#i dont have the switch version unfortunately. only the 3DS one

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ok i guess its probably time to make a new Future Pokemon Games Theories™ post (contains sm spoilers)

first of all, z: i think they were planning on making it and releasing it in early 2016, but right before they would have announced it (november 2015) there was that terrorist attack in paris and it’s very likely they were like hmmmm maybe we shouldnt immediately announce a game where a terrorist tries to blow up pokefrance. and i believe sun and moon was still planned for late 2016 (there is precedent for 2 games in one year, japan got frlg and emerald in 2004), so it’s not like they could have delayed z a little because itd cut into the prerelease time for sm. if you remember, there was kind of a delay between sm’s announcement and any further news we got, so that could be the reason why

of course at the point the paris bombing happened they had already announced zygarde’s new forms and xy&z had started so it’s not like they could have cancelled that much, so instead we were left with a series and a theme song that generates so much hype for a game that unfortunately was unable to be released, at least at the intended time (im just speaking from my experience on the hype part, like if it werent for xy&z i wouldnt have been too upset at not having a z game)

anyway i believe z exists but now it’s like under masuda’s bed or something because they dont know what to do with it

as for what’s next, i still believe they’re coming out with a kanto remake, even more so after i finished playing moon. i had previously pointed out that having a large amount of alola forms of kanto pokemon could point to a kanto remake, and now that we know that there were only kanto pokemon given alola variants that makes it seem even more likely

secondly, lillie leaving for kanto at the end of the game is another thing that stuck out to me as a hint they were going to do a kanto remake. i was initially thinking you’d get to see lillie in that remake, but then i realized it doesn’t match up with the timeline because you could be playing as red who was already shown to be grown up and long past his kanto adventure before lillie even went there. so itd either have to be some time travel thing or you’d have to play as a different character... ash maybe? could be a yellow remake. of course ash is already implied to be already off on his journey since he sends you his greninja, but thats not necessarily going to impact the timeline the same way as red literally being in sun/moon

idk what to think of the stars rumor. having a generation’s main series games be on multiple handheld console generations is unprecedented, but that doesnt mean they cant ever do it, especially since if they were to switch that tradition, now would be the time. and if they do, that means sinnoh remakes wouldnt necessarily have to be in gen viii (since they do have to be on the switch--as ive said repeatedly putting it on the 3ds would mean itd be only one handheld generation ahead of the original which wouldnt be as impressive a remake)

game freak has never jumped on the new handhelds and released main pokemon games on them right away, but that could be something nintendo is trying to change since it was probably xy that saved the 3ds and they dont want the switch to struggle for a while until theres a new pokemon game for it (not that itll struggle, theyre just pulling all the stops on it it seems)

i still kind of hope the third version will be z, regardless of which platform it’s on. zygarde’s presence in alola was never really explained, much like many of the third version mascots are in the first two games, and being a ground type legendary it could easily form a trio with solgaleo and lunala (albeit a somewhat unconventional one, but hey, suicune didn’t exactly fit with ho-oh and lugia), being the “earth” to their sun and moon. however, necrozma has a good chance of being the third version mascot as well, since it shares certain traits with solgaleo and lunala (battle theme, similarity to ultra beasts, being based on something from space) and was also kind of thrown in there with no explanation

could they possibly do sequels again? or at least a paired third version? maybe. could be a zygarde game and a necrozma game as a pair, but i admit that idea’s kind of out there

seems unlikely to me that the switch presentation will include a reveal of “stars” or whatever theyre making next. third versions and remakes get a 3-5 month period between announcement and release and we just barely got sun and moon so thatd be too early probably. i mean it could happen, but if it does i wouldnt expect much apart from “game freak is making this game for switch”

#zaptap to the future

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ok heres my nintendo direct hopes and predictions (i typed this all out last night then forgot to post it whoops)

it’s possible they'll put edgelord from fire emblem treehouse in smash as a marketing move, and if so it would make sense to do that as close to the launch of the game as possible so she'd probably be the second or third fighter, but they don't have to even announce the next one just yet

i have nothing to say about the actual content of the new fe since i've only played awakening and part of echoes. that reminds me, i still need to finish echoes whoops. and play fates

as for the rumors about the next dlc fighter being some dude from dragon quest, ive always thought that would be a weird choice since i thought the most iconic and important character was a slime, but thats probably influenced by the fact that my only direct experience with those games comes from a spinoff focused on the monsters (which played similarly to pokemon, so thatd be like if they added red into ssb64 instead of pikachu or any other pokemon)

probably will talk about sheldon's picks and the upcoming splatoon 2 demo. unfortunately that's probably it for splatoon since theyve shifted development to ac switch

speaking of which, animal crossing might be in there, though probably not a lot if so otherwise they wouldve mentioned it instead of fire emblem because that would get more people hyped

yoshi's crafted world is likely going to be covered, at least a little bit, since it isn't out yet

also still hoping for some mk8d dlc (waluigi pinball, splatoon track, pauline, maybe octolings?)

we're likely going to actually see the joker in smash, as well as get a release date or at least a window

persona 5 on switch would be cool (there’s a rumor about that), i know almost nothing about persona and dont even know if i'd like the games but itd be nice to have the option to play it available

HOPEFULLY pmd5, and if we get any pokemon content it'll be spinoffs since tpci will announce gen viii on their own schedule (either on pokemon day like gen vii, or before that, or on game freak's 30th anniversary in april, or after, but probably early june at the latest)

boxboy on switch would be GREAT and if that's coming i hope they release the qbby amiibo over here (and/or restock it in japan), i didn't get into the series until well after the amiibo became impossible to find for a remotely reasonable price so i never got a chance to import it. i also am just getting to the end of the second game so now would of course be the time they’d announce it, when i’m not ready for it just yet

theyre maybe going to announce spyro finally, as i recall there have been several incidents of sites briefly listing a switch version

and we might see a hat in time idk. i still know very little about that game but ive heard it's good so i'll be paying attention

theres a recent rumor about dangan ronpa coming to switch (as the three main games together in a trilogy) and it would be amazing to finally get to play it after 6yrs of just watching other people play it. never got around to watching a playthrough of ndrv3, partly because i wanted to wait a little on the off chance it came to switch (and “a little” quickly turned into 2 years wow). this way, i’d be going into one of the games blind instead of knowing everything from the start like i do for dr and sdr2

rumors say metroid prime trilogy is coming, which would be slightly annoying for me since i got it on wii u and never got too far into it but that was only $10 so it's not a big waste of money and being able to play on the go would be nice

potentially some 3ds content despite the fact they only mention switch (they specifically stated that mobile would not be included, but didn't say anything about 3ds)

and of course my perpetual wishlist:

localize the dragon quest monsters 2 remake (it has now been FIVE years and theyve gotta do it before the 3ds dies so they need to hurry)

gamecube "virtual console" (i know it won't be called vc that's why i have to use quotes now)

mother 3

#zaptap to the future