With all the commotion around the “Pokemon” brand lately, fans have been paying a lot of attention to the upcoming releases in this franchise, as it sounds like it will be a very exciting year for those interested in the name. One game in particular seems to be getting slightly less attention than other projects in the franchise though, at least lately – “Pokemon Z”. While players were originally enthusiastic about the title and discussed it a lot, these talks have died down a bit lately and attention has shifted in another direction for the most part.
But after a recent announcement claiming that we might actually get the release date of the game next month, players have been a lot more active in their discussions about it, and once again everyone is talking about the kinds of additions it could bring to the formula.
We’ve already seen “Pokemon X” and “Pokemon Y” about two years ago, and back then players were convinced that they wouldn’t have to wait too long for the next game in the series to hit the market, but they were taken a bit by surprise when all they got was silence for so long. And it looks like the next game could actually be revealed in a particularly grand way, with a full -blown ad at the Super Bowl. It would certainly make sense for the developers to deliver the news in this manner, since at this point their fans are practically expecting something more spectacular and not just a random announcement.
The Super Bowl ad is actually related to a special event – it’s been 20 years since the original releases of “Pokemon Red” and “Pokemon Green”, and the developers seem to be just as excited as their fans to celebrate the occasion. And according to the current rumors, there could actually be a lot of information about the upcoming next installment in the franchise in that ad, despite it being only 30 seconds long.
Let’s not forget that this is actually a pretty long time in the context of an advertisement, especially for a video game, so we expect to see something interesting on the screen once it airs. Could there even be hints about some of the more major changes that may be introduced with this release? We will find out for sure in about a month once the famous ad airs.
Until then, one quick glance at discussion boards for “Pokemon” fans paints a clear picture – this seemingly small announcement got people quite excited and currently there are lots of talks about the next entry in the “Pokemon” franchise. It looks like all it took was just one prompt and everyone immediately started discussing the project again, although admittedly there isn’t that much to talk about at this point anyway. For the most part, fans have just been repeating the various rumors that we’ve already seen multiple times, as well as bringing up their own suggestions for what they would like to see in the game.
All in all, it looks like a great year to be a “Pokemon” fan, and we’re just one month in. If the current trend continues, things could get even more exciting by the end of the year once more announcements start rolling in. Some players have even gone as far as to describe the current situation as a “renaissance” for the series, but that might be stretching things a bit considering that there has always been some buzz around “Pokemon”.