I'm positivie there's gonna be one in 2013, and it's gonna be for the ds. I know some people think other wise but they don't really have anything to back it up on. Sure I don't have anything to back my claims other than why wouldn't they release a remake in 2013?
The DS is dying, that's fact. Black and White 2 were the only big games I'm aware of for the DS this year. And I've heard there are no DS games scheduled for release in 2013 yet, and it's September. (I could be wrong, I haven't looked into it myself.) But the fact is, the 3DS is the current system now that the new Mystery Dungeon is out. It makes no sense for them to drag out retiring the DS for 1 more set of games. It would hurt the 3DS since people still think they'll be able to avoid getting one.
Well if they stick to the usual 4 year gap for each generation that means we wont be getting Gen VI till atleast 2014 which gives them another 12 months in 2013 to throw something new out there and IMO, a remake would be perfect.
The only reason Gen 3 and 4 lasted 4 years was because of the remakes. Without them, they would have lasted only 3 just like Gen 1 and 2. Also, with all 649 officially revealed, there is nothing new to reveal in February. Every February, they reveal a "new" event Pokemon, like Keldeo Meloetta and Genesect, or a totally new Pokemon for the next Gen. Arceus was revealed the same year HG/SS were announced. Genesect is already revealed, so what else could they reveal in Feb. other than a new Pokemon? The only reason to suspect Gen 6 will come in 2014 is the assumption that Gen 3 remakes will happen.
Also the 3DS base isn't high enough yet.
I'm not sure why people believe this is a valid concern. Nintendo needs to retire the DS as soon as possible. Once people have no choice but to upgrade to the new system, sales will go up. And doing so along with the release of Gen 6 Pokemon games would work nicely.
Also look at the GBA. We got Emerald in 2005 (ds was already released) and then DP in 2007 when the DS was already on the market for like 3 years. By the time a new game for NA rolls around, which I'm still sticking to March 2014 for an estimate, that will have been around 3 years that the 3DS has been out.
The longer they wait to release games on the 3DS, the more chances they'll miss. Diamond and Pearl were two years late. Perhaps Gen 5 might have been on the 3DS if this had not happened. It is not good to hold on to older technology when in game development.
And BW came out in 2010, while BW2 came out this year. 2011 didn't see a main series Pokemon game, so I doubt they'll let 2013 go by without one too. But it will need to be a 3DS title.
March 2014, on the 3DS.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
There are no Pokemon left to reveal in February 2013 since Genesect has been revealed. In fact, they revealed all of the event Pokemon this year very close together, which implies to me that they have something else they want to show off next year. Gen 4 revealed 1 event every year, ending with Arceus in 2009 when HG/SS came out.
I agree with you
I believe the 3ds came out in Japan early in 2011 so really the 3ds isn't even 2 years old yet. So it wouldn't hurt sales to wait one more year to start putting main games on the 3ds.
Yes it would, for all the Pokemon fans that don't have a 3DS yet. Once a 3DS main series game is announced, those who don't have one will go buy one. Also, the longer they wait to put a game on the 3DS means less time they have to work on that system. I'm sure Nintendo already either has plans or is working on plans for the system that will replace the 3DS.
