Game Freak explains Pokémon creator Satoshi Tajiri’s involvement with modern Pokémon games

The folks at Game Informer recently had an opportunity to visit Pokémon developer Game Freak‘s studio in Tokyo, Japan, where they got to learn more about Pokémon’s origins and the core games in the series. They also learned about Pokémon creator Satoshi Tajiri's involvement with modern Pokémon games. The following comes from Game Informer's Kyle Hilliard: We did not see … Continue reading Game Freak explains Pokémon creator Satoshi Tajiri’s involvement with modern Pokémon games

Game Freak explains why Pokémon Grey wasn’t developed after Pokémon Black and White

The folks at Game Informer recently had an opportunity to visit Pokémon developer Game Freak‘s studio in Tokyo, Japan, where they got to learn more about Pokémon’s origins and the core games in the series. They also learned about why Pokémon Grey never came to be: "They did talk about why Pokémon Grey wasn't a thing after Black … Continue reading Game Freak explains why Pokémon Grey wasn’t developed after Pokémon Black and White

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon: New feature reveal coming tomorrow, August 18

The folks at Game Informer recently had an opportunity to visit Pokémon developer Game Freak's studio in Tokyo, Japan, where they got to learn more about Pokémon's origins and upcoming games in the series. They also learned about a new feature in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, which will officially be revealed tomorrow, August … Continue reading Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon: New feature reveal coming tomorrow, August 18

Video: Exclusive look at Pokémon’s early design documents at Game Freak

On a recent trip to Game Freak's studio in Tokyo, Japan, the folks at Game Informer spoke to the team about their earliest projects and the origins of the Pokémon series. Pokémon series producer, director and composer Junichi Masuda and the director of Pokémon Sun and Moon Shigeru Ohmori dug up their oldest documents and … Continue reading Video: Exclusive look at Pokémon’s early design documents at Game Freak

Game Freak details the design process of creating new Pokémon

With the latest release of Pokémon Sun and Moon, there are a total of 802 Pokémon created to date. While visiting Japan to explore Game Freak’s development studio, the folks at Game Informer spoke with Pokémon director, producer and composer Junichi Masuda about what the process of designing a Pokémon looks like. “The graphic designers … Continue reading Game Freak details the design process of creating new Pokémon

Video: Everything known about Pokémon on the Nintendo Switch

In the below excerpt from The Game Informer Show podcast, Game Informer's Ben Hanson and Kyle Hilliard talk about their trip to Game Freak's studio in Tokyo, Japan, and speculate about what the team is planning for its console debut on the Nintendo Switch console. Will the game be a remake of Pokémon Red and … Continue reading Video: Everything known about Pokémon on the Nintendo Switch

Game Informer discusses its recent trip to Pokémon developer Game Freak’s studio in Japan

In the latest episode of The Game Informer show, Game Informer’s Ben Hanson, Dan Tack, Andrew Reiner and Kyle Hilliard talk about their recent trip to Game Freak in Japan to learn all about the development of the Pokémon series. They also dive in deep with exclusive impressions of Call of Duty: WWII’s Nazi zombies … Continue reading Game Informer discusses its recent trip to Pokémon developer Game Freak’s studio in Japan

Pokémon Switch: Game Freak hopes “people don’t get their expectations up too high”

In a recent interview with Game Informer, Pokémon series director/producer/composer Junichi Masuda and Pokémon Sun and Moon‘s director Shigeru Ohmori spoke about the pressure of living up to fan expectations surrounding Game Freak‘s first core Pokémon role-playing game (RPG) on the Nintendo Switch and what it means for the team to finally let fans know that they’ve been heard. "What I’m … Continue reading Pokémon Switch: Game Freak hopes “people don’t get their expectations up too high”