Pokémon X and Y Announced: What To Expect

This will not be Pokémon Rumble Blast.

This will not be Pokémon Conquest, either.

This will be a 3D Pokémon game, with new Pokémon, new music and new camera.

A fresh start.

While Pokémon Black and White 2 were solid entries in the series, quenching the need for a new title, they weren’t exactly heralded for their amount of new content. If anything, they were a big tease, a reason to “suit up” and hit the trail once again. From the short Nintendo Direct video released Tuesday, Pokémon X and Y are a reason to suit up and go to war.

In just a minute and 13 seconds, Nintendo’s trailer for the game is able to captivate. To see your trainer run around in 3D environments is amazing. To see Pokémon battling in 3D on a handheld is a treasure to behold.

Nintendo has already announced two legendary Pokémon for the title, Xerneas and Yvetal, as well three Starter Pokemon: Chespin, Fennekin and Froakie and have confirmed that fan favorites Psyduck, Pikachu and Dratini will be included. There have also been reports that the battle system will be improved upon as well.

What does this all mean? A wedding of what has worked for well over 15 years and the graphic overhaul fans have yearned for, for just as long. No longer will Pokémon fans see bland 2D sprites or venture around in flat, feeling-less worlds.

The Pokémon series just got real, real. Real fast.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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