User:Frozen Fennec/Development Cycle of Pokémon Sun and Moon
This page covers the development cycle and timeline of Pokémon Sun and Moon.
Development timeline
February 2016
The trademarks for Pokémon Sun and Moon were filed on Feb. 25, 2016 by Nintendo Co., Ltd. with the same owner ID as several other Pokémon titles such as Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire and Pokémon Battle Trozei. On Feb. 18, Pokémon game director Junichi Masuda put out a tweet that translates to "The Sun is still out, but the Moon is big, bright, and shining!! The birds are also tweeting. (Laughs)" accompanied by an image of the Moon during the daytime.
Pokémon Direct
In the Pokémon Direct announcing Pokémon Sun and Moon on February 27, 2016, various pieces of concept art were shown.
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Interiors of various buildings -
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Early exterior of the Tide Song Hotel -
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Various trucks, a fire truck, and an ambulance -
Pikipek wireframe -
Pikipek from behind
The logos for the games were shown in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and English.
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Japanese Pokémon Sun logo -
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Simplified Chinese Pokémon Moon logo -
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English Pokémon Moon logo
Along with this came a press release announcement for the game:
NEW POKÉMON GAMES ANNOUNCED VIA POKÉMON DIRECT
Newest Generation of Pokémon Core Series Games Coming to Nintendo 3DS Holiday 2016
Bellevue, WA—February 26, 2016—For 20 years, Pokémon has delighted millions of fans of all ages and has become one of the most successful entertainment brands in the world. During today’s Pokémon Direct presentation, Tsunekazu Ishihara, president and CEO of The Pokémon Company, announced Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, the newest additions to a legendary series that has sold more than 275 million video games since the debut of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green in 1996 for the Game Boy system in Japan. Developed by GAME FREAK inc.,Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon will be launching holiday 2016 exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems and, for the first time, will offer Traditional and Simplified Chinese as language options.
“The Pokémon core series games are the center of the Pokémon universe and provide some of the most memorable Pokémon moments for our fans,” said J.C. Smith, senior director of Consumer Marketing at The Pokémon Company International. “I can’t wait to see what fans think of the new adventures they’ll find in Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon.”
Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon will also have Pokémon Bank functionality. This online storage application will make it possible for fans to move Pokémon wirelessly from Pokémon Red Version, Pokémon Blue Version and Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, which come to the Virtual Console on Nintendo 3DS on February 27, to Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon. Pokémon from Pokémon Omega Ruby, Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Pokémon X, and Pokémon Y can also be transferred to Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon through Pokémon Bank. More details about this exciting feature can be found here: www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-bank/#pokemon-sun-pokemon-moon - The Pokémon Company International
July 2016
Early Elite Four Battle theme
This song was shown during a Master Class by Junichi Masuda during the Japan Expo 2016[1] and was made exclusively for use at the event. The song would later be re-worked to become the Elite Four battle music. At the time, the song was called Boss Battle Theme instead.
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