Pokemon GO is still missing a key feature from the main Pokemon games: trading. It should be added via an update in the future, but Niantic still has some work to do before it’s ready.
Speaking with Polygon at GDC, senior product manager Tatsuo Nomura confirmed that trading won’t happen through the internet. He also indicated that the team is still trying to figure out the best way to handle the functionality. Failing here could “easily kill the game.”
Nomura said:
“[Trading] won’t be through the internet. You shouldn’t be able to exchange your Pokémon with someone who is 100 miles away from you. … The person needs to be in your proximity.”
“I wasn’t really thinking of trading as a way to solve the local area spawn issue. That was more, we have a couple Pokémon that only spawn in a couple regions, and that was the hope, that some Pokémon you have to know someone or find someone who lives in certain regions and meet and exchange. We don’t want to just have that be an online game that you can just exchange virtually.”
“We’re still trying to come up with an answer [to trading] that makes sense so it doesn’t kill the game. If we fail this, we can easily kill the game.”
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Pokemon Yellow
2. Shovel Knight
3. Pokemon Red
4. Super Mario Bros. 3
5. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice
6. Tank Troopers
7. Zelda: A Link to the Past
8. Super Mario World
9. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
10. Pokemon Blue
11. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
12. Pokemon Sun
13. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
14. Mario Kart 7
15. Dragon Ball Fusions
16. Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns
17. Super Mario Bros.
18. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
19. The Legend of Zelda
20. Pokemon Moon
Videos
1. Welcome to Tank Troopers
2. Nikki’s Tour of Swapdoodle
3. Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World TV Spot
4. Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Overview Trailer
5. Tank Troopers – Trooper’s Role Call
6. Pokemon Sun/Moon Special Demo Version Video
7. Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
8. Switch Hardware Overview
9. Dragon Ball Fusions
10. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
11. Switch Parental Controls
12. Pokemon Sun/Moon – Top 7 Features
13. Pokemon Yellow Trailer
14. Pokemon Bank Trailer
15. Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
16. Final Fantasy Explorers Trailer
17. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
18. Super Mario Maker for 3DS – Play everywhere.
19. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
20. Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017
Source: 3DS eShop
The Silver Case is being revitalized on new platforms. However, some of you may remember that a DS port was planned many years ago. Sadly, it never came to fruition.
Game Informer caught up with Suda51 recently and asked about why the plug was pulled on The Silver Case for DS. He explained to the site:
“One reason was the issue of an English localization. We wondered if a game with this much text could be localized correctly to be able to bring it to the West.
Another reason was the quality of the port. We actually had a full, working version, but we just couldn’t figure out a way to make use of the DS’s main feature, the dual screens. Since we were working on several other games on the time we just didn’t have the energy to figure it out. We actually thought about just handing the DS version out at Tokyo Game Show for free, but even that would have cost a lot of money, so we couldn’t even do that either! Unfortunately, we then had to cancel to the project.”
alistdaily published a new interview with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. There aren’t any earth-shattering comments, but we did pick out a few excerpts. Reggie specifically talked about Switch, including learning from past mistakes, the system’s potential for broad appeal, taking some inspiration from working on mobile games, and keeping up with demand.
These excerpts are posted below. You can find the full interview here.
Arc System Works is bringing New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers to the Switch eShop in just a couple of days. Get a look at some extensive footage below.
Two more trailers are now online for upcoming indie games on Switch. Following yesterday’s announcement, find videos for Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure and Pocket Rumble below.
Yacht Club Games shared the file size for Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove on Switch a few days ago. Adding to that, the studio revealed the file size for Specter of Torment just now. The download will take up 145 MB, so it’s similar to Treasure Trove’s 147 MB.
A new episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live featuring 1-2-Switch. This time around, Kit and Krysta are joined by a few guests to play the game. Watch the full episode below.
A Puyo Puyo Tetris has appeared on the game’s new website, focusing on versus play. Take a look at the clip below.
