The first footage of upcoming iOS/Android alternate reality game Pokémon GO has apparently been shown at a SXSW panel and it looks, well, not great. For a game coming out this summer and heading to beta in Japan soon, it seems to have quite a ways to go.
The video shows an encounter with Ivysaur in which a Pokéball fails to capture the creature and a Master Ball is ultimately used to snag it. The balls seem to be available for a currency most likely tied to in-app purchases, although there will probably be ways to earn it inside the game.
What do you think?
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Yea, I didn’t think I would get pokemon go, and this further confirms it. I don’t like the way it looks, it just looks very simple. (Also I don’t like F2P/ pokemon mobile games)
I’ll probably get it because it’s free. The Gen 1 pandering’s kinda annoying tho
Sorry, but the announcement of Sun and Moon has overshadowed Pokemon Go… Just give me more stuff on Sun and Moon instead… I can wait until Pokemon Go is officially released to get information, I just want Sun and Moon…
We only have three more weeks until CoroCoro leaks. Three more weeks…
Don’t rush my life. It’s already flying by because of trimesters.
Well, while nobody is trying to rush your life, I hope it continues flying by because of your school
He is because I’m ready for some S&M action. 🙁
I’m ready too. Maybe since they released info Feb. 22 or whenever it was, the Pokemon Co. will release info March 22 (or a month later?) then we will get info from April CoroCoro? Wishful thinking more than a reality….
I wouldn’t mind a few more details. It’d be nice to have stuff to speculate with.
stop it. You are not ready for S&M action.
It’s going by alarmingly quick for me, since I’ve been working like a slave for the past two months on homework and other things. I’m not currently in a good mental state, but Sun and Moon are one of the things that keeps me motivated.
It feels like we’ve been waiting for information for three weeks since March 15! And it’s been a week… It’s just frustrating.
Im totally fine with this.
Totally forgot Sun and Moon was a thing haha
Totally off topic, but I can’t get past the security check for the forum…
Mainly because it’s totally invisible. There’s nothing I can click on or anything. Is it something to do with browsers? I’d like to become a member but it’s kinda impossible right now.
What username are you trying to register with?
I got in, it was probably something to do with my browser.
Sorry for the trouble!
Not really feeling it.
Hello. Some fresh french news from the mysterious Pokemon event in Paris… Pokemon Company revealed N-O-T-H-I-N-G. They presented the world’s biggest Pokemon tcg card. A Pikachu made of thousands different cards…
Ok. Thank you. Goodbye.
I was about to post that! Thanks for the heads-up the other day!
Here’s the official tweet for those interested:
https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/711847777693786112?s=09
Prepared to get rekt pokemanz. I will take that record!
I thought it was starting at midday in France? Which would be ten minutes ago, fifteen minutes after your message. Though I doubt there will be news, much as I almost desperately want there to be
LOL. WHAT
A card.
Made of cards.
How exciting.
That pikachu is actually awesome.
This is close to what I expected.
It’s a location-based, AR game on smartphones.
The actual concept of “Pokemon in the real world” may be realized when products like Hololens become mainstream and AR advances.
I still expect the game to become better,as it is still in Beta, plus with the gym icons on the map,and confirmation of different teams,and the amount of money they are putting into it, The final product will be much better..hopefully
This actually got me excited for Pokemon GO even a little more. I hope they implement wild Pokemon battles rather than just throw pokeballs. I figure there will be in app purchases, but if they go the route of you don’t need to buy them it’ll just take longer then I’m okay with that.
If the final version has this low quality I would be very disappointed… and it also could harm the image of Nintendo and The Pokemon Company.
Mostly the pokemon company as nintendo has nothing to do with the developing of this game
Do you remeber the first trailer of pokemon XY? The graphics were too ugly. There was a part where you could see the glasses of the guy staying in the air. The thing is, we have to wait till we get a real trailer
lol. That was a glitch with the glasses and it got patched. Also, from the first trailer, I only notice new textures for Lumiose City. The graphics look exactly the game.
lol just had to do it