Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee is Perfect for the Switch

Nintendo's latest console(?), the Nintendo Switch, is getting the next entry in the series, Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee. Let's Go is another visit to the Kanto region, much to the dismay of many, but Let's Go makes sense with the position the Switch is currently in.

Nintendo is still marketing the Switch as a home console. Nintendo still wants people to buy a 3DS for the smaller games. I personally still think that Nintendo is treating the 3DS as their primary handheld, as the 3DS version of Captain Toad equal to, and in some ways better than the Switch version.

With Nintendo's mindset being to keep the 3DS crowd as happy as possible, and with the Switch still being considered their home console, they want the next Pokemon to be more reminiscent of the GameCube games than the 3DS games.

This can be seen in a few areas of Let's Go, including the size of the Pokemon (roughly) matching the size from the Pokedex when in battle. Another sign of this is the multiplayer, namely the local co-op mode. This allows two people to play the same game at the same time, which reduces the need to have one Switch for each person in the household.

We already know that 2019's Pokemon game is supposed to be more like the typical Pokemon game. My speculation is that Nintendo will be releasing a smaller and cheaper version of the Switch that will serve as the replacement for the 3DS at some point next year, possibly using Pokemon as a launch title. The fact that Pokemon's future is on the Switch essentially confirms the Switch is the successor to the 3DS, I just hope a smaller version is also in the future of the system for better portability and for multiple children households to be able to buy multiple systems.

Let's Go also carries the price tag of $60, which is a bit high for people to buy multiple copies of, meaning multiple children families would have a hard time buy multiple copies. Remember, two copies of Let's Go is equal to three copies of Sun/Moon at launch. That's a big price jump for two copies, and if a family of four likes Pokemon, $240 for the games alone. Co-op will eliminate the need for everyone to have their own copy, but the 2019 game either needs to keep co-op or it needs to cost a lot less.

But that's enough about the distant future, because the near future has a new Pokemon game coming. It might not be the Pokemon game that 30 year olds who live by themselves and have tons of disposable income want, but I think it will be a good Pokemon game for families and kids.