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==Handheld system== | |||
The following is a reply to your comment that "Gold and silver were planned for the Game Boy and there's no sign of a DS successor in sight for at least another three years, by which we'll likely be in a new region.": | |||
A few months ago, it would have been somewhat acceptable to claim that Generation V could be released for the DS. Now, however, after no new Pokémon have debuted in the latest movie, it is clear that Generation IV will be longer than its predecessors, rather than shorter. It might be hard to fathom that it will take another three years until the next generation is launched (seeing as Nintendo has said that the DS successor will only be released in 2011), but that is exactly the impression that has been created. | |||
Allow me to clarify: According to Nintendo's reports, the DS will not be replaced until 2011. If Generation V were released for the DS, it would be first announced next year and released in 2010. By that time, the DS successor would be announced, and so the Pokémon enthusiasts would be demotivated to buy that new platform upon its release in 2011. The third game could be released thereafter for the newest platform, but that would necessarily remove battle compatibility with the main versions of the generation. It would be terrible for Nintendo, if to put it mildly. | |||
You might for some reason say that it could be released next year, but that possibility has already been eliminated due to the continued focus on Generation IV and the lack of new Pokémon buzz. Besides which, the improved technology introduced in a new handheld system is the bread and butter of a new Pokémon generation. There seems to be a misconception that new Pokémon and regions serve that role, but those have long ceased to be re-defining or even innovative. It cannot be overstated that had it not been for the DS, Diamond and Pearl would have barely stood out from Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed and LeafGreen; they would simply not have warranted the use of the term "Generation IV". | |||
In conclusion, the pattern whereby a new generation is released for a new handheld system, is well worth stating on the [[Future generations of Pokémon|relevant page]]. --[[User:Unown Lord|Unown Lord]] | |||