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Game-o-rama => General Gaming => Pokemon => Topic started by: bluaki on January 11, 2009, 01:32:37 PM

Title: Why are the Pokemon creators focusing so much on spin-offs?
Post by: bluaki on January 11, 2009, 01:32:37 PM
In terms of real pokemon games, the only thing we're expecting is the third entry in the Diamond/Pearl set. We're not expecting anything like a Gold/Silver remake, a 5th generation, or any other normal pokemon RPG. Not even a 3D RPG like Colloseum/XD.
Yet, according to Serebii (look at their two most recent news entries), we're probably (not 100% confirmed) already getting info on a third Mystery Dungeon game. Making it be the second one released since the newest known entry in the main series (assuming that they don't have a main game announced and released quickly or anything like that).
Title: Re: Why are the Pokemon creators focusing so much on spin-offs?
Post by: jnfs2014 on January 11, 2009, 02:33:21 PM
Um....that ISN'T good. Even though I'm a huge PMD fan, they JUST released Time/Darkness last April.

Lol, $5 says it will suck.
Title: Re: Why are the Pokemon creators focusing so much on spin-offs?
Post by: ThePowerOfOne on January 11, 2009, 04:49:31 PM
I like PMD and all... But I still want a G/S/C remake >_>


I mean, what. The. Fuck. Is stopping them from making one? Greedy bastards.
Title: Re: Why are the Pokemon creators focusing so much on spin-offs?
Post by: Juliette on January 11, 2009, 04:55:42 PM
Its all money.  They're published by Nintendo, what do you expect?
Title: Re: Why are the Pokemon creators focusing so much on spin-offs?
Post by: Gwen Khan on January 11, 2009, 06:50:25 PM
because you "hardcore" people keep whining how Nintendo keeps doing the same thing over and over again and demand something different and when they do give you something different you still ninny
Title: Re: Why are the Pokemon creators focusing so much on spin-offs?
Post by: Lotos on January 22, 2009, 08:13:49 PM
I dislike how they made two versions.  I feel like I'm missing something, therefore, I didn't even bother to buy the first one.
Title: Re: Why are the Pokemon creators focusing so much on spin-offs?
Post by: bluaki on January 22, 2009, 11:57:30 PM
PMD3 is confirmed now, by the way.
http://serebii.net/dungeonsky/
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. Expected Spring 2009 in Japan.
(there's only one, not two versions?)

Regardless, we need a real Pokemon game. We only have Platinum coming, which Japan has has for months now, with no other main game info.
Quote from: Commissar Torgo on January 11, 2009, 06:50:25 PM
because you "hardcore" people keep whining how Nintendo keeps doing the same thing over and over again and demand something different and when they do give you something different you still ninny
Dunno about other users, but I'm satisfied with the way the main series is, in the way of saying I don't want a whole lot of change. New pokemon and region each generation, with same gymleader+elitefour system of progress, seems good to me. Too much change, though, like removing gym leaders, elite four, and wild encounters in the GCN games is something I would complain about. Or the spin-offs that aren't remotely similar to the real Pokemon games.
I'd rather have a Gold/Silver remake, with just a few changes like Firered/Leafgreen had, than any of the Ranger or Mystery Dungeon games.
Title: Re: Why are the Pokemon creators focusing so much on spin-offs?
Post by: Level_9_Chao on January 23, 2009, 12:40:06 PM
I would honestly really love a new, official Pokemon game made with old Gameboy hardware (lol won't happen). I love all the versions, and I don't know whether it was because I was 6 when I picked up Red or what. But the older versions were less complex. It seems with the DS, Pokemon's becoming too high-tech. Maybe I'm weird and think it was MADE to be 8-bit. :-\

As for spin-offs, I loved Snap and such but it seems spinoffs are getting too tiresome. Never tried PMD. Is it actually worth playing?
Title: Re: Why are the Pokemon creators focusing so much on spin-offs?
Post by: bluaki on January 23, 2009, 11:34:41 PM
Quote from: Level_9_Chao on January 23, 2009, 12:40:06 PM
As for spin-offs, I loved Snap and such but it seems spinoffs are getting too tiresome. Never tried PMD. Is it actually worth playing?
Snap is awesome. It and Pinball were the only spin-offs I liked, not counting Stadium nor the GCN games (since they're kinda relevent to the main series).
I tried PMD for a bit and disliked it. Same for Ranger.
Title: Re: Why are the Pokemon creators focusing so much on spin-offs?
Post by: jnfs2014 on January 24, 2009, 02:09:48 PM
I'm probably going to get it for Riolu(Lucas) and Torchic(Jason).