Pokemon X and Y Release Date October 12, Alongside New Nintendo 2DS: Watch New Video Game Trailer
Pokemon X and Y's global release date has been revealed.
According to reports, the video game Pokemon X and Pokemon Y will launch worldwide on October 12 alongside the new Nintendo 2DS.
"We put a lot of effort into the global, simultaneous release to make sure that pays off," Game director Junichi Masuda said. "Why we wanted to do this – to have the games out the same time around the world – is so everyone would be discovering Pokemon for the first time, trading and interacting with each other.
He added: "[We] definitely want to see how that reaction amongst our fans is. If it's good, then yes, definitely, we want to try it again. But if people don't really seem to care about it, then maybe not!"
Like previous Pokemon games, the new area of Kalos is based on a real-world country. After the "cool" feel of the New York City-inspired Unova region seen in Black & White, Kalos is inspired by "beautiful" France.
"This time it's more of a soft, kind, beautiful look," game director Junichi Masuda told Digital Spy.
"In terms of the visuals, there's definitely that difference. With the Kalos region, we really focused on making this gorgeous region with a focus on aesthetics, give it more of a soft feel, a bit more colourful than previous regions," he said.
According to other online reports, there are also other new features to Pokemon and battles in X and Y -- a new Fairy type has been introduced to counter-act the overpowered Dragon type, flying Pokemon can take part in Sky Battles, and several wild Pokemon can be encountered at once.
