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Really looking forward to both those games, especially Fire Emblem. Kinda hoping Fortunes Waeve has the social and sim elements from Three Houses but keeps the character presentation from Engage, found the character designs of Three Houses to be a little dull.

Although they could be quite ambitious and have an open world type of game where you explore a map and hit enemies to start a fight. Think Shadows of Valentia but on a bigger scale, don't know if that's been done before with fire emblems style of combat.

The game has a 63 metacritic which is surely the worst pokemon game of all time.

Kinda hoping Level 5 are quite successful over the next two years. There's quite a few big releases with a new Professor Layton, Inazuma, Decapolice, Horror Mansion Story and a Snackworld Remake, with all of them coming to PC and PS5 as well that should help them do well. Then hopefully they can move onto something I've been craving for years now, Ni No Kuni 3 😉

So that's this and Borderlands 4 so far with Switch 2 specific delays, hopefully this doesn't become a trend. Although I can see it being a western dev problem more than anything.

Delays galore incoming, nothing for 2026.

They will promise three games launching in 2027, then only one or two will stick the landing.

I think the first scene is a hint there's going to be a star fox game very soon, just as the rumours are saying.

Aren't Mario games stories abit simple and bland anyway? Atleast they are for me but fortunately I'm not playing them for the story, it's the gameplay, characters and world that entice me to play and it's why I'm still super looking forward to this film (minus the gameplay of course).

Why is PC listed for Resident Evil Requiem but nothing else, I thought these charts were physical only hence why PC isn't included in the split.

Great more monetization on the way.

And this is why Im glad i always buy my Playstation and Nintendo consoles day one.

I probably won't see the day we get 10000 Pokémon but imagine the game at the time with all of them in 😂.

This is Nintendo's way of getting more people to buy digital so that the Switch 3 can be a digital only console.

@Fighting_Game_Loser According to Pokémon it's going to be the main pvp platform going forward.

https://www.pokemon.com/uk/pokemon-news/play-pokemon-competitions-transition-to-pokemon-champions-on-april-and-may-2026

VGC will transition to Pokémon Champions as the standard platform for all competitive matches with its launch on the Nintendo Switch systems on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

So what would be the point including a pvp mode in the main games going forward?

I wonder will they be stripping the pvp section from future main games because of this new game, that way they can get more money from players who enjoy both. If that is the case then I hope they reduce the price of the main games if they are missing content.

@Arawn93 Yeah they should also publish a ranking system with just each publishers top 3 scoring games.

Seeing Gamirror told me all I need to know about this ranking system, basically to ignore it.

Quite looking forward to this, not usually a pvp Pokémon player but there's enough here to persuade me to give it a go.

What's the chances of future Pokémon games having no pvp modes in game because of this.

The decline of Square Enix continues.

@-wc- I see the two Pokémon versions as a way to encourage trading, something that's been a staple with pokemon since the beginning. Even now if you have no friends to trade with there's Pokémon Home so you can trade with randoms. Pokémon was always meant to be an handheld focussed game, where you can take it out with you and catch pokemon, battle and trade with friends, the two versions just add more substance to this.

People say it's down to greed and that Nintendo know people will buy both versions just because it's Pokémon, but Nintendo did it with the first Pokémon games, a time where Pokémon wasn't even an household name back then. It's just a tradition that's stuck.

@Nep-Nep-Freak Same here, especially Re Zero, Overlord, Mushoku Tensei, Shield Hero, Oshi no Ko and KonoSuba.

I hope this oasis company keep well away from the anime side of things.

It's a brilliant game but man have they ramped up the difficulty from previous games, I'm level 23 and still getting party wiped by monsters in the first area.

Is this just for first party games or all third party as well. May give Harvestella another go as I tried it last year in handheld and it looked like crap.

@Vyacheslav333 The Switch 1 had a 720p screen so it would be impossible to get docked output of 1080p.

Going to love the reactions in the future when Nintendo goes all digital, along with Playstation and Xbox. Where will all these GKC haters, and physical master race play games then.

Tbf even if it didn't have supply issues for physical I doubt it would topple Resident Evil Requiem.

On PS5 i will be playing Monster Hunter Stories 3, Fatal Frame 2 and Marathon

On Switch 2 it's more Pokopia and Mario Galaxy 2

On Steam Deck I will be continuing with Bullet Girls Phantasia

@Anti-Matter For someone who doesn't even own a Switch 2 you seem obsessed with these game key cards. Even when games launch on switch 1 with no game key card you say you will get the PlayStation version due to performance etc.

Just need updates on Splatoon Raiders and Fire Emblem now, do Nintendo even have anything for a Direct I wonder.

On PS5 i will be playing Echoes of the End, Okami HD, Inazuma Eleven and jump into some Marathon in between.

On Switch 2 I will be mainly focussing on Pokopia, but I also want to finish Resident Evil Requiem and Mario Tennis Fever this weekend.

@h3s That's not up to Xbox anymore since they closed the studio, which then Krafton acquired them and the Hi Fi Rush IP.

Surely there's a proper direct incoming, with no Pokémon games coming later this year then surely they've got some other heavy hitter to reveal. Still no dates for Splatoon Raiders or the new Fire Emblem as well.

@Vyacheslav333 Tbf I actually think it will sell WiiU figures, the brand has been dying for two generations now and will do even worse when this £1000 PC releases.

Seems to me some of the Xbox fans aren't happy with this, they know it's basically a PC and developers will just create PC versions of games without the usual console optimisation that console gamers prefer. It's the main reason console gamers prefer consoles over PC, the simple layout and the ease of use. If this is priced at £1000+ then I'm sorry but it's DOA and will be the worst selling Xbox "console" to date.

Even more so if the Steam Machine comes out first and is cheaper.

Id rather they continue with what they done with the last few games by only having around 400 pokemon with a mix of new and old. Then it's up to the player if they want to only use new pokemon, it's an option instead of being forced.

Also by including old pokemon they can make each area/route have completely different pokemon, whereas older games would have multiple routes with the same pokemon in them.

@Sylamp Yeah it doesn't make much sense, just looking at the other dual releases and it's only happened one other time with Scarlet getting 72 and Violet getting 71, any other gens the two versions have scored the same.

How is Pokémon Y higher rated than X, it's pretty much the exact same game.

That was giving me SAO vibes tbh.

Edit: Looks like I was right.

@Dragwhite I'd say no chance, those games got DLC that added hundreds more Pokémon so they were capable to begin with, but Nintendo needed an excuse to not put them all in one game.

So the same will happen with winds and waves, the initial roster will be between 300-400 and then there will be DLC that adds hundreds of Pokémon.

I didn't really like Animal Crossing but I loved Dragon Quest Builders so I don't know where this sits in between those two. But it's Pokémon so that alone is enough for me to take a chance.

Isn't this just phycial sales? If so then why is PC included for Resident Evil only, I thought physical PC games weren't a thing anymore.

We've had a new battle gimmick for the last four gens (mega, z-moves, dynamax and terastalize), so I'm super interested to see what they go with for these new games.

Damn Tapu Lele and Voltorb caught me out, oh well I'm happy with 23/25.

I usually base my choice on what the final evolution is, so it's a bit early for me to decide although right now I'm leaning towards Gecqua.

The game looks really good, not too sure on the starters though.

Also quite disappointing it's coming in 2027, seems like GTA even has Pokémon running 😅. Seriously Nintendo need to now show what big games theyve got for the rest of this year.

The new 2DS XL Pokeball edition is my favourite and I still have it in pristine condition.

Infact this article has persuaded me to boot it up this weekend, might play some Professor Layton or SMT 4.

This is definitely just for research/testing for their own handheld.

Even though I have a PS5 as well I'm going to go for the Switch 2 version, really want to see what this console can do when pushed to it's limits.

Nice to see ReAnimal still doing very well.

£17 for a 22 year old simple gameboy advance port, il pass.

Dragapult all the way! What's not to love it's Dragon and Ghost.