from the q&a (all information obtained from RichIGN as he tweets it)
one save file
can't comment on amount of new pokemon
were asked about DLC, didn't want to hear it but said possibilities are being explored
backwards compatibility is being worked on
based on france because france has a focus on beauty and beauty was a focus for x/y, wanted to see how to express that
when asked about tweaking evs and ivs, they said x/y will make some of those ideas more visible and intuitive
you can choose your hairstyle and appearance, the new PSS system shows player icons so it allows for custom appearance
8-way movement confirmed, kept the grid for easier tracking of pokemon encounters, but freer movement is in
music will have a different feel from past games because it'll be less modified/compressed than in older games
-long pause- can't explain "mewthree" can't talk about other games (this was in response to a question about smash 4)
sakurai chimed in, saying "we're thinking about it" jokingly
there's a team "something", may be more than one rival
PSS syncs with your 3DS friends list
different areas have different methods of travel through them
Flow of battles - seeing opponent's team ahead of time - is the same as before. You can select the song for the battle though.
can "borrow" pokemon to traverse to destinations, can help open new paths