Pokémon‘s Generation 10 games have not yet even been announced and already have a massive advantage over Gen 9’s Scarlet and Violet. By analyzing Nintendo’s regular behavior between Pokémon generations and how often new mainline games are released, it is possible to speculate on when the next titles will be released – and based on this very information, it seems like Gen 10 games will be significantly better than Gen 9 titles. The new Pokémon games, namely Scarlet and Violet, were received with a decent amount of criticism for their technical performance on Nintendo Switch consoles. The games were reported to have numerous bugs, frequent crashes, and poor graphics.
The Gen 9 games were the first in the series to be set on a completely open-world map. The previous mainline titles, Gen 8’s Sword and Shield, had a fairly open zone called Wild Area, but the rest of the map had a very linear design. It is suspected that this large improvement in world design affected the overall technical quality of Gen 9. Nevertheless, it seems like, even if the next games retain the open-world structure, Gen 10 Pokémon games will have a gigantic advantage over Scarlet and Violet, mainly due to how and when they will likely be released.
The release for Pokémon’s Gen 10 games is likely set in late 2025. To be more specific, it is likely that the exact release date for the titles is November 22, 2025. This is because Pokémon generations often last a life cycle of three full years. In addition to this, the main titles in the franchise tend to be released on the third Friday of November. Considering that Gen 9’s Scarlet and Violet were released on November 18, 2022, it makes the current Gen 10 release date prediction all the more credible. Of course, this has not yet been confirmed by Nintendo and is subject to change. Nevertheless, it is this release window speculation that puts Gen 10 games at an advantage.
Pokémon’s Gen 10 games have a major advantage over Scarlet and Violet due to the simple speculation on when they are expected to be released. Because their release is to happen within a few years, it is likely that they will be released on the next Nintendo hardware. There have been many leaks about Nintendo Switch 2, dating back to 2020, and even with the fairly recent release of Nintendo Switch Lite and Nintendo Switch OLED, the console generation’s life cycle is nearing its expected end. The original Nintendo Switch was released back in March 2017, making it six years old so far.
By March 2025, the console generation initiated by Switch’s release will be eight years old. The previous Nintendo console generation, which started with Wii U’s release in 2012, lasted a total of five years until Switch’s release, making the current generation already older than the previous one. Of course, the current hardware’s commercial success has had some influence on its life cycle extension, as opposed to Wii U, which was received with a lot of…
2023-08-02 12:24:04
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