Feature: Nintendo Franchises We Want to See at E3 - Pokémon

Isn't seeing Pokemon at E3 a given? Not much of a stretch that one.

PSMD isn't due in the EU until "Early 2016"? Man I hope whoever takes Iwata's place does a much better job at localization, this is ridiculous. Captain Toad, Kirby, Yoshi, now Pokemon. These games can NOT take that long to localize. And I'm completely ok w/ games being delayed in the west, a game like Xenoblade X has a lot of dialog to record, but NA and EU should have a simultaneous release always. They just should.

Personally, I've had enough pokemon to last a lifetime...... Couldn't care less if they announce this or not!

POKEMON Z would be great.

Oh the things Nintendo could do with Pokemon that it still hasn't done...

PS. I think you're talking about Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness on the GameCube.

@BLPs Actually I will hate Nintendo put it on a Home Console it takes out the sense of adventure and the fact you can't play it outside on the go.
My reaction if Nintendo put Pokemon on Home Console:

I know GameFreak has said they don't want to do a home console, but surely Nintendo has some say in the matter...

I'd love a new Pokemon Snap, on Wii U or 3DS

I'm totally burnt out by Pokémon. X and Y were actually a disappointment for me - the rollerblade movement was super awkward, and mega evolutions were a disposable gimmick that extended even more the already tiresome battle animations.

I guess I would be super excited about an HD Wii u title in the series, but I don't think that's ever gonna happen.

Pokemon on consoles: dizzying heights. And a smaller install base.

@BLPs
D'oh! Thanks for the heads up, I just fixed it.

@Kirk
Actually the original Colosseum was first to introduce Wes and his adventure mode! XD; Gale of Darkness was a sequel to it

So many negative comments. I really don't understand why people can't just ignore something when they're burnt out on it or have a vendetta against it. You don't have to buy every game they release you know. Just because you don't want another entry doesn't mean others don't. That's like saying "There are too many Mario games they should stop making them for a while because I'm not enjoying them". There are people that want more Mario games, it's selfish to act like they shouldn't have what they want due to you wanting something different. The gaming community has way too many self entitled pretentious egos floating around. Let people enjoy what they enjoy. If they want a new game in a series let them have that new game and leave your negativity behind a closed door. Move on to something else. Perhaps you should use all of the time you have for placing your negativity on the internet for something more important in life rather than wasting the valuable time of others. It's nerve wrecking that I can't just go into a Pokemon topic without someone spewing their negative viewpoints everywhere. All I wanted to do was talk about Pokemon and have a peaceful time. I didn't ask for negativity. I play Pokemon to get away from negativity.

I want that Pokemon fighting game to show on Wii U!!

I honestly think there is more chance of Jesus being spotted on a nimbus 2000 in Russia, but if they were to announce a home console mainline Pokemon game, the Internet would explode!

@Nintendo-Freak04 what problem about this? would be great, a move that Nintendo always lose, imagine the pokemon wii u, with graphs in patterns of pikmin 3?It would be adorable and delight to play, thats its one of the things wasted the nintendo a classic pokemon on the Wii U.

Pokémon Colosseum was probably the last Pokémon game I thoroughly enjoyed.

I think there needs to be a new pokemon type. I propose UNDEAD. Instead of catching them, you combine existing dead pokemon body parts into an endless amount of possibilities! You could stich together parts of an Articuno and Machoke to create erm..an..err...Arti..choke...bad example....

@BlatantlyHeroic I love you, Gary.

But yeah I totally agree. You guys need to realize that Nintend is a company - a business. And what do companies do? Make money. How? But selling the consumers their products. And if they know their product will sell well to the vast majority if they change it up a little every now and again, will they stop?

No. Pokemon is a goldmine. That's all there is to it really. If one or two of you hate it, that's fine. You're individuals - you do you. No one will blame you for turning your back on the franchise and ignoring it entirely.

But Nintendo won't stop. Not while there is a good 100:1 of people who do like what they are selling and want more of it. You are quite literally wasting your breath as long as Pokemon continues to sell well. Because numbers is the only language a company will speak/listen to when it comes to deciding what's next.

@hoshifox I'm saying that I enjoy the fact that you can play Pokemon anywhere and adds to a sense of adventure that would be lost on a Home console.

Zygarde for Smash. lol

Ah yes, Pokémon Snap for either Wii U or 3DS...

Pokemon Z is the obvious one. I would love to see another console adventure!

@hoshifox It would be a terrible move.

Pokemon being limited to the wii u? I guess local trading and battling is nonexistant now... the very things that traditionally keep the games on the handheld. You would no longer be able to use pokebank to transfer from your other games.

I wouldn't mind a wii u game like battle revolution or colosseum sequel, but please no core series games on the wii u.. it's just a massive hinderence that ruins the experience being stuck on that system which can't go anywhere.

I will probaly end up buying whatever Pokémon games they release, as long as it is not those Rumble games. Pokémon is my favorite RPG, and I will be happy to play Z or X2/Y2 when they release it/them

@AyeHaley

Actually, masuda said:

"For example, if after Black and White we came out with a grey, people would have been expecting that," he said. "Same thing with X/Y and having a Z straight afterwards. So we're always just trying to surprise people. There will not be a Pokemon Z"

That in addition to the two hidden moves X/Y had (thousand arrows and thousand waves) implies that zygarde will have two forms, and the two placeholders in the pokebank pentagon files indicate two new games.

Pokemon games my body is ready for:
Pokemon snap U
Pokemon lightning yellow/aqua blue version
Pokkon tournament U
Pokemon pinball made by zen studios

Pokemon Z will most likely happen next...or Battle Frontier DLC for ORAS.

@MegaBeedrill Yeah it could definitely be two games. I meant to say we will get more X/Y stuff and not a new gen or another remake.

Pokémon N & Pokémon O, due for release.....never!
It would be nice if they could give the main series at least a year off, but I don't see it happening. I don't know how you guys do it, you sure are troopers!

@Ichiban We're not going to get a Pokemon game this year... They don't announce them at E3 and all games that happen during a year are announced early in the spring, or announced in the Fall for the NEXT year. The ship has sailed for a 2015 release. The next mainline game is almost guaranteed for a release in 2016 instead.

@Squidzilla But was the original Colosseum a full Pokemon game?

I really hope Nintendo doesn't waste our times with this. Pokemon has had major releases the last two years, and I know it is because of the profitability of the franchise, but I feel it would be a lame move from Nintendo.

I don't want to diss Pokémon fans, I am not one of you, and I respect you, but you should be fine with having one year without a big Pokémon game.

@Nintendo-Freak04 thankfully it is not a Nintendo choice, and I really don't think The Pokemon Company releasing a game in a "failed" console.

BTW... I am ABSOLUTELY certain that the first smartphone game from the Big N will be a Pokemon game.

It took me until getting every game up through ORAS to realize they're all the same. They sell the same game 2-3 times every generation, its a yearly franchise, they all have almost he same story. I loved Colosseum and XD because it wasn't about becoming the champion, getting 8 badges, while thwarting a team. It was unique.

Pokemon has become unoriginal, uninspired, and the free-to-play games and annual releases are evidence that its just become a huge cash grab. I just realized recently how sick of this series I am. Plus, they're quick to pull support for one game and expect you to upgrade every year. I mean, tons of megas aren't even compatible with X and Y! Nope. I'm done. The games lost their magic.

Some spin off games would be nice. I really loved the environments and stories surrounding the Pkmn ranger games, even if they were a little silly at times.

Eh. I'm half expecting Z to be there, but I hope they don't spend TOO much time on it.

@ThomasBW84 - "Not all of these articles are meant to be a stretch"

Well where's the fun in that? Mindless speculation = clicks, don't ya know?

BTW - even my Pokemon obsessed 12 year old thinks they've had too many Pokemon games lately. Edit - Oops, "a lot", not "too many".

Oh man I want a Pokemon Snap wii U sequel so bad. That was one of my favorite games as a kid! The game pad is begging for it

Don't expect any kind of Pokemon announcement this year. As far as the main games go, they don't seem ready to move on marketing wise, they're still focusing on ORAS Pokemon (we haven't seen any movies that focus on Zygarde, Volcanion, or Eternal Flower Floette, Hoopa's new form unlocks in ORAS instead of a new game). Plus when you look at release patterns, Game Freak typically develops 3 games in a row and then take a break for one year. The most recent break was in 2011 in between BW1 and BW2 (which the west missed because they were trying to narrow the release gap for XY's eventual worldwide release), and we've had BW2, XY, and ORAS from 2012-2014, so we're due for a break year.

As far as Wii U games go, you obviously haven't done your research because the problem with Colosseum/XD style games is that Game Freak doesn't feel Pokemon fits a console environment because it removes the face to face interaction (which I disagree is an important part of the gameplay, because otherwise online wouldn't work), so those games would have to be done by another developer. And the developer of Colosseum/XD, Genius Sonority, doesn't seem to want to work on console games anymore because of the decline of that market in Japan (they're working on 3DS download games now). Plus Colosseum and XD didn't sell super well (about Metroid Prime levels of sales) and with the Wii U's pitiful install base would sell even worse so it's not a profitable venture. Altogether, it doesn't seem like there's much going for a console Pokemon game aside from the usual batch of forgettable spinoffs, I think the only realistic scenario where console Pokemon games could happen again is when crossplay becomes a thing.

In terms of spinoffs, Mystery Dungeon has already had a ton of information revealed in the last week or so, so the only way it's showing up at E3 is through Treehouse (and I'm not sure they have a demo ready). Pokken probably isn't coming until next year. And I can't see another spinoff being announced unless it's that Pikachu detective game we haven't seen in eons (which I have a feeling is cancelled), or another F2P game that's coming in a week. It doesn't seem like Pokemon has any cards to play at this point, what we see is likely what we get.

@Koz Okay, good for you? You can say that about almost any game that has a set guideline on how the game is played. You could literally say the same thing about Zelda and most RPG's out there. Same story, just with variations. Same Gameplay with slight updates each time. Heck, Smash Bros. gets away with doing the exact same thing and not ONCE changing enough to make each entry stand out.

Pokemon Z? You gotta ******* kidding me.

@BlatantlyHeroic While there is truth to that, Pokemon tends to play it really safe, and stick to a very stable formula. And with games like smash bros, there has only been one released since 2009, and it was more of a modernization where people want the same. Its a new system, and it's been updated. Pokemon has released I think 11 main entry titles since that time, on only two different systems.

Don't get me wrong, even Zelda's formula is getting old, and you'll see that as a common complaint about the games.

I didn't mean to just fire people up or pointlessly bash Pokemon. I guess I'm just very frustrated with a series I used to really love, and I feel like they're totally selling out.

Pokemon RPG for Wii U! It's an obvious system seller, but still Pokemon Company refuses, because... Tradition? They're slowly branching out on mobile, and bringing free to play games on 3DS, so why NOT also make a real Pokemon game for the home console!

You might say, well the multiplayer would suck and would be limited: I get that arguement with the Gamecube and Wii consoles because they either weren't online or just had a sucky internet connection, but the Wii U is a legit online system! It would be PERFECT!

@Koz GB -4, GBC -3, GBA -5, DS -9, 3DS -4

5 different systems, and truthfully, you're only supposed to get one version and trade with a friend, although you might also get the third version for its features and what-not, so it actually lists as:

GB- 2, GBC- 2, GBA -3, DS -5, 3DS -2

What I'm currently seeing here are people wanting different experiences. For me, every Pokemon game can be seen with a different light and is a totally different experience, same with every Zelda game. I think that it would be best that you two go out and find a different series rather than hope for a game style to change drastically. It's a good thing you both aren't immortal, because eventually you would get to a point that life wouldn't be enjoyable due to having done everything. You just have to learn how to enjoy things that use the same formula. Find a little bit of comfort in consistency with alterations. Pokemon may come out often, but I find that with each entry I'm not getting bored with the series. Maybe it's just time to leave it behind? It's like having a significant other. You keep the relationship going even though you subconsciously know that he/she isn't what you're looking for anymore, but your memories are keeping you two together even though that ship has sailed long ago. You've just kind a gotta move on to a new horizon. It's the same with Pokemon, the gameplay mechanics and everything else just aren't what you're looking for anymore. Look for a different game series that you'll like better, don't hold yourself down just because of some old nostalgic memories, but also don't say bad things about it just because you feel it did you wrong. No one did anything to anyone. It's just time to move on for some people.

@BlatantlyHeroic I was actually referring to the time since Smash Bros Brawl had released as a comparison. I don't have the timeline perfectly in my head, but I'm pretty sure Platinum, HG/SS, BW/B2W2, XY, and ORAS are the main titles released since that time, which is 11 on two systems.

But yeah, I can totally see what you're saying. They'll get complaints of they change it up, and complaints if they keep it the same. But I don't really feel like I'm running on nostalgia fumes. I feel that if you look at every Pokemon game individually for what it is, they're amazing. Its just if you look at the time line and the other games in a series all bunched up together and very similar to each other, you start to notice that you're paying full pice for slight variations, and in the case of the special third, feature that often could have and should.have been present in the original.

Anyway, I guess part of my problem is actually the opposite. I consider myself a collector; I love going back to old games, and I still replay older Pokemon games. But like I said, features get pulled, event Pokemon are exclusive to a certain time frame (and region) and its just clear they really try to push you to upgrade annually. It's the idea of planned obsolescence. I can't enjoy what I buy to fullest because within a year they've already announced the next title.

To each his own, if you love the Pokemon games for all they are and don't want any changes, then you're free to feel that way and enjoy them. You're definitely not alone. But I still don't think that even you could deny that if they got rid of their focus on marketing and money making, the games would have more potential. Obviously that's ridiculous to suggest, since they're a business, but eventually every company seems to come to a point where quality and innovation take second place to milking customers for cash, which is why smartphone games dominate the market and microtransactions are a thing. I feel like Nintendo generally does a pretty good job of emphasizing quality despite their goals of money making... In most of what they do, with the exception of their partnership with gamefreak.

Dang, I feel like I wrote a novel here @_@. Thats what happens when I have a boring job where I can spend it on my phone all day!

@Koz Quality? Yeah, I guess. Innovation? Not so much. We've seen a lot of games this gen that have fallen into predictable, nostalgia fueled gameplay styles which fall squarely into the "milking customers for cash" category (most notably, the platformers like NSMB, 3D Land/World, DK Tropical Freeze, etc.). That being said, I don't think Pokemon is as bad in terms of being formulaic because while the game is structured in the same way, the battle mechanics change from generation to generation, so it still feels fresh to some degree.

My only real problem with Pokemon at this point is that everything is really stripped down now and they're unwilling to give their games any sort of depth or challenge anymore.

@Bolt_Strike Haha yeah, innovation was the NES through the GameCube maybe? Maybe it stopped at N64? Then Nintendo confused the word "gimmick" with "innovation." But quality is still a thing!

I would say the early Wii games were fairly innovative because of the way they used motion controls and still did new things (I don't think you can really argue Galaxy wasn't innovative with its antigravity level design), it was more around 2010ish when they started bringing back classic style 2D platformers (NSMB and DKCR being good examples) that the innovation seemed to dry up. But I didn't have as much problem with them bringing them back for the Wii era simply because they hadn't been done in a while, when we saw these same kind of games 3 years later on the 3DS and Wii U with little to no changes is when it started becoming a problem.

@BLPs yeah its weird how people forget that they explicitly said no console version whenever this comes up. I believe the only hope they ever gave was when they said "if the gamepad functioned independently from the home unit then we'd make an pokemon game for it" now if the NX is truly an hybrid...

Pokkén Tournament for Wii U please. :3

I think it's almost certain that there'll be new games announced before too long, though maybe not at E3. As much as I love the Pokemon games, I haven't been enjoying the new games as much. The latest games seem to be much simpler than earlier games. There are many minor things about the latest games that feel dumbed down, such as giving the routes an easier layout, removing the entry fee and step count in the Safari Zone, and lack of a Battle Frontier.

My biggest problem with the Pokemon series is that GameFreak don't seem to be trying to be innovative any more. They seem to be taking it easy and not wanting to take any risks on the latest games. I'd like for the next Pokemon games to have multiple new features and new post-game activities to do.

Also, I'd really love a Pokemon Colloseum/XD sequel. These games felt completely different to the main series and were a refreshing change.

While I would love Pokemon Z, I would love even more a Pokemon Pinball game.

Pokemon would be good, but not as exciting to see as Metroid, Star Fox, or F- Zero showing up. Only way a Pokemon reveal would be cool is if we finally get a true game on the consoles, instead of a stadium game.

Pokemon is ALWAYS there, so no need for that!

I was kind of regretting selling my copy of Pokemon X. If Z came out, I would get that instead!

I don't think we will get a new main game this year. Although I wouldn't mind a new Pokemon Ranger game. I loved the last one. I also want Pokken fighting game and wouldn't mind that Pikachu detective game too.

I don't see anything wrong with a new linear RPG for Wii U (and "Colloseum's" sequel, "XD: Gale of Darkness," did make some nice tweaks to the formula to improve on a few of the flaws). The main series is always linear, after all. If they were to make an open world Pokémon game for Wii U, it probably wouldn't be worth it unless it's a full online MMORPG, and I'm not sure Nintendo is ready for that kind of ambitious online project.

I'm with you though in hoping for announcements of "Pokémon Z" and a Wii U version of "Pokken Tournament."

@Ichiban We do get a year off from the main series about once every four years, and 2015 is probably one of them. A Pokémon generation typically lasts four years. The first year sees the release of two versions with new Pokémon (plus new attacks and some other new features) in a new region, then we get remakes from two or three generations ago, then we get the updated third version, somewhere in there we get a year off, rinse and repeat. Although, the current generation did get pushed up a year in the West thanks to the now worldwide release schedule.

I do admit that I'm really starting to fall behind on things, though. I'm still working on completing the Pokédex in White and Black 2, am still workng on the post-game content in Black 2, only have 7 badges in Y, and haven't even bought OR/AS yet. When the next generation comes around, I'm going to skip the initial releases in favor of holding out for the D/P remakes (especially since I initially skipped the entire fourth generation aside from "Battle Revolution") and the updated version like I did with Yellow and Emerald.

pokemon colosseum was an absolutely amazing game and snagging pokemon was incredibly fun. It made catching pokemon a neccesity rather than something optional. The story was so good too. I'd really want nothing more than another game in the colosseum/xd series.

We've had a healthy dose of Pokemon recently. I'm expecting an announcement because it's..well, Pokemon. But it isn't really something I think I would be excited over. If it is, it would have to be something that's more like Colosseum than something like the traditional Pokemon game.

@BulbasaurusRex There's a couple of problems with a console Pokemon RPG:

-Game Freak refuses to make it out of principle since they believe that Pokemon doesn't work without face to face interaction. This means that any console Pokemon game would need to be made by another developer (Colosseum and XD were made by Genius Sonority).
-The console market is declining in Japan.
-The Wii U's install base is utterly pitiful.

All in all it's just not a good investment for a potential developer, the game would likely not sell well (based on the sales of Colosseum and XD, it'd probably be around half a million at best) and it only really appeals to western Nintendo console owners.

I'm still holding out some smidgen of hope they saved the X2Y2/Z announcement for E3 but when you try to connect the dots, it just doesn't seem likely.

A two year wait for a sequel was welcomed but a three year wait is killing me especially since I sold my copy of X thinking I'd be back in Kalos soon enough. Though I suppose it's nice break for the fans feeling burnt out. Maybe I'll use the extra time to play B2W2.

I'm still hoping for snap 2

No doubt we'll be seeing Pokemon Rumble 3D 3.
Personally, I'd love to see a fully 3D Pokemon for Wii U, even if the odds are against it.
I treat my 3DS like a home console, and NEVER take it out. It's about as mobile as my G-pad.

@Bolt_Strike
The main reason is that they (Nintendo) want to play it safe.
The reason could include the decreasing console market, which doesn't affect just Japan, but it doesn't have to do with Wii U's current user base. If you want to talk about poor sales or user bases, in Japan, look at XBOX's.
I'm sure that, even if a console Pokemon MMORPG (Or even a local RPG) was made, and even if it was a pretty crappy game, it would still sell very well, and instigate console sales. I could imagine something similar to Monster Hunter...

i would like to see one for Home Console. but i doubt will get a Main Line right away,

Super Mystery Dungeon will probably be the only Pokemon game at E3 this year but a Wii U port of Pokken Tournament would be awesome (yet it hasn't even been released in Japanese arcades so unlikely). For the sake of VGC, I would appreciate a new main series Pokemon game but I wouldn't mind if they gave it a break for the year as releasing a game next year would extend the 3DS' lifespan.
As for other console games, I really hate it when people talk about a console main series game, it really proves how they aren't in tune with what "true" Pokemon fans want. Pokemon caters to a divided fan based of competitive players and casual players who prefer the portability of the game as "socialising" is huge with Pokemon (similar to Monster Hunter). You have to remember that the main point of the game is to battle and trade with each other, it's simply best suited for a handheld console and Game Freak has said this multiple times.
I do, however, support the idea of a spin off console RPG, similar to the GameCube games, those were awesome.

@Nintendo-Freak04 Seriously they should completely ban pokemon for home consoles, as they don't gives the feel of a real pokemon trainer.

Pokemon in some form is badly needed on the WiiU. I hope they come up with something great. All the people who play Pokemon and/or Animal Crossing every day on their 3DS are potential WiiU customers.

@whodatninja Battle Revolution's online was a more or less good, but the game needed an actual story.

I love Pokemon, but I don't want to see another main series game for a while. Next year? Sure. But this every year thing is bothering me. Pokken Tournament? Gimme. Colosseum/Gale of Darkness style? Gimme. Even Pokemon Snap or Puzzle League I'd be fine with. Change it up some more. Not just main series and Mystery Dungeon. But they seriously need to take a break from this main series / remake every year thing. I mean release a game this year PLUS the 20th Anniversary next year? After next year they may as well stop releasing games for the next five years seeing how much people are going to expect from the anniversary.

I'd love to see another main series game on the 3DS. If they ever release a main entry on a home console I might just outright quit playing pokémon though. I can't personally afford to get every new generation of home consoles and their extra pricy games. I know people think an extra detailed world and better graphics sound awesome in theory, but Pokémon is a franchise that should be enjoyed anywhere - Not just in your living room.

I might not have this opinion if I was rich. But I am not My wishlist for xmas/bday the past 2 years has pretty much been wii u and ps4 + games for them. They are much too expensive though, so its just wishful thinking.

Keep Pokémon portable and let it see a CoD-like growth in entries (without slacking on quality like the CoD-franchise does). That is my honest opinion.

@Williaint
The thing is, Game Freak have only ever made the mainline games, and they're the only ones who do. They also partially own Pokemon, so they have a fair amount of say in what goes on with the series. I imagine that must be apart of their end of the bargain with Nintendo. Another studio would have to do a side game.

As for how well it'd sell, the spin-offs don't sell anywhere near as well as the mainline games. Just look at how well the Gamecube games did, and they were far from crappy. They certainly didn't help the Gamecube, and they had GBA games to compete with. That's not to say I don't want 'em, they're just much more likely to be made for handhelds now that Nintendo's can handle 3D.

I would love to have Pokemon Snap sequel! Never played it in my childhood but got a chance to check it up few months ago. It's definitely a game I would love to have and play. I do like taking snapshots in games and I do that in many games. But I doubt Pokemon Snap 2 will happen now.
For the main series games, I think we will get an announcement in early 2016 (Zeta Emerald or Hoenn Z I suppose? There are way too much things connecting Kalos and Hoenn) and I'm anticipating it. Though I'm rather dissapointed with the 6 gen...

I'd like a new Pokemon snap, as described in the article, pokken fighters confirmed for Wii u and a red/blue remake. I'd buy all of those but am not personally interested in a Pokemon Z.

Game Freak better make the next pokemon games harder. The lack of an easy/hard mode ruined the story of OR/AS for me. That, and the lack of the Battle Frontier...