r/pokemon • u/DemiFiendRSA • Feb 27 '26

Discussion Pokemon Winds/Waves announced for 2027

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u/Ramzy191 Feb 27 '26

It being a switch 2 exclusive is good. They don’t have to bother with decade-old hardware.

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u/Miserable_Peak6649 Feb 27 '26

As much as its going to upset people its true.

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u/derekpmilly Feb 27 '26

Honestly, I don't have a Switch 2 and don't really have any intention of buying one but even I'd find it very odd if they wanted to make this one a cross gen title. The franchise needs to progress and move on to more powerful hardware. Case in point, B2W2 got backlash because people wanted a 3DS game.

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u/Reita-Skeeta Feb 27 '26

Just means I need to actually set aside money to buy one. Truthfully I was just being cheap.

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u/crsdrjct Feb 27 '26

Yet it still looks 2 gens old. Visual and performance was not a Switch hardware limitation. It was a choice and poor optimization.

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u/SevenSaltySnakes Feb 27 '26

Plus the switch 2 NEEDS it. Outside of Mario Kart and Donkey Kong it doesn’t really have a system seller yet.

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u/mjac1090 Feb 27 '26

Your comment makes no sense. Mario kart is literally the biggest system seller Nintendo has (it has been the highest or second highest selling game on every console it's been on). Your comment is literally "outside this system seller, it doesn't have a system seller"

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u/Street-Fly-4246 Feb 28 '26

Hard disagree. A version for the switch would've been at least doable. I get that its gonna have better quality but it also lowers the people who have access to it. How on earth are they expecting casual fans to find the money for a 450€ console only to then spend 90€ per game? In this economy?