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E3 2017: Nintendo Is Working on Pokemon For Switch

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June 13, 2017 9:20 AM

Nintendo revealed today that they are indeed working on a main series Pokemon RPG for the Nintendo Switch. They neglected to give any other concrete details, but they did say it won't be coming anytime this year. It's safe to assume that this game may be mark the beginning of the eighth generation of Pokemon.

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Donovan is a young journalist from Maryland, who likes to game. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge Scream nerd and film fanatic that will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_

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June 13, 2017 9:20 AM

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- daggot
  
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  June 13, 2017 10:49 AM
  
  Isn't this pretty much a major nail in the 3DS coffin? Unless they come out with two versions, this will def compel the fan base to move on to Switch.
  - one random winner
    
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    June 13, 2017 12:09 PM
    
    It's supposed to show that they're moving that way, but obviously have also put the Ultra Sun/Moon and Metroid: Return of Samus on the 3DS to entice people to keep buying the old hardware. That being said, it was kind of inevitable.
  - Conan
    
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    June 13, 2017 1:41 PM
    
    Which is why it isn't coming out this year, but new 3DS releases are.
- sogelegos
  
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  June 13, 2017 1:24 PM
  
  I haven't played a core Pokemon game since Gold/Silver. I'm so on board with a Pokemon Switch game.
  - one random winner
    
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    June 13, 2017 1:36 PM
    
    Sun/Moon was pretty great, after Red/Blue I tried with Gold and Platinum but I didn't really get back into it till then. Hoping for some bigger changes moving to a home(ish) console while still retaining the TBC.