The oddest franchise crossover event... EVER?
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/28717
The newest Pokémon game is a crossover with Tecmo Koei's Nobunaga's Ambition, Dengeki Online recently revealed.
Pokémon + Nobunaga no Yabō is set to be released for the DS in spring 2012 and will feature characters from both franchises in a tactical RPG setting. Nobunaga's Ambition takes place in ancient Japan where players command various forces to conquer different parts of Japan. How the Pokémon will be used in the field of battle remains unknown at the moment.
A booth for the game was also seen at the Jump Festa event, which also disaplayed the game's first set of screenshots. The Pokémon Company is working closely with Tecmo Koei games in the development of this title.
4gamer has a set of pictures of the booth here. The official site is here.
Pokemon jumps the shark(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSdK1j0gxfKgMRAQVIkrObOL-h6RbkDB8es4AW_2Nu2-AjhdzLbnR__t-db7Q)
I can't shake the odd thought that this crossover might be the moment when Pokemon sells out/jumps the shark (for the lack of better words).I'm curious, of the dozens of spin-offs released over the years, what makes this one different/worse? Not even Pokémon Teaches Typing reached that point? To me it seems like the Pokémon franchise was designed to sell out.
Pokemon jumps the shark(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSdK1j0gxfKgMRAQVIkrObOL-h6RbkDB8es4AW_2Nu2-AjhdzLbnR__t-db7Q)
I can't shake the odd thought that this crossover might be the moment when Pokemon sells out/jumps the shark (for the lack of better words).I'm curious, of the dozens of spin-offs released over the years, what makes this one different/worse? Not even Pokémon Teaches Typing reached that point? To me it seems like the Pokémon franchise was designed to sell out.
Is it April 1st already?
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Though I hope they go with a real Pokemon region and not do Japan like the actual Nobunga's Ambition games. Maybe this could tell the story of the Unova's early days when the great dragon was split?