Yeah, it's a pity that internet capability and online play are features that are currently technically impossible for today's consoles to handle. Pokémon Black and Pokémon White are set to release in North America this coming Sunday, March 6. One of the reasons we've stuck with 2D is to get a more individual feel with it.' “There's a lot of personality that's drawn from the 2D images, whereas with 3D, it's the same model used for everything, so the personality doesn't really come out. 'One of the reasons for sticking with the 2D Pokemon images is, with the 2D, it really depends on who draws it,” he said.

In addition to this, Masuda also went on to reveal as to why the games use 2D sprites.

'It has to be on hardware that has lots of units and people worldwide can play it together with each other.” 'The main idea behind the Pokemon series, what's most important for it, is to have as many people be able to play it as possible,' he explained. When questioned on the matter, Junichi Masuda, the director of the most recent generation of Pokémon games, explained why his team decided to go with the Nintendo DS instead of the Nintendo 3DS. Many people wondered as to why Nintendo decided to release Pokémon Black and Pokémon White on the Nintendo DS as opposed to the Nintendo 3DS.

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