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The rumor only suggests that the successor will be announced by 2010. Satoru Iwata made it clear that a successor won't be released before 2011 at the earliest.
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** However, the next Generation will likely take place at a later time than Generation IV. | ** However, the next Generation will likely take place at a later time than Generation IV. | ||
* Historical trends suggest that a new portable game system would be released at least a year before the introduction of the generation that would use that handheld. The Nintendo DS remains Nintendo's centerpiece, however, and a successor has not yet been announced. | * Historical trends suggest that a new portable game system would be released at least a year before the introduction of the generation that would use that handheld. The Nintendo DS remains Nintendo's centerpiece, however, and a successor has not yet been announced. | ||
** However, there has been recent leaked information regarding a successor of the Nintendo DS that is likely to come out by the end of | ** However, there has been recent leaked information regarding a successor of the Nintendo DS that is likely to come out by the end of 2011 to Japanese gamers. | ||
* No Generation V Pokémon have been introduced yet, while some Pokémon from each of the previous new generations have been seen in the anime some time before their game debuts. | * No Generation V Pokémon have been introduced yet, while some Pokémon from each of the previous new generations have been seen in the anime some time before their game debuts. | ||
** However, there is still at least one Pokémon movie that hasn't come out yet. | ** However, there is still at least one Pokémon movie that hasn't come out yet. | ||
* Generation IV has lasted nearly as long as Generation III, and will have lasted longer than all previous generations if Generation V's debut games are not released before August 6, 2010 in Japan. While Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver were officially announced in May of the year of their September release, Diamond and Pearl were first revealed to be in the works in | * Generation IV has lasted nearly as long as Generation III, and will have lasted longer than all previous generations if Generation V's debut games are not released before August 6, 2010 in Japan. While Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver were officially announced in May of the year of their September release, Diamond and Pearl were first revealed to be in the works in October of 2004, very nearly two years before their Japanese release. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||