Pokémon Sun And Moon Confirmed For 3DS Release This Holiday Season

How strange.

Too bad it was spoiled. That could've been a great announcement...

Can't wait to play it!

Wish they would have shown some game footage and a couple new Pokemon, like the starters at least.

The question is how will Pokémon S&M will differ from the other two that was released on 3DS.

Watch it be delayed like everything else. lol

@Xaessya
The same way the other DS ones all differed from each other.

I wish there was a trailer, but I'm happy nonetheless

Now I can get my Pokemon in yellow, and transfer them over! Glitches and all haha

Hyped for gb to 3ds transfer!

Underwhelmed. I wanted to see some gameplay

@Xaessya And what the sequels Pokémon B&D will be like.

Might try and get into the series this year. Girlfriend is a fan and having just got her a New 3DS, it could be fun to have a version each and play together.

Bummer. Well, that was anticlimactic. =P I'm curious as to what they mean by "it all comes together" though. A multi-region game, perhaps?

Pokémon Bank connectivity is cool too, and will affect how I play R/B/Y with that in mind.

I guess I don't typically see when they announce Pokemon games, but I did find it interesting that aside of for the purposes of hawking Pokemon Bank and the eShop titles for the 3DS, they didn't seem too intent on mentioning that the game was only for the 3DS, and didn't show it as being 3DS exclusive in any way. I'm probably reading too deeply into it, but still, I couldn't help but think that as I watched...... for how painfully short that "Direct" was. That was a trailer with an intro, not a Direct.

I'm not really sure if there was anything to be excited about...

I wonder what would happen to Pokemon Bank if we transferred Missingno?

@Kalmaro
So this. I'll get all the starters and tranfer them to the new generation!
So excited.... Shame it is holiday 2016, but Nintendo will have a heavy hitter for Christmas!

Pokemon S&M? Really Nintendo? ಠ_ಠ

The VC PokeBank news made my day
Such a shame there was no real trailer for Sun + Moon...now I regret reading about the leaks yesteday

I'm now collecting Zygarde tears

Would've been a cooler reveal if the info didn't already get leaked. But still cool at least there's no more speculation, it's officially confirmed! Plus Red/Blue/Yellow VC transfer is a cool feature. I can't wait to see the starters and how Sun & Moon will differ from X & Y.

@Ralizah That was also my first thought.

My second one was where's my Lopunny for Pokken Fighters

@Ralizah Doesn't Missingno usually turn into Ryhorn or something when you turn the game off?

Thanks to the people who rummage through trademark listings, our one surprise was ruined.

TBH VC bank support > this announcement.

also I only herd about sun/moon yesterday not much of a spoiler...

like no gameplay or anything not even a mon shown besides that one revealed last week or w/e

I can't wait to see how they handle the caught RBY Pokes in Pokemon Bank...

Did they even mention 3DS when talking about Sun and Moon?

What about Zygarde?? Is there a secret Pokemon Z game waiting to be announced? What will become of his three forms?

@sillygostly I actually was wondering the same

@Ralizah Creepy music and everything's a bird type now?

I was specifically hoping that the VC games would be compatible with Pokemon Bank, and they delivered! That's amazing to hear.

Sucks that this was spoiled though. And no gameplay? Starters? Nothing? I think there was a glimpse of a single building and that was it.

@CosmoXY I was disappointed with a mere 20th Anniversary trailer and 2 Chinese languages being the main focus of the very short video.

I had hoped Pokemon Bank could be used for RB&Y but was afraid it would not and could not be done.

If this is to be the new standard for use of the term 'Nintendo Direct', we are in for a bumpy 2016...

This could have been simply released as a trailer.

@Steven1094

If they do a third version as we did not get a pokemon grey or pokemon Z so why would their be a pokemon Eclipse this time around

@Uberchu Pretty much. Although to be fair the announcement of Sun & Moon far outshines the VC thing, but in terms of surprise the VC thing definitely caught my attention more.

Well that "Direct" was the most pointless waste of time ever. Why did the reveal of 2 logos need its own direct? Why was it not part of a bigger Nintendo Direct?!

@Sinister Uhhhhh...... I don't think so..... What could this mean?

I think I hear the new games may bring all regions together

I wanted to see the new protagonist/rival designs! Guess we'll be spending the next several months hoping for CoroCoro leaks

Well, that was quick, and we knew about it. It was still a nice bone to throw everyone. I find it hard to believe knowing this announcement was about to come out that they revised the sales numbers down for the 3DS this year. You know there will be a special edition 3DS that goes with it.

After the initial revision was announced, I had thought this might confirm the Sun and Moon for the NX, but I don't think that is the case. Still would have liked to see something on GO and Pokken. I am surprised that they left those out.

@Sinister Yeah, good question. But they did show the RBY series being transferred to a 3DS and mentioned Sun & Moon as the games being transferred into, so it's probably safe to assume.

(Plus, I wouldn't put it past Nintendo but it would be pretty bad business practice to announce a game and let everyone assume it's on a system they own and they say, "oops! NX lol")

@BoomtownFox They should split it into 50 different games, each a different shade of grey...

I wonder what would happen when you bring Missingno to Sun and Moon??

I'll be honest - I knew things were heading south when those precious six minutes were being wasted on bragging and on stating the obvious: everyone knows the franchise has always been about trading and battling.
I was literally thinking "Let's hope the footage won't be a lightning-fast clip we'll be rewatching in a GameXplain analysis"... and lo, here we are.

@Luna_110 Yeah that's a game changer for me. Totally getting yellow now just so I can get my 'legit' Mewtwo and new and all my other Pokemon that are normally hard to get.

It was a nice video that could probably be used as a comer coal to further promote the brand. As for what was shown, I'm surprised at Pokemon Bank support for the VC gen 1 games. The Pokemon files are completely different now to how they were in gen 1, with different stay mechanics too.

I'm assuming we won't get actual information about Sun and Moon until e3 this year.

Wow, I'm kind of confused why they choose to go the direct format with that instead of just dropping a trailer.

@fortius54 I was hoping at least one Pokemon reveal for S&M, with the announcement that it will also be in Pokken.

I might be in the minority, but I actually love these flashy Directs. Everything gets leaked early these days, so these videos have to hype the thing, rather than make the reveal BE the hype.

Also, just in my opinion, I can't speak for Nintendo as a whole, but, man, 2016 Pokemon trailers are 3/3.

@World Well they confirmed 3DS on twitter. Strange they did not say that in the direct.

Well overall the information we got concerning the VC games was much more interesting. Pokémon Bank is a nice addition. And from other news we know that in Yellow you can go and use the surf minigame without having a pikachu that can use surf.

I would have loved to see some artwork for the new starters tho.

@NewAdvent NX is a home console only. Some people's wishful thinking is mere speculation only.

Pokémon Simplified and Pokémon Traditional.

The choice has never been tougher.

The bird that they are modeling in maya i think is a new pokemon

@SanderEvers they said late 2016 in the european one, holiday in the american one

@Ralizah I was wondering about that as well, but it seems safe to assume that is not going to be possible.

Starter Pokemon art could have been shown at the very least.

@KDChronos It resembled Fletchling, but it possibly could be.

prediction: maybe they will be games for wii u(or NX) with a 3ds style but with all regions
@Marakuto i think the colors are different, just a little bit

@Sinister Same, but that's true about Pokemon Bank. I think I was more hyped for that, simply because it was so unexpected!

Wait, surfing minigame?! Ha, I'm glad I decided to be the Pokemon Yellow ambassador among my friends group then!

I was hoping for Pokemon Federation Force announcement.

@Dizzard I think we can all stop speculating in third versions at this point. They haven't done that since 2008.

Boo! Nintendo have totally lost touch and don't show any signs of supporting the Wii U and 3DS, where are the games?

@BoomtownFox Alternatively, you could flip it the other way and get Pokemon M&S. Which would accordingly need to be advertised like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHFKE6PD_6U&ebc=ANyPxKqlT4ZIkOQXraLeAYehGGowfMFiA-hLLwu4kL561Ar8ROT3tiIe2I1WnQVJ0e5xGE4UCz62

"This is not just Pokemon..."

Plot twist; watch Moon have wild Solrock and Sun have wild Lunatone.

That bird Pokemon has a crescent shape going up. I first thought it was Talonflames pre evolved form until I saw it. That's our first new Pokemon guys.

watches Direct...Well that was boring.

Gen 1 will be able to transfer, wooh!!

@Dizzard yeah it basically blew my mind lol.

wonder if you can only bank em or if you can pull them back from bank at any time?

also.. the humans in the image with the big building have normal proportions not the one with X/Y

Any coincidence that Sun is Nap and Moon is Xenla in Hungarian.......Pokemon NX..........

Seriously don't look it up.....I half made it up

I'm sure someone has already brought it up, but just in case:

https://twitter.com/SerebiiNet/status/703235513185144832/photo/1

It's pretty likely that that's a new Pokemon being teased.

At the end of the trailer before they flash the logos, the guy opens up a NEW Nintendo 3DS (notice the C-Stick). Maybe this game will have N3DS exclusive features and amiibo support? Or it could be a step above X and Y and be an actual New 3DS exclusive.

So i can now legally have Kangaskhan with Sky Attack and Tri Attack?

Pokemon Sun&Moon will be on China! You heard here first guys.

Still don't get why people consider the leak a spoiler. You read the words 'Pokemon Sun and Moon coming soon!" instead of having someone on a video say them to you.

Would have liked some footage but good to know there's a other AAA game to add to 2016.

Maybe they didn't mention it was for 3DS was because its for the NX? Also how handheld is the preferred way to play Pokemon, perhaps it's releasing for the Handheld part of the NX?

Pokémon S&M versions... God damn it, Nintendo...

AHEM Well, when they release the proper reveal trailer, it'll be interesting to see what's new. ...I'll probably still wait for the inevitable Big Dipper version, though. Then we can have BD, S & M versions! Okay, okay... That's enough of that.

Let's see, we already caught God, the purveyors of time and space, the climate controllers, the manmade monstrosity, and the gatekeepers of birth and death... There's only one place left to go.... Into SPAAAAAAAACE!

@Yorumi being able to trade Pokemon from yellow is what finally convinced me. That's a game changer there.

@PlywoodStick I've been wondering that too. It seems like they keep trying to make the bad guys worse. Well how do you top catching God? Also, doesn't Palkia represent space?

Dat simplified chinese tho

(Seriously, good for the Chinese, but IDK about importance of that info in Direct's in other regions... Would prefer starters and maybe a new mega or two)

@Peach64 I don't understand why they would click on the link that was marked spoilers if they didn't want anything spoiled.

Also to me, this direct wasn't an announcement of the the games (let's be honest, who didn't know a new Pokemon game was in the works?), but more to celebrate the anniversary and promote the virtual console titles. The news that Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow are now forward compatible is a pretty major announcement.

@AJRMARTIZ That's if there is a handheld part of the NX... which would overall be stupid. We all saw how PlayStation TV went and if they made it so games were compatible on both... it would be a system dead on arrival as many of the major 3rd parties would not even care due to the handheld portion being so limited. We'd end up with a system that is probably weaker than the Wii U. Either the NX is strictly a handheld which of course the home console of Nintendo would be officially dead or there is probably no handheld portion for the NX.

Props to the kids rocking the gameboys with link cables ^_^

That was it? They just gave us the names and a release window? No gameplay footage? What is this, a Sony or Microsoft E3 press conference?

Nintendo needs to pick someone to be its new face now that Iwata is gone. You can't keep this low profile in today's world.

I'm not even excited about Sun and Moon yet, because we know squat about it besides its a new gen.

For, everyone that thinks this is still Gen 6, here is a link that basically confirms that it is Gen 7. Notice the mention of "New Pokemon", and a "New World"

http://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-sun-and-pokemon-moon/

Looks like the codename for this game is Niji: http://images.pidgi.net/gaf/niji.png
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=196787273&postcount=603

I wonder if it means there'll be some rainbow-themed aspects in the game.

@Yorumi I see we had the same idea when watching the direct.

@AJRMARTIZ Except they mentioned it was for 3DS in the Direct. Or at least in the North American one.

@BluStreak Confirmed to not be New 3DS exclusive. They just used a New 3DS because that's the current hardware they're promoting.

i wanted to see the starters at least ;-; maybe for E3

Holiday season is too late. I literally cannot get hyped for this for how far away it is. And no Pokemon Go announcement...hmmm, well I hope it gets here soon.

I thought the trailer was great, really tugged at the nostalgia strings, but it would have been truly epic if it had ended with some actual footage of the new games.

@Kalmaro We caught the One True God, so now we have to catch all of those upstart polytheistic pantheons of Gods, including the Pokémon versions of Amaterasu the Sun Goddess, and Tsukiyomi no Mikoto the Moon God! Then we could have an SMT crossover!

Hmm.... A Pokémon/SMT crossover...

@BluStreak

amiibo support maybe, but everything else, no. I always have this conversation with people cause this happens all the time. It's a marketing tactic. Whatever the newest version of the device is, that's what will be shown in trailers etc. It doesn't signify anything that it is exclusive to new 3DS.

@PlywoodStick I would play the mess out of that game.

@XCWarrior "They just gave us the names and a release window?"

Well that's 2 more things than Nintnedo has given us for Zelda U, and they announced that game nearly 2 years ago. Unless you count "Zelda U" as the name and "2016" as a release window.

One good thing we all know about Gamefreak and the Pokemon company, they will be constantly talking about these 2 games all year long. It won't be like Zelda U were it goes into top secret underground hiding, or SFZ which gets shown once a year. We will be seeing plenty of Sun and Moon over the next 9 months. And while I normally think every game Ntinedo has gets delayed, I predict this one will release in 2016.

For anyone who is interested, here's the Pokemon page which all but confirms that this is a new gen.

http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-sun-and-pokemon-moon/

Sorry if people above posted it already, I'm not going to bother reading through everyone's posts.

If I get this, I will probably choose sun...simply because I am cold-natured and prefer the warmth of the sun.

Also might get Pokemon Yellow now that I know they can be transferred to the pokebank. We'll see...

Short and sweet

Eh...

@rjejr You do realize we've actually seen game footage of Zelda, right? And we know its more of an open world. And we know we are getting adult Link, not kiddy Link? And the horse is back. And we've seen the art style. And it shouldn't follow the same, town, dungeon, travel, town, dungeon, repeat formula.

We know plenty about Zelda U, which is coming out in 2017. We know the names and logos of Pokemon S&M, that's it. Oh and well they are potentially going to introduce animal sodomy, so I guess that's a 3rd thing.

Biggest news from this Pokemon direct is actually for the Chinese speaking regions. They finally not just have their own localised version of pokemon games, title standardised as 精灵宝可梦，they also got their own customised version of Pokemon direct!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWSCYwGkCkY

Considering there isn't even footage of Sun/Moon I kind of feel like calling this a "Direct" was a wasted six and a half minutes.

Other than the Chinese thing and the announcement that Sun and Moon are coming the rest of the "Direct" was just the Pokemon series patting itself on the back.

Am I the only one who thought that was a horrible Direct? The news hadalready been confirmed by NoA the day before and the only thing we learned since was that it supports 2 new languages: Chinese and Chinese. Need I add that Nintendo's Chibese trade only extends to Hong Kong, where they sell flip all. The Pokemon Bank news was all right, but honesly all they had was a montage trailer and news about crap we already knew.

Why, why, why could they not have told us some stuff like they did in 2013?

Have to say I'm kind of annoyed there isn't a definitive version of X&Y coming (Z presumably). I haven't played the games since Crystal and the last few years I've been wanting to challenge myself to complete the pokedex on one of the modern ones, but I'd rather not go for one of the dual releases to make it easier. Now it seems they no longer release a 3rd game in each generation.

@XCWarrior Zelda U is confirmed for 2016, not 2017. Releasing in 2017 means it's getting delayed again, which we don't know yet.

@TheDavyStar It hadn't been confirmed by NoA. That was a fake Twitter account. "Ninlendo of America".

@TheDavyStar no, many people saw the direct was a waste of time. I even pointed out during it that this direct was shorter, nearly half the time of a Nintendo minute.

on a side note, I am growing a little concerned with pokemon GO. There should be something more about it by now and to make a whole "direct" and say nothing about it, worries me.

Awesome

For anyone complaining about lack of footage and info, what did you seriously expect in a 5 minute Direct?

Besides, anyone familiar with the pre-release hype cycle for Pokemon games knows they are very controlled. We'll see our first footage in whatever the current equivalent to Pokemon Smash is, though we'll have to deal with those guys talking really loudly over it

@IceClimbers for a 20th anniversary, we expected more than five minutes, even more so when there is other stuff related to pokemon supposedly releasing this year, plus the more unrelated fact that this was the first "direct" of the year... which was very underwhelming. This direct was a waste of time.

@ikki5 I agree, they could've filled 30 minutes if they wanted to; Pokkén, Pokémon GO, VC release, more on Sun & Moon, general Pokémon 20 stuff.

@Senpai_Bruh yeah, I'm excited for SUN and moon and all but it just feels like they skiped a game...

@Baker1000 The third version has always had missing Pokémon as well. All games require trading if you want to catch them all.

@Kryce IKR?

Wow I see not a lot of sites are taking any of the screenshots of the game from the video...You can check them out here!! http://gunplagamer.com/2016/02/26/pokemon-sun-and-moon-officially-announced/

@ikki5 You expected more than five minutes when they already said it was five minutes long when they announced the Direct? Interesting.

Where is my Detective Pikachu? pffff

Are all the complainers forgetting that the info was leaked? It would have been a total surprise otherwise.

I would have preferred some game footage, or starters, but it's ok, they'll show us soon enough. Let's have some patience.

So.....why did they need a "Direct" for this? Because both this and the Bank VC announcement could've just been done with a normal press release or something.

What does exactly mean "holiday season" in English? I would assume it's Summer holiday but I can't belive that. Then, why they didn't specifed it with "Winder holiday season"?

@AVahne To make hype, awareness about the brand and more people talking about it (not just the usual fans). Such stuff makes money easier.

So just to be clear... we only saw the official announcement today and have no idea what these games actually are?

Gen VII? An all-regions, all-games combined kind of thing? (which the trailer hints at, but still)

If the latter is the case, the abbreviation of Pokemon S&M really does get down to what this series has always been about

@IceClimbers

Again, you fail to see that when they announce a direct, we expect something that is more than a 5 minute history video. They try to make this big and utterly failed so much, that a leak of two logo pretty much told you the direct. The Pokebank was the only thing not leaked. Also, many did not catch the video was five minutes until today when it was shown on the twitter page. Another thing, you are wrong to claim they said it would be 5 minutes in the original announcments.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/02/nintendo_announces_a_pokemon_direct_to_get_the_celebrations_started

Where is it shown to be 5 minutes in twitter? The only part I see the five minutes is from the [update] at the bottom of the page which many people could have missed since they could.would have read it before the update. Sure, they may have said something in the Japanese tweets but 98% of people in the Americas and Europe don't go there to check. Their Facebook page also says nothing for the length.

Overall, they failed with this direct... if you can even call it that, a Nintendo minute had more content than this. it was lacking in many things that are releasing this year which easily could have been covered, there is a lot of stuff that would have been done to make this something real. Honestly, you need to lay down your Nintendo white knight sword and open your eyes.

@Yorumi Ah! Thank you, that clears the things up.

@Dandalfa00 I wouldn't be suprised now if they purposely delayed Z for NX.

And so Gen 7 begins.....

And so Gen 7 begins.....

And so Gen 7 begins.....

And so Gen 7 begins.....

@BluStreak It would be business suicide to make Pokemon a N3DS exclusive

@ikki5 Many news sites caught on to the 5 minute part and reported on that, and most people will get the news through that.

There's plenty of excitement for the new games, so they didn't fail at all.

Also, the fact that you dismissed the whole handheld/console ecosystem for NX above because of 3rd parties shows me that is is you who needs to open their eyes.

Western 3rd party support can't and won't happen. Saying otherwise makes you delusional, and out of touch with reality. Nintendo is stuck in a chicken-egg situation there, which is mostly their fault.

@KTT

I can almost guarantee you that it will be released the week before Black Friday, so right around Thanksgiving. It might come sooner than that, but not much.

Get it out before Holiday shopping begins, that's always the rule.

2016 will be a great swansong year for the 3DS. Really looking forward to this and pleased that it will take place in a brand new region.

@MoonKnight7 So probably November 18th, a week before Black Friday.

Lol! Pokemon S&M! XD

@IceClimbers

A likely date, yes. Nintendo usually plugs a big release in that spot. They did it last time with Omega and Alpha (though I think Europe had it a week later or something like that).

X and Y however don't fit that, because they released in October. Still though, that's a good, rough date to go on.

With RBY working with Pokemon Bank, all I can say now is GSC confirmed for 3DS eshop release.

I wonder how the bank stuff is gonna work. Would be nice if all your Pokemans stats get set to max upon transfer.

I was pretty underwhelmed honestly.

edit: I should also add that I wasn't spoiled yesterday, so yeah, underwhelmed.

It's over. Nintendo, take all my money NOW!

@RainbowGazelle
I think it's part of a larger Direct that was scrapped probably because of the possible Star Fox delay or change of plans.

That's a really well done video, bravo Nintendo/TPC. Can't wait to get back into the Red, Blue, and Yellow releases tomorrow!

There's actually quite a bit of info on Pokémon's official website about the game, saying it will be on the 3DS and that its all new are the biggest for me.

Nothing interesting. No pokken fighter or actual gameplay but I didn't expect much once I saw 6 minutes. Guess it's being saved for e3

Just caught up on the Direct. As a whole I enjoyed the presentation, though I wish that some type of footage of the game (other than screenshots from the Direct floating around) had been shown. I guess we'll learn more around E3?

A lot of fanfare without the fare to fan. Why couldn't they have at the very least shown a couple decent screenshots?! I got nothing from that video. Sorry.

Hm, meh. Would've made the perfect NX launch game. Literally. Ah well. A 3DS release means more short-term profit I guess.

@XCWarrior So you're comparing 20 months of Zelda U news w/ 6 minutes of Pokemon S&M news? I'd say we know just as much about Pokemon - you'll be a trainer, and wander around a city and countryside, and collect Pokemon in balls, and challenge trainers. I think that's about as much as we know abut Zelda U.

I do agree w/ you on Zelda U in 2017. Don't worry about Pokemon S&M though, all will be revealed shortly. And 90% of the potential customers already got all they needed anyway, name and a date. And when it releases before Zelda U...

@OneBagTravel are you HIGH?!?

@IceClimbers

"They didn't fail at all"... This direct was logos... that's all. Their opening direct for the year. it basically showed nothing unexpected as we all expected a new pokemon this year, new gen... sure but this game gave nothing other than is a new gen. That's pretty much all the meat to this. The VC thing... yeah great, another method to get all the gen one starters in your pokebank along with the countless other games to get those. Not that big. never mind the fact that Pokemon Go is releasing this year... with less knowledge than Zelda U, plus the soon release of Pokken. Those are some of the major ones they could have talked about but instead, we got a history lesson, logos and another method of Pokemon transfers. That's a failure.

I think a lot of comments have missed the point about today's direct - which was to acknowledge the 20th anniversary of Pokemon but then to whip out a quick surprise of a new game for Christmas. If it was not for yesterday's spoiler, I reckon the reception would've been far more positive.

Well, well, well! Gen VII indeed I suppose! Again seems some people are forgetting two things, one this direct did specifically state that it was a direct for Pokémon's 20th Anniversary and it succeeded in that part. Number two! The Pokémon Company/GameFreak is infinitely more secretive then Nintendo! We got next to zero info on ORAS for the first two months or so after the announcement in May of 2014! I think this is going to be pretty awesome, but I need more info!!!!! The rapid fire screen grabs I took on my phone will only fill me with rampant speculation for so long!

@rjejr All I'm saying is currently we do know more about Zelda U then Pokemon: Get your Whip and Leather Outfit Out edition.

I said what we know about Zelda, we know that the core gameplay is going to change, it will be more open world.

Maybe S&M is going to have all the Pokemon with leashes on, and you whip them in order for them to make a move, and instead of gyms we'll finally see something new, like brothels.

Just saying, we know - for sure - name and release window for Pokemon. We don't know a lot about Zelda, but it's more, and I look forward to playing in Feb of 2017. (If you guys aren't getting the hint, I have no confidence Zelda is coming this year.)

Good, I was running out of things to pirate ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

while i thought this was a good direct, i feel like this would been better off like the Xenoblade Chronicles X Presentation instead of a Regular Direct. but overall not bad direct, great pokemon trailer as well.

I liked the video, it tapped into nostalgia and reminded me of my child hood and why I love pokemon. I hadn't heard the leak, so the reveal was exciting for me.
You don't want to give away too much info right off the bat because people will lose interest, you need a steady stream of info. More art and game play will be out soon enough. However, pokemon s&m brings to mind other things... All in all, I enjoyed the video.

Kinda hard to be hyped for something that doesn't even give us at least 10 seconds worth of gameplay. Though the Pokemon Bank thing is pretty nice since I was too lazy to renew my subscription, so I'll probably renew it whenever I decide to pick up Yellow.

@charlieonholiday
I don't understand why people get upset when information is leaked ahead of time, it's not nintendo's or gamefreak's fault. "Well with the leak yesterday this didn't give us any new info." Well duh, it was supposed to be new info but of course people mine the info and leak it. To be upset that this was underwhelming because you got the information ahead of time seems silly to me.

Daymon, fighter of the Nightmon! Champion of the sun, you're a master of karate and friendship for everyone.

@ikki5 Pokemon Go is getting new info revealed at GDC. Pokken has been covered pretty extensively already. Hopefully there's fighter DLC later on though.

Sun and Moon will get plenty of details revealed soon. There's CoroCoro in about a week and a half. Hopefully we get the early details then, though we have to wait until the following month's issue.

@XCWarrior I think we're going to beat the S&M theme to death before long.

@IceClimbers I love it, the entire direct was basically "hey, we're making a game," the end... and you justify why other info or stuff was not given because it can be given later... great logic there. Never mind to use it to also advertising up coming games. Yeah, no matter how much you worship Nintendo, it won't change this from being a failure.

@MoonKnight7 Yeah I know, that's why I was so confused by it. We use the word holiday mainly for summer ^^'

I'm waiting for Pokemon Bond & Age.

@Steven1094 remake pairs have never gotten 3rd versions to begin with. FR/LG are the only gen 1 remakes and HG/SS were the only gen 2 ones, so OR/AS we're more than likely never getting a 3rd version no matter what

@SanderEvers Should be October 11th ish.

So pumped! Colors are similar to the first Red/Blue. Coincidence? I wonder.

Cool, Solrock and Lunatone are getting their own games.

They need to add portuguese and maybe russian? if not already in there.

They need to add portuguese and maybe russian? if not already in there.

So now Pokemon is down to which is best pony?

Aw why so soon Nintendo? Now I'll never be able to catch em all anymore. I would be super broke by then.

@IceClimbers Exactly, it shouldn't have been just five minutes, and thus shouldn't have had such a lack of info. Fun fact: I was going to watch the direct as a past stream on Twitch and nearly wastedd 45 minutes of my time looking at the precursor thumbnail.

@CosmoXY Wouldn't it be awesome if it was all a surprise (so we don't know who the starters are till the game releases)?

@Uberchu And Antarctican for us fellow residents of Antarctica.

@Zerodactyl if thats a real language I wouldn't mind it being included, but do a lot of people speak it?

I can see why chinese is added coz most spoken language but idk about that one soz.

@Uberchu Well, loads of people live in Antarctica (as indicated here: http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/people-in-antarctica/how-many ), and most if not all of us speak Antarctican. We've had an astonishing increase in the amount of people speaking the language lately, so we're on our way to exceeding how many speak Chinese. Getting closer by the second.

@Ralizah Maybe Game Freak will allow him over just for the anniversary.

Wait a minute! I almost forgot about this:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robopon_Sun,_Star,_and_Moon_Versions

Pokémon is copying version names from one of it's clones now! BAHAHAHAHA! Oh wow, Nintendo has completely run out of names now. First it was Black and White (because they couldn't think of any other colors), then it was X & Y (because they couldn't think of any more opposing colors), and now they're so artistically challenged that they're forced to swipe their clone's version names!

Damn, Nintendo/Pokémon Company... You're really scraping the bottom of the barrel, here. This is pretty pathetic.

@rjejr The key to good S&M is a good and long beating. Nintendo knew what they were going to deal with when they named them. Now they must face the consequences!

Hopefully this game will have a fusion lab where you can fuse up to 6 Pokemon at once.
C'mon Nintendo, fuse pokemon for the OP combos!