Should Future Main Pokemon Games Be On Console or Handheld

[Mewtwo Ex]

Goldgross randomspot555 just repeated what i said. Nintendo has sales over twice more than Sony or Xbox. Pokemon will never go to be a Sony game, i am sorry but Nintendo is the creator of Pokemon, (as you probably know) and making a Pokemon game for the competition be suicidal for the money flow of Nintendo. And as he stated again:

You do know Pokemon is already a huge cash cow, the second biggest video game franchise, period.

And Partially on topic: I am excited about the Scramble and Mystery Dungeon games.
However be it as it may a good to implement a MD game on the Wii, i think this type is better on a hand-held device.

[ocwil]

still i would love to play it once on pc why? because pc is the best platform for games.
their made on it and they should be played on it.
also online game play would get a huge increase (imagine.. massive poke battles)

but rpg type of games like the pokemon we know is best on handheld

[randomspot555]

still i would love to play it once on pc why? because pc is the best platform for games.

Games?

Not Pokemon.

Pokemon's basis is it's appeal to massive amounts of people. If I buy a DS and a DS game, I can play that game.

If I buy a computer and a game, I'll have to install it and hope it meets the minimum requirements. And even then, it could be a sub-par experience.

And that's only if it meets the minimum requirements. Otherwise I can't play it at all.

And god forbid if I want to have a good experience with online play.

And it completely destroys the portability and generally how inexpensive DS games are.

also online game play would get a huge increase (imagine.. massive poke battles)

lol (see above)

[InuYouki]

There is a downside and and upside to everything Random. Not everyone likes the console games or the dungeon games, but they still sell so they still make them. I think it would be a worth while investment to make a console game. Not everyone cares about portability and all that other jazz. And just because it is the second largest selling game doesn't mean they wont try to bleed it dry. One day, it will fall from its place at the top and when that happens they will try everything they know to get as much money out of the franchise has possible. Nothing is left to die with honor in the business world.

I am not saying that we will see a console game tomorrow or in the near future, but I think it will happen. Money talks, and if they think it will benefit to make a console game they will imo and I think they should.

[chattux]

I prefer handheld because its always been my favourate. I have a brother and when you have a console that u share.
your not really sharing!

[randomspot555]

Not everyone likes the console games or the dungeon games, but they still sell so they still make them.

Ok, thanks for stating the obvious.

The console games they do release exist to fill a role that the main Pokemon games can't.

Anything else is basically asking for a Wii version of the DS game, which is pointless.

Not everyone cares about portability and all that other jazz.

It's one of the core aspects of Pokemon. Portable consoles and their games are much cheaper and are usually more friendly to the player. I can pick up Pokemon Platinum, play it for 5 minutes, save and then go about my day. For a console game, it'll probably take 5 minutes just to actually start playing the game.

And just because it is the second largest selling game doesn't mean they wont try to bleed it dry.

Again, thanks for stating the obvious?

Just because they can release something doesn't mean it should be released. A console game like this thread talks about not only would be pointless, but would also be bad, since Game Freak doesn't make home console games, and are on the record for never doing so.

One day, it will fall from its place at the top and when that happens they will try everything they know to get as much money out of the franchise has possible.

Again, stating the obvious. It's the equivalent of "the sun will burn out!" It's factually true, but it's so far in the future that it's pointless to bring up.

Pokemon shows 0 signs of dying out. Mario has been around twice as long, as well as the Simpsons. James Bond has been around for even longer.

[InuYouki]

Mario has been around twice as long, as well as the Simpsons. James Bond has been around for even longer.

And what wonderful mario games we have now >.> Nothing like tennis and football. And here I thought Mario rescued princess's from a crazy love struck dino. My bad. Oh and didn't the Simpsons creators say they would never make a movie? That must have been a fake movie I saw in the theaters then.

I can see it now. Pokemon Tennis. Or how about, Pokemon Cooking. We already had puzzle league, so why not. We had that both console and handheld.

But, since I like to state the obvious, I guess your next post will consist of you being right and everyone else being wrong with about ten quotes. Please tell me how wrong I am for having a view different from yours.

[randomspot555]

And what wonderful mario games we have now >.>

Mario Galaxy?

You point out all the crappy games out for console versions of Pokemon, so why would you want ANOTHER one?

Any franchise has a bunch of crap games in it. Any console ever produced probably has about 66% (and that's a generous estimate) of complete crap that has no redeemable quality whatsoever. But the Pokemon games that are universally considered bad can almost always be traced to one thing: They're third party produced games that have little or nothing to do with the main ones. Just like outside of the core Mario games, there's no real plot or story to them, it's just an activity (Kart, tennis, golf, etc..)

Pokemon console games have ranged from mediocre to horrible. The main reason, IMO, is because GameFreak doesn't make them, and they've said in no uncertain terms that unless the home console drastically changes how they interact with other players, they never will. And even if they did, they would have to spend a lot of time and effort re-learning how to make Pokemon games for a home console.

So yeah, if you want Pokemon Tennis/racing/whatever, you should totally advocate for console games. But the best selling Pokemon games, and the most consistent quality wise, are the ones produced by Game Freak on the hand held. Satoshi Tajiri was inspired to make Pokemon based on how interactive features of the Game Boy could be used. And for better or for worse, Nintendo home consoles don't provide that level of interactivity.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, that's all I'm saying.

[pup5115]

Well of course Nintendo is going to make new Pokemon games on the handheld, most defiantly. But do want to see Pokemon on the PS3, or PC. Where the graphics are beautiful, and the Pokemon actually cry out what they are suppose to, not some digital crap from the handheld.

I agree, it would definitely be cool with the actual Pokemon sounds and better graphics. But handhelds are nice because it's portable.

[steffie2]

Since pup brought this thread back from 09.. I'll say that I"m excited to see what they're going to do with the 3DS. I think it's got a lot of potential and the processing power is really good. I'm not sure I'd sit and play in 3D for hours, but I think it will be interesting to see what they do with it. It's kind of funny thinking about where handheld/consoles were at when this thread started and where they are today.

[Sel]

Both. Why? Why not? With the advances made by the 3DS, Why not make a game for the Wii/Project cafe(Nintendo's next gen console) That is downloadable to the 3DS by app or game cart? Same game, Both Portable and console simultaneously.. Throw in a (better) Wifi Battling sytem and add some DLC, you've gotten yourself a powerhouse game. Provided, Of course, that it's handled by the right people... Lookin' at you Gamefreak. :|

[steffie2]

Both. Why? Why not? With the advances made by the 3DS, Why not make a game for the Wii/Project cafe(Nintendo's next gen console) That is downloadable to the 3DS by app or game cart? Same game, Both Portable and console simultaneously.. Throw in a (better) Wifi Battling sytem and add some DLC, you've gotten yourself a powerhouse game. Provided, Of course, that it's handled by the right people... Lookin' at you Gamefreak. :|

Although they said there would never be a console Pokemon game, I was just thinking that it would be cool on the Wii/Cafe and using the 3DS as a remote of some sort to pick your moves. Kind of like Stadium had. But there could be DLC that goes onto the 3DS for sidequests. Also, the option for going on actual meet and greets or trips to Nintendo World for completing certain parts of the game. I.e: opening new areas or getting pokemon with different movesets, perhaps.

Included in the console part could be a great Pokedex/battling station/trading rooms. I guess we could dream up a lot of cool stuff.

[Sel]

The Wii U, Nintendo's next gen console, makes my Dream all the more possible. Their already discussing doing the exact same thing for the Smash bro's game. It's very possible and something i think most fans would embrace. Nintendo/Gamefreak would most definitely have my attention. Frankly, I'll be really surprised if the big N doesn't go that route.

[steffie2]

One thing I like a LOT about the Wii U is that you use the tv for other things if need be and just start playing on the handheld part. I think that's super cool! It's really opening up a lot of possibilities and I find it quite exciting. There's so many interesting things on the horizon in gaming.