out of that gameboy sound chip.

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      January 8, 2013 10:09 AM

      yupppp lets do it

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      January 8, 2013 10:10 AM

      I will be proud to buy this for my child.

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      January 8, 2013 11:14 AM

      I am intruiged.

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      January 8, 2013 11:24 AM

      I need to finish Pokemon Black before this comes out. Good thing I didn't buy Black 2.

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      January 8, 2013 1:13 PM

      I just checked and there's already porn of the new pokemons. The internet is truly a baffling thing.

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      January 8, 2013 1:21 PM


      This is the game that will help boost the 3DS in Europe and US.

      It's also the ultimate Vitakiller...

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      January 8, 2013 2:28 PM

      The deer looking legendary looks like the Deer God/Nightwalker from Princess Mononoke

      http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/4913/deerd.png
      http://katiewr.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/shishinogami.jpg

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      January 8, 2013 3:36 PM

      Is this the first Pokémon game with a World launch?

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        January 8, 2013 5:33 PM

        Yup and it's a glorious thing.

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      January 8, 2013 5:34 PM

      While we are on the subject, does anyone have legit versions of the gba games for sale/trade/barter?

      One of my new years resolutions before this announcement was to complete the gen5 pokedex. I'd like to do this before X/Y. Looking for help.

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        January 8, 2013 6:25 PM

        I have a pearl version of the game I might consider trading pm me. I can also help with filling your dex if you want to do any trading that way also.

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          January 8, 2013 6:26 PM

          whoops just noticed you said gba not ds... I'm an idiot.

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      January 8, 2013 9:23 PM

      Sold. I didn't get black 2 because I wanted a full 3d pokemon so I'm pretty pumped for this one.

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      January 12, 2013 12:18 PM

      Hey guys! You wont believe this!

      My friend and I found a website on another forum that let's people download a Beta version (Still Buggy) of both Pokemon X and Pokemon Y! We downloaded it and we were shocked! How can a company like that leak such a game! :O Its sad but we didnt want to be left out and started making guides with them for when te release is finnaly there in Oktober. Well just wanted to share this with you all. If anyone is intrested you can check them out here: http://pokemon-x-and-y.blogspot.com/

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