Pokemon games will continue for "hundreds of years," executive hopes, with "newfound realism" inspired by the original Pokedex
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The Pokemon series will have soon been knocking around for 30 years, and if recent comments made byThe Pokemon Company’s chief operations officer are anything to go by, it’s just getting started.
In an interview withThe Guardian, Takato Utsunomiya has revealed that he hopes the series will continue to delight adults and children alike for many generations to come. “Our goal is to keep Pokemon alive for hundreds of years – making sure it survives well past our lifetimes,” he says.
As ofPokemon Scarlet and Violet, there are now over 1,000 of those lovable pocket monsters in existence, and while the series has grown into a cultural phenomenon spanning TV series, movies, and a trading card game, Utsunomiya says that the games will continue to be “the core of the brand” in the future.
Despite some technical issues, we found plenty to love about the latest game. In ourPokemon Scarlet and Violet review, we described it as “the most interesting Pokemon game in a long time” with “ambitious ideas and fun concepts that inject life into the Pokemon formula.”
Wondering where to start with the long-running series? Check out our pick of thebest Pokemon games.
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