Satoru Iwata announces the next generation of the Pokemon series to hit DS later this year... After the 2006 launch of
Diamond & Pearl proved that the
Pokemon franchise is a strong as ever, it's little surprise to learn that Nintendo have under development the next main iteration for the series. What is surprising, however, is that it seems the next generation of
Pokemon will be the first to release on the same console as its predecessor.
At Nintendo's official Q3 report, president Satoru Iwata confirmed the existence of a new
Pokemon title for Nintendo DS, and that it "should become one of the most anticipated Nintendo DS titles for this year". Iwata-san went on to confirm that the next game will be set in a brand new area, and will feature new critters to capture. He also stated that "As a totally new version, it will contain various unprecedented experiences".
What would you like to see from the next
Pokemon game? Drop a comment below...
http://www.n-europe.com/news.php?nid=13839 I am totaly for Pokemon doing new things, it's about time. Even if the visual style went to 3D I think it would be awesome, with actual animations in the pokemon. And not horribly slow paced battles of the other 3D games. I don't mind the animations that the pokemon have, but I would really like to see them connect pokemon attacks better, and at least have 2 or 3 seperate animations when they are standing around waiting for orders.
I can't believe Diamond and Pearl came out almost 4 full years ago. Doesn't seem that long at all. I think this more than anything confirms that our current systems are going to have longer legs than we previously imagined.