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6 CommentsPokemon X and Y developer roundtable to be hosted by Nintendo at E3
By Griffin McElroy on May 23, 2013 05.23.13
A Pokemon X and Y developer roundtable will be hosted by Nintendo at E3 2013, where representatives from Game Freak and The Pokemon Company will share details about the series' next generation, Nintendo announced today. The event will be held the evening of Tuesday, June 11 — a few hours after the company's E3 Nintendo Direct presentation, which it will hold in lieu of a proper E3 press conference. Nintendo is known for hosting developer roundtables at E3 annually, though rarely do they focus on a single game like this. Panelists include president and CEO of The Pokemon Company Tsunekazu Ishihara and Game Freak director Junichi Masuda. Unfortunately, the event will not be streaming, but we'll be on hand to share any announcements that come out of the roundtable. For more on Pokemon...
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33 CommentsPokemon X and Y region revealed, four new Pokemon detailed
By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 11, 2013 05.11.13
A new issue of CoroCoro Comic features details on four new Pokémon and Karos, the region Pokémon X and Y will take place in, Gematsu reports. The Karos region's main city is Miare City, which features a structure similar to the Eiffel Tower. This region will include newly revealed Pokémon Yancham, Yayakoma, Elicitel and Gogoat. Yancham is reportedly a fighting-type Pokémon, and Yayakoma is a normal/flying-type. Elicitel is an electric/normal-type, while Gogoat is grass-type Pokémon. Players will also reportedly be able to choose their skin and hair color from limited options, a first for the series. Pokémon X and Y are expected to launch for Nintendo 3DS in October and will not reboot the franchise. Previously revealed Pokémon include an unnamed Mewtwo-like character and a new...
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42 CommentsPokemon X and Y isn't a reboot of the franchise, Pokemon Company exec says
By Griffin McElroy on Jan 09, 2013 01.09.13
Despite its obviously overhauled visual presentation and new release platform, fans shouldn't call the recently announced Pokemon X and Y a "reboot," according to Pokemon Company International director of consumer marketing J.C. Smith. Though that terminology might seem applicable based on the debut trailer we saw yesterday — which depicted a fully three-dimensional world with dynamic, spriteless battle scenes — it's not what developer Game Freak was aiming for, Smith told Polygon. "There's never been a conscious decision to reboot," Smith said. "There's always been an evolution of the look and feel; it just happens to be that we played Black and White, and Heart Gold and Soul Silver, and Diamond and Pearl, and Platinum — all of those games on the same platform. So it feels like...
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115 CommentsNintendo announces Pokémon X and Y for the 3DS, coming October 2013
By Tracey Lien on Jan 08, 2013 01.08.13
Nintendo will release a brand new Pokémon game series for the 3DS called Pokémon X and Pokémon Y in October 2013, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced in a Nintendo Direct presentation today. The game will make use of the Nintendo's 3DS's features and will release in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan "around the same time," Iwata said. Pokémon X and Pokémon Y will feature three starter Pokémon: Froakie, Fennekin and Chespin. Pikachu appeared briefly in the trailer for the games among the new Pokémon introduced. The games will allow players to play with each other and connect globally. With previous Pokémon games releasing years apart in Japan and North America, Iwata emphasized that this will be the first Pokémon series that will receive a similar release...
