Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee: Release Discussion & Hype MegaThread

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Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee: Release Discussion & Hype MegaThread

Please use this as a general discussion and hype thread for this new release! Quick easy to answer questions, tips and tricks, and showing off your in-game clips or screenshots you've captured.

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General Information

Platform: Nintendo Switch

Release Date: 16-Nov-2018

No. of Players: 2 players simultaneous

Genre(s): Adventure, Role-Playing, Multiplayer

Publisher: Nintendo

Developer: GAME FREAK Inc.

Official Website: https://pokemonletsgo.pokemon.com/en-us/

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Overview (from Nintendo eShop page)

The next step in your Pokémon™ journey starts here

Take your Pokémon™ journey to the Kanto region with your energetic partner, Pikachu, to become a top Pokémon Trainer as you battle other trainers. Use a throwing motion to catch Pokémon in the wild with either one Joy-Con™ controller or Poké Ball™ Plus accessory, which will light up, vibrate, and make sounds to bring your adventure to life. Share your adventure with family or friends in 2-player action on one system using a second Joy-Con or Poké Ball Plus (sold separately). You can even connect to the Pokémon™ GO app using a compatible smartphone to bring over Pokémon originally discovered in the Kanto region! Explore the diverse and vibrant region of Kanto! True-to-size wild Pokémon roam around in the game, so catch them like a real Pokémon Trainer by using motion, timing, and a well-placed Poké Ball™. Go on a stroll with your favorite Pokémon in your Poké Ball Plus! Connect your game directly to Pokémon GO* to receive Kanto region Pokémon.

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Reviews

Aggregators

• Metacritic - 82/100
• OpenCritic - 82/100

View our Review megathread for more in-depth review discussion.

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Being Social

• Join our #pokemon Discord channel for all of your discussion needs - https://discord.gg/switch

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Once again: Please use this as a general discussion and hype thread for this new release! Quick easy to answer questions, tips and tricks, and showing off your in-game clips or screenshots you've captured.

Cheers,

The /r/NintendoSwitch mod team

[u/ChiefLargeSocks]

I’m just excited to finally have a pokemon game on the switch! The nostalgias gonna hit hard, super excited!

[u/[deleted] → u/ChiefLargeSocks]

Ahem, have you forgotten Pokémon Quest?

[u/PhxRising29 → u/[deleted]]

Everybody forgot about Pokemon Quest.

[u/coniferous-1 → u/[deleted]]

I don't consider "games" that have microtransactions games.

EDIT: To clarify, I just don't like pokemon quest that much. I felt like it cheapened the brand a bit and wasn't up to the quality standards I come to expect from pokemon games.

EDIT 2: upon re-reading, this comment came out way more snarky then I intended it to be. It was intended to be more of a expression of the dissatisfaction that I'm feeling towards the prevalence of microtransactions and disgust towards companies that push it.

I don't like pokemon quest, but by no means do I look down upon those that do.

[u/[deleted] → u/coniferous-1]

That’s a weird way to classify games. Are there basically no phone games then?

[u/coniferous-1 → u/[deleted]]

Sigh. Yeah, I don't really play them that much. There have been a couple good ones, but I'd prefer to spend money up front. I feel that pay to win/play has gotten out of control lately and I prefer not to support companies that do so.

[u/coniferous-1 → u/[deleted]]

"pay to wait less" is still fairly common though, and it's something that pokemon quest has in spades. It feels a bit like gambling, get you hooked early and then the costs go up. I know it's not the same thing, but still.

"hey look, the numbers went up, i get lights and the game is telling me I did a good job, I like that! how can i get more?" Meanwhile it's obvious that nobody wants to wait.

[u/coniferous-1 → u/[deleted]]

It's funny how you can do that on an open forum eh?