You...really hate those sequels, don't you? They were a brilliant choice for many. Lots of great ideas, and it changed the formula. You don't have to like them, but they were very well received.
Not likely, considering there is a conference for that next month (March 14th I believe..), so it wouldn't make a whole lot of sense for them to do something just weeks away from an already announced event for it. In addition, Game freak on twitter has been heavily promoting this direct, so it is likely very much related to Game freak. Finally, Pokemon directs are sparse so unless it's just because of its 20th anniversary that they are doing a direct, then it seems likely there will be a new game announcement.
Hey, those are pretty cool names for Gen VII. And then the third version can be Pokemon Star and...WELL, UM.
"A European Trademark site has added new listings today for two new possible game titles, complete with logos. These logos are Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon. It is not currently known if these are to be the games revealed in tomorrow's Pokémon Direct or if this is just a placeholder. Please note, this is currently unconfirmed" ~ Serebii
HELLO THERE???
Maybe that's the point?
New Mons in a main game, new Gen. That's how it's always been.
Traditionally, we define new generations by new Pokémon, which again are defined by new Pokédex numbers. There's other stuff too, of course. A new region, new moves, lack of "lateral" compatibility, new characters, a shift in merchandise production, etc. I'd have expected the distinction to become a little more blurry over the years, but didn't expect it to happen until Nintendo switches over to a more digital distribution model. For the time being, when a new generation happens, we will know for sure.
This is exactly the kind of speculation I don't want to see too much of here. Not going to delete anything yet, but take this post as a warning not to speculate too wildly. That's what we have our IRC channel for.
