Pokemon Rumble World: Thoughts and Speculation

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So as I was skimming my way through the footnotes of the most recent Nintendo Direct announcement, looking at update notices and other general info, I suddenly stumbled upon an interesting tidbit regarding an up-and-coming free to play game called Pokemon Rumble World. My curiosity drove me to delve a little bit deeper to find out more about the game. Here is the general rundown of the game:

Pokemon Rumble World appears to be a real time action arena game where you (the player) pit one of your own Pokemon against a mass of other wild Pokemon. As you defeat Pokemon and complete different areas, you collect Diamonds which you can then use on buying hot-air balloons, which in turn allow you to explore more regions and catch more Pokemon. You can also buy Diamonds through the Nintendo E-Shop in-game, or obtain them through StreetPass. The game boasts a collective total of 700 different Pokemon that can be caught, including some Mega-Evolutions. It also boasts unique trainer avatar customization.

It's a pretty interesting approach for Nintendo to take. Seeing as this is the first Free-to-Play Pokemon game that actually models its gameplay much more closely to other pokemon games, while still taking a unique approach to combat, I personally see great promise in this game. This could be an enticing free title that helps draw people to the console, and more importantly, encourage already existing owners to use it to the fullest.

The in-game purchases seem somewhat daunting, but Nintendo has already promised that these purchases are not necessary in order to play the game to its fullest degree.

As I stated before, this game honestly shows great promise. If it keeps true to what it claims to be, then this could be a truly marvelous experience. Until then, all we can do is hope for the best. But hey, at least it won't be for long.
 
Im just stunned at Nintendo joining the free to play ranks. I like it. I see this game as Nintendo taking a step up. Btw cant go wrong with free amirite. Though i am concerned about energy. I see this game having an energy system im worried about though. Like, how long will it take for you to be able to go battle? Another thing im intrigued about is how to get more pokes. Do you go to a certain place and farm that area till you find what you want?

♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥I just hope i can catch me something good to cook for the ladies ♥♡♥♡♥♡♥♡♥
 
It's too disgustingly soon after Pokemon Shuffle. It feels like Nintendo are trying to make Pokemon a partly free-to-play, microtransaction-fuelled franchise and I don't like it. Next thing you know, there'll be F2P Pokemon games on smartphones what with that DeNA partnership. :panda:

I hope that, at least, it's better in terms of quality than Pokemon Shuffle, which I did not enjoy enough to play far beyond the start.
 
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At least it's free spinner but I wish they could make a free to play game with no micro transitions but I guess need to make money :p I have been waiting for Pokemon Rumble Blast after I played on my friend's but I hope it isn't too hard to win... But the multiplayer is cool whereas the other you didn't really have multiplayer
 
I like that nintendo is starting off with doing things like this. They started doing fremium games with pokemon shuffle and while it wasn't exactly a good game at all it was a sign that they were trying out some new things for once. Pokemon rumble world seems a bit better than pokemon shuffle with less needing to get gems so it might be pretty good. It'll definitely be better than pokemon shuffle
 
Hmm .. I am quite doubtful that it will be as great but I can say that it is quite good that they are making another free game but still it seems too weird for that to happen . We can only wait to see what exactly it is going to be to judge it . I hope it is not too similar to Pokemon Shuffle's Heart Thing :panda:
 
It looks really cool and interesting... I just hope it's not like Shuffle in that it takes time for your energy to restore, that's like the main reason I don't even touch Shuffle anymore.

Otherwise, Nintendo giving it away for free is pretty awesome, can't wait for it's release :D
 
Hmm .. I am quite doubtful that it will be as great but I can say that it is quite good that they are making another free game but still it seems too weird for that to happen . We can only wait to see what exactly it is going to be to judge it . I hope it is not too similar to Pokemon Shuffle's Heart Thing :panda:
Pokemon Shuffles heart thing? Is that a type of energy used to participate in the game? I can bet that there will be energy on this game considering that it IS freemium gaming. It has to have SOME sort of drawback from normal gaming. Sorry but this is a norm for free games :p
 
I'm also wondering if they will eventually add in a PvP multiplayer. For a game of this structure, something like that could really add something to the gameplay. I also am concerned about the possibility of a limiting system. The screenshots and gameplay footage suggest that the Diamonds will mostly be used either to revive a fallen Pokemon during conbat or to buy balloons and other items. Still, this is pretty open to debate in the meantime.
 
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It's too disgustingly soon after Pokemon Shuffle. It feels like Nintendo are trying to make Pokemon a partly free-to-play, microtransaction-fuelled franchise and I don't like it. Next thing you know, there'll be F2P Pokemon games on smartphones what with that DeNA partnership. :panda:

I hope that, at least, it's better in terms of quality than Pokemon Shuffle, which I did not enjoy enough to play far beyond the start.

Same. I don't really like the turn Ninty is taking with the Pokémon licence. Sure, those are spin-offs, but it doesn't feel right to me in a way. Plus, they know people will throw themselves on it if they think it's free. But, as Iwata said, it's not Free-To-Play, it's Free-To-Start.

On another hand, if it takes Shuffle's rumoured StreetPass function, I'm all fine with it, because, just abuse HomePass, and, here you go !
 
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It's too disgustingly soon after Pokemon Shuffle. It feels like Nintendo are trying to make Pokemon a partly free-to-play, microtransaction-fuelled franchise and I don't like it. Next thing you know, there'll be F2P Pokemon games on smartphones what with that DeNA partnership. :panda:

I hope that, at least, it's better in terms of quality than Pokemon Shuffle, which I did not enjoy enough to play far beyond the start.
Yeah, and you could buy items with real money or something.

I have mixed feeling. Yay! free to play, aww I'm tempted to spend money >.>

It's kinda easy to get me to spend moneyz too, so that's not good news for me >.>
 
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I don't mind free-to-play spin-offs. PS was great for the casual gamer and so far I like it a lot. I don't feel like buying with real money and shuffle is great for those moments you just want to play for 10-15 minutes to unstress then move on with whatever business you were doing. Plus, since you have to wait between the plays you can't accidentally waste 4 hours while your homework is waiting. (Woops!) I was never too interested in Rumble but since it's free I suppose I'll try and see whether it's any good. :3
It's too disgustingly soon after Pokemon Shuffle. It feels like Nintendo are trying to make Pokemon a partly free-to-play, microtransaction-fuelled franchise and I don't like it. Next thing you know, there'll be F2P Pokemon games on smartphones what with that DeNA partnership. :panda:

I hope that, at least, it's better in terms of quality than Pokemon Shuffle, which I did not enjoy enough to play far beyond the start.
I don't think they'll ever do that to the main pokémon games. That would not be fitting and honestly, Nintendo isn';t completely bats- crazy. (Right?) I assume they'll keep this free-to-play business to their spin-offs titles and as long as they don't touch the core titles I think I actually like this approach. But you're right, it pretty soon after Shuffle. I wonder if they already got another one planned? In that case my bets are on a Mario game.
 
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I can't wait for this game, it looks great!
I hope there's some kind of online play so we could play with friends, but I'm guessing if it's added then we would have to pay for it, which I wouldn't mind.
I'm honestly liking how Pokemon is moving to different kinds of games like these. I hope they somehow make a Colosseum type game for the 3DS or Wii U.
 
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All of you who think this is bad news, you are wrong! This is awesome. I bet it's going to be like the wii u game Pokemon Rumble Blast. You think they'll add amiibo to it?

I don't mind free-to-play spin-offs. PS was great for the casual gamer and so far I like it a lot. I don't feel like buying with real money and shuffle is great for those moments you just want to play for 10-15 minutes to unstress then move on with whatever business you were doing. Plus, since you have to wait between the plays you can't accidentally waste 4 hours while your homework is waiting. (Woops!) I was never too interested in Rumble but since it's free I suppose I'll try and see whether it's any good. :3

I don't think they'll ever do that to the main pokémon games. That would not be fitting and honestly, Nintendo isn';t completely batshit crazy. (Right?) I assume they'll keep this free-to-play business to their spin-offs titles and as long as they don't touch the core titles I think I actually like this approach. But you're right, it pretty soon after Shuffle. I wonder if they already got another one planned? In that case my bets are on a Mario game.
They probably will do Mario
 
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I would really want multiplayer for this game.
 
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All of you who think this is bad news, you are wrong! This is awesome. I bet it's going to be like the wii u game Pokemon Rumble Blast. You think they'll add amiibo to it?


They probably will do Mario
Jup seems like the logical thing to do
I would really want multiplayer for this game.
That would be neat! But not very free-to-play-ish. I hope Nintendo dares to take a little risk with this game.
 
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