Nintendo Explains Why Classic Pokemon Games Are Releasing In another way: "We Thought It Would Be Enjoyable"

The Pokemon Firm and Nintendo made the shock announcement that Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen are coming to Nintendo Swap subsequent week, however some followers are puzzled by the weird standalone launch of those retro Sport Boy Advance classics. Whereas a Nintendo FAQ did little to elaborate on why these video games aren’t coming to Nintendo Swap On-line, the official phrase is fascinating regardless.

One immediate within the Nintendo Support FAQ reads, “Why are you dealing with these traditional video games otherwise?” The reply states: “In celebration of 30 years of Pokémon, we thought it will be enjoyable to return to the last word variations of the unique Pokemon adventures within the Kanto area with these particular releases.” It’s a response that largely dodges the core concern of the query.

Within the FAQ, Nintendo additionally said that it “thought customers will respect the last word variations of these authentic adventures” moderately than releasing the unique Crimson and Blue for Sport Boy. When addressing whether or not these authentic variations can be part of Nintendo Swap On-line, the FAQ merely lists each Pokemon spin-off title already within the Nintendo Classics library, including that the corporate has “nothing to announce relating to every other potential titles.”

Followers have additionally raised complaints concerning the $20 price ticket connected to the re-release. For reference, that is the identical worth as one yr of a base Nintendo Swap On-line membership. In order for you each variations, you will must cough up $40 in whole. Unusually, separate variations of the 2 video games are being launched for 3 totally different languages.

Whereas Nintendo did not totally clarify why these GBA titles will not be a part of the platform’s subscription service, hypothesis factors to the Nintendo Classics apps supporting cloud saves, save states, and rewind functionality–all options that might muddle a conventional Pokemon expertise and that gamers might simply exploit. However till Nintendo, The Pokemon Firm, or developer Sport Freak says something on the matter, it stays conjecture.

Launched all the best way again in 2004, Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen obtained a rating of 8.4 in GameSpot’s assessment and stays a fan favourite. The video games will formally launch after the upcoming Pokemon Presents livestream on February 27 concludes.