{"id":49077,"date":"2013-01-08T16:41:22","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T14:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=49077"},"modified":"2013-01-08T16:44:22","modified_gmt":"2013-01-08T14:44:22","slug":"pokemon-x-and-y-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/49077-pokemon-x-and-y-announced","title":{"rendered":"Pokemon X and Y announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just when you thought you had caught them all, Nintendo goes and announces two new entries into the Pokemon universe &#8211; X and Y &#8211; which are set to appear on the 3DS this October.<\/p>\n<p>Announced via the Pokemon Direct presentation, these two new titles mark the first 3D entries into the Pokemon series and will incorporate the 3D capabilities of the platform.<\/p>\n<p>A video showing the two games was presented by Nintendo Chief Satoru Iwata, which showed off the new starter Pokemon, some of the environments and a few friendly faces.<\/p>\n<p>The three generation 6 starter Pokemon are Chespin (grass-type), Fennekin (fire-type) and Froakie (water-type).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_49079\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Gen-6-Starter-pokmon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49079\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49079\" title=\"Gen 6 Starter pokmon\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Gen-6-Starter-pokmon.jpg\" alt=\"Gen 6 Starter pokmon\" width=\"455\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Gen-6-Starter-pokmon.jpg 455w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Gen-6-Starter-pokmon-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Gen-6-Starter-pokmon-151x250.jpg 151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-49079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gen 6 Starter Pok\u00e9mon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pokemon X and Y are scheduled to launch worldwide in October.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the entire Nintendo Direct presentation below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VzO6J981nAw\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Related articles<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/reviews\/46591-pokemon-black-white-2-review-ds.html\">Pok\u00e9mon: Black &amp; 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