10 Questions With the Director of 'Pokémon X and Y'

The next generation of Pokémon games bring the franchise into a brave, new world: one that enters the third dimension for the first time.

When Pokémon X and Y come out around the world on Oct. 12, it will push the franchise forward with help from Nintendo's powerful 3DS handheldPokémon X and Y are the first games in the seven-generation franchise to immerse players in a 3D world; previous titles relied on two-dimensional sprites for worlds, characters and Pokémon.

This leap forward for the series and the more powerful 3DS handheld have inspired lots of changes in the new games. To learn more about how Pokémon X and Y took shape during development, Mashable sat down with Junichi Masuda, the director for X/Y. He's been involved with studio GameFreak since its launch in the mid-90s, first composing music for Pokémon titles, then moving on to direct games. Read more...