The Nintendo Switch 2 is currently on the horizon, and its impending arrival has left many Pokémon fans wondering what it means for the future of the franchise. With Pokémon games getting bigger and better with each new installment, there is a lot of potential for new mainline titles on the Switch 2. Unfortunately, the recent Pokémon games have also come with their fair share of problems that need to be addressed by the time of this new console's release.
Although no official release date for the Switch 2 has been announced yet, Nintendo is believed to be planning a launch in the first half of 2025. This means that it will be out just in time for the release of Pokémon Legends Z-A. However, to ensure that that game is a success, Pokémon developer GameFreak must take care to not make the same mistakes that it did with Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.
Pokémon Games Need To Have Fewer Bugs And Glitches
A Longer Development Time To Catch Bugs Is Absolutely Necessary
The initial release of Scarlet & Violet may have been very successful, but it became evident on the first day of its launch that the games were plagued with numerous bugs and glitches. Character models would twist and contort, players could fall through the world, and save files would even become corrupted, thereby deleting people's saved data. Although many issues were eventually patched out of the games, many players were left feeling unhappy about the initial state of these most recent releases.
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Almost two years after its original November 2022 launch, a new, full version of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet has finally become available in the U.S.
It is very likely that these numerous bugs and glitches were present due to strict deadlines imposed during development, as GameFreak has been rushing to put out a brand-new Pokémon game every single year. This has left very little time to polish the games before they are released, making a lot of issues go unnoticed until it's too late. Fortunately, with Pokémon Legends Z-A not being released until 2025, the company may be taking the time to ensure that it avoids a repeat of Scarlet & Violet's launch.
Pokémon Games Need Vastly Improved Graphics On Switch 2
Graphical Improvements Need To Be On Par With Other Switch Titles
Compared to various other popular games on the Switch like The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom, the Pokémon games seem to be behind in of graphics. Additionally, there have been times when the frame rate in recent Pokémon Switch titles also struggles, despite the fact that numerous other games run much better on the Switch. Fortunately, knowing that the Switch 2 will have vastly improved graphical and hardware capabilities means that Pokémon games will finally be able to catch up even without flawless optimization.
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Nintendo fans can rejoice as the company confirms a major selling point for its hardware: It will be backward compatible with the Switch.
The release of the Switch 2 means that there is a lot of potential for Nintendo video games in the future. The opportunities for immense graphical improvements and whatever might come in the form of new Switch 2 features could open up many new doors. As long as the developers at GameFreak are given enough time to truly polish the studio's future titles, then the future of the Pokémon franchise really does look bright.
Pokemon
- Created by
- Satoshi Taijiri, Ken Sugimori, Junichi Masuda
- Video Game(s)
- Pokémon GO
Summary
Spanning over twenty-five years, Pokemon, known as Pocket Monsters in Japan, is the multimedia franchise created tly by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures. Conceptualized by Satoshi Tajiri in association with Ken Sugimori and Junichi Masuda, Pokemon is set in fictional worlds where people live together with tamable creatures known as Pokemon. Humans who catch, raise, and battle the creatures are known as Pokemon Trainers. They head out on extensive journeys across their continents to raise their Pokemon with the ultimate goal of competing in tournaments to become the champion. Pokemon spans several massive properties, from a long-running animated series to a successful trading card game, to the medium that started it all, video games. In addition, Pokemon began the "two-game" trend where two versions of a game would release and include different Pokemon/features between the versions, encouraging players to meet up with others and trade so they could "catch 'em all."
