Summary
- Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have filed a patent for a potential successor to Pokemon Home, suggesting fundamental changes that would make pocket monsters more dynamic and interactive.
- The patent envisions a system where Pokemon retain their stats, memories, and traits from different regions, allowing for a more personalized and evolving relationship between trainers and their creatures.
- While patents don't guarantee a product's release, this potential evolution of the Pokemon franchise could be a game-changer, breaking traditions and offering a new level of immersion and continuity in future games.
A patent filed by both Nintendo and The Pokemon Company has recently surfaced, and the details hint at some potentially substantial changes that could be in the works for the Pokemon franchise. With the Switch 2 being Nintendo's worst-kept secret, gamers are looking to the future. However, with new hardware comes new possibilities. It's not simply about what Nintendo's next console might look like, but rather, it's about the experiences fans can have on them.
It should certainly be noted that patents in no way confirm a particular product will ever come to market. Nintendo patented a dual-screen gaming device that can be split in half, and while it is a neat idea that could make its way onto store shelves at some point in the future, it feels like a distant departure from the current Switch idea that has been so successful for the company. Even beyond that point, Nintendo (as well as its competitors) have patented all sorts of technology over the years that have yet to see the light of day. Still, these do represent things the company is, or, at least, has worked on in some capacity.
As first spotted by Xfire, Nintendo and The Pokemon Company jointly filed for a patent that appears to be a potential successor or upgrade to Pokemon Home. The patent refers to what could be the next evolution of the subscription service that houses and transfers Pokemon, but with some fundamental changes that will make pocket monsters feel more alive. While the new service still serves the main purpose of Home, which is to store and transfer Pokemon from one game to another, the creatures within the patented technology can learn, evolve, and maintain traits from the various regions they have traveled to.
Theoretically, Pokemon would not only maintain their stats from game to game as they do now, but they would also store information about Gym Badges and various battles they've helped win in another region entirely. It's possible Pokemon could even change based on location. Regional variants could even be altered if moved. Needless to say, this would be an absolute game-changer for the Pokemon franchise.
The patent paints a picture of a world where Pokemon grow with their respective trainers. Players could take their favorite Pokemon from region to region, and that same creature would essentially remember the relationship that has been built along the way. Gamers are making the case for Pokemon to break certain traditions in Gen 10, but this patent hints at an ideological and fundamental change for the series.
In the more immediate future, however, the current generation of games is slated to receive its second wave of DLC on December 14. Fans still aren't entirely sure what to expect from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet' s Indigo Disk DLC, but the details that have been revealed point to new and returning pocket monsters, a new Legendary, and an entirely new area to explore.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 71 /100 Critics Rec: 48%
- Released
- November 18, 2022
- ESRB
- E For Everyone Due To Mild Fantasy Violence
- Developer(s)
- Game Freak
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo, The Pokemon Company
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- Multiplayer
- Local Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- no
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Pokemon Scarlet & Pokemon Violet are the main entries in the series for Generation IX. They introduced over 100 new Pokemon and brought players to the Paldea region.
