Last month there was solid evidence of a new Pokémon Rumble game arriving in the near future. First a domain name was filed, and then came the Australian Classification Board rating.
Following these developments, the latest Nintendo Direct has now officially revealed the next entry in the series as Pokémon Rumble World for the 3DS eShop. Free-to-start, and featuring paid content, it arrives on the eShop on 8th April. There will be microtransactions in the form of diamonds that you buy in order to make progress, though some are unlocked naturally through standard play; there are definitely similarities to the approach of Pokémon Shuffle.
The title will feature over 700 Pokémon from the original Pokémon Red and Blue games right through to the most recent entries in the series, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
Let us know in the comments if you're excited for latest entry in the Pokémon Rumble series, and how you feel about the free-to-play transaction-based experience.
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I like that it's not stadium only, and I'll definitely give it a try... I mean, why not?
I loved playing the previous Pokemon Rumble games, so I'll be trying this out. Though I'm not spending any money on the microtransactions since I need the money for stuff like Splatoon.
When I heard they had registered the name I thought for sure they were keeping it for an early mobile title, possibly the first, so I was actually pretty surprised to see this come out so soon. It's obvious Nintendo is really trying to focus on the F2P model and find out what works as much as possible before they launch their first mobile games this fall.
As far as this game goes I'm going to download it and give it a try. After I became so addicted to Pokemon Shuffle I'm definitely interested to see what Nintendo has up its F2P sleeves next and I'll be interested to see if I become just as engrossed. I'm already a fan of the Pokemon Rumble series so hey, free game, why not?
Don't plan to spend any money here, obviously. Haven't on Shuffle, either.
I'm very wary of this, I really liked Pokémon Rumble Blast, but from this it looks like the gems you get are needed to revive your fallen pokémon, as opposed to before you had a finite number of wind-up keys per stage.
I'll download it anyhow and see if the balance is fair.
I'm done with all this freemium pokemon games, would get the previous games if I wanted to play them.
Nuh-uh. You can't fool me twice, Pokemon Company! I'm staying the hell away from this...
Heh, rumble was better off as f2p.
I was hoping for an announcement or trailer for X/Y sequeals, freemium games are alright and i wonder if this game will get hacked like shuffle and then gets a sytem update. Ll
I want news on MAIN Pokemon games. Not spin-offs created to suck money out of my wallet.
I have a weakest for the Pokemon IP so getting this is a given. I'll wait until I play it to cast my judgement about the micro-transaction part. People made a big stink about Pokemon Shuffle yet it doesn't force the microT on you.
@BlatantlyHeroic Same.
Nope, I'm not even a tiny bit excited. Not at all.
Here we go. I guess pokemon spin-offs will be nintendo's wedge into more micro-transactions.
I love the Pokemon Rumble series, but microtransactions has completely turned me off from this. Will avoid Pokemon Rumble World and remain playing the 3ds version.
I thought I got a great price paying $9.99 for a new copy of the game, but free? WOW!
I found Rumble Blast to be extremely repetitive, so it doesn't immediately appeal to me like Shuffle did. I'll wait for more info before I decide whether or not to download.
Boo! I hate the idea of this being a F2P game. I paid AU$60 or so for Super Pokémon Rumble when that was released, and it feels ridiculous that what appears to be a superior version is not being offered as a full retail release.
Seeing as I had no problem with how the free to play mechanic worked in Shuffle then if this ends up with a similar method I expect to have quite a bit of fun with this one too!
Just more crying babies, please just give us all a break.
it would be one thing if this game didnt look horrible, i mean remember when nintendo gave a salmon about the 3ds
I enjoyed RUmble Blast, but I'm not going to support this Fee 2 Pay crap. Really hate how Nintendo is now just listening to investors and no longer their developers.
Definitely going to give this a try, Shuffle is fairly fun this looks like it will be too
I regret what I said in the chat, I going to get this. I really liked Shuffle so I'm going to pick it up
If its like Shuffle then its not too bad, 165 levels in and no problem or $ spent. But for some reason I got the feeling the first area was free and then we really had to pay real money to continue, like Zen Pinball 2 which is advertised as free but you still need to buy all the tables.
I'm ok if its really free, but don't advertise it as free if it isn't.
now only if pokemon rumble was actually fun
Still better than rumble U. That game was a let down to me because of the arena only battles.
They're still toys, eh? And we're still restricted to two moves only? le sigh
Whatever. I was gonna get it regardless, but still...
This is getting to be a pattern with you, isn't it, Game Freak?
So in other words, this is the game I'll play next after I am finished with Pokemon Shuffle. Nice!
Again, I will download it for free but if they want my money, they'll need to make a real Pokemon game.
BUT does it have multiplayer this time around? Spontaneous multiplayer was what made the first game on wiiware even remotely fun. It'll be a huge missed opportunity if they once again opt for little multiplayer support like they did with Rumble Blast.
@BLPs - Well that was a typo festival. My tablet doesn't have spell-check turned on, and I was rushing out the door. All better now
I loved Pokemon Shuffle, so this is a big double-edged sword. While I'm definitely going to download this, another Pokemon foray into the realm of microtransactions doesn't sit right with me. I enjoyed Shuffle, after all, but the experience was bogged down by the wait system.
@Captain_Gonru - If you get past Milotic on level 165 please let me know how. I've tried several coin purchase combinations but can't get close.
I like the idea of the Rumble U figures being used in Rumble World for the reasons you stated, but do enough of them even exist for them to bother w/ the extra coding? We have 1 we got for free w/ purchase but I think they disappeared quickly after that. Guess it would make the eBay sellers who already own them happy though.
@Captain_Gonru - Judging by the 1 rupee per day I get in Hyrule Warriors, I'd say 1 twelfth of a diamond is more likely.
Oh, and making them do that I can see. But stupid me was thinling making them playable in game like they were in PRU. Which of course doesn't make any sense w/ amiibo b/c you don't play as them in game. Well in Codename STEAM you can. I'm still confused about Splatoon amiibo to be honest, been too busy conversing w/ you and Jax to research it.
@Captain_Gonru - I hope you're wrong about the amiibo usage in Splatoon, I like getting a new weapon every day in Hyrule, 420 Triforce spinner is awesome. .
Does your tortoise avatar represent the Yoshi and Mario Maker US release dates? I like it.
I've never actually played a Rumble game and want to try it out, so I'm going to download it this time. But beyond wanting to sample the gameplay, I have no interest in any of this F2P nonsense, it's ruining this series.
@Captain_Gonru - I like my explanation better, though yours makes more sense.
@Captain_Gonru - Good timing then.
I can't post from my Wii U very well, kids lost my stylus. Maybe if I vacuum I'll find it?
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