Pokemon Gen 6, X & Y announced; worldwide release in October

[Polnareff]

Pokémon 'X' and 'Y' announced for 3DS, new generation and starters

The new Pokemon look stupid to me. But I have to wonder if maybe Nintendo had a different team develop this game, since it's out not even a year from now, and B&W2 hasn't been out that long.

[NeoCracker]

Well, it's a Pokemon game alright.

[Ouch!]

Iwata in Engrish: "The original Pokemon Red and Green were released in 1996 for the Gameboy."
...released in 1996 for the Gameboy...
...released in 1996...
...1996...

[Quindiana Jones]

I don't like it. It scares me.

[Polnareff]

Iwata in Engrish: "The original Pokemon Red and Green were released in 1996 for the Gameboy."
...released in 1996 for the Gameboy...
...released in 1996...
...1996...

They really were, at least in Japan. One of my first import games was actually Pokemon Green. Showed it to friends at school and they were like "what is that?" I always had to tell them I didn't know because I couldn't read any Japanese at the time. About a year later is when Red and Blue came out here.

Or are you just highlighting that to show how old they are? It is a bit crazy that the first games in the series have been out almost 17 years now.

[Fynn]

I really like it from the looks of it. The new Pokemon are adorable. Fennekin is going to be my starter for sure Though I'll probably have to get a 3DS of my own for this, so that I can actually play with my brother.

[CimminyCricket]

I really like the Legendary bird Pokemon this time around. I didn't like so many of the B&W Pokemon that I didn't even buy those games. :C I wouldn't mind picking this one up if the Pokemon don't all look so stupid.

[Formalhaut]

I swear as the generations go on, the pokemon designs go slightly more bonkers each time.

And the names?! Pokemon "X" and "Y"? What is this, a mathematics puzzle game? They will have to pull something out of the bag with this one to get me to buy it. I didn't buy any Generation V games, though I probably should just for completionist purposes.

[Night Fury]

omg I NEED a Fennekin

[Aulayna]

This. Looks. AMAAAAAAZIIIIIIIING.

[Ouch!]

Or are you just highlighting that to show how old they are? It is a bit crazy that the first games in the series have been out almost 17 years now.

That. It's like the video game equivalent of the Movie Ages comic on xkcd.

[Fynn]

I swear as the generations go on, the pokemon designs go slightly more bonkers each time.

And the names?! Pokemon "X" and "Y"? What is this, a mathematics puzzle game? They will have to pull something out of the bag with this one to get me to buy it. I didn't buy any Generation V games, though I probably should just for completionist purposes.

My guess is that the theme here is chromosomes. Or axes. Or Alphabet Soup, audino...

[I Don't Need A Name]

I swear as the generations go on, the pokemon designs go slightly more bonkers each time.

And the names?! Pokemon "X" and "Y"? What is this, a mathematics puzzle game? They will have to pull something out of the bag with this one to get me to buy it. I didn't buy any Generation V games, though I probably should just for completionist purposes.

My guess is that the theme here is chromosomes. Or axes. Or Alphabet Soup, audino...

WINNER. I would expect it's to do with axes. It's the first 3DS Pokémon game. Z will most likely be the 3rd game of this generation, giving an XYZ axis which makes 3D

[Fynn]

I swear as the generations go on, the pokemon designs go slightly more bonkers each time.

And the names?! Pokemon "X" and "Y"? What is this, a mathematics puzzle game? They will have to pull something out of the bag with this one to get me to buy it. I didn't buy any Generation V games, though I probably should just for completionist purposes.

My guess is that the theme here is chromosomes. Or axes. Or Alphabet Soup, audino...

WINNER. I would expect it's to do with axes. It's the first 3DS Pokémon game. Z will most likely be the 3rd game of this generation, giving an XYZ axis which makes 3D

True, but look at how "masculine" the Y legendary Pokemon is, and how "femenine" the X one is. They might be playing with both.

[I Don't Need A Name]

I swear as the generations go on, the pokemon designs go slightly more bonkers each time.

And the names?! Pokemon "X" and "Y"? What is this, a mathematics puzzle game? They will have to pull something out of the bag with this one to get me to buy it. I didn't buy any Generation V games, though I probably should just for completionist purposes.

My guess is that the theme here is chromosomes. Or axes. Or Alphabet Soup, audino...

WINNER. I would expect it's to do with axes. It's the first 3DS Pokémon game. Z will most likely be the 3rd game of this generation, giving an XYZ axis which makes 3D

True, but look at how "masculine" the Y legendary Pokemon is, and how "femenine" the X one is. They might be playing with both.

So Z will be some crazy hermaphrodite?