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6th Gen Possible release date.

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The fact that they haven't said anything about the e-shop till now says something isn't it? or they still might tell us about the release there later?
 
You know, after taking some time to think of it I guess the reason behind Europe getting the game later than other countries could be due to the fact that Europe has countries where English isn't the language used for their Pokemon games and hence they have to spend time translating it, which in this case is stuff like French, Italian, Spanish and German.

The reason behind America and Australia getting it at the same time (or in fact dates close to each other as shown in the past) could be due to the fact that they both use English as the main language in Pokemon games, and hence they don't have to be tweaked as much.
 
but the UK's primary language IS English, the language even originates FROM England, so we too have to suffer the delay, just so they can translate the game for other European countries? :( :(
 
The Game Corner is an interesting feature given it was in the originals, but now we have those issues. Thing is, it's no longer just the European laws - America also now has the issues of having a game corner potentially pushing up the rating of the Pokémon games (silly, I know), which was why following HGSS there hasn't been one since in any game. So I'd be surprised if it does come back... but I want my casino slots and roulette minigame, darn it! D=
 
Hikamaru said:
Interesting topic you've brought up there, but I know that Unova and Kalos had no Game Corner at all, most likely to do with the same European anti-gambling law that made the slot machines in European Platinum unplayable and the Voltorb Flip in all non-Japanese HeartGold and SoulSilver.
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Wait a second. They banned Voltorb Flip? I mean, it was a crappy game anyway, but they BANNED that? Even in America, where they were stupid enough to ban online gambling for a long time, they kept it in the video games because they allowed free play sites. Which I still thought was stupid. We won't go into that discussion here.

DarkPoke001 said:
but the UK's primary language IS English, the language even originates FROM England, so we too have to suffer the delay, just so they can translate the game for other European countries? :( :(
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I could insert a "Brits Problems" or "UK Problems" joke here, but I'll let a Brit do it.
 
It's also entirely possible that they just did market research and found that games sell better on the 28th in Europe for some arbitrary reason.
 
CycloneGU said:
Wait a second. They banned Voltorb Flip? I mean, it was a crappy game anyway, but they BANNED that? Even in America, where they were stupid enough to ban online gambling for a long time, they kept it in the video games because they allowed free play sites. Which I still thought was stupid. We won't go into that discussion here.
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You misunderstood. I was meaning the anti-gambling laws was the reason why Voltorb Flip replaced slot machines in the non-Japanese HG/SS. But yeah I'm still curious behind why Europe would delay their release a week back, but I have a gut feeling it's due to the French, German, Spanish and Italian translation.

Oryx said:
It's also entirely possible that they just did market research and found that games sell better on the 28th in Europe for some arbitrary reason.
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Interesting. I wonder what the number 28 has to do with Europeans?
 
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Feels kinda bad that Europe are the ONLY area to receive the games a week after everyone else. The only plus I can take from that though is odd but we still get to look forward to the games once everyone else had played.
 
Hikamaru said:
You misunderstood. I was meaning the anti-gambling laws was the reason why Voltorb Flip replaced slot machines in the non-Japanese HG/SS.
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Ah, my bad.

But yes, it was a crummy sidegame. Why did Canada have to suffer?
 
Hikamaru said:
Interesting. I wonder what the number 28 has to do with Europeans?
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I don't necessarily mean that the number 28 itself is significant, but that there's some marketing reason for it. For example, my sister worked a fast food restaurant. If that restaurant had moved half a mile down the road, it would have gone from bustling to empty...because it would have gone out of walking distance of the local university. One week could be significant, even if it's "marketing has shown us that November 28th sells better than the 21st in Europe."
 
The big question is still whether the games will be released on nov.21 in American's e-shop or not. This is the biggest question.
 
Apparently when GF meant they would release ORAS the same time again like they did in XY, they meant everyone except Europe. :/

Maybe it has something to do with the rating system, the Game Corner situation, or the languages being sorted out.
 
CycloneGU said:
Ah, my bad.

But yes, it was a crummy sidegame. Why did Canada have to suffer?
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I wonder if my guess that it's to punish Europe( well Italy at least did) and Canada for breaking the street date on XY will be correct... I know I expected some kind of punishment for them, but a week delay is kind of harsh considering not all parts did it...

I hope that it's because of restoring the Game Corner for us in JP, NA (at least America since we don't know what's going on with Canada yet), and Aus to enjoy in our copies instead :3
 
Oryx said:
I don't necessarily mean that the number 28 itself is significant, but that there's some marketing reason for it. For example, my sister worked a fast food restaurant. If that restaurant had moved half a mile down the road, it would have gone from bustling to empty...because it would have gone out of walking distance of the local university. One week could be significant, even if it's "marketing has shown us that November 28th sells better than the 21st in Europe."
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It might have some impact (certain days do better in different countries I believe... but that's more days of a week, and some countries aim for releases on a specific day too - Australia typically had Pokémon releases on Thursdays). But the exact week offset doesn't match that, and given it is Pokémon I'd say it's less to try and make as many sales, as Pokémon is generally just going to sell well anyway. That alone wouldn't explain the delay for Europe (and maybe Australia + others).
Pokemon_Hero said:
The big question is still whether the games will be released on nov.21 in American's e-shop or not. This is the biggest question.
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I think it's a safe assumption that it would be released on the eshop on the same day; not sure why it wouldn't. Hasn't affected other releases staggered depending on country after all.
OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire said:
I wonder if my guess that it's to punish Europe( well Italy at least did) and Canada for breaking the street date on XY will be correct... I know I expected some kind of punishment for them, but a week delay is kind of harsh considering not all parts did it...

I hope that it's because of restoring the Game Corner for us in JP, NA (at least America since we don't know what's going on with Canada yet), and Aus to enjoy in our copies instead :3
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Except Canada should be getting it the same as the US from my understanding. Even if it is a significant reason, it may well be more a 'well we don't want to risk such a thing again' less than a 'we're punishing all of you for this even if you weren't part of the problem' deal. They already have a way to punish stores which broke street dates as well, and that's through fines (they likely have contracts dealing with these sorts of things too with penalties for parts that are broken).

With the Game Corner, the US were also affected back in HGSS, not just Europe, due to game rating issues. I don't believe that would no longer be the case now... we'll have to wait and see I suppose.
 
Just be happy you guys know when it gets released in Europe and America. There isn't a date for Canada for some reason.
 
Flamebot said:
Just be happy you guys know when it gets released in Europe and America. There isn't a date for Canada for some reason.
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Let us hope Canadians don't get it on the 30th...that'll be a full 9 days after us and 2 days after Europe.
 
Flamebot said:
Just be happy you guys know when it gets released in Europe and America. There isn't a date for Canada for some reason.
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Canada is usually the same day as America. Think about it; we can drive across a bridge and pick it up anyway. For less money, too. It'll be the same day, the 21st.
 
OmegaRuby and AlphaSapphire said:
I wonder if my guess that it's to punish Europe( well Italy at least did) and Canada for breaking the street date on XY will be correct... I know I expected some kind of punishment for them, but a week delay is kind of harsh considering not all parts did it...

I hope that it's because of restoring the Game Corner for us in JP, NA (at least America since we don't know what's going on with Canada yet), and Aus to enjoy in our copies instead :3
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Kinda unfair to those countries who actually released XY on the planned date xD I'm still saddened tho because a week is kinda harsh I guess? I don't know about Canada xD I'm smelling a lot of Canadian Pokefans going to cross the border just to get the games lmao :)
 
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