During a press tour ahead of the release of Pokemon Sword and Shield Game Freak producer and director Junichi Masuda revealed that there may not be more Pokemon Let’s Go games in the series, but that might be because the studio prefers to work on new projects and games.

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In an interview with Eurogamer, Masuda was asked that despite criticism regarding its easy difficulty reception to Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee was high. Despite this, Masuda revealed that there are currently no plans for more games in that particular Pokemon series.“So, at the moment there’s no particular plans,” Masuda said regarding more Let’s Go games. “But if the fans really like it then definitely keep those voices coming out to the Pokemon Company and Nintendo, and make sure we hear them!”While this isn’t to say there will never be another Let’s Go Pokemon game, Pokemon Sword and Shield director Shigeru Ohmori offered additional context to IGN that illustrates Game Freak’s priorities on new ideas.“I think we always try to avoid, if we can, having people guess what we’re gonna do next, but… it’s always fun doing like the remakes and revisiting things that you’ve done, doing a new take on it,” Ohmori said in his interview with IGN “But at the same time, we always want to make new things. So, it’s kind of [about] finding that balance but we’re kind of torn between the two all the time. So just try to think about what people might want at a certain time.”The Pokemon franchise is a pillar of Game Freak’s development, but that hasn’t stopped the studio from making original games. Little Town Hero is a recent example, but there are many original games Game Freak develops that isn’t related to Pokemon.However, this is a big year for the popular Pokemon brand. Pokemon Sword and Shield is the first mainline game in the series coming to a Nintendo home console. Check out IGN’s Pokemon Sword and Shield wiki for our full coverage so far.

Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN. Additional reporting by Janet Garcia.