Update: Announcement has now been revealed. Read about the new Pokemon game for the 3DS by clicking here.
The official Pokemon website has put up an interesting announcement up saying something is to be revealed on January 8th.
The Pokemon franchise continues to be popular to this day and its games still sells millions of copies worldwide. Not to mention the TV series is still being made and lots of merchandise continues to be created for the series as well.
It’s hard to predict what the announcement will be about though. It could be a new TV series, animated movie, trading card game or a new video game. Since the Wii U just came out, fans will be hoping that a new game for the console should be revealed soon.
What do you think the announcement will be about?
Source: GoNintendo
Jake
January 5, 2013 at 10:42 PMI’m going to guess either Pokemon Black/White 3 for 3DS, a brand new Pokemon Wii U game, or (and I’m only dreaming) a remake of Blue/Red/Yellow for 3DS/Wii U.
Luis
January 5, 2013 at 11:47 PMIf Game Freak is working on a remake, it’s more probable a remake of Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire, I don’t think they will a remake of games that already have remakes (Red/Blue 1998 and Fire Red and Green Leaf 2004)
In Japan it passed 8 years before the first remake, 10 years for the second (Heart Gold, Soul Silver) and 10 years have alreaddy passed and no remakes of the 3rd gen, maybe it will be it.
Travis
January 6, 2013 at 7:56 AMYeah but after Black/White remake
Doctor Lorax
January 6, 2013 at 12:50 PMWhat if the Pokemon franchise came to iOS? It’d make Nintendo so much more money to have people downloading these games off the App Store and have people play them on their iPhone, iPad, and iPod than make people buy another console/physical game.
Someone released a fake Pokemon Yellow game on the App Store in February of last year, which went from nowhere to #2 best selling app (out of the millions and millions of apps) in a few days before Apple pulled it off the market. The game was a complete scam – it would just crash when opened. There was no game in the app. But it did show how excited people were and how much money it would make Nintendo. A game from over 10 years ago as the #2 app in just a few days; it’s mind-blowing how much money that scammer made. Imagine that money in Nintendo’s pockets.
Go one step further – imagine playing Super Mario or Zelda on the iOS. If Nintendo is worried about no one buying the consoles, then just do exactly what Square Enix is doing with the Final Fantasy series – release the old games. People that want to play the new ones will continue to buy the consoles and the games. People that want to play the old ones will no longer go to emulators or old consoles that aren’t making money, but play them everywhere on their mobile devices.
Considering that Apple is leading the tablet and phone market, their devices run circles around anything the DS system can churn out. This is a giant opportunity for Nintendo.
They DID just release the Pokedex on the App Store. Perhaps as a test for the pricing system or sales? Long shot, but fingers crossed.
Chris
January 6, 2013 at 2:33 PMI hope its remakes of ruby/sapphire/or emerald for the 3ds.That woud betotally awesome.
zilch
January 6, 2013 at 7:09 PMApple does not own the market and 36% of apple users said they would never buy another apple device after the iphone 5. Apple is also ridiculously hard to work with and for. The day pokemon goes to the appstore is the day I quit playing.
Alex
January 7, 2013 at 8:38 AMHeres hoping for a 3D RPG with the original 151 pokemon, none of that new crap, on the Wii U. Would be amazing, plus you could have a built in Battle Stadium to battle your friends online, and even the ability for some Pokemon Snap, running around with your little camera. No random battles, but be able to see the pokemon in the wild. Fight, capture, run, take a little picture lol, you decide.
Karma Umbreon
January 7, 2013 at 7:16 PMMy dream come true would be for a game centered around the 13th movie, Zoroark Master of Illusion. Short, but sweet.
Richard
January 8, 2013 at 6:26 AMI had Pokemon on my iPhone when it was jailbroken…. They really need to release it on there but can’t see it happening.