'Pokemon Stars' Update: Possible Release Date in Fall 2018; Game Freak Working on Secret Title for Switch, 3DS

By Irina Stark, | May 28, 2017

'Pokemon Stars' is Game Freak's mystery project being developed for Switch and 3DS. (YouTube)

'Pokemon Stars' is Game Freak's mystery project being developed for Switch and 3DS. (YouTube)

A fresh evidence uncovered online shows that the rumored "Pokemon Stars" development is pretty much underway. Not only that the new Pokemon title is coming to Nintendo Switch, it is also aimed to launch on another Nintendo's popular 3DS gaming system. 

A developer's recent job posting dated May 22 suggests that the next Pokemon title codenamed "Pokemon Stars" will get a dual release on both Nintendo Switch and 3DS systems. 

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This latest update has surfaced from the latest career job ad that is in search of a 3D drawing programmer to join the working on the development of some secret 3DS RPG. It comes easy to assume that this mystery project from Game Freak has to do with the Pokemon franchise since the game developer has been mainly working on Pokemon titles in the last 20 years.  

Despite that there is still a room for a new IP, International Business Times cited that the third-pillar "Pokemon Sun and Moon" has not seen a release so far. Thus, the possibility is hight that it is related to "Pokemon Stars". 


Last March, another job listing popped up on the developer's website for a 3D CG designer and character modeler to work for a worldwide popular RPG with Wii U and Vita-quality graphics. This piece of detail further suggested a launching for Nintendo Switch console since 3DS will not be as powerful to support these kind of need.

If these couple of clues are taken in to account, the Pokemon Company is assumed to be developing this secret title for both Nintendo Switch and 3DS. The dual release for "Pokemon Stars" fits the bills perfectly since Nintendo can up the sales of Switch while also tapping the 70 million-strong users of 3DS systems. 

Speculations of the development of "Pokemon Stars" first emerged online courtesy of a leak from a reliable source back in fall last year. If indeed the news and updates on the next Pokemon game are anything to go by, fans will likely see its release around fall 2018.  

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