Crowbar Man Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 (edited) Picked up our copy of X & Y today! So far everything is really cool.. but this is another game that kinda is better in 2D than 3D. Most parts aren't even 3D enabled, and when I leave the 3D turned on for the parts that are the frame rate like drops well below 20 fps and things start looking like a slideshow. Doesn't seem very optimized for it, which is shocking considering this is... Nintendo :/ So I'm just leaving the 3D off (as usual) for a smoother framerate. Ah well, fun game so far either way, tons of crap to do and I just barely started. Also surprised about all the connectivity options added to the game, internet and all. Game seems PACKED with content, and room for more! Edited October 12, 2013 by Crowbar Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilecat Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Yup! Stevo bought me Pokemon X. Just beaten the first gym too I picked the water type, as usual, and named him Shinobi <3 I could've sworn I shared my friend code before, but if not: 0559-6824-9255. Drop by and say hi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Williamson Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 so how big are the sales for this thing so far I would think that this would be Nintendo's equivalent to GTA V don't kill me and start screaming at how stupid I am if I'm entirely wrong that's just how I look at it I don't actually know much about Pokemon; that's not one of those series I ever paid attention to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilecat Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 So, anyone has, or knows someone with Pokemon Y that'd love a Mega Charizard X? I'd prefer getting Mega Charizard Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetFlare Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 So, anyone has, or knows someone with Pokemon Y that'd love a Mega Charizard X? I'd prefer getting Mega Charizard Y I would like Mega Charizard X, yes. I have the stone for MegaZard Y... and I'll be looking for a second post-game, since you can find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 so how big are the sales for this thing so farI would think that this would be Nintendo's equivalent to GTA V don't kill me and start screaming at how stupid I am if I'm entirely wrong that's just how I look at it I don't actually know much about Pokemon; that's not one of those series I ever paid attention to Well, until there are some official number released by someone, we don't know. But if it helps, X and Y were the fastest and highest pre-ordered game in Japan, ever. Something like 5 million pre-orders within 12 hours or something. While I think it would be hilarious for XY to beat all those records that GTA V made, just weeks later, I doubt that will be the case. This game will have strong sales for a while, of course, so that's nice. Game-related: I managed to get a female Froakie on my tenth try, so I can breed Eggs out for anyone that didn't choose it on their game. And holy shit, once I turned on that PSS thing, I got like a hundred random names and faces popping up on the bottom screen. I had to turn wireless off just so I could pay attention to the game. 3DS FC in sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_NutS Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I won't get my copy until tomorrow or tuesday (preordered on amazon so it takes time to arrive overseas). But at this point the hype levels went past infinite and back to zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowbar Man Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 (edited) PS3: 79 Million units 360: 78 Million units 3DS: 35 Million units ~160 million possible buyers vs 35 Million possible buyers GTA5: ~20 Million units sold and climbing It is an uphill battle to match GTA5 numbers, but Pokemon has a gigantic pull that reaches a larger audience, so anything is possible. We'll see once the sales figures start pouring in I guess Edited October 13, 2013 by Crowbar Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Well I recently bought a Pokemon 3DS XL thing just to get New Leaf and Pokemon X, so I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of other people do, especially with the good bundle deal they had at Walmart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilecat Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I noticed that, in pretty much every route/region, there are rare encounters, and also pokemons harder to catch. Some may only need to be lowered to critical hp, some may need to be put to sleep or paralyzed, and you may even require to use a stronger pokeball on top of the status effect. For example, Absol is available on Route 8 outside the cave, but shows probably once every 8-10 minutes. I had to bring it to very low, put it to sleep and then use a great ball. I couldn't go without either the status or ball, she'd just pop right out of it. Same with Doduo on route 7. I really like this change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPanic Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I noticed that, in pretty much every route/region, there are rare encounters, and also pokemons harder to catch. Some may only need to be lowered to critical hp, some may need to be put to sleep or paralyzed, and you may even require to use a stronger pokeball on top of the status effect.For example, Absol is available on Route 8 outside the cave, but shows probably once every 8-10 minutes. I had to bring it to very low, put it to sleep and then use a great ball. I couldn't go without either the status or ball, she'd just pop right out of it. Same with Doduo on route 7. I really like this change I'm not sure about if that is a major mechanics change - I think what they tried to do is mix Pokemon with low catch rates into earlier routes to give a bigger sense of difficulty. I use the Absol thing and Snorlax on Route 7 (before the SECOND gym) as examples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 I had to reset twice before finally catching Snorlax on the third try (it's why I save before encounters like that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soul Splint Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Oh yeah...I need to pick this up. I know many sites will have this listed by now (I hope), but where is the best, definitive list of what's different between the versions? I haven't had a chance to look through the usual sites yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Oh yeah...I need to pick this up.I know many sites will have this listed by now (I hope), but where is the best, definitive list of what's different between the versions? I haven't had a chance to look through the usual sites yet. http://i.imgur.com/EqSOhxm.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowbar Man Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) BTW: X/Y have hit 4 million units sold in 2 days. While not GTA5 numbers, those are some fantastic figures Edited October 15, 2013 by Crowbar Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocre Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) It should be reminded that GTA V cost ~$260 million to make and was released across two platforms (combined install base of around 160 million people), while Pokémon XY released on a single platform (~35 million install base). Edited October 15, 2013 by ocre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 How much did it cost to make Pokemon X/Y? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPanic Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 It should be reminded that GTA V cost ~$260 million to make and was released across two platforms (combined install base of around 160 million people), while Pokémon XY released on a single platform (~35 million install base). Not to mention releasing for a 2 year old handheld console compared to 7 year old home console. It's difficult to give an arbitrary value for success, since quantity will almost exclusively favor home console releases, also the time since it's release is different. I'm certain someone out there has an algorithm based on decades of game sales data to solve this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 How much did it cost to make Pokemon X/Y? Digging up what little I could, it seems Ruby and Sapphire had a US advertising campaign of $7 million. If they spent as much as that on the game, they still would have made about 7 times that back within the first week of sales in Japan alone. Any other games in the series? Can't find any info on development cost. Nintendo doesn't seem to like posting that kind of info, which I think is a real shame, because in these modern mentality of "big budget = big success", it would show them otherwise. After all, how many games have been considered commercial failures, simply because they didn't sell that extra half million copies to break even? How many times have we heard of a sequel being cancelled because the first part wasn't worth the cost of making it, and therefore, a sequel would never be cost effective? Too many times, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vilecat Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 So, new friend code for me! Stevo is now using the regular 3DS for Pokemon Y and mainly, Virtual Console games that came with the Ambassador certificate thingy. My new one: 2423-3212-6224 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 What's Stevo's number? :3 Babies 'r' Us still hasn't shipped my Pokemon X, after saying they'd ship it in the 12th, and after giving me a UPS tracking number. When I hit the tracking it still just says "Order information received" which more or less means they ain't done shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocre Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I'm now at Victory Road and am a little underleveled to tackle it (I turned off EXP Share) so I'm going to do some training before taking on the E4. Aslo, I managed to catch myself a Ditto and am breeding stuff now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPanic Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Hey! People! DO NOT SAVE IN THE OUTER RIM OF LUMIOSE CITY. A GAME BREAKING BUG FREEZES AND FORCES A RESTART IN ALL GAMES RELEASED THUS FAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Not mine. The issue in question is only known to affect some games. It depends upon multiple factors. Basically, just don't save in the area highlighted below: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/ekjj/info/index.html The solution? According to reddit, simply try to load the game over and over until it works, and then proceed to save again in another location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Strader Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I got my plokimin X people can add my 3ds number and gimme theirs 0447-6260-6429 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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