The recently announced Pokémon X and Pokémon Y will not be a series reboot for the long-running franchise, but will be a new way to express the game's universe.
In a recent interview with Polygon, Pokémon Company International's director of consumer marketing JC Smith explained that the new games would build on the history of the franchise.
"There's never been a conscious decision to reboot, it's just a decision to try new things and express the world in a new way," Smith explained to Polygon.
Smith also says that the new games will feature a natural progression for the franchise, but it appears to be more drastic because many of the games in the series appeared on the same console a while ago.
"There's always been an evolution of the look and feel; it just happens to be that we played Black and White, and Heart Gold and Soul Silver, and Diamond and Pearl, and Platinum - all of those games on the same platform," Smith told Polygon. "So it feels like it's been a long time in the same way. But between the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color, and moving up into the DS now, it's always had that change."
According to Smith, the games' developer Game Freak wanted to nail this new interpretation of the 17-year-old franchise with graphics that truly showcased the 3DS abilities.
"This game has been a long time coming," Smith said. "Obviously, Game Freak wanted to make sure that when they created this new universe on the 3DS, that it looked fantastic; both in the polygonal style and also when people are able to see the 3D effects as well. It's really exciting to see the Pokemon come to life a little more."
Smith added, "They're always working hard to make sure the games are as slick and polished as possible. But with the new expression of that game - they've had the DS for three generations of games now, so I'm sure it took some getting used to fully utilize the 3DS. But even in this early stage of development, it's looking really cool."
Pokemon X and Pokeman Y will be coming to 3DS worldwide in October. You can check out the rest of the interview here on Polygon.
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