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IGN: Struggling with Pokemon

GameFreak's co-founder discusses the goals, challenges and future of developing Nintendo's juggernaut franchise.

RonXD4803d ago

I stopped playing Pokemon sooo many years ago...I had some great times sitting around with friends though back in the Red/Blue days seeing who could beat the Elite 4 first though.

VenomProject4803d ago (Edited 4803d ago )

How to beat the Elite 4:

1) Catch a Magikarp

2) ???

3) PROFIT

Too_many_games4803d ago

the Underpants Gnomes philosophy!!!!!

HolyOrangeCows4803d ago

Yeah, I loved and love the pokemon series, but I haven't bothered playing any of the new titles Post-GBA. It's all just so...similar. The new pokemon are more ridiculous all of the time and few gameplay-changing innovations have occurred since.

Turn based RPGs especially have to do new and innovative things to keep me interested.

Urrakia344803d ago

Honestly, I would LOVE to have a Pokemon game on consoles in the same format as the Game Boy/DS ones. They could give the series new life with this game by adding brand new features and introduce it to the console-only audience. Just imagine all the possibilities for battles on Xbox Live/PSN!

coojo4803d ago

to bad nintendo makes pokemon not $ony or M$

Misterhbk4803d ago

Honestly it really is a shame that Pokemon is owned by Nintendo. I love the GB/DS series of games but honestly, not too much has changed since the old days, and Nintendo has still yet to create a truly great pokemon game on consoles.

Hand over the IP to one of Sony's Devs and I'm sure w'd have a masterpiece on our hands. Hell, even if it was on 360, that would give me a reason to buy one again. Love the Pokemon series but just like everyone else, I wanna see a great game come to consoles.

Urrakia344803d ago (Edited 4803d ago )

Yea dude tell me about it........

Edit- I've always wished for a traditional Pokemon game on consoles ever since I played Yellow version on my SNES by using a special adapter cartridge. Just seeing it on my tv made me wonder about the potential it could have. That was around 10 years ago :(

Darkfocus4803d ago

every ones wanted this for ages and there was no reason for not doing it on the ds....

lizard812884803d ago

GF was asked about this a while back. they said they didn't like the 3d look for pokemon, so thats why they kept it 2d

Lyr1c4803d ago

Know what they need to do?

Stop with that stupid Game Stop exclusive Pokemon downloads.

That shits f____ing retarded.

Incorporate DLC where you actually have to work to attain the Pokemon. Make it available to everyone.

This location-exclusive DLC is just annoying at best.

lizard812884803d ago

anybody who buys it launch week, gets vinchi (if thats how you spell it) pokemon through wi-fi.

lizard812884803d ago

i would like to see gamefreak work on something other than pkmn. they only have made one other game.

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The Best Games Similar to Pokemon for PlayStation

There are many worlds out there brimming with wondrous creatures ready to help you on your adventure beyond Pokemon.

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LG_Fox_Brazil34d ago

Temtem is actually really good as a single player experience or as a co-op game. Played the shit out of it when it released

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Pokémon Gen 10 Release Date Predictions: Are New Pokémon Games In 2024?

Even if Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have not yet completed their first anniversary, it is possible to predict exactly when Gen 10 is arriving.

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Pokemon Doesn't Need to Sue Palworld, It Needs to Get With the Times

The Nerd Stash: "There's been a lot of talk about Pokemon and Palworld recently, but if anything, Pokemon's new competition should be a sign to change."

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ChasterMies86d ago

Fortunately for Nintendo, the legal team is separate from Game Freak’s development team.

NotoriousWhiz85d ago

Unfortunately for us, as their legal team seems to be more competent than Game Freak's development team.

gold_drake86d ago (Edited 86d ago )

they do tho .. IF there is something to sue for. IP infringement is such a delicate thing.

but absolutely agree on the change

GoodGuy0986d ago

That, have longer dev time, and absolutely get rid of Nintendo as the exclusive platform. Imagine a AAA pkmn game on current consoles or next generation.

But money, they'll make billions with little effort.

badz14985d ago

you know that's never gonna happen

FinalFantasyFanatic85d ago

Gamer Freak, Creatures and Nintendo all have a stake in the Pokemon franchise, Nintendo especially will never let them go, I don't know how Creatures or Game Freak feels about it. Plus, the other two don't have a financial incentive to ditch Nintendo, they make mega bucks regardless. Although I think Nintendo should help Game Freak out more since they're clearly struggling, other they'll all just have to accept longer dev times and bigger gaps between games, or maybe just make some cheaper low-tier games in-between.

shinoff218386d ago

Idk yall. I'd take a Pokémon jrpg over a Pokémon with guns, online play etc. Plus wasn't Pokémon mobile pretty fking big like 4 years ago then covid hit.

--Onilink--85d ago (Edited 85d ago )

Even Scarlet/Violet had sold 24million as of early November (and undoubtedly sold even more during the Holidays), its not like they are currently suffering.

Yes, there are plenty of things I would like Gamefreak to do better, and yes I happened to like Palworld, but not because its a Pokemon clone, because its not, but because its a good survival game, something that I have zero interest for the mainline Pokemon games to become.

Most publications keep bringing up these topic ls just for clicks, because clearly the game is your typical survival game (most who do well on PC) with some Pokemon sprinkled in and not a Pokemon competitor, the core gameplay loop is clearly just Ark with dinosaurs swapped for Pokemon like creatures

And again, while I’m enjoying the game itself, I hope it doesnt set a new precedent for what we expect from game devs these days because, based on their other games, this developer really seems to basically just try to go as close as possible to ripping off other games without getting into trouble and then not really following up on those projects as promised (Craftopia players seem particularly angry).

I doubt they ever expected the discourse around this game to reach this level of popularity to push those insane sales numbers, and they actually take the opportunity to increase the quality of their work

FinalFantasyFanatic85d ago (Edited 85d ago )

I'm going to say something somewhat controversial, the last set of Pokemon games weren't that bad, it wasn't a great game, but a good game if we ignore the performance issues (and I personally didn't have many bugs).

They just need more interesting towns and NPCs (give them interesting dialogue, there's literally no reasons to talk to NPCs), interesting areas/locations (like the sunken ship and Bellsprout Tower), and some decent side quest, there isn't really any interesting side quests in those games, and fix the barely there lore for the game (Idk even know what was going on with those 4 "legendary Pokemon"). And maybe add less new Pokemon into the next game so they can transition more of the older Pokemon into 3D.

I think Scarlet/Violet had the potential to go from a good game to a great game if they implemented most of those ideas, but they also needed more development time to optimise the game as well.

Profchaos85d ago

Yeah agree id take a remake of red in the style of the links awakening remake any day of the week

Profchaos85d ago

No they don't I don't want any of the gameplay anywhere near Pokemon the only link between them is the idea of Pokemon except there's guns you enslave humans and Pokemon and there's a survival aspect.

Pokemon is fairly family friendly can't see Nintendo going ok let's give them m16s and slaughter each other

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