Nintendo Switch Preview Trailer Released

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As promised the preview trailer for Nintendo’s next home console has been released!

The Nintendo Switch is an all-new console from Nintendo, releasing March 2017

https://youtu.be/f5uik5fgIaI

Features and Information

  • Releasing March 2017
  • Switch can be played docked at home, as a handheld device or, as a portable home console
  • Numerous configurations available for controllers
  • Capable of running games like Skyrim, both docked at home and on the move
  • Split screen co-op in games like Mario Kart is possible on the move
  • Splatoon, Mario Kart and a new 3D Mario appear to be making their way to the new console in addition to the previously announced Zelda title

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  4. I’m rather confident that we will never get another dedicated Nintendo handheld, certainly not for the next decade or two. Hold your 3DS’s close, because they could be the end of an era.

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  6. Apparently it’s been confirmed that Nintendo won’t reveal any more information in 2016. I’m completely fine with this because at least they aren’t keeping us in the dark anymore. Get ready for one heck of a January Direct/press event/both.

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      • Here you go, a preliminary list of evidence (there are 3 more I found today which I haven’t updating this list with yet:
        1. Ash-Greninja is nowhere to be found in the datamine, meaning it’s stored somewhere else. Before you say “these are pokedex stills, of course it isn’t there”, Mimikyu and Wishwashi’s form changes are in there, so it makes no logical sense to not include Greninja’s form change.
        2. The 6 (counting the two after Mimikyu as one because of form changes) missing models cannot be totems. Firstly, these are pokedex stills, and if totems are just pokemon with an orange aura with no real unique features, they would not have a pokedex still. Secondly, we know of 7 trial captains, and there are only 6 totems here (again counting the two after Mimikyu as one), so even in the highly unlikely event that they are totems, there are STILL missing models here.
        3. This list does not include a pokemon that resembles the strange souvenir, nor does it include a pokemon that resembles the statues on Mahalo trail.
        4. The datamine does not include any stills for Charizard (who we’ve seen in trailers and is a pokeride pokemon) or Horsea (who we’ve also seen in trailers and is on an alolan statue).
        5. GameXplain claims they found MULTIPLE new pokemon in the first two hours of the game, and the leaked pokemon don’t look early game, as most are evolutions and the rest look late game. Remember, this is only the first TWO HOURS, so to find more than 1 new pokemon demonstrates how this can’t be complete.
        6. Marshadow is in the mythical pokemon section, which would mean that Solgaleo and Lunala are lacking a third legendary to the trio.

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        • 3. I’m telling you it’s going to be the red tapu once it closes its mask 🙂 And the statue was only speculated to be a Pokemon, we’ve had plenty of statues in the games that aren’t Pokemon 😛

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        • you probably shouldn’t use the totems as an example because they never said that there would be a totem pokemon after each trail captain.

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        • 1) Greninja is not in the regional dex so it’s clear its new form in’t there either.
          2) Totem are in the dex because they are much bigger then normal pokemon, this is why the pokedex may register them as they were forms. No, we have all the totem pokemon in the pokedex cause wishiwashi will not have a totem model: it’s school form is already a totem like pokemon.
          3) The strange souvenir may be a Tapu (the red one) once closed or may not been a real pokemon at all.
          4) Palpitoad was a statue in x/y but was not in the regional pokedex. Charizard may be a post game pokemon to ride or simply rideable pokemon are not registered by the pokedex
          5) They probably have seen Pikipeck evo, alola diglet and alola geodude and graveler.
          6) Gen 2 has no 3rd legend so it’s possible neither gen 7 has one.

          Think what you want but dataminers agree on the fact that this is all what we have.

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    • Is anyone really surprised? Sure it was a possibility in a way, but it was never something that was a shoo in. Honestly I think they can do a a single region just fine and make the game feel solid. There doesn’t really need to be much post game content if the whole story is super jam packed.

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    • Well, looks like Kalos is going down as the worst region in pokemon history. So many questions still left unanswered. So many chambers still left empty.

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          • And instead it was a hold over for Sun and Moon. Can’t even return to fix the potential it had. Nah, let’s just take Zygarde, and move it over here.

          • It’s clear Sun and Moon were always the plan, otherwise why place all the talk of going to a new region next time in XY. And who knows, maybe they actually did have plans to return to Kalos, but the plans fell apart =/

          • I feel like it would’ve been easy to make a Z though, you know? Literally just take X&Y game, change the story slightly, add 1 or 2 more encounters and better dialogue for Team flare, give Malva more to do, a few new locations, more post game stuff, and then work zygarde into the story. Whatever, at least Sun and Moon look great. And they better be.

          • Yeah I get what you’re saying. XY really could’ve used a 3rd version, it was so lackluster for all the hype it generated. I hope Sun and Moon will be great. I mean honestly I expect they will be even without Kalos. It’s just I was so hopeful to return to Kalos and finally get a 2 region game again.

          • I feel like we’ll never get another 2 region game ;-; I just hope that at least Alola has some sweet post game islands to explore

          • Oh if this wasn’t a 2 region game, no way will it ever happen again. Admittedly, we never really needed a 2 region game before. Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova were fine on their own. But this all really built up to being the perfect storm of Sun and Moon being a dual region game. But seeing as they most likely won’t be, it’ll remain a GS thing.

          • Johto has no fossils. It was part of a 2 region game. Alola has no fossils…………………. wishful thinking but hey… and I don’t wanna wait until the inevitable Kalos remake that will happen when I’m old and retired…

          • Sun and Moon are alchemic symbols for Gold and Silver
            Solgaleo and Lunala have no trio master just like Ho-Oh and Lugia. Although it can be argued Zygarde is the trio master of both Xerneas/Yveltal and Solgaleo/Lunala.
            Magearna has the Soul Heart Ability.
            Johto had no fossils and neither does Sun and Moon.
            That Ecruteak-looking city on UlaUla Island.

            It annoys me xD Probably looking too much into things all along. Yet GameFreak has a history of hinting at things..

      • Lol! But you’re right, the Kalos region felt bland and GF not making a sequel to X and Y left these games with confusion and many unexplored features. At least we have Zygarde’s complete form and the other ones in Sun and Moon.

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      • Maybe it’s so when we get to X/Y remakes there won’t be as many people dissapointed that they changed a lot because all they’d have to do is add to it.

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      • smash bros for 3ds…. for switch! pokemon on the big screen, ocarina of time or majoras mask. gotta wonder how the touch screen would work?

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        • I think that would be cool. I mean, Nintendo makes a lot of new consoles compatible with old ones, I just don’t know if they would do both the wii u and 3ds since it is a hybrid.

          I would certainly hope so.

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    • I imagine the best we can hope for in that regard is them porting over games from the Wii U via new retail versions or making Wii U games in some capacity on the VC lol

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  16. If there’s no pokemon league, how do we train our pokemon? You think maybe the captains can be matched in postgame with them having an actual team? I also remember the chinese leaker said that “an actual elite four” would have appeared sometimes after the main story…

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    • I imagine they won’t get rid of the traditional “league” ever. I would be willing to bet that some sort of league takes its place in the Alola region after you beat the game. I can’t imagine it being all that extensive, but we’ll have some sort of E4. I would say at the very least the Kahunas are rechallenge.

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    • I imagine theres a central figure. So:
      Trials
      4 Kahunas
      1 Central Figure Champion Type, probably a King/Queen.
      In Hawaiian History Kahunas serve a King, so that seems possible.

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  18. Ok so the post below gave me an idea. Post your team, but instead of pokemon, use pictures that hint at what pokemon it is! The more clever/creative the better!

    https://cdn4.iconfinder.com/data/icons/imod/512/Hardware/iWarning.png

    http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/igotarock.jpg

    https://cdn.drawception.com/images/panels/2012/4-15/8NRmEKYCXb-2.png

    http://www.neatorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/stickyhand1.png

    http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/thumb/4/4a/Gary_cheerleaders.png/240px-Gary_cheerleaders.png

    https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a0/Sonic_unleashed_boxart.jpg

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    • I love this. Everything it’s just so cute. This makes me want mimikkyu on my team. If it has good stats it’s on my team for sure

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    • I love it but the revelation that it has no evolution really throws a wrench in my plans :/ there’s no way it will have high enough stats be able to play competitively :/

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    • A Japanese rap celebrating Mimikyu set to the melody of Pachelbel’s Canon.

      …

      That’s officially the best thing on the internet, ever. We can all go home now, nothing will ever beat that.

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        • Oh, I see. Idk, that thing looks more like a dark type than water. I think the bubble around its head is an air bubble, so to me that suggests it’s out of its element and won’t be a water type.

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          • Other than both being Ghost/Grass two-staged Pokemon found in the same area, nothing really says that they’re counterparts.
            None of the dex entries mention one of another, they’re not version exclusive, one has its own gimmick. They don’t even have the same base stats. The anime doesn’t even put them close to each other.

          • They are however both Grass/Ghost Pokemon that evolve only by Trading. That are right next to each other in the Pokedex, share the same routes. That is enough for them to be counterparts. Like the Caterpie and Weedle lines are counterparts, they don’t share the same base stats.

    • Thing is just because it’s a bug or looks like a bug or based on a bug doesn’t mean it has to be a bug-type. We have Lurantis and Drapion already as examples.

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    • If you’re referring to that 2-stage Pokémon with like a bubble and spider legs, yeah. I think that one will be water/bug. But Wimpod might turn out to be Bug/Fighting.

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    • this is ridiculous. of course they aren’t going to reveal anything. especially Bethesda, as that might interfere with skyrim complete edition’s sales soon. I know I no longer plan on buying skyrim for ps4. and his example with ken Levine, had no game footage shown on the wii u. you all honestly don’t believe Nintendo would do anything like this, do you?

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    • You should probably get it if there’s launch title that you must have.

      Otherwise you probably can wait until Pokemon Gen 8…

      Also keep in mind BW2 came out on DS long after 3DS release… so I think Gen 7 might still have a 3DS-based expansion.

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      • Thats true (bw2)! Totally forgot About that,

        Launchtitle wise the only thing i really love is Mario kart, but not sure if its worth picking it up for.. i Will wait till a Pokemon title is announced i guess

        Are you gonna buy it straight from launch?

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