Pokémon X and Pokémon Y

An article about XY on Eurogamer.

Some things I found interesting in this article:

One of the few early story tweaks is that you now receive your first Pokémon via a group of friends. (Your choices are tough-shelled grass choice Chespin, vulpine fire beastie Fennekin and the frog-like water option, Froakie). Your pals accompany you through the game's initial locations, and you don't meet the game's Pokémon professor, Augustine Sycamore, until after the first gym. It's at this point you'll receive your Kanto starter, one of Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle. You'll also get to battle the professor, too, Masuda hinted.

We knew we'd see him later on, but now we know when.

Don't expect any old regions to return. 'Kanto was in Gold/Silver as post-game bonus content,' Masuda explained. 'Since then we've focused on post-game bonuses being in the new region.'

I wasn't expecting to travel to another region afterwards, but some people were expecting it... So that puts an end to that.

Edit: There's another article on another Eurogamer website (I guess there's more than one?) but it's in Portuguese, but some interesting parts from that (I google translated, so...):

Eurogamer: Yes, I already knew. This "something" of Pokémon X & Y ensures a better chance of getting a shiny pokemon than this method?
Junichi Masuda: Maybe. You'll have to play to find out.
Hironobu Yoshida: This time with the shiny Pokémon, from the perspective of a designer, try out more colors, making them more rare. The possibility of finding one is very low, but I think it will be very exciting when you find one.

Eurogamer: Last question. Among the new Pokémon, which are your favorites?
Junichi Masuda: My favorite pokémon at the moment is the Sylveon. It's a Pokemon that always used during the development and testing. It is very cute but also very strong.
Hironobu Yoshida: My favorite pokémon is Froakie. This is my choice because I like how it evolves. When you start playing you will be able to see for yourself. I think the evolution spectacular and I hope that everyone has the opportunity.

IGN also has an article up.

Also, we know what X and Y stand for:

The names of X and Y represent the philosophy we had behind the two games,” explained Yoshida. “We’ve taken the idea of X and Y from the geometric X- and Y-axes. They represent two different ways of thought. At the same time, we want to convey a message encouraging people to find a common ground, where X and Y converge.