The world of Pokémon just keeps on getting bigger and so does the space required by each new game. When Pokémon X&Y were released for the Nintendo 3DS they took up 1.7GB individually, which was a leap from previous generations. The remakes Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire were bigger still, but only by about a tenth of a gigabyte. Now the next generation of Pokémon, Sun and Moon, will require twice the amount of space and fans downloading the games will need 26,215 blocks (3.2GB) free on their console for each title.
That’s pretty MASSIVE and hopefully an indicator that there are a lot to do in these games. Many have been worried that all the news releases have been spoiling the contents of the Alola region before we even step foot on one of its sandy beaches, but the islands may hold more secrets than we think!
The Japanese Pokémon site has also warned players that a 4GB SD card will most likely not be large enough to store both the demo AND full game, so now might be a good time to go shopping for a high capacity SD card if you need one!
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Damn, that’s huge…
Well.. Guess I’ll get a physical copy then lol
so how do i transfer files from an old sd card to a new 1?
There are lots of tutorials out there. Mostly just putting the first SD card in a computer and duplicating its files then putting it on the other SD card
Actually there’s a wireless backup system available these days through the settings menu. It requires a Windows PC though.
Copy the files to a PC and then to another SD.
This can be done fully manually by removing the card and placing it in the pc, copying the data to the pc, and then copying that data to the new card or partially automatic by using the wireless backup feature available in the settings menu.
Doesn’t matter to me. I buy physical copies of games. I only download updates and DLC. Anyways, this is not a surprise. S/M should have a lot of content, larger ares, more music, and more models.
Please have a better soundtrack than X and Y. Those games had the worst soundtrack in the series. Super unmemorable.
X and Y had a pretty good sound track, it had some gems like sycamores theme but for me I would say I want a soundtrack on par or dare I say better than that of BW, if even possible.
I really have to disagree. While it has some good ones, a lot of them are so forgettable especially the towns
lol town/city themes are always forgetten by most ppl, out of the series itself, the memorable one for me are jubilife city from diamond and pearl, lavender town (well who doesn’t remember that) sotapolis city, and anistar city.
No they didn’t xy had an awesome ST are u high
That’s the first time I’ve heard this. I enjoyed X/Y’s OST. I thought it was one of the best from the series. I remember a ton of themes from it! Why do you dislike it?
So if you have a physical copy, there’s no need for a new SD card?
As long as your current SD card can fit the Demo and the small bit of patch data/street pass data, then yes, because the game data will all be on the cartridge, not the SD card.
I have the same 2GB SD card, so the data and the demo have to fit. And the only amount of blocks I have is 11,237. Will that work or do I need more?
We don’t have any figures on how big the Demo will be yet, but chances are you might need a micro SD card with more memory (4 to 8GB).
That’s not a bad thing though. I picked up a 32GB micro SD for about £15-£25 a while ago, took the old card out of my 3DS, copied my old data to the new card (using a computer), put the new card in my 3DS and never had to touch it again. I’ve probably only used about 10-15% of that despite filling it with demos I’ve never played.
So it’s a small investment that should last for the rest of your 3DS’ lifetime, and something you should only have to do once.
Again though, it depends how big the demo is. Until we know that, there’s no way to know if you’ll need to get a new card or not. Either way it shouldn’t be too hard and it would be a one-off thing if you have to do it.
Apparently the demo is 400mb/3200 blocks
Thanks, I was wondering the same thing.
It does depend on how big the demo will be and how big your current card is though, hopefully they’ll be sensible enough strip data out to make it smaller.
Really they ought to suggest people replace the card before first using the system instead of using the tiny one packed with the console.
Also as someone else pointed out, you can always delete the demo after transferring the Greninja if there’s nothing else you need from it. I think you’ll probably be able to reinstall it for a while anyway if need be.
Ultimately changing the card isn’t that hard, I managed to change mine in a matter of hours, including buying the new one. The hardest part (assuming you don’t need to locate a computer and are reasonably ok with using a computer) is just opening the DS up and finding the micro SD slot.
I’m sure there are guides out there too. If not I’ll see if I can ask the PJ guys to host one in an article.
No need for thanks though, I’m always happy to discuss the technical aspect.
A bit of save data is saved to the SD card. Even though you have a physical copy, it’s best to upgrade your SD card to at least 16 GB. That’s why I have.
No thank you for that unnecessary guilt-tripping advertisement, I don’t want to force myself into labour, I have 19,000 blocks and I’m proud! Come at me wondrous demo and game! (Physical so it won’t use up too much blocks)
Where is ur proof. Or scene of him being an idiot he just looks like hes having a good time i think u need to learn the definition of idiot before u throw the word around willy nilly
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I hope this translates to twice the content, although with all that we’ve seen that’s pretty much confirmed.
Kalos confurmed…. Jk ;~;
Good thing I only get physical copies for this exact reason.
the models are now much bigger and so is the map/overworld, so this was quite predictable.
*has 32 GB SD card*
http://cdn.ebaumsworld.com/mediaFiles/picture/1151541/84288884.jpg
Talking shit is not critical it is immature and its not being naive its called open mindedness
Fun fact, the largest known 3DS cartridge has an 8GB capacity.
Well if gen 8 isn’t on a new console… #unrealisticexpectations
Yo, I am gonna call it right now.
There will be an anime episode when ash is practicing for using Pikachu’s z-move and he accidentally throws Pikachu too far and spends the episode trying to search for him.
That should happen soon then since it seems he’s getting the Z-ring in the first episode and there was also a scene in the first trailer where they succesfully launched a Z-move.
Exactly
His throw isn’t that strong
Oh, there are several episodes of Pokemon that could disagree with you. After all Ash would have to be strong for taking all the hits from saving his Pokemon.
That has nothing to do with throwing
That shows his physical strength. Which yes does involve throwing.
My new 3DS case. Yes I am very happy with it ?? (rf) https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e48ab24b8b2540f0d8095e4e4f3446c3f06b8b4e011a2dfa5ee5cd1c70f79ab1.jpg
I REALLY hope this means there is a MASSIVE post game waiting to surprise us, that there are just so many secrets and Easter eggs, perhaps even a return to Kalos?
*fingers crossed!!!*
Or they used up all the data for main story
If that’s is ALL main story, then HECK YES, sign me up!!!!
U realize it could sacrifice post game
During e3 they said alola is secluded
Without meaning to sound negative, I think most of the memory increase is actually for the scenery and music. The world is very large this time and the sound quality seems to have been upped slightly, maybe a few more samples per second.
But double the size? For those two things? Of course those would need more than oras and x and y, but double? That doesn’t seem like double the size would be necessary just for graphics and sound… but then again, idk much about technology.
If you double width and height of an uncompressed texture, it takes 4 times the memory space. 128×128 = 16384 pixels, 256×256 = 65536 pixels
Doubling the sampling rate for a soundtrack would at least double the size. Then there’s the possibility they added more layering this time.
Add that to the models, textures, icons, text and stats used by the new pokemon.
Plus the code for the new moves.
Plus the additions to Amie to turn it into refresh.
Plus the Festival Plaza.
Plus the Pokepelago.
Data adds up fast.
Must be alot of pokemon too
TIME TO CONFESS! I am currently rewatching the old seasons. About to start with Johto League Champions!
http://i.imgur.com/OtnMdfL.jpg
Pure gold! Those should be Dartrixs shiny colors.
Better yet, there should be a crossover.
Pokemon Mystery Attorney
The characters of Ace Attorney with the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon premise of being a Pokemon. XD
Yes! The already have detective Pikachu.
Get those done and they’ll be ready for a 3 way crossover
Pokemon Mystery Attorney: Layton VS Wright
XD
Blind ignorance
My sd card is 16 gigs
Dang, I guess that means there is going to be a lot going on. I have to wonder if we may get more then one region in this game. That would be interesting.
It’s more likely they they’ve just made the new region bigger and more detailed than previous ones.
Yea, maybe, though that’s an awful lot of data just for that. And the region isn’t really bigger, in fact it seems a lot smaller then ones we’ve had before. So perhaps we are getting a Kalos return in this game.
Smaller?
The overworld is way bigger than ORAS was.
This (ORAS):
http://media-cerulean.cursecdn.com/attachments/13/550/route_119_healing_house.png
vs This (SM):
https://poketouch.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/newly_discovered_pokemon_in_new_sun_and_moon_gameplay_trailer.jpg
And there are plenty of locations too if you look deeply at the map.
Not to mention the really big places:
http://www.serebii.net/sunmoon/city.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/xaTKSDn.png
and draw distance is pretty good for a 3ds game
Yeah, either they’re only just pushing things to their potential or they’re using a new technique. I’ve got a feeling they might be using some trickery (i.e. billboards) but I could be wrong.
Do you think the huge spaces in the former two pics will have a seamless transition from area to area or that blank out that was in luminous city in X&Y?
Probably black out going by the E3 trailer’s transition to the island platform.
I could be wrong though, since that involved an event and Route 1 transitioned smoothly.
(29:13)
https://youtu.be/UC-uLg_5RIA?t=29m13s
Wait so if I buy the game, do I have to have space free or is that just for a downloadable version from the e-store?
I’m pretty sure its only the E-store version, though the patches and updates will take a few blocks of space when downloaded.
You can also just delete the demo once the game is released, can’t you?
Not if you want to transfer Ash Greninja.
Once it’s transferred to the game you could
You could do that, but that would have to be after playing the game for a while, so you’d still need the space for both for a brief time.
Yeah I knew I wasnt going to buy this game digitally lol.
i was thinking in my head how is pokemon levels gonna work like how they wont obey you sometimes if they are a high level. Like if the 16 trail captains is a thing will it be every 2 trail captains more pokemon will obey etc
Would have expected 18 if there’s going to be that many, I wonder which types would miss out.
Probably either no limit or every other captain raises the max level by 5 or 10.
16 is rumored because dark and poison could go to Guzma and Plumeria who failed the challenge, Kukui might of been rock but they could of found one. and it makes it clearly 4 pre island
Assuming there aren’t any on any islets, there aren’t any hidden islands and there isn’t one on Aether Paradise.
Personally I think 4 per island seems unrealistic looking at the map, I think there’s going to be a different number per island since the islands are of different sizes and not all evenly developed.
well we know 5 rn
4 on the 2nd and 1 on the first island
Rn?
And are you assuming clockwise movement or anticlockwise? (I refer to them by compass directions, except for NW since we know that’s Melemele and SE which is almost certainly Akala)
right now it means and Akala Island is the NE island. because why would introduce the battle royale so late in the game?
Acronyms are evolving faster than I can keep up with.
Ah, so it is. I have an image in my head of the individual islands but I get their ordering mixed up a bit.
They could always zig-zag between the islands rather than going in a clock direction, it’s hard to tell because they’ve shown areas of all the islands.
I think Aether Paradise will definately be the first island after Melemele though, whatever the orders of the other islands are.
I guess there’re either 4 per island or 4 in total. Because 4 trial captains revealed so far all have a charm that contains 4 sided figure, each having one side filled with the colour of the type they represent.
I must admit, part of me thinks there will only be 4 and they’ll only be on one island. It would be kind of weird, but I can see GF doing that because it’s less work.
I didn’t know but I like it. http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1475772042125.gif
In the new Trailer for the anime is shows Ash underwater on the Sharpedo, I know this is the anime so works differently, but it got me thinking, could sharpedo perhaps be used akin to dive? I feel they’d have shown it by now, though at the same time, maybe https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/57eca0eb66e695ca2e370e6761df70d77c2d84b21ffdd8b037955f2df7fcefb5.png
Regardless if it’s Sharpedo or not, I’m sure they’ll give us a PokéRide for Dive since they are for everything else.
Possible but on current evidence I’d say unlikely. They’ve made a big thing about sharpedo smashing rocks and shown no hint of it diving.
I like the anime style but they forget some details about Charizard’s feet …….I like dark orange Charizard though. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TQhMyEGGrWU/hqdefault.jpg
To be fair thats not a result of this new style, Charizard has had fully orange feet since at least Black and White, though I did have to rewatch Iris Dragonite Vs Ash Charizard to check, though in some shots they are yellow fully underneath so I dunno which it was meant to be in that scene
Not really ….here is Alain Charizard, and u can check charizar XY model though. http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/pokemon/images/a/a9/Alain's_Charizard.png/revision/latest?cb=20140404050229
http://www.serebii.net/anime/pictures/specials/037/DP92.jpg
all charizard models have the feet except Mega Y
I know that ….that cuz the feet shape r different.
Enough of Charizard Foot Fetish pic
They’re right though, the new art style has retconned Charizard’s foot colouring.
its not the new art style its an inconsistency sometimes in season one Pikachu didn’t have cheek pouches
Yeah I saw that after watching more, some shots have shown them not there however
It’s fair to ignore them in distance stuff, but the one from the SM anime is almost certainly a closeup.
Yeah the anime team did some mistakes ……they didn’t design these characters by the way
It’s the art style, look at the ORAS back sprite:
http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/3/3b/Spr_b_6x_006.png
I can see yes
every season has inconsistencies and miscolorings so its not a huge deal
it doesnt look that bad at all lol
This is awesome (rf)
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8dc648504ee2abc3461478edc2a632c1ba25647f13b6ee729b6cce2ebb057b4a.jpg
Lol, I was actually goona post that yesterday 😛
I love it
So happy my shiny drought is over xD
http://i.imgur.com/2XwSCWd.jpg
how long has it been
A month and a half
thats not bad mine was literally 2 YEARS!
Were you actively hunting every day and did you have a shiny charm?
yes and no
Shh, it’s asleep XD
Lmao xD
possibly another region? Perhaps Kalos?
More likely that Alola is just highly detailed and they’ve added a lot of minigames.
I hope. Couriway Town ;~;