are
role-playing video games developed by
Game Freak and published by
Nintendo for the
Nintendo 3DS. They are the first installments in the sixth generation of the
Pokémon series of role-playing games. First announced on January 8, 2013, by
Satoru Iwata through a special
Nintendo Direct, both
X and
Y were released worldwide on October 12, 2013, making them the first Nintendo-published retail games to have such a global simultaneous release in all key regions.