DELIVER ON THE POKEMON PROMISE
A new Pokemon game normally sells like hotcakes, so you would expect the Switch version to do the very same and keep the console moving forward. But it’s just as important that Nintendo and the Pokemon Company deliver a high quality, refreshing take on the series in the process. Just as Pokemon Sun and Moon rewrote the formula, the Switch Pokemon games need to up the ante further, both in presentation and storytelling. Luckily, we’re well aware that the next Pokemon game is in the works for the Switch… but will it launch next year?
All the pieces need to be in place for this to work best. Full online functionality will play a big role in continually evolving the franchise on the new console, along with an updated Pokemon Bank system brought across from the 3DS family. But ultimately it’s about the story, the new Pokemon, and the no doubt strange situations the Pokemon Company has up its sleeve. Sun and Moon are signs that the studio is willing to creatively play with new ideas and not rest on their laurels, so there’s some positive signs for the new Pokemon adventure, which will probably be Nintendo’s biggest release during Q4 2018.
