GameStop References Pokémon On Nintendo Switch Product Page

Yes!!!!!!!!!
If this is day one the switch will outsell the wii!!!!!

@Fbigabig I want Pokemon day one but my wallet does not.

ehh, sounds like speculation to me. but I hope it's true! even though, it'll be weird to have the same gen on two different consoles... well ok maybe I'd rather they finish the 7th gen on the 3DS and then move into the 8th with the Switch 😎

Noticed this about a week ago... I assumed it was the source of the initial rumor. Most of those other games mentioned on the page are also not actually confirmed. GameStop has always been very unprofessional when it comes to games, which is a shame, because that's all they do.

Considering the first half seems completely based on the reveal trailer I think the pokemon part is just speculation.

@Fbigabig im sure with pokemon and zelda it will outsell xbox one...

Shouldn't be taken as fact IMO. It's just an advertisement, and they want to make money. In any case, January 12th is only 3 days away. Speculation is getting to be a bit pointless when we'll be getting concrete facts before the week is over.

I doubt this will be a launch title.

If it is a launch title, Nintendo definitely needs to ship more units, I don't want to camp out overnight for a Switch.

If you like Pokemon that is.

I'm chalking it up to speculation for now. Just a little over THREE days left!

I doubt this is legitimately hinting towards a Switch iteration of Pokemon Sun and Moon. Wouldn't mind being wrong though.

January 12:

Pokemon XD: The Search for More Money confirmed for Switch.

Thanks for using my tweet but you should replace it with the other one.

I can actually personally confirm pokemon stars. Just did not think it would be at the event

I didn't know it was April 1st

I don't blieve it until I see a proof. It seems like the person that posted that on GameStop page was more likely referring to the trailer (because he/she mentioned Skyrim too)

@Solid_Stannis Coliseum has been dead for almost a decade.

@MetaRyan well you have about 10 weeks til Switch comes out so save 6 bucks extra per week...

I would prefer to see a reboot of first generation. Not necessarily another remake, but a new Pokémon game with some new characters, a new story, and more Pokémon. I guess kind of like what Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 was to Black and White.

I guess what I'm saying is Pokémon Red 2 and Blue 2?

Pokemon Stars doesn't make any sense at this point in time.

As someone who has yet to play Sun or Moon, with a Switch version being all bit confirmed at this point I think I will be waiting for that one. I do wonder how much improved it could possibly be considering the relatively small gap in between this and the 3DS releases though. As good as this will likely look I am betting that the first full fledged Pokemon developed specifically for the Switch will be tons more impressive.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the Sega Nomad the first to do this? @Damo would probably agree!

I see the words truly but still believe Sega did this first even though it was handheld first console second.

I believe Gamefreak confirmed they were working on "a" Pokémon game for the Switch. However, this could be Pokémon Switch Stadium, Pokémon Gale of Switchness, Pokémon Swishuftle or any number of other games.

@Dpishere Rumour has it "Pokémon Stars" has been worked on alongside Sun & Moon and is still being worked on now. However, I don't think the timing makes sense at all, they'll want to max out Sun/Moon sales a bit more first.

This would be amazing! But I am going to try not to get too excited, in case this is false information.

@stealth How exactly can you confirm it?

Better get my camping gear ready to put in that pre order on the 13th. Damn I'm really not going to get any sleep...

A pokemon game for the switch would be the best, I wouldn't like the lackluster 7 gen to be that game but maybe they will fix the gen with a "third version" so Alola will feel less empty.

This sounds great. Wishful thinking would be a game that you can travel to all regions. Who knows what the future of Pokemon holds?

Side note: Have we received any news on Pokemon Bank, I'm still waiting to move my Pokemon over from XY and ORAS

Pokemon on the Switch will definitely sell devices. I can see it happening.

However I remember reading an article many moons back by Iwata when answering a question by a journalist. He stated it was dangerous for the franchise to put Pokemon on their home console and that's why Nintendo didn't do it.

This is what I'm talking about, man. Now you have a bunch of Nintendo fans excited for something that simply isn't happening. Somebody name drops pokemon because a. it's inevitable, and b. it's super hot right now, and suddenly everyone's going around throwing a name of a game that doesn't even exist.

Pokemon has never had a third part release 5 months after the originals, so it wouldn't be a launch, or even near-launch window game. At best, they would announce that it would be a thing a year or so down the road. But also, X and Y didn't even get one of those games, so what says that "stars" is a real thing? Also, Eclipse is a super-better name, anyway.

We know Pokemon is coming to the Switch eventually, so it doesn't confirm anything.

As long the Pokemon Switch version is HD, Dynamic Camera Angle (Open World style), More variety for Trainer s outfit (From Casual until Formal wear), More customize of Trainer's looking, Minigames inside, More than 700 Pokemons to be caught, Nintendo Switch will be BOOM !!

@Hotfusion
Huh ?
I wonder what's so dangerous to put Pokemon games on home consoles...
Last time we got Pokemon games on Gamecube and Wii. Well... little bit spin-off rather than main franchise.

What the heck kind of Pokeball is in that artwork?

As long as we can skip the cut scenes I'll be very happy.

Pokémon coming to the Switch is pretty much a certainty... the question is what sort of game it will be... they have implied more than once that they intend to keep the main series on the 3DS for the time being, so chances are it will just be a spin-off.

If the Stars name is real, then all that suggests is that it will connect to Sun and Moon... and when you consider the dual-meaning of the word, then it seems likely that it will be a more Stadium-style game.

I'm still working on Sun. Don't think I'll finish it by Thursday, unfortunately.

Looking forward to this system!!!! Wish you luck Big N.

@wiggleronacid That sounds like a cool idea. If they are determined to do a version for the Switch, then I say go beyond S&M and call it Pokemon: Universe. It can start off with the story from Sun and Moon. But once you defeat the Elite Four, it unlocks all of the main regions introduced so far. From there, you can decide which one you want to travel to and become that regions champion.

I really hope they don't decide to call it Pokémon Stars. It sounds so bleeding bland… almost like what you'd expect from a bootleg game. I wish they'd call it Pokémon Eclipse.

Looks like it's been taken down. Interesting...

What about Pokemon Bright Dawn Sun and Moon as a title?

Well, here is my list of possibility of Pokemon's subtitle :
1. Galaxy
2. Nebula
3. Quasar
4. Eclipse
5. Planets (Insert planet name)
6. Universe
7. Gravity
8. SuperNOVA
9. Quantum
10. Meteor

Oopsie...so many list. XD

Just watch it be yet another Pokemon Rumble game.....

i already reported on this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UZj8Jlo_L4 5 DAYS AGO

screenshot windows

I don't believe Pokémon Company would release a mainline Pokémon game anytime before November, especially since Sun and Moon is still relatively new and selling extremely well. I can see a spinoff game early on though.

@UmbreonsPapa I would love that! I don't want to get my expectations to high... but I'm praying that happens.

@sillygostly that is a good title for a third one, it ties the other two together nicely.

@DrRandle How do you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that it's not happening?

Yes... YES... The cycle is almost complete. Do it, Nintendo. STEP FORWARD, AND TAKE WHAT IS YOURS.

That subheading was great. Unless we are getting a 4th set of games like the DS then Gamefreak has to make this so they can get used to the platform.

@DanteSolablood
I think it might be an updated version of poken tournament. I can't imagine it sold exceptionally well considering its platform.

@Angelic_Lapras_King

I would cringe but roll on the floor laughing.

Pokémon sells. Main series Pokémon games have traditionally been made for Nintendo's portable systems. The Switch is Nintendo's new portable. It's only logical the next main entry will be for the Switch, and if Nintendo is smart and wants to sell, they would be crazy not to make a third Sun/Moon game.

If this information is correct, it defiantly refers towards Pokemon Sun and Moon. The same sentence says "Skyrim on the go," and since Skyrim is a console game from a different console, "Pokemon at home" refers to a mobile Pokemon game from a different console.

Nintendo can make the switch a hit right out the gate.

I mean Pokemon, Zelda, and Mario day 1.

I just hope the shortage issues rumors turn out to be false cause I don't want to wait 2 months to get a switch like with the new 3ds.

This could drastically change things for the Nintendo Switch. Pokemon Sun and Moon have sold very well and Pokemon Go was a smash hit, too. Pokemon is very much the "it" product for Nintendo right now and having Stars be a launch game or near launch could really sell this machine.

Just spitballing here but, could imagine a launch lineup that included Zelda, Mario, Pokemon, and Skyrim? Then a few months after that initial rush you release all the ports that people missed on the Wii U so suddenly those 4 games are joined by Smash Bros, Mario Kart and Splatoon. Within a year you could have a better lineup or as good of a line up than the Wii U had in years.

"new title offerings"

Could this mean Splatoon is a full-fledged sequel and not a port?

@ALinkttPresent

The company name itself is unprofessional. Who would actually think "GameStop" would be a professional electronic entertainment marketplace? The name itself sounds like a bunch of teens doing something then taking a break with a quick video game. Hence, it's time to stop for some games.

Now, a name like GameCo… That's a completely different story.

You know, come to think of it, I should really get a job as senior design executive or president of design at some company because I think I might be pretty good at it. I'm thinking Apple. They need a complete design overhaul on everything. Bad. Besides, I love that company and their products.

What 'chu tink, peeps?

(I'm not being too arrogant or egotistical, right? …Right? D:)

... Been chewing on these rumors like a bubblegum for a while now, the taste on these rumors is gone.... Time to spit it out and eat some real food on thursday, switch games with some chickenwings.

GameStop doesn't get advance information early a lot of time. They just speculate. I wouldn't take this to mean amything. Even if someone at GameStoo got advance info, I doubt the person that created that page would be able to have that information...

@Solid_Stannis I was thinking the Pokemon Ranger HD Collection.

Oh Friday, hurry up will you?

Considering how bad I found Sun, it wouldn't be a system seller for me.

Sounds hypothetical IMO.

@Solid_Stannis I've taken to calling the recent Star Wars movies the Search for More Money series.

@iGen A PokeStop isn't a place where you stop playing Pokemon...

@Diamondhero And?

I believe Stars definitely is coming, but probably not until November. Would they reveal it now, and risk harming the Sun and Moon sales?

Sounds more like an advert for me. I mean, isn't it obvious they will do a pokemon game for Switch?
And that would be a lazy half-port of a pokemon game, I belive...

@Anti-Matter
As you said Pokemon on home consoles are mini spin offs, not the full blown versions.

Bear in mind that the article was written many years ago, around the time when the DS and Wii ruled the world. It was different then.

If you think about it he probably had a point. If you wanted to play Pokemon buy a DS. It sold millions of the handhelds.

Now Nintendo's world has changed from those heady days of mega sales and mega profits. Time to change the plan.

I think a version of pokemonof Sun and moon IE Srars is a done deal.And I don't see why we are All waiting for conformatiobn of this.And hears my reson.We All kown that the 3DS is winding down,and sometime down the line All nintendo will have is the Switch,plus the fact the Switch is a portable to and home console ie hybrid.Soooo it would be suicide if it wasn't on Switch.

@Fbigabig I though it's developer said not till this time next year?

One final point with only 2mil available and rumors of Zelda and Mario coming out day 1,there's no chance in he'll pokemon is because if All 3 came out on launch day they'd need 20mill.

While mainline Pokemon will making it's way to the Switch eventually, I doubt Stars is any more real than Z was. I'd love to be wrong though.

@plug313 But that would require Ash to LOSE the Alola League, because HE is the MOST IGNORANT, AND ROOKIEST OF THE ROOKIE TRAINERS IN THE WORLD! NEVER BE LIKE HIM! BE LIKE SOMEONE WHO DESERVES CHARACTER GROWTH, LIKE DIGIMON ADVENTURE'S TAI KAMIYA, who, along with Agumon, happen to be ambassadors to the Real and Digital Worlds at the UN.

Could literally be just saying that to generate hype, after Pokémon's popularity went through the roof last year. Or it could just be a safe bet. There's gonna be "a Pokémon game" on Switch at some point, how can there not? Doesn't mean it's a main series game though.

@PlywoodStick Nothing is certain, to be true, but I think I laid out the reasons why it's super-unlikely to happen pretty clearly in my original post. To summarize: it makes zero sense for it to happen. To further: a 3DS game on Switch hardware would be hideous. The game is also designed for touch screens in most areas, which would make playing from the couch a near impossibility to interact with. (saying nothing about the fact I don't believe the switch screen will be touch based). The only thing that makes sense for Switch and Pokemon is to make Gen 8, or reboot the franchise. Maybe weird side games, but I don't honestly pay attention to those.

@PlywoodStick
Accurate depiction of your "YES":

Surely it would make more sense to release 'Pokémon Stars' on Nintendo 3DS (with the other Generation 7 games) and when the Switch is actually out, production for Generation 8 could be moved on there? Or am I being silly. I mean, Pokémon Black/White 2 came out in 2012, one year after 3DS launch... on DSi.

I don't think it'll be at launch but best believe if it's real it will come out this holiday season(October, November)

@MadameSpuki I think Pokémon Sun/Moon was made with a Switch version in mind to begin with. The games push the 3DS so far beyond it's limitations you can FEEL the games creek & strain around the edges. The online functionality is obviously compromised. Plus the character/pokémon models in game were made with high-res functionality. Something the 3DS definitely could never handle.

I don't think a "Stars" would come out anywhere near launch, but I do believe we'll get a major upgrade from the 3DS version on the Switch to help bridge the two consoles & then Generation 8 will be the first one to show us Pokémon using the FULL power of the Switch. Gen 8 will knock our socks off & wash them.

@DanteSolablood I'm certain Pokémon X/Y also used high resolution models which caused some perfomance slowdown at times. I just thought GF were pushing the 3DS too far from the start and didn't learn.

I personally feel it would be more impactful if the Switch started off with a new game. Instead of an enhanced game. Sun/Moon are spectacular but the Switch could do with a fresh new game to start. Maybe we'll see Sun/Moon 2 on 3DS in the mean time?

@MadameSpuki We definitely won't be seeing a "new" generation for the Switch for at least a couple of years as it will pretty much mean building the game engine from scratch. It's kind of impossible to "start the Switch off" with a new main series game.

Oof, that felt like a punch to the gut. Black & White 2 performed really badly (and is probably the worst Pokémon games in the series in my opinion. Almost no new Pokémon, story, characters & everything was a boring slog). Not sure we'll be seeing a "2" game anytime soon.

@DanteSolablood I think you're right which leads me to think why Sun/Moon came to 3DS when it could have came to Switch at a later date. I know it's not easy to just make a new generation but the 3DS waited for Gen 6... so maybe it's possible.

I beg to differ though I do prefer B/W over B/W2. Stars seems more likely than a sequel to S/M at the moment. But I see it coming to 3DS... I don't mind being proven wrong though.

@MadameSpuki Stars, if the rumours are true, was being worked on alongside Sun & Moon meaning that they will likely share a lot of traits. It's more likely to me we'll get the same initial main-game & then a HUGE amount of additional content.. such as Kanto or a new continent.

Every wonder why (spoilers) they Hau & Lillie make SUCH a big deal about going to Kanto & following her at a later date?

@MadAdam81

That's not what I meant. "PokeStop" SOUNDS reasonable, but "GameStop" doesn't. Don't focus on how all different phrases are supposed to logically match up.

Besides, you're comparing a virtual location on a mobile game to a North American corporation business. I don't know why PokeStops are even a factor, considering if they were somehow businesses, they'd sound bad too, considering the bigger the subject matters, the more careful you have to be in choosing a name for your organization.

@sillygostly yeah definetly! I totally understand you. I also want my Pokémon games to have XxedgyxX names over bland simple concepts like "Stars".

It would make more sense to keep another iteration of Pokemon to announce at E3, in order to maximize the sales of Sun & Moon on 3DS.

Oh my god yess.

This has to happen.