There’s a strong sense that this reluctance to truly innovate is not born of complacency, nor cynical commercialism. Rather it’s a steadfast belief in the central elements that have made Pokémon such a long-lasting success. Masuda compares it to football: ‘Everyone can play, everyone knows the rules. It transcends age, era, and culture. This gives the games huge longevity.’
The Nintendo DS has some amazing titles available. Here are some of the best nostalgic games that every child of the DS era grew up playing.
I enjoyed both Rush games, I did think the action was sometimes too fast to see what was coming up in terms of hazards though, which meant replaying the same stage a bunch of times, other than that they were enjoyable, good special stages, 3D sections and bosses for the most part.
DS is one of the best consoles of all time. Such a rich library of software
Zelda were all glorious on it.
NE: "We take a look at every possible announcement and update for the upcoming Pokemon Presents on February 27, 2026 for Pokemon Day."
A new Pokemon leak has revealed the timeline for upcoming games until 2030 alongside details on potentially canceled titles and Beta builds.
Pokemon is not going anywhere.It sells a lot more than it used to. CoD is not going anywhere, Mario is not going anywhere, Final Fantasy is not going anywhere. These types of articles only get written about franchises that actually sell more than in the past.
Why would they need to innovate? If it's not broken, don't fix it.
My 8-year-old daughter is a Pokemon fanatic, as is most of her class. Pokemon isn't going anywhere. There is a whole new generation of fans coming into the franchise.
Love that pic. Ash is ready to deal out serious justice! EVIL JUSTICE!
More poor fools that faced the power of The Brotherhood of Rattata,now the souls of IGN swim in the void with Sithis.