We're not going to freak out about a new Pokemon game

Unfortunately, it's become commonplace among my coworkers to mention me in any posts relating to Pokémon. Let me make one thing clear: I don't have an unhealthy obsession with the franchise. I just think it's an incredibly deep and compelling series of turn-based RPGs, and while there may have been a time in my youth when I watched the anime or bought the merchandise, I'd like to think I've grown older and wiser since the late 90s. I only wish my coworkers would treat me as such.

Now, let me just check my news feed real quick, and I'll ... I'll ...

Holy CRAP! You guys, they announced a new Pokémon DS game -- not like a crappy offshoot like Trozei or Snap, but a totally new generation -- can you BELIEVE IT? Well Snap was okay, but anyways. Nintendo's announcement said there'd be new Pokémon and that "everything is planned to be born anew," and while I don't know what that means, I think my heart stopped a little when I read it! AHH!! It's coming this year. 2010! I knew when this year started that it was going to be the BEST YEAR EVER.

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dude, i'm excited!

Gotta catch em all
Pokemon!

Posts like these are why I (heart) Joystiq. I have zero interest in Pokemon, but I was laughing my ass off while reading this.

I believe you're looking for the ♥ character.

alt + numpad 3

Pokemans

I wanna be the very best
Like no one ever was...[continue?]

To catch them is my real test,
To train them is my cause.

To catch them is my real test
To train em is my causssseeeee

I will travel across the land
Searching far and wide

GO GO GO BOTS!!

Shit, sorry guys.

What ever happened to predictability?
The milk man, the paper boy, evening TV...[continue?]

Captain Planet, he's our hero
Gonna take pollution down to zero [continue?]

*whistles Andy Griifith show theme*

change into digital champions,
to save the digital world!

Oh, rats. Pokemon.

Thundercats are on the loose
Thundercats are loose...

I can't let you do that, Starfox...

Duck Tales, WOO-HOO!

LEADER, NANANANANANA, LEADER... LEADER, LEADER, BATMAN! I mean LEADER!

When there's something strange, in your neighborhood, who you gonna call.... [continue?]

Cool story bro..

http://rpnidev.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/1087039-riveting_tale_chap_super1.jpg

With four primary regions, nearly 500 critters, and sixteen games in the main series spread out over four handheld generations and fifteen years, it's frankly impossible to guess how Nintendo and Game Freak can make the series "new" again.

The fact that they will somehow manage to do *exactly that* is at once wonderful and terrifying.

It's not as if they have used up all the available design space with the previous games.
My guess is that they just need not to pull a Madden yet again, and the game will be new.

By "born again", my theory is... starting over. Like, as if the previous Pokemon never existed. Have just 100-200 Pokemon, all new ones granted, but that's it. No transferring Pokemon over. Old Pokemon are for the older generations, this is almost completely unrelated.

Okay, second theory: completely new gameplay. Maybe real time RPG. Almost like Pokemon Rumble only... not sucky, haha. (Okay, wasn't HORRIBLE, but not being able to level up made it kinda... eh...)

Or Nintendo can be lame and make that mean, "NOW THE POKEMON WILL SAY THEIR ACTUAL NAMES INSTEAD OF MAKING WEIRD CLEARLY SYNTHETIC SOUNDS!!!" Which is long overdue, but hardly making it "born again".

Oh, I'm sorry, they said "born anew". But maybe, as the article was interpreted from Japanese, it means the same as "born again". Holy crap... THEY'LL BE CHRISTIAN POKEMON!!! "HITMONJESUS, GO!!! USE HOLY FIRE!!! YES, ISLAMON FAINTED!!!" ...sorry, that was bad... I'll be good, haha

NEEDS LESS POKEMANS

I AM BREAKING UNDER THE PRESSURE OF NEEDING TO CATCH 'EM ALL

It just seems like it's all emerging at once with Nintendo. Though we don't have as much to go on for this.

I'd love to play a pokemon game, but not the rehashed crap they've been spewing out ever since the first year of the genre. I want something new and exciting that brings collection addiction and monster fighting into 2010.

Yeah I like pokemon but it is such a wasted potential.
Like why do you always have to be a little kid leaving home (a small town...)? Can't there be another reason why you are a pokemon trainer ffs?

Square-Enix would make an awesome pokemon game I reckon.

Or team ninja. Could you imagine?

holy shit! I'm so excited.

POKEMON there my best friends

Sadly, spelling and grammar are not.

With a little punctuation his use of 'there' is correct.
"POKEMON! there *points* my best friends.

It's a phrase Ash has said many times when he is walking the land.

Well bend me over and call me Sally, my mistake. I totally forgot we're in the realm of anime. Please accept my apologies Ryan.

that I ever had
I've been with you such a long time
You're my sunshine
And I want you to know
That my feelings are true
I really love you
Pokemon, they're my best friend!

If Nintendo ever makes a powerful console, I demand a Pokemon MMORPG, it would be PERFECT! At least an open world WoW/Oblivion Pokemon game, that would be... AWESOME! But I don't want to see it on the Wii.

In other news Nintendo announce they are predicting record profits in 2010.. this is gonna be veeerryyy big.

Yeah. Yeah that's right you withdraw that "Pokemon Snap is crappy" statement. Unless you want your arms ripped off.

Go back to Queen Dopplepopolis!

I would like to see a (real) home-console version of Pokemon, I've outgrown the show many moons ago, but there is nothing wrong with the gameplay except the 2" screen.

The DSi sounds perfect for you.

Damn. Something really, really new?
Sounds like a completely new direction for the series.
Sounds quite scary to be honest.
Don't fix it if it ain't broke... but on the other hand... I'd love to play something fresh...

Everything needs innovation once in a while, Pokemon has been screaming for it for a long long time.

'If it aint broke don't fix it' seems to be Nintendo's motto for alot of things these days and it's really frustrating for me as a gamer.

I'm guessing that 2010 would equate to 2011 for us. That's how HG/SS was, 09/10.

But still, how much more innovative can you get with Pokemon?

I still like this news though, I can never tire of Pokemon.

So they've been making the same Pokemon game since 96(?).. isn't it the same with the Zelda, Final Fantasy, God of War.. Dynasty Warriors (#2+, the first game was a beat'em up)..

I was actually thinking with everything they've introduced into the Pokemon series so far, I can't think of anything else they could add that would be more innovative.

Here's hoping for something good.

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