After the release of Pokémon Black and White and Black and White 2, many gamers were unimpressed with the fifth generation. To many, hardly any improvements were made and the creativity put into designing Pokémon was minimum at best. It’s not too hard to disagree: there’s an ice cream Pokémon.

It was clear a after the release of Black and White that not many people would be interested to the sequal once it was announced in 2012. It’s true: sales declined from 11.51 to 6.13 million. Everything seemed to be at an end. Well, until the beginning of this November at least.

Introducing Pokémon X and Y: The first Pokémon-adventure game that is entirely in 3D. Whether it’s the battles or adventuring in the wild, the game has entirely shifted from that 2 dimension Birdseye view to 3 dimensional multiple angle perspective.

Creative new Pokémon were designed and in addition, mega evolution was introduced. Mega evolution is to temporarily boost the stats and appearance of a fully evolved Pokémon during battle.

Minor game rules were shifted and all those small annoying issues that occurred in the prior games are gone. Wild Pokémon occurrence? Reduced. Saving time? Reduced. General battle length? Reduced.

Super training has been introduced as well. Training Pokémon has much more mathematical and statistical complexity than you may think. With super training, it makes the old school method optional. Super training allows you to strengthen your Pokémon with just a few taps. While time consuming, the results are worth it.

Everything seems good… so is there a catch? Sort of. X and Y are only compatible with the 3DS/2DS unlike the majority of Pokémon games accessible through any DS console.

People stepped away from the game because the idea of having to spend money on a console just for one game isn’t very appealing. The 3DS starts at $169.99. An hour into the game will make you forget the money spent. The 3DS itself has many unique features to it as well promising fun even after you gain victory in the game.

The sales numbers were staggering. In only two days, Nintendo sold over four million copies of Pokémon. That marks X and Y as not only the fastest selling Pokémon games ever, but the fastest selling 3DS games of all time.

The updates from prior Pokémon games are unlike any other. To all Pokémon gamers: if this game doesn’t meet your expectations, it will surely surpass it. To all new people considering to start the intriguing adventure: this is a fresh, clean way to start the experience.

So what are you waiting for? Turn your hat, grab X or Y (or both) at your local game store and begin your Pokémon adventure!