One of the most exciting announcements at E3 2017 came from a man sitting behind a desk. The Pokémon Company’s Tsunekazu Ishihara announced that Pokémon developer Game Freak is creating a “core RPG title on Nintendo Switch.” While visiting Game Freak for our extensive feature in the new issue of Game Informer, we spoke with series director/producer/composer Junichi Masuda and director Shigeru Ohmori about that announcement and what it means for the team to finally respond to the fan outcry wishing for a proper Pokémon RPG on a console.
Watch the interview below to learn more about what this step means for the game’s developers and much more.