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3DS Pokemon Edition?

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Boomkrazy

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I wanted to know if there has been any announcement or rumors going around about a possible release of a 3DS Pokemon Edition. I'm asking this because when they came out with Black/White, they came out with the DSI Black/White edition, and I wanted it very..very badly. However, I didn't want to buy a DSI when the 3DS was coming out just a month later.

Has anybody heard any news about a possible release with the next Pokemon game? Any info would be greatly appreciated!
 

Wardek

U & I
You mean a main Pokemon game? Nope, the chance are low for 3DS to have a main Pokemon game.
Plus if any main Pokemon game release for the 3DS, then RNGing would disappear completely in few years...
 
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Gelatino95

Not a tool
I certainly hope they don't make any main series pokemon games for 3DS. They've already started fifth gen on DS, so it's likely to stay that way. However, I wouldn't be surprised if sixth gen would be on the 3DS.
 

jstinftw!

hey trainer
I kind of hope they stick to this sprites for Pokemon. The main games at least.

I'd be kind of sad if they changed all of it, you know? 12 years of sprites and suddenly, 3D. Poof.

Plus, it's already weird enough going from B/W to DPPtHGSS. And even more so from either to RSEFRLG. And even MORE so, GSC. So. Adding 3D into the mix would just royally mess the balance up.
 

BCVM22

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I certainly hope they don't make any main series pokemon games for 3DS. They've already started fifth gen on DS, so it's likely to stay that way.

You can hope this all you like, but it's simply not true. The fact of the matter is that Nintendo's first- and second-party support for the DS family (original/Lite/i/XL) is, right now, dwindling to the merest of trickles. All of their major franchises - Mario, Zelda, Star Fox, etc. - have begun the migration to the 3DS. And yet you believe that nearly a year from now, they're going to take a core Pokémon title - a game nearly guaranteed to sell not only many millions of units, but hardware with it - and release it for hardware that will by then be over a year and a half defunct?

With that out of the way, I think people aren't reading the original poster's question quite closely enough. He's not asking about games, he's asking about the actual hardware, a 3DS with some sort of Pokémon design stamped on it.

To answer that question, original poster, the answer is no, nothing yet. Rumble Blast is the franchise's first real presence on the hardware, and as fun as that game is, I imagine you understand it's not the sort of game for which they normally release a special edition hardware.

The best answer is to start looking again once the inevitable third Unova title is announced (next May or thereabouts, if they release it next year) and then released (next fall, if they release it next year) in Japan, as that would be their next big thing with which to attach a limited edition 3DS hardware.

Check back then if that's what you're waiting for; if they go that route, you could expect to see that hardware internationally when that third game releases. The punchline to all this is that if any such hardware is coming, it is not coming particularly soon.
 

Latis

Lati@s
I hope not.. I've been sticking to my DS Lite for awhile now lol
 

ChampionZ

Luxray Master
Well, considering the $70 or $80 price drop in five days, it really should not be THAT big of a deal to you guys. If you dont have one by now, it may be easier to afford soon. Anyways, I would actually like to see a 3ds main game, but still have it overhead, etc. keep it the same and all, exept for battles and anything featuring the pokes. The depth would make it badass
 

NeohopeSTF

Sol Badguy
^i have that Ds
any way there is already a spin-of 3ds pokemon game so most likely a main game is coming soon
 

Psycho Cut

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I think it's a definete that 6th gen, and possibly even the 3rd 5th gen game, will be on the 3DS. And I'm glad.
 

pokemon1996

<-- I will get'em
Think back to when the ds came out so long ago. Everyone still played their gameboy advances, and for a while all we got for the ds was spin-off games. I'm willing to bet it's going to be the same way for the 3ds.
Or maybe the 3rd gen 5 game will be 3ds only, like how crystal was gameboy color only.
 

darthscyther123

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With BW being such a new addition to the series, I'd be surprised if they added a main series 3DS game, unless they're planning to make it their main handheld. And, I'm not even sure what the future of their handhelds will be with the Wii U coming out next year.
 

Latis

Lati@s
Well if a game is coming soon, thank god for the 3DS having price drops.. I'm glad I didn't buy it the day it came out. I'll probably end up getting it once better games come out for it.
 

The Red Thunder

Backwards thinking?
I certainly hope they don't make any main series pokemon games for 3DS. They've already started fifth gen on DS, so it's likely to stay that way. However, I wouldn't be surprised if sixth gen would be on the 3DS.

That.

Fifth Gen is staying on the DS. The 3DS would create incompatibility issues within a generation. But, unless there's a new Nintendo handheld after the 3DS, you can pretty much guarantee that Sixth Gen will appear on the 3DS.
 

PokemonTrainerKaden

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No doubt that 5th gen will finish out on the DS unless they make it like the first md and do both. Im glad I didn't buy the 3ds the day it came out due to the new price drop although I will still wait for the new pokemon games to come out.
 

Void Ventus

Sic Parvis Magna
You guys are ridiculous... Why won't future main Pokémon games not be for the 3DS? Just because you don't have one, or because a lot of people don't have a 3DS yet, doesn't mean that the next main Pokémon game IS still going to be on the DS. The Hoenn remakes and the rest of the 5th gen games are coming out exclusively for the 3DS, but only got a DS? Well, too bad!! Either buy one, or stay with Black/White and the 4th Gen games! Btw, the 3DS WILL be compatible with the main DS Pokémon games. Was the DS titles compatible with the GBA games? Yes they were. Why won't the 3DS be compatible with the DS??

If you're talking a Pokemon-themed 3DS, there will probably be one... But that won't be for a LOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGG time from now.
 

darthscyther123

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You guys are ridiculous... Why won't future main Pokémon games not be for the 3DS? Just because you don't have one, or because a lot of people don't have a 3DS yet, doesn't mean that the next main Pokémon game IS still going to be on the DS.

I'm waiting to see what kind of capabilities the Wii U will have. Seeing the LCD screen on the controller made me wonder what to expect from Nintendo's next handheld.

By Wii U's launch, 3DS will only be about a year old. Its cost at launch is a full $100 more than DS at its launch. Nintendo took months to release or announce major titles for it (one of its biggest titles is only a re-release). It seems like Nintendo is diving into the 3DS one toe at a time. It doesn't seem like Nintendo believes the 3DS will be the future of their handheld market. The cost and available games tell me that they want to either capitalize on novelty, or test the waters for something better.

By contrast, the Wii U LCD controller resembles a handheld system in itself, and it seems that it could easily act as a handheld system. Nintendo could get people to buy one system, and then get them into both the console and handheld markets simultaneously.

6th gen will not come out for the 3DS, because I'm not sure if Nintendo believes it will be its main handheld when that time comes. Given the releases of past games, the next gen is still a solid 4 years away. Based on Platinum and Emerald releases, Grey is still 2 years away, which puts it a full year after Wii U is released. That's my prediction.
 

BCVM22

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Its cost at launch is a full $100 more than DS at its launch.

Yes, because the system can do twice as much.

Nintendo took months to release or announce major titles for it (one of its biggest titles is only a re-release).

Release? Maybe, but they had a full slate of titles announced almost as soon as the system was unveiled.

It doesn't seem like Nintendo believes the 3DS will be the future of their handheld market.

There is nothing that indicates that they think this.

By contrast, the Wii U LCD controller resembles a handheld system in itself, and it seems that it could easily act as a handheld system.

The controller doesn't have any internal memory or major processing capability of its own; it can't act as a handheld when not linked with the Wii U system.

Nintendo could get people to buy one system, and then get them into both the console and handheld markets simultaneously.

The Wii U has absolutely nothing to do with the Pokémon core titles. Nothing. Not a thing.

Based on Platinum and Emerald releases, Grey is still 2 years away, which puts it a full year after Wii U is released. That's my prediction.

Based on both releases - a two year gap - Grey would be about thirteen months away, a fall 2012 release in Japan, only a few months after or even concurrently with the Wii U, assuming a fall 2012 release for that system.
 

Void Ventus

Sic Parvis Magna
^ The 3DS can do twice as a DS?
Yes, but is it really worth it? The 3D doesn't even work if you're head is not straightly looking at the screen. The E-Shop? What's so different about it from the DSiWare? Gameboy, SNES games? Ppppffftttt... They could of have them for DSiWare, but it was already too late, as the DSiWare released a year before the 3DS was revealed. Ocarina of Time? Super Mario 64 had a DS Port, so OoT could also be done for the DS. Internet? It's the same as the DSi's Internet. They are both slow, and not even worth mentioning.
So, yes it had more features than the DS, but it's not as impressive as Vita's dual-analog sticks (the FIRST handheld to have dual-analog sticks, so that's very impressive for a gaming handheld).
Anyways, just watch. Grey and the Hoenn remakes will, without a doubt, be only for the 3DS. Once again, don't have a 3DS? Too bad for you. There were people who only had a GBA/SP when Diamond/Pearl was released exclusively for the DS, and they didn't whine. Why is it fine for you to whine and want them to not be for the 3DS when I, a 3DS owner since the first month of release, want a Pokémon experience on my 3DS?
 
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