However, if one were to ask Pokefans what they prefer, they would likely say a brand new title – like Pokemon X and Y – is a more favorable option. And that’s why the fan base is bursting with excitement after a very cryptic announcement from Game Freak programmer Tetsuya Watanabe.
In 4Gamer’s regular year-end developer survey, they poll a number of individuals from around the game development scene asking them what the future may hold. Fans of Kingdom Hearts and Danganropa might want to give the full survey a read-through, but the juiciest response belongs to Watanabe.
While Watanabe doesn’t have much to say at the moment, he suggests an official game reveal is imminent. He also says that Game Freak’s next project will try to deviate from past approaches in some key ways, manly in how it adapts to modern game structure.
Known for: Pokemon series
“We’re doing a lot of different things with respect to our next project, so right now we’re focusing on getting ready to announce it. We sincerely hope from the bottom of our hearts that it’ll be worth checking out once we get to that point.”
To be honest, the Watanabe quotes are a little impenetrable, partly because they are translated from Japanese to German and then English and partly because he is trying to remain cryptic. The major takeaway, though, is that it appears Game Freak will move towards a shorter release cycle so as to keep up with the times.
Essentially, Watanabe suggests that leaving 3 years between releases (he doesn’t mention Pokemon) has put Game Freak behind the curve. With a 1-year development cycle, the company can look at current games and decide how best to adapt to those new approaches.
Read the (roughly translated) quotes below:
Ultimately, there’s little to go on, but the prospect of an imminent announcement from Game Freak is nonetheless exciting. Most would point to another Pokemon game, sequel, spin-off, re-release as the likeliest candidates, but it’s also possible Game Freak is prepping something completely new. All we know at this point is that Game Freak is going to try and bring a little modern flair to the game.
What do you make of Watanabe’s quotes? How would you like to see the next Pokemon game change things up?
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Source: 4Gamer (via NeoGAF)
