RE: (1) 5th Generation Evidence and Speculation [1/9]
New here on the forums, but I have been following Pokemon since Red and Blue came out.
Even if there is no new announcement THIS month (or year) about the 5th Generation, I remember reading an article once (been trying to find it) where Ken Sugimori stated that he had designed over 1,000 Pokemon. Now, I am sure most of them will never ever see the light of day, have been altered greatly or are just rough sketches. However, we do know for a fact that Sugimori planned for a couple of Generations of Pokemon and games, so Diamond and Pearl are not the last generation.
I think that if a new Generation is announced, it will keep the old graphics that has been the staple of Pokemon, but at the same time, use the new 3D graphics as they did in Diamond, Pearl, Platinum and from what I'm guessing HeartGold and SoulSilver. They are not going to drastically change the graphics of the game since that is the staple of the series. It would make sense that given the rumors about yet another DS generation that we would see an increase in new generation news because Pokemon is a tent franchise for Nintendo and pretty much every time there is a new console released, there is a Pokemon game (in some form) on the shelves next to it. Nintendo is not about to let Pokemon die any time now.
Would I like to see a RPG for the Wii? Yes. My ultimate Pokemon game (as well as many others I'm guessing) is to have the same gameplay as Red going to SoulSilver, but on the Wii. They have tested it before with XD, but again, Pokemon's core has always been portable and trading among friends.
Now what would I like to see?
1. KANGASKHAN has a baby form! Jeez! I mean Kangaskhan has it sitting there right in the pouch! How has GameFreak NOT jumped on that yet?!
2. New type introduced - Think about Rotom taking over machines.... Platinum could have been a soft release for "Machine" type Pokemon that would add a new spin on the series.
3. New set of PokeBalls - I know there are so many in the series, but you gotta have some new ones
4. Increase in the level of difficulty
5. Not copying Pokemon from previous generations
6. Downloadable content! I mean... it is great once you beat the Elite 4... but if Nintendo could release downloadable missions and events within the game, that would keep the games fresh until a new generation comes out.