XD

Adorable.

That's exactly how I felt about it too.

Pokemon art is always very stylized. I can forgive this. xD The concept is cute enough that I don't have too many issues with it.

Well they did finally get away from .gif drawings to fully animated CGI pokemon, so I'll let the bad pokemon design slide for now.

They're learning, though! Took them 15 years but they're learning!

I think it's more that they wanted to keep them that way before, there's been different pokemon 3d games around for ages along with the classic ones, but I'm not really sure what made them think 2.5D was a good choise this time (or perhaps they were forced by the 3ds being around now)

Because nintendo is all about gimmicks. Their last 2 systems just showed off their gimmicks, not even the games... (3D gameplay, motion controls, screen on the controller)

Wow. Amazing and honestly, very solid evaluation.

It's kinda like 3D movies (at least, at first), were based around showing off the 3D as a gimmick.

What we need is Nintendavatar, if we're sticking with the analogy.

Ahahha. I love Nintendo games, and I only noticed it after my boyfriend mentioned it. It seems systems are starting to fall back on gimmicks, but Nintendo moreso since it has always appealed more to the casual gamer than the other systems. Microsoft and Sony really just gave you games, and Nintendo threw out things to make it seem innovative or exciting like dual screens, 3d effects, motion controls (I don't really think the latter two were very good).

But the motion controls, for me, are a huge turn off. I want to sit back and play, and acting out the game kind of takes some of the immersive bits and turns them into just looking and feeling silly. And my brother has a 3DS, and it hurts my eyes. It doesn't really look 3D at all xD

But I can agree with the movie bit...I am so tired of movies re releasing in 3D :I

If you know Angry Joe and well other movie/game reviewers, most of them agree that 3D in itself is a gimmick. Really, the only movie where it felt natural was Avatar. And even that movie is nice just in "2D".

I never had a gaming console, until a PSP, and then later on a NDS (Lite). Not a huge fan of either, but somehow, I think that since PC has no real "gimmicks", games for PC are cooler. Less dumbed down and almost never gimmicky. (oh god kinect).

now if only they would use actual pokemon voices instead of the 8bit speaker static they've been using since the first game.

What you talking about? I always thought that lightning mouse was called KKKCCCHHHKachu.

*facepalms*

You are my new hero

I'm fine as long as it doesn't end up being fire-fighting

The nose is suggesting it may become a bird.

Torchic was birdlike too, and we ended up with the first fire-fighting

oh right there's that one too, I skipped that game .-.

The video posted on youtube seems to suggest that it's going to be fire/psychic. It uses what appears to be a psychic attack against a kirlia.

I was actually thinking between two jokes I could make, other being it must be psychic to hear what anyone sais through the sounds of burning in its ears x'D

Ears burning. Hahaha. Oh wow. Just wow. Hahahaha... *wipes tear* Caught me off guard with that one. ^_^

That's a good one.

it has cancer, thats why.

those ears
THOSE FUCKING EARS!!!?

I know right? Either it's cancer or they really are on fire, either one of them sounds as unpleasant.

They shoved carrots in it's ears

WH-

No idea where you get cancer from that; they're just tufts of hair like the fennec fox it's based on.

I share your disappointment.

I like Fennekin. I think it's adorable. :o

wasn't disappointed at all~
my reaction was "wait... what..? this is a pokemon... but it can't be some fan's design, there are multiple artists..." so i searched and started fangirling

There is a set of pokemon fan-made as "gen VI" if you search.. they're freaking Adorable!

I HAVE~ <3

*checks other starters*

I'm going for this one, the others aren't as great.

ugly, uglier and ugliest. guess you have to pick something.

I usually go for water type, because they last three have been cute, but this time, it will have to be Fire this time round.

exactly...

...Is anyone else annoyed by this whole 3d thing? I remember when it used to be just a happy little treat now I just want to stab someone when I see 3d...

I think the worst part is that this game isn't actually even 3D, the world map is still build like 2D and so is the movement, only difference is that you view it from an unpleasant angle and the battles are in 3D (yet its still turn based), which in my opinion makes pokemon look even worse than what they are. Stylized styles never go well in 3D u_u

*Sigh* v_v so in other words I have to pay $100 something for a 3-Ds just to play a game that I could play normally with my normal DS and I'm just paying for a map feature and a battle effect... *sighs again* yaaaay....

Considering the natural progression of any video game company, it's normal to require gamers to upgrade systems to continue playing new releases. I was shocked Black and White 2 were "normal" DS games, honestly.

The timeline of Game Boys goes as follows:
Classic: 1989
GB Pocket: 1996
GB Color: 1998
GB Advance: 2001
GBA SP: 2003
DS: 2004
GB Micro: 2005
3DS: 2011


So.. it's been a larger gap between DS and 3DS than any other system other than the transition to color, which was staggered with the release of the "pocket" to appeal to those seeking something more portable. That also being said, it's been well over a year since the 3DS was released, giving folks time to gradually adjust to the new system. I'm sorry that you don't feel it's fair, but the company has to do what's profitable for them.

I don't mind the games updating I just think they should find other things to update besides a few useless tidbits. Me and my friend were discussing somethings they should be improving instead, that would really really make the games more interesting. And it's pokemon. Die hard pokemon fans will buy it no matter what! I don't like black2 and white2 but I still bought it for the sake of it being pokemon.

With the Nintendo 3DS, you -can- turn off the 3D feature and play the game flat if you so choose.

Then why make it 3d? Games are better in 2D ugh. I wish the 3D craze would just end. it does not make things look good at all...

That's your opinion. I would say there has to be a market enjoying the 3D games, or they'd not be marketing them as thoroughly as they are. I'm thrilled they provide the option for folks to play without the 3D if they choose. It's not profitable to continue to make games that are backwards compatible with the old DS systems that have been out for years.. ALL the game systems participate in that pressuring to buy the newer systems.

I just don't see the use of it. It's more of a fad in my opinion. I'd probably get one anyway mainly because there are a few games I want and haha naturally I am a geek so it'd only be a matter of time.

I honestly don't see it as a fad.. more like the first generation of several to come that will improve on the 3D quality.

I'd hope so. And I've met a lot of people who got really tired of 3D. Like I said I always just saw it as a special treat that popped up sometimes. If you keep eating that treat people are going to get sick of it. It's like CGI... it can look good sure but it can't be used for everything.

There is no point for us customers other than get shiny new features to keep us amused, or get new people interested. The actual point is that the companies get more money when they make people also buy the console to play the game on. This is our current world :c

Mmhmm :( it's a shame really.

I get a kick out of 3d in certain cases -- the Mario Kart Cinematics, Nintendogs, etc.

It's really a very 'cheap' feature to include when you consider how many games are already made with 3D models and all 3d-ness requires is just coding an extra camera.

Ultimately though, you have to be able to consider the game WITHOUT the 3D as well as with it, especially with parental controls requiring a 2D-only lock on games.

Bee stinger nose? xD

This made my night. Thank you.

2 XD

I'unno, I kinda like it. As far as Pokemon go, at least. It actually looks fairly normal compared to so many of them. Floof in the ears, slender muzzle, non-eye gouging colors, and the weirdest thing is the hip-wings which is still pretty tame.

Would you rather have more floating gears or ice cream cones? Not me. I think they did a good job on designing Fennekin compared to most of the recent Pokemons.

And hey, I like the slightly pointy muzzle. Dunno why, but I do. The stylized nature of it will lend well to traits I like in requested pictures. :P

To me the ear poofs are probably the worse, next is the muzzle and then the headsize. Knowing that the artist is, somewhere deep down, capable of doing good designs makes me not approve ones that are less great. There have been a few recent really good designs too, just less and less than before.

Also everyone drawing the character so well over the internet put my hopes up too high...

Wellll, if you strip out the overexaggerated style of the Pokemon stuff in general (I mean, look at others like Zoroark) then Fennekin isn't that bizarre. The ear floofs may be huge and stiff but plenty of artists around here do something similar. The pointy nose is a common thing for canine types in the series and just symbolizes a muzzle. And having a big head on a tiny body is another stylized thing that they do frequently. If you strip out the stylization and overexaggeration then it really does become the creature at the top. :3

Never said the Pokemon art style was appealing, just that the Pokemon's core features are actually non-offensive overall. You can at least identify what they are, unlike so many Pokemon that make your head rotate 180 just to have half-a-clue what they are trying to look like. XD

if you're doing stylized, it needs to be stylized in the right way. I absolutely love stylyzed artwork, and I love a lot of pokemon designs, especially zoroark. but oversized inside ear tufts is something that never looked great, and other foxes like zorua and vulpix didn't have a retarded muzzle either.

I remember Zorua or whichever the pre-evolved form was, on the 3DS's Pokedex app, looking really really similar to this new gal. *shrugs* But I'm not a huge Pokemon fan so without going to look it up, I can't trust my memory too much. Best I can say is don't sweat it and draw it in whatever style you want. Instead of stiff ear-filling fluff, make it loose and soft looking. Instead of huge head, draw it fennec size (which is still pretty damn big looking once you count ears ;P)

I dont actually want to draw the pokemon ever again after this, Id rather just draw a normal fennec in my own way anyways xD

+ zorua looked a lot different than this one

I'd hate to interrupt but zorua indeed have that similar nose http://img.pokemondb.net/artwork/zorua.jpg
he has a pointy nose too

the only difference is that this new pokemon doesn't have a small nose like zorua and it's nose is bigger like a canine unlike zorua which was like a little dot

either way both muzzles are pointy~

and i think the ear tufts are cute =)

Entirely different nose in my opinion, the muzzle might be pointy but the nose is not which is important. It's not about small details it's the overall combination that makes things either good, bad or something in between.

is this like a new pokemon?

Nintendo's really phoning it in these days. I mean, this guy's japanese name is basically "fuck", and, after apparently not learning their lesson from sticking a flacid penis on mijumaru's chest, decided to stick a fully erect one onto keromatsu's nose.

wait... what? which pokemon are you talking about now? XD

Fennekin = フォッコ which is just a slight vowel shift away from ファック which is the katakana transliteration of "fuck"
Froakie = ケロマツ (Keromatsu) is the one with the penis on his face
Chespin = ハリマロン (Harimaron) is the third new one
Oshawott = ミジュマル (Mijumaru) is the water-type starter from Black/White with the flaccid penis on his chest

x'DDD

Fennekin's Japanese name Fokko is apparently supposed to come from fox + fuoco (Italian for fire) + -ko (diminutive suffix), similar to the English fennec + kindle + kin. Haven't heard that comment about it before.
Same on Froakie; I always thought those bubbles on its face looked odd, but that's still a stretch.
And Oshawott's is obviously supposed to be a seashell; I can't see that as anything naughty when I'm trying.

Here, maybe this will help https://e621.net/posts/74189

funny thing is, gen six is the first time in two gens that I have liked all three of the starter Pokemon's designs... and the special Pokemon designs... but I don't think I like the female trainers design...

I never really liked the starter designs to begin with, gen 1 and 2 were fair enough, charmander, totodile and cyndaquil were cool but then ummm.............. the reason pokemon kept being cool was that there was occasionally some really cool ones out there to catch, gen 5 nailed the legendaries after a long while

Meh, to be honest I don't even care what the official art looks like anyways. A lot of the times I just like a Pokemon's design simply for what I can do with it artistically.

You and me both.
See it once, thats cute.
See it twice, new famous user in town?
See it with the others, oh god no.
See more of it, TOO MANY POKEMON ALREADY!
FFS!