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Pokemon X and Y announced for 3DS in October 2013

First full-3D game in the mainline Pokemon series coming to 3DS later this year.

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Nintendo has announced Pokemon X and Y for the Nintendo 3DS, the sixth generation of the long-running RPG series.

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For the first time in the series, Nintendo will release the games simultaneously across Japan, America, and Europe in October 2013.

Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata announced the game during a Nintendo Direct presentation, showing off the game's fully 3D world and a new camera. Many of the traditional Pokemon elements were shown, such as a Pikachu hidden in some tall grass.

The game will feature a mix of Pokemon old and new, and Nintendo unveiled its trio of new starting Pokemon--watery toad Froakie, firey deer Fennekin, and grass monster Chespin. An announcement trailer was also made available.

Pokemon X and Y will be the first mainline Pokemon games made for the 3DS, although a series of spin-offs are already available on the device.

Last year, GameSpot's review of Pokemon Black 2 for the DS criticised the lack of advancement in the series, and awarded the game a 6.5.

“The stunning visuals, a completely redesigned environment, game scenario, music, and communication features will bring smiles to the faces of video game players around the world,” said GAME FREAK director Junichi Masuda in a press release.

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Any other 30+ year olds getting ready to get their Pokemon on? Woohoo! :D

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@Tauu Me LoL. I wonder if you will be able to somehow transfer pokemon from older games like black 2 and white 2.

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@ShadowDragon78 If it's possible to download the full game of X/Y I imagine it would be pretty easy to transfer by popping in any of the DS games.

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@ShadowDragon78 probably like the system used to get GEN 4 pokemon into GEN 5

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Excellent to see pokemon continue to move in the right direction.

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Well, there goes my clean pants. Second time this week, too.

I've been waiting for a Pokemon game like this... :') 6th gen here we come!!

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Really looking forward to this game, but it looks pixalated as crap.

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They might not even have it completely "finished" yet, they could still be working on cleaning it up and adding things.

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@DiverseGamer who cares im just intensely excited im not looking at a 2D sprite in the battles anymore!

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@DiverseGamer It'll look better on the 3DS screen.

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@Tauu @DiverseGamer

I hope so. :)

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@DiverseGamer @Tauu

You know when you go on youtube and you watch a video that 320p and it looks great until you full screen it, yeah, that's how the 3DS is.

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I enjoyed every single mainstream pokemon game. However, with the 3rd generation, and then the 4th and 5th I knew some of the monsters didn't have that Pokemon feeling to them anymore. But regardless I still very much enjoyed them all. Though I do have a mix feelings about this one, that frog looks AWESOME!!!!

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And with that the PS Vita lost any chances it ever had to beat Nintendo's 3DS .

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@D3dr0_0 Every. Single. Chance.

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@D3dr0_0 i dont feel that sorry for the vita to be honest


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Okay....thanks for sharing...?

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@ABEzilla116 @DiverseGamer @Anonymousgal101 @D3dr0_0

Extremely.

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Yeah, not funny. Just stupid.

Seriously, I'm excited for this game and I own both a 3DS and Vita. But comments like this are just ignorant.

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@DiverseGamer Like Tauu said I'm talking about it in a sales standpoint. Never said that the Vita sucks, it just having a really slow start. I'm sure the Vita will start getting a lot more games it's just Pokemon is a system seller. In this case handheld.

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@D3dr0_0 @DiverseGamer

Oh... :o

I suppose you're right...

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@DiverseGamer It sounds about right to me. 3DS sales are about to skyrocket. All of this is from a sales standpoint. I'm sure Vita has fun games too and it is a nice piece of hardware.

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@rushiosan : I am pretty sure Nintendo will make PKM available on E shop. Download it to your SD card. Problem solved.

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Sold. Time to get a 3DS in October.

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@The_King82 Seconded :)

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@rexdrayfyus @The_King82 if i were you 2 iI'd run for one cause when this game is about to hit stores your gonna need to wait like 3 month before finding one unless your lucky.

i had to wait 4 months just to find a 3ds after ZELDA OCARINA 3D came out.

GOOD LUCK to those who still don't have a 3DS

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Going get them, going choice fire type, wonder final evoution will look like.

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I remember thinking this would be great on 64 and then Gamecube... Been quite a few years since I last played a Pokemon game(Silver/Gold).

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN3TQ47LWQw I made a video about this game going more in depth and analyzing it please check it out!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN3TQ47LWQw

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Call me old-fashioned, but I like my Pokemon in 2D.

I want a Pokemon Yellow remake with updated 2D graphics.

Or just give me Pokemon Yellow on the Virtual Console.

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@Weatherby_ or at the very least make the third version of a new generation like pokemon yellow was, it actually had alot of noticticable diffrences byond having pokemon from both versions in it such as starting out with pikachu and being able to recruit all the normal starters for your team to name a few.

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@Weatherby_ I agree with pokemon games on virtual console!!

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OMG, so awesome, i waited for this for like 10 years, and it finally happend. Pokemon in 3D!! =)

its a great step in the right direction, Game Freak!

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YES!

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i havn't played a pokemon game in a long time, atleast the 3DS brought change finaly. I wants it!, but i get a strong feeling its gonna fail like many other games have, likely a 6/10.

Edit: And really they should have made Pokemon for the fking Wii-U.

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@Master_Vexov Nah

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@rushiosan Maybe try to take more care of your games.


Most gamers in the USA treat their games like shit.

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OMG, Gamespot has an EDIT button now!!! XD

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@abHS4L88 Finally!

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Best news evar.


Woke up to this. Can't ask for anything better.

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I'm not really a big Pokemon fan but I gotta say this looks pretty boss.

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I'm just keep throwing money at the screen to make it come faster!

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Make sure you don't throw any coins, haha.

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I think something like this is just what Nintendo needs to revitalize the Pokemon series.

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I'm pretty sure that Fennekin is based on the fennec fox, not a deer. . .

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The year has just barely started and Nintendo dropped a huge bomb, an atomic bomb, on their competition. This game is a system seller no matter how some people hate Pokemon. A worldwide release is even more impressive. I guess the only question we have to ask is if there will be any special edition 3DS systems to be available in North America upon its release.

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@sacatash If there is then I'll be getting a 2nd 3DS.

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My guess is that they're going to make another game called Pokemon Z with a mix/match of X and Y, kinda like how there was Pokemon Emerald after Ruby and Sapphire.

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@dnguyen3 Watch it be Pokemon Q purely FFS.

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