Pokemon Conquest arrives June 18

 @Shantmaster_K that actually doesnt seem like a bad idea im with you on that one

I really wish they would make a open-world Pokemon RPG. That would be epic. Like Skyrim, but Pokemon haha

@Darth_Tyrranus It could have been an opportunity to bring the brand over here but perhaps you are right about no more Nobunaga's over here. Still, I don't see a name change being a necessity, it just adds to the confusion like the Bruce Lee films. Like I said, it's not like the title is going to scare any consumers away, any Pokemon fan would probably end up picking it up anyway regardless. But then again, I guess it doesn't really matter now lol. Things like this happen all time. I guess I just like AVGN's title confusion nitpicking lol. :P

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@King-gamer It's not the same at all. Nobunaga's Ambition is full of historical references that only Japanese people would know. It's a miracle that this game was localized for NA in the first place, the only reason being the presence of Pokemon in the game, hence the name change. There won't be another Nobunaga's Ambition game in NA. In the end, this has very little to do with Japanese titles and everything to to with historical and cultural knowledge. Obviously the game developers agree with me here, so your argument is moot.

@Darth_Tyrranus No, it's called good advertising if they did not change the name. Besides, Tatsunoko isn't exactly popular in the west either, and the title of the game was still called Tatsunoko vs Capcom. The crossover game advertises Tatsunoko like it would to Nobunaga. Is making it obvious it's crossover somehow gonna scare consumers away? I don't think so. It's going to help Nobunaga's rep in the west more than it will do any harm.

@King-gamer How many people do you know that actually know who Oda Nobunaga was? It is precisely because of this lack of recognition among American audiences that the name was changed. It is called good marketing, whether you like it or not.

@mario113 True, it may Nobunaga's Ambition is not very popular in the west, but think about it, If they name it Pokemon and Nobunaga's Ambition, using Pokemon's popularity, they are inadvertently advertising the less popular franchise. Make it obvious it's a crossover. Crossovers are a good thing as it helps introduce fans of different franchises to franchises that they don't play or know about. I never played Professor Layton until I saw the Phoenix Wright and Layton crossover. This could help Nobunaga a lot but if they're not going to make the crossover obvious, then general consumers will see it as nothing more but another Pokemon Spin-off with Samurais. That, and naming differences makes things confusing.

@king-gamer they decided to change the name because nobunaga's ambition isn't a well known sereis over in the us, Im not even sure any body but us have even heard about it so they decied to change the name to something more appealing to the us audience, I do agree conquest wouldn't exactly be the name I would choose but what else is there?

Why not just call it Pokemon and Nobunaga's Ambition? Just trying to hide the Nobunaga's Ambition part? Stop changing the titles. It's almost as bad as when they decided to call Bruce Lee's 'The Big Boss' as 'Fist of Fury' in America, then Bruce Lee made a movie called 'Fists of Fury' in Hong Kong.... See the problem now? Then they called it the 'Chinese Connection' lolwut. Next Pokemon game will be called Pokemon Conquest in Japan, and it will be known as the 'Pokemon Connection' here..... >.>

@comb5 They pick and choose which pokemon are in this game. There are 200 total, which is a pretty big number, but it isn't even close to all of them. Some of your favorites are likely absent.

A tactics game with Pokemon? That actually sounds pretty awesome. Especially if they can cram all the hundreds of Pokemon into it.

Looking forward to this.

@GameShtopper The first Pokemon Stadium did make it over here. I don't know about the others, but I owned and played that one. Gotta say the second game was better than the first.

Keeping my eye on this. Combines one of my favorite genres with one of my favorite series. Hopefully it'll be great! :D

meh release a "Real" pokemon game for the 3DS already.

WTF?!!!!

@vault-boy That is why I was so surprised this game is coming to NA. The gameplay is pretty fun, but you really can't appreciate the story unless you are familiar with the historical Japanese figures, which 99% of Americans are not.

Well, its a cool idea but I really have 2 problems with it. First, I haven't liked probably about 95% of the pokemon since generation 2, and even then I only liked about 2/3 of that generation. But that's not my big problem. My problem is that the games concept of having a Japanese history lesson doesn't mean anything to me. But of course that is a problem with me and not the game itself, considering the developers are in Japan I would actually encourage them to create it with history they are native to. So, if you are into Japan and want to see some poke-ized versions of their history and are still into the new Pokemon, than this game is for you. Its just not for me, but hey I'm not asking for every game to appeal to my certain tastes. Diversity is the flavor of life and fighting elementally empowered animals is the the decorative icing.

I really hope you can catch party members and play pokemon in an SRPG setting.

Weird. Love it.

Glad it's crossing the sea. It will be a nice filler until Black and White 2.

And the wait for a solid Pokemon title for the 3DS continues...

Why stop with the 3DS, MUKUSS. The Pokemon console games have arguably all been inferior to the Stadium games released on the N64, so why not just put those on the Wii/Wii U, and update them to use the current Pokemon available. As long as they keep Genius Sonority FAR away from it.

2 games that's on my 3DS wish list(that might never happen).DonkeyKong64 & Pokemon Stadium 2 both in 3D on the 3DS...now that would be MOST AWESOME:):)

I love Turn Based Strategy games, and I recently got back into pokemon after White version. Can't wait, hopefully it's great!

The concept of combining Nobunaga's Ambition and Pokemon sounds so good but then I saw Tecmo and I walk away.

Not on 3DS, then I'm not getting it.

Awesome news. As a fan of both Pokemon and this genre, I'm realy looking forward to it.

@SirNormanislost You DO realize this article is announcing that the game will be released outside of Japan... right?

i read it was being made by Tecmo Koei and instantly thought dynastypokemon BUT "Combat is handled in an isometric view and is turn-based, much like strategy RPGs such as the Disgaea series and Final Fantasy Tactics" i shall now be watching this game hopefully it gets out of japan

Great news, hopefully it will come to Europe too :D

@Gamingclone- No, there have actually been quite a bit of Pokemon spinoff titles that HAVE NOT made it outside of Japan. The first Pokemon Stadium, the second and third TCG, the WiiWare Mystery Dungeon titles... etc.

Interesting. :) I'll look into this and see if this crossover works.

Awesome. I knew this would make it to America. I mean every Pokemon spin-off has managed to make it to America except for the one Pokemon Typing game.

It's developed by TECMO KOEI GAMES Co., Ltd., not Game Freak. Straight from their press release- http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=33374

Great news. Don't know Nobunaga's Ambition, but love this genre.

This is unbelievable! I'm really hyped for this! I'm just praying to God that they'll release this in Europe!

Now I know why gamespot keeps post all the next gen rumors. It's a lot more exciting than this news.

I'm playing the Japanese version right now. It's an awesome game, but Final Fantasy Tactics is superior in most respects.

Meh! I Love Nobunagas Ambition but this is a little too much