It's the first worldwide simultaneous release for a pokémon game
which means that people will be able to start doing fights or trades at the same time!
I'm very excited at the idea of seeing that!
So, I recorded this message adressed to the Nintendo stand of the Japan Expo in Paris
to reveal a certain number of information on Pokemon X and Pokemon Y.
The setting will take place in Kalos, which is actually based on France.
I had decided that one of the thema of the game would be beauty.
By thinking to the place that would match the best, one country came to my mind.
the country that would be visited by most tourists ;
the country of fashion and culinary sophistication ;
the country of the linguistic refinement... France!
By the way, Kalos comes from ancient greek, which means "Beauty".
The first time I came in France, was in 2000, for the release of the first pokémon film.
10 years later, in 2010, i came back alone for a one-month long journey,
after the end of the project Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version.
I went through Paris, Avignon, Arles,
Marseille, Nice, Eze, Mont Saint-Michel,
Versailles' Castle, and castles of La Loire.
I found that everything was pretty.
Then, in 2011, new travel, serious and with all the team this time, to gather work material.
Lumiose, the central city of Kalos, is inspired by Paris.
Obviously, all the team went there to do researches.
The heart of France, it's really Paris!
So we included everywhere parisian elements.
Of course, we didn't limit ourselves to Paris!
We took inspiration from Lyon and from Reims, among others.
Look carefully at Kalos' map.
Right on the left, you should see some kinds of aligned stones.
I got the idea with Carnac.
From Japan, it was impossible to find informations on the alignments of this town,
so I went there with a guide.
During this journey, we were accompanied by members of the team in charge of the french translation of the game,
so there hasn't been any linguistic problems.
But several times, people asked me:
"Aren't you Mr Masuda from Game Freak?"
and I was thinking: "Damn, people will know the game is based on France!"
Attention: it's not because Kalos is inspired by France
that it's a copy of reality.
We created a new world,
and I hope that you will like it.
There will be of course plenty of new pokémon in this region.
About twenty of them were already introduced.
While I'm here, I'm going to reveal one more.
its french name is Monorpale,
its japanese name is Hitotsuki.
This pokémon is steel/Ghost typed
and is in the form of a sword containing an antic soul.
There are only three months left before the release of the games.
In order to not disclose everything and that everyone can discover
what they have to offer in october, I will stop there.
Hold your breath!
Oh, yes, before I forget, one last little thing.
Poké-amie! It's a new feature we have worked a lot on.
I hope you will like it. Personally, I love to scratch/rub(?) my pikachu.
With this, good bye everyone!
