In a brief trailer released this morning, Nintendo gave eager Pokémon masters some important details on the forthcoming Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon:
the games will launch on November 18th; as usual, each game will
include a new as-yet-unnamed legendary mascot and new grass-, fire-, and
water-type starter Pokémon.
The starters include Popplio, a water-type seal; Litten, a fire-type
disinterested-looking cat (so, a cat); and Rowlet, a grass- and
flying-type owl with an adorable little leafy bow tie (clearly the best
of the three). Pokémon Sun's story will presumably revolve around the big sunny lion on the cover, where Moon will feature a big crescent-shaped bat.
It has been recently discovered that two new Pokemon names have been
discovered and they are believed to be the names of some new Pokemon for
the Sun and Moon video games. The trademarks for Solgaleo (ソルガレオ) and
Lunaala (ルナアーラ) had been filed back in February.
The website Serebii reported
that the two trademarks were filed by Yusuke Inui, a Japanese IP
instead of by Nintendo themselves, Pokemon, Game Freak or Creatures
since they all are stakeholders of the franchise.
It is possible that Yusuke Inui was a proxy to try and prevent any
leaks of Pokemon Sun and Moon’s logo before they are officially
announced.
As we have seen, major Pokemon Sun and Moon news is currently
promised to be released this May making a lot of fans think that the new
Pokemon Solgaleo and Lunaala might be announced as well.
According to a report posted on The Hollywood Reporter, The Pokémon Company is planning an auction for the Pokémon movie rights, which has led to a massive bidding war between several film studios.
According to the report, American film studios Warner Bros. Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment
have expressed interest in possessing the film rights. However, the
report mentions that another potential bidder, film financing firm Legendary Pictures,
may come out as the potential victor of the bidding war, despite a
representative for Legendary declining talks of an offer being put on
the table.
Legendary Entertainment's filmography includes box office blockbusters like 300, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Pacific Rim, and the 2014 reboot of Godzilla. Last year, Legendary scored big with the box office behemoth Jurassic World and the critically-acclaimed drama biopic Straight Outta Compton at Universal Studios, who currently has a five-year motion picture financing/distribution agreement with Legendary beginning in 2014.
It's a fact that the sun and moon lore of the new Pokémon games lend themselves for some very interesting legendary pokémons. Maybe even a new type of evolution will be introduced that has a sun and moon-related mechanic to it? In this video, the top 5 of most possible new legendary Pokémon are collected. What do you think will be new legendaries and cover pokémon? Let me know below!
Interesting two videos have surfaced on the internet. The first one is from a Japanese TV show that hints at some stuff for the new Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon. The other one, is right here, a supossed leaked video showing a battle between a Greninja and a new Pokémon called "Jalapaga". Its look very... Real! Have a look yourself:
Lately there is a new theory going around about the Pokémon Sun and Moon games. People claim to have found evidence that the new games will take place in the same region as Silver and Moon. YouTuber TheOneIntegral has pieced together some interesting evidence. Think he is on to something? Watch the video here and share your opinion!
Don’t freak out, but it looks like Niantic CEO John Hanke might have
revealed the first gameplay footage of the company’s highly-anticipated
mobile game, Pokémon Go, at SXSW. The footage has unsurprisingly made its way to the web and you can peep the clip (via YouTuber Eric F) for yourself above.
While many believe that the voice in the video sounds a lot like
Hanke, we can’t 100% confirm this is authentic since he doesn’t appear
in the clip. That being said, however, this does look like it’s legit,
especially when you consider the fact that Pokémon Go will be field tested relatively soon in Japan.
In the short clip, Hanke talks about how monsters will be distributed
all over the world, and how each one lives in the habitat that makes
the most sense for its type. That means you won’t be finding a Squirtle
out in the middle of the desert or Charmander in the sea. The encounter
shown in the video features everyone’s favorite grass-type, Ivysaur.
When the person who’s running the demo has trouble catching the little
critter with a normal Poké Ball, they go into their inventory and switch
to a Master Ball (why?!) instead. As you can imagine, it works like a
charm.
Based on the footage shown, it looks like switching the ball type
will be an important aspect of the title’s gameplay. It will be
interesting to see whether this will play out as a micro-transaction
within the game. I also wonder whether the monsters will be able to run
away like they do in the RPGs. So many questions!
All-in-all, this project looks promising. What do you think of the
footage? Is there anything in particular that caught your eye? Will you
be playing this once it releases later this year? Let us know in the
comments below.
