Pokemon CEO Didn't Believe in Nintendo Switch, Still Says Not to Overestimate It
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One Shouldn't Overestimate Its Potential
Wow! Here we have the CEO of a company that drives the demand of so much of Nintendo's fan-base saying that we shouldn't overestimate the potential of the Nintendo Switch. You'd think that he'd want to spin the other way; you'd assume that, with a Nintendo Switch game in development, he'd want as many people to get as excited as possible for Nintendo's innovative portable console.
There has to be something lost in translation here. I'm assuming that, in Japanese, his tone and his wording came across with a slightly different meaning and with a different tone. It seems to me very likely that what we're reading is a direct (and I'm sure competent) translation of Ishihara-san's words, and that certain words in the Japanese carry with them a softer or more "modest" impact. Modesty, and not doubt, is what I think he was trying to communicate. But I could be wrong.
Should we be worried about Pokémon Switch? Even Game Freak seemed a little down about it all.
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In a recent interview with Game Informer, Game Freak co-founder Junichi Masuda opened up about his thoughts and concerns leading up to the eventual launch of the Nintendo Switch game.
"What I'm really curious about and really excited to see, will be the main way that people play the Switch. Of course, it is very difficult to make the game, so I hope people don't get their expectations up too high. We'll do our best."
Well, I can't say that it's the confidence we were looking for, but if Game Freak says they're going to do their best, then I'm sure it will be great. It's important to keep in mind that Game Freak has never developed a Pokémon game with HD assets before. The Nintendo 3DS boasts a resolution of 240p, and now Pokémon will be making a potential jump up to 1080p. That's huge, and it's going to change everything about the way the team approaches this design.
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