10 Ways Nintendo Dropped The Ball At E3 2018
9. Pokemon 2019: How Different Can It Be From Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee?
Pokemon is in a funny place right now. When rumours swirled that Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon were to be ported across to Nintendo Switch nearly two years ago, fans had mixed views.
Some said this was inevitable. Some were pleased. Others worried the 3DS games might not scale up well enough for Switch on home TVs in full HD glory. Then rumours morphed into Pokemon Stars, which didn't get announced or commented on at E3.
What we did get was a pair of Pokemon games that look like something old (they're remakes), something new (Switch-exclusive), something borrowed (the catch mechanic from uber-sensation Pokemon Go) and, sadly, something blue.
That latter element comes from Nintendo promising a full-blown Pokemon RPG for... 2019.
It's vague. There's no clue of the name, no logo, not a whiff of a trailer. It doesn't clarify the future of the series.
Are we going to see Stars and/or Galaxy for 3DS? Remakes of X and Y on Switch? What about Black and White? Will "Let's Go" become its own new franchise in the same way the Mystery Dungeon games did?
The frustration factor doubles when it feels like Nintendo are just throwing a bone to their most hardcore Pokemon audience. "You'll get the proper Pokemon Switch game next year, we promise!"