Daely Snack: No Hoenn Games This Year, Please

Warning, controversial opinion inside. Read the article instead of commenting right away, at the risk of whatever I can throw at you ;).

When I’m on the internet reading stuff about Pokémon, nearly the only thing I see are people screaming for Ruby and Sapphire remakes. There have been two remakes before, and it isn’t a far of a stretch that Ruby and Sapphire will see a glorified version for 3DS, too. They where both great games, with the best crafted region the games have ever seen. I can’t hardly wait myself for the games to release. But please Gamefreak, not this year.

Stop this annualisation of the franchise. Five games in the mainline series have been released in the past five years in the US. Annualisation is what is killing COD, it is what made Battlefield 4 such a hot mess and it might make the consumer grow tired of Assassins Creed too. It makes you rush out to release a game that year, just to make a quick buck, instead of wanting to make an actual good game. It makes you run out of ideas quickly. And you try to circumvent that by putting in ideas sparingly. You don’t want to make this one game the best, because you want the next one to sell.

Pokémon Black and White 2 and Pokémon X and Y are perfect examples of this. BW2 was just a recycled BW1 with a worse story. XY showed lots of potential but eventually fell short. Where’s the endgame? What is going on with that frame rate? I can understand you wanted to rush the game to save the 3DS, but the 3DS doesn’t need to be saved anymore.

Just take your time this installment. Try to craft the best game you can. Forget all this moneymaking shenanigans, and listen to Nintendo’s vision about games. “Make the best game you can, and it will sell by itself.” Make people love Pokémon again. I can take two disappointments, even three, but I seriously begin to doubt everything after four and will likely quit after five. And I might not be the only one.

I can wait an extra year to play the remakes. The same goes for XY2 and certainly for XY3. The 3DS’ life may not be that long anymore, but there’s no need to rush out to bring your ‘vision’ to the console if there’s no way you can completely fulfill it.

Pokémon doesn’t deserve to be milked out. Pokémon should maintain the quality of its livelong existence. Video games should be art, not a way of printing boatloads of money.

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1,638 thoughts on “Daely Snack: No Hoenn Games This Year, Please”

  1. Dae, you and your daring side… I want us to conquer the world, we can build our own kingdom and experience our inner anarchy.

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  2. And as for a Ruby and Sapphire, I’ve been taught the universe works in mysterious ways
    I was told that the more we want something to happen the less chances we have of it being true
    Dudes, we can’t force GF to make remakes and we’re not entitled to them
    We just got to hope that GF hears our pleas!

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  3. Although i really want Hoenn remake i think this will happen, The games are releasing fast, Black and White was the first new generation game to last a year, i feel they will announce a new game but it will be released next year.

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  4. Wait, B2W2 aren’t bad games, the post game and the story was awesome and all the characters were memorable for me, easily my favorite game in the franchise

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  5. A bit off topic(actually very off topic) but I thought of an idea for a Mega Stoutland
    HP: 85
    Attack: 145
    Defense: 105
    Sp attack: 50
    sp. def: 110
    speed: 100

    Ability: Fur Coat

    And in regards to the Hoenn thing, it doesn’t necessarily have to be the next game, but I definitely want it to happen

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  6. Thinking about it, gen 5 might be my favourite to date. I thought I disliked it but if I think about it, I ABSOLutly love it.

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  7. I loved BW2. I think it added more to BW’s already great storyline and had a great postgame. It also had good character depth-better than X and Y imo. I agree that Ruby and Sappire remakes can wait a year, but I’d like to see announcement later this year.

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    • 2009 – Platinum
      2010 – HeartGold & SoulSilver
      2011 – Black & White
      2012 – Black2 & White2
      2013 – X&Y

      I want something in 2014 to keep the trend of having new games every year. It doesn’t have to be RS remakes but I just want new games this year.

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  8. while i feeled BW2 were complete, mainly because i played bw2 before bw, i want they take time for the hoenn games just how they did it for HG/SS

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  9. Maybe they can update the Magma/Aqua plot a bit and have a mini post game story line where they try to get ahold of Tornadus/Landorus depending on your game, and manipulate the weather (or Castform) or something lol..

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  10. Question time! Do you secretly have a favourite pokemon that you’re embarrassed to say you like it? Mine would be Chingling.

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  11. Argh! I was kidding at first, but know I really think the internet hates me. First the youtube channel, then I try EVERY SINGLE WAY to make a minecraft server for my brother and I, and IT WONT WORK WHAT EVER I DO!!! Please help!

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  12. Dae, you gave some great points here, and I completely agree with all of them. Although I think most of us are asking for it to be confirmed, not necessarily released this year for all the reasons you mentioned.

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  13. I don’t know anymore
    Agree with Dae, he has good points
    or
    Heavy (i think he said this) Just keep the pattern as it is, I like that very much

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  14. I finished obtaining all starters and evolutions, now all I have to do is obtain the roughly 170 Pokemon I have not seen yet! Fantastic.

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  15. Why do I have the gut feeling that we’ll be riding the cable cars in Hoenn with Shauna…. Who will gush about how she’s never been on one before.

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  16. N E W S – A L E R T

    “Deeming the themes of Pokemon X and Y remakes too controversial for children, Masuda has personally shut down the project. However, many Pokemon fans may still celebrate over the remakes of the original Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. These two titles are to be directed by Satoshi himself and it will showcase the Hoenn region at it’s best…”

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  17. anyone wanna battle? ^^ … ugh what am i doing, i should be finishing my picture LOL
    if i lose, i will go back to drawing ; 3;

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  18. N E W S – A L E R T

    “Deeming the themes of Pokemon X and Y remakes too controversial for children, Masuda has personally shut down the project. However, many Pokemon fans may still celebrate over the remakes of the original Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. These two titles are to be directed by Satoshi himself and it will showcase the Hoenn region at it’s best…”

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  19. PETA doesn’t care about people.
    They would kill themselves in order to save a goldfish.
    I love animals so fricken much but seriously.

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  20. There needs to be an ability that when ever you have an ally that is 1/3 hp left your atk and sp atk raise x1.5

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  21. I think the 3DS will be here for a while. Nintendo can afford to make another handheld that won’t sell right off. I feel like XY were just test subjects for another game. I think it’s very possible another installment of XY will be coming. Then remakes. But Nintendo got off track with their pattern of new games, third installment, remake. Personally I want one big game. Something to keep us playing for a very long time. I like the character development in BW. That was what a good pokemon game should be. I want something lengthy with plenty to do. Why did they get rid of the contests and pokéblocks? Musicals were boring and supplied you with absolutely nothing. Why not a Kalos Battle Frontier? Why not release a game, have one story, and then add installments of other stories about past groups such as Rocket, Magma, Aqua, etc? Granted plasma was around twice as was Rocket, but why can’t there be more? Why not have a game that goes back and let’s you relive the first pokemon war? (What doesn’t make sense to me is how AZ’s pokemon are in Pokeballs and pokeballs seem to be a fairly recent invention. And why are they at that low of a level?!) Why not have all the past evil groups come together and try to relight the fire of war for another attempt to end all life? That’s what I like about these games. Granted, Pokemon designs can be limited to an extent, but the story possibilities are endless and could go in forever!

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  22. There are two things that Nintendo has to think about.
    1. A top honcho of theirs said something like: “A delayed game is eventually great, but a rushed game is bad forever.” Listen. To. Him. X/Y wasn’t bad, but it still wasn’t that great. But AT LEAST I have something to play, and now I can’t go back to playing White 2 without missing my ability to get easy 5IV’s and moving diagonally.
    2. And since when did the 3DS need “saving”? It was doing well even before X/Y. No need to rush your big guns to make the 3DS even more of a titan. Well NOW it’s more of a titan, I guess you succeeded. Now stop making Pokemon the next annualized series!

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  23. As most of the guys in my high school class would say, “I’m boooooaaaarrrrd. Why don’t nobody pay me no attention?”

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  24. So, I have a Modest Togepi with 31 IV’s in speed and 30 in HP. I’m not sure which set I should run. Do you guys have a set for Togekiss that’s really good? What stats should I EV train?

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  25. FYI for anyone playing Super Mario 3D World, the second to last level in the mainstory is a PAIN. Make sure you are playing as Peach and have a Tanooki suit lol

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  26. LOL; i already know i lose but good game regi!
    I forgot if your advice went to mega tyranitar or regular U__U screwed up everything for me.

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  27. I LOVE Bravely Default! The demo is beautiful, this is a RPG worthy of the genre, I can’t wait till it’s out. I’m just curious if it’s eShop exclusive or retail as well.

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  28. Finally Finished EV training and IV breeding my team. Now all that’s left is Levelling them up and going to the Maison for items.

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      • I’ll battle you on Saturday. I can give you tips and information now though. Just tell me what you want to improve on. Plus as I know your play style I can tell you your faults.

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          • Ok first things first. When I battled you yesterday you never pulled out even when you were in danger. As I said I was scouting you to see your play style so I could find your week points. I sent out my gengar out against yours you didn’t switch. If you were timid max speed then you had a 50 50 chance of killing me. And yes battle more to find your way.

  29. I’m still pissed that my first Squirtle of the day had perfect iVs and the wrong egg moves. I haven’t gotten on since. I may have a shiny waiting for me!

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  30. I saw Ziia’s comment! XD Ziia, the one pokemon in your team that I’m scared to death of is Ill Nino…..that is one scary pokemon to face!!!! XD

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  31. “And on Route 7 there is a sudden outbreak of Wild Squirtle. The reason is unknown but it might be due to the untalented trainer who has been riding back and forth for days now. Will he give up? Probably not.”

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  32. My Team:
    Noctis – Shiny Noivern
    Noel – Swampert
    Vanille – Gardevoir
    Mog – Whimsicott
    Cie’th – Metagross
    Caius – Nidoking

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  33. Daily Lick!

    BREAKING NEWS!

    Metagross has been kicked out of OU because of the steel nerf in X and Y!
    Metagross is now weak to:
    Ground
    Fire
    Ghost
    And Dark!
    Because of how common these have become in competitive, the only use for Metagross is for fairy types, but even then, Mega Gengar can OHKO.

    The more you know.

    -Me

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  34. Welll… there isnt really much to talk about now so here’s why i end the end choose pokemon x over y

    The legendary pokemon is a majestic beast who learns outrage (and white herb geomancy tho >>)

    Slurrpuff vs. aromatisse: Slurrpuff looks way better, it is exactly how a food-mon should look. is better with competitive battling (for me)=-=

    clawitzer vs dragalge: although it IS cool to have a poison/dragon type i’ll stick to only having two weaknesses thx. and its move pool and ability are actually useful together (unlike a certain pangoro I know) and dat shiny tho >>

    THIS IS ALLLLL IMO. not to be taken srsly.

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  35. Sorry if the list is long

    Gen 1 mankey, rapidash,drowzee,krabby,kingler,chaansey,kabutops,hitmonchan,hitmonlee

    Gen 2,natu,togetic,girfaraifig,hitmontop

    Gen 3, wurmple,silcoon,bbuttefly,dustox,shroomish,numel,camerupt,cacnea,acturne, baltoy,armaldo,walrien,metang,metagross,

    gen 4 krockitot krictune,cherubi,shellos,buneary,bronzor,bronzorg,

    gen 5, pignite,lillipup,stoutland,herdier,tranquil,unfezant,drilbur,exadrill,seismitoad,,leavanny,darumaka,maractus,yamask,archeops,carracosta,mincinno,cinccino,deerling,sawasbuck,joltik,klicklang,elgyem,vullaby

    PLEASE READ I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT

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  36. i sorry i lied everyone… i was but i actually wasnt when u think i was i wasnt but when u didnt i was…. i died in the year 1412

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    • dangerous D:
      i honestly didnt expect your garchomp to come out so early and to outspeed my charizard XD usually most garchomps i face are slow oxo

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      • i was expecting any setup users so i cant stop from seting plus i didnt want to be to obvious and send klefki first but why didnt you revenge kill your meowstick:O?

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  37. a speical annoucment from pokemon

    “WE ARE ANNOUCING NEW REMAKES INTRODUCING…………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    POKEMON RED AND BLUE 3d…..”
    http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfwl1v5Z4F1qzlv9fo1_500.jpg

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  38. TELL PERCY AKA HEAVY WHEN HE COMES BACK THAT I LEFT AND FOR HIM TO STRAIGHT AWAY REQUEST TRADE ON PSS 😀

    GOOD NIGHT

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  39. So right now, my team consists of Weavile, Gliscor, Gardevoir(M), Aegislash, and Samurott. What should be the last Pokemon? I want tyrantrum, but I’m worried I don’t have enough defense.

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  40. Is it morbid hatching Yamask because they’re dead people? “With every Yamask born, another person suddenly dies.”

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  41. Guys, I’ve seen some messed up chizz by David Firth, now I just want to Battle somebody. I brought some good Pokemon from X to Y through a friend, so I’ll battle in Y. My name is Milora in Y.

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    • Not sure about Magnezone.

      TTar usually runs 252 speed 252 att 4 hp*.
      Ninetales usually runs 252 speed 252 spatt 4 hp*.

      Gastrodon you have two options. 248 HP 8Speed* plus:
      1. 252 def. this is if you are comfortable that you will get off amnesia.
      2. 252 spdef. to make a super spdef tank.

      * for lv50 battles: 252/248/8, for lv100 battles: 252/252/4

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  42. ok, this is crazy I have literally caught 4 shiny fletchinders at this point while trying for a ponyta or slugma, I do not understand…. but oh well, shinies are shinies 😛

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      • I would but im not overly big on pokemon that haven’t always been mine, i’m a strange one, even when I get a pokemon I want from trade I breed it so its mine and then re-trade or release the one that isn’t 😛 lol, im giving them to my friends

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  43. We might not see a solution to the framerate issue. That’s a hardware problem more than a software one. There was no rushing involved… they’ve been working with the hardware since the 3DS was first announced, if you believe the interviews.

    Also, the XY postgame is pretty standard for the first game in the gen, and the 3rd games are usually carbon copies with the same story, so a worse story is actually a bit of an improvement. lol

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    • I don’t get how it would be a hardware problem. Software should always be tailored to the hardware it runs on. Saying the hardware is not sufficient is a weak excuse. Coming from an engineering student.

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  44. But what if they had been working on the Hoenn remakes since, say, 2011. Since after Black and White, but they wanted to release it as part of the 6th gen, for the 3DS.

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  45. after reading this… i think hoenn remakes has been confirmed!!! XD

    ok but serieus… I’m not one of those people that screams to every photo ITS BEEN COMFIRMED. but…. i think this is the worst article every… sorry Dae. i know its your opinion. but still. you cant compare pokemon with COD or Assassins creed.pokemon is much older and a complete other game/franchise

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  46. I actually agree very much with this. No matter how much I want the Hoenn remakes I am not overly fond of yearly releases. I think the game developers should take their time and not rush things. Also this gives them a chance to add new features, make better updates…and overall a better game…at least in my opinion

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    • is it bad that i would love them to be announced this month? just for the hell of it and give people that love Hoenn (and especially the ones that started in Hoenn like myself and feel like it’s home to them), something to look forward to. Not sure if you know my whole story with Hoenn, but if you did, you’d understand why I’d feel blessed by getting Hoenn games on the 3DS and that look like XY.

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      • I know most people want the confirmation as soon as possible, but I’m not that patient. I’d be happy if they announced the game 6 months before release, not 10. If it’s announced this month, it better be released this summer.

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        • I can understand that. If they were announced this month, I would honestly want them as soon as possible to be honest. But, really, just knowing that they’re coming is good enough for me as long as it’s not an ungodly waiting period. (X and Y was barely tolerable)

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  47. I actually agree with this article! The continuous rush of Pokemon games is what prevents me from getting everything I can out of each game. For me, playing a Pokemon game is just finishing the story. I’m not a competitive player but I could be if I could just do a first playthrough of the game for story then a second playthrough for building my teams. I would need a lot of time to do this since I don’t eat, breathe and sleep Pokemon and I actually have other things to do! So, as Dae says, take a year off GameFreak. Let me fully appreciate your current games before you let me enjoy more.

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  48. Random complaint:
    The current poll fails to mention it’s a yearly fee => approximately 42 cents a month. Damn that’s cheap

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  49. *thinks “oh hey let’s get back to filling my pokedex*
    *opens ds realises I was playing MH3U*
    FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

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      • Monster hunter tri ultimate, it’s one the best games but no one really knows about it, it has a crap tons of hours of gameplay(more than it takes to finish skyrim 100% mainly due to the unfair reward system XD) and I’m loving it,
        364:47 hours of gameplay and I still haven’t finished it

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  50. When I read the title I thought you were saying that you didn’t want Hoenn games this year and I was like yes! because, and this is only my opinion, but I found the Hoenn region to be quite a disappointment. The evil team was bad and more than 1/3 of the region was water. Also I’ve noticed that other than the Kanto, Hoenn no longer has any Pokemon exclusive to it’s region. Registeel, Regice and Regirock were Hoenn’s last exclusive Pokemon until BW2 where they were finally obtainable.

    When you carefully look at Pokemon X & Y and think about it, you can see that the chance for Hoenn remakes are very unlikely. First off is the mention of a facility by a backpacker in a hotel then a city and then a Pokemon league Champion. This could be reference to any region but as Hoenn seems to need a remake, people interpreted this as evidence as a Hoenn remake until the backpacker himself says this before giving you the strange souvenir,” Where is it you ask? Well, I can tell you that it’s not Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh or even Unova!”. This easily shoots the chance of Hoenn remakes in the head but I’ll go on.

    Another thing that puts the nail in the coffin for Hoenn is the Strange Souvenir itself. There is no existing Pokemon that look remotely like the Strange Souvenir and this promotes the reality of an upcoming new region instead of Hoenn.

    Now this is just my theory. As everyone has noticed, only 69 Pokemon and 25 Mega Evolutions (27 if you included Latias and Latios’ unreleased Mega Evolutions). Johto only released 100 Pokemon but with Mega Evolutions and new Pokemon combined, Kalos only released 94. The new Pokemon count is really small and but this would allow for another small number of new Pokemon to be released in the new region, thus making the new region as interesting as Kalos.

    There is also the possibility of a XY2/ Pokemon Z because excluding HGSS and FRLG, every Pokemon generation has had a sequel game and as people have said, X & Y felt a bit empty to them a XY2/ Pokemon Z could easily fix this. The only annoying thing I found with the games was that I couldn’t unequip the roller skates so I had to use the D-pad if I simply wanted to run or I had to use the roller skates.

    So the only real possibilities for a 2014 Pokemon 3DS game is the 7th Generation of Pokemon or XY2/ Pokemon Z. So which one would you prefer?

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    • The reason some people like Hoenn in the first place is the water. Also, everyone knows the Strange Souvenir is not a hint to Hoenn. But I do agree that the Hoenn evil teams suck. And I hope there will be an X/Y2 where there are more Pokemon and/or more Megas.

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    • If gamefreak start releasing incomplete pokemon games just to make more money in 3rd installments or start releasing the exact same game just with a better post game for $60, I’ll quit pokemon

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      • That’s just it! Pokemon X & Y wasn’t incomplete! It left a few things mysterious so fans could speculate about them for the next game/s because other Pokemon haven’t done that ever. The sequel of Pokemon games evolve and improve on the faults of the first games and make the region itself better, not just add a better post game and in Pokemon X & Y, you didn’t really need a post game in my opinion because Nintendo was kind enough to improve the time needed to breed shinies, ev train, get Pokemon with perfect ivs, etc. So you don’t get too bored doing it and besides, it you do get bored, there are so many great 3ds games out at the moment like Fire Emblem Awakening and Bravely Default.

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    • The only argument I disagree with is saying 1/3 of Hoenn being water is a bad thing, I’m sorry but this is complete garbage and I’m sure lots of people of agree. Some people liked the change in scenery that Hoenn provided, including myself. To be fair I was actually disappointed in DP when the only compulsory surfing route was a short stretch to get to Victory Road
      All your other points are valid and fair though.

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      • Yours is actually the best and kindest reply to my comment so, thank you. I’m not arguing with you but I doubt remakes will become mainstream maybe 1 remade generation every 3 years because there isn’t much to remake other than Hoenn and maybe Sinnoh. What I didn’t I include in my previous comment was that I believe that Hoenn will receive a remake in 2015/2016. The reason I believe that Hoenn won’t receive a remake during 2014 is because of all the Gen 7 hints.

        P.S. I actually really liked the Sinnoh region but it might just be because of these Pokemon:

        Empoleon, Luxray, Garchomp, Lucario, Electivire, Togekiss, Gallade, Rotom, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina (both forms) and Darkrai.

        And I also liked the Sinnoh region because it included a different dimension in Pokemon Platinum in which you could catch Giratina which was quite cool.

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        • Sinnoh was a good region and all but…really all I like from it is Cynthia and some of the pokemon. The lay out of the region…not so much. All in all though, it is a good Gen. I won’t argue with that haha.

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    • I can see why you’d think Hoenn probably won’t come, and everyone has their views and thoughts so, I can respect that. Though, if they were to follow suit, Gen3 remakes will come out. I’m not saying they are, I’m just saying it would fit the pattern is all. Now, I agree with Chaos that the huge amount of water was a good change in things and, this may just be from the fact that I was born in Italy and lived on a small Italian island for the first two years of my life, I loved that Hoenn had that much water for me to surf around on. The evil teams weren’t that great, I’ll agree, but…they were still good for me when I first played Gen3. Back to the chance of remakes though, I can’t remember if it was Masuda or someone else that said Gen3 had a special place for him and that they had big plans for Gen3 (something along those lines, I can’t remember the exact words). So given that, I’d say that remakes will happen. Now the half-a-game feel of X and Y, I completely agree that the next installment will be the second half. As to which will come first, that’s the only thing I can’t really say.

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      • What I didn’t include in my comment is that I believe that Hoenn will receive remakes just, not during 2014 because of all the obvious tips about Gen 7. We’ll probably get them 2015/2016.

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        • I figured that, and I really don’t think it would be Gen7 though. Really, I think they would finish Kalos with “the other half,” if you believe that theory. But, whichever comes first, I just want the questions that X and Y brought up to be answered..and to get my Hoenn remakes haha.

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  51. I agree with most of this article, but “make people love Pokemon again”? X and Y has made the series more popular than it has in years. Or at least that’s what I’ve observed with a ton of people that I know. X and Y had a disappointing endgame, but overall the game is loads better than Black & White/2 IMO. I can’t wait to see how an X & Y 2 or Z will improve upon the game, though.

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  52. I don’t really want standalone Hoenn remakes. The region should be incorporated into a future game. But to make more money they’re probably going to be standalone…It’s possible to transfer Pokemon from RSE to XY (via a few other games…when Bank is released), so there’s no real necessity for them. Maybe a Wii U game? Change it up a bit

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  53. Game Freak said that XY took over three years to develop,
    so they were most certainly not rushed… Because of this, I assume the frame
    rate is a hardware limitation they simply couldn’t fix without overhauling the
    graphics, not that I’m knowledgeable in that department. BW2 definitely had a
    worse story, but how can you say they were simply a recycled BW1? How can you consider
    the game nothing more than a recycling with the variety of new features such as
    the new, albeit worse story, Pokéstar Studios, World Tournament, Hidden
    Grottoes, Black Tower/White Treehollow, Join Avenue, Funfest Missions, the new
    Unova areas, the alteration of existing areas, Memory Link, the difficulty
    settings, etc.? Also, the “annualization” does not occur in Japan, which, as
    you know, is where development takes place. Since Diamond and Pearl, it was
    2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013. Is it really a problem if there’s only a
    two-year gap between the primary pair and the next installment? As a side note,
    the reason BW2 took a little less than two years to release since BW is because
    the DS was aging and they were experienced with DS game development by that
    point.

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  54. I have to admit when I first read the title of this I was a bit defensive thinking it would be all negative but it does make a lot of sense. Pokemon games have become more childish and rushed for demand which is probably why we lose a lot of features from past games that we liked and only get a few new improvements. X and Y made a huge leap in Pokemon with 3D graphics, Trainer customization, and the PSS, but the story and post game play was kinda sucky with little back story of the legendary Pokemon. Hoenn is my home and I have always wanted to go back to the games where I got my start but not if it’s gona be weak and rushed. Remakes jump a game system: Gameboy to Gameboy Advance, Gameboy Color to DS, and now we are looking at Gameboy Advance to 3DS. The 3DS is a system that can be updated with new software for future games meaning that it’s life span may be much longer than past systems. Although the time for Ruby and Sapphire to make their comeback has finally arrived it may be best to wait just a little longer. I would settle with a another filler game like Black 2 and White 2 if it meant more time and work would be spent on the Hoenn remakes.

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  55. I agree with you. Yes, I would love Hoenn remakes, but I prefer a quality game over a shitty one. I want to be a video game designer one day, already have a series of three games planned out. However, I would want the ones programming to take their time and create a quality game, not a rushed mess just for money or just to quickly try and please fans.

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  56. I completely agree with you !!! If anything I can see us getting a useless spin-off sometime this year and then towards the end perhaps a DLC expansion. It’s what I’ve been begging for after I discovered how small XY were. 10 or so new evos for old mons (dunsparce etc) and more legendaries with some intense new routes and locations. TPCi needs to make movies and TV specials and events for the next 2-4 years based on this gen and with only 3 unreleased mons idk how this will be possible.

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  57. You are so right. Pokemon BW2 SUCKS SO BAD! Where is the complete form of Kyurem? I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT! And the designs? Terrible. XY is barely an improvement. You are right, they should wait.

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  58. BW2 were way more than BW1 being recycled. They’re almost completely different games, contrary to most sister games in the Pokémon series. X and Y didn’t need to “save” the 3DS, it was already selling like hot cakes.

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  59. I’m sorry Dae. Usually I think your opinions are always valid and have some good points, but this just kind of flicked the switch in the opposite direction. BW2 was just BW1 recycled with a worse story? X and Y fell short? To each their own but I majorly disagree with your viewpoints.

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  60. I have mixed feelings about remakes coming this year or the next. There’s also the Plus and Minus rumors, which may make me feel those games would come before the Ruby and Sapphire remakes.

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  61. More likely will be Pokémon Z the 3rd game of XY and 2015 the remakes of RSE games based with the story of Emerald, like HGSS was based on Crystal. And maybe for Wii U Pokémon Stadium 3 or Pokémon Battle Revolution 2, this year.

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