Junichi Masuda, producer of Pokemon Sword and Shield, has written a special message to his followers on Twitter.

The producer thanked players for pre-ordering Pokemon Sword and Shield, which went up for pre-load on the Nintendo eShop today. He also hopes everyone will look forward to the global launch of the game on November 15.

Here are his full words translated by NintendoSoup:

“Thank you for pre-ordering, everyone! I’m grateful! I would also be happy if you play the games, so please look forward to the global launch on November 15!”

みんな、予約してくれてありがとう！感謝！！プレイしてもらえるのが何よりも嬉しいので11月15日の世界同時発売が楽しみです！！

— 増田順一@Pokémon (@Junichi_Masuda) October 30, 2019

What do you think of his comments?

Thanks, Brandon.