Poll: So, Should Pokémon Red And Blue Return For The 30th Anniversary?

I know it’s 30 years since red and blue, but we are very overdue for some gold/silver love!

I'd love to see all these games come to Switch in some capacity, but if I had to choose one, I would most want to see Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon in HD.

As long as they compatibility with pokemon home, all games are welcome

They've already shown enough love for the original 151, time to move on.

I have yet to play a Pokemon game, but I've made a deal with a friend: if there's ever a game with Snorlax, Spheal, and Smoliv, I will get that one.

I have quite high confidence that this is finally the time for them. And I think NSO feels just about surefire to me. The question truly is which gen(s) they do... I think gen 1 feels like a given and maybe they give us upcoming dates for gens 2 and 3?
Also Pokemon GameCube games are probably dropping too, or at least announced for more concrete dates later

What is hardcore collectors have to understand is that normies prefer the impermanent NSO over real ownership because it’s more convenient.

Why is this a question? Yes. And G/S and R/S ….

I'd rather have Gold/Silver, or Platinum since the D/P remakes are terrible. (and it's not even the visuals that bother me there)

When does the pokemon I know and grew up with show up? All I see is a greedy corporation doing the bare minimum.

I'm still of the mind that seperate Nintendo Classic apps would be suitable. If the VC releases were anything to go by, i think TPC would prefer to not have saved states as a function (and rewind feature) to prevent cheating buuuuuut it would come with certain functions

• Trading and battling wirelessly would be available
• The apps (one for GB, the other for GBA) would have a function where you can extract Pokémon from the games to an in-app 'bank'. This would allow compatibility to HOME.

If we're talking about the correct NC apps, I'd hazard a guess we'd see one or both of the GC games on Pokémon Day while the GB and GBA ones would receive Puzzle Challenge, Pinball and Pinball RS (and I'm sure everyone will be level headed about it 😜)

Just make Let's Go, Marill! and Let's Go, Togepi!.

Please, bring me my Pokemon Pinball, I'm begging you!
(says a person who has never even seen the box art)

Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee Switch 2 Edition that adds the option for you to play it like a classic Pokemon game

@N8tiveT3ch Pretty sure they'll base the releases on Pokémon Day, not based on N8tiveT3ch's memories of being a 11 year old

Some random says so, it must be true. History shows time and again that anniversaries are absolutely no guarantee of Nintendo doing anything.

@N8tiveT3ch growing up is seeing this property for what it has always been. Said as someone who enjoys a handful of gens but this has always been an especially greedy moneymaker of an IP.

GBA games in a standalone release would be peak.

Pokemon Yellow, please!!! My first Pokemon game, and the much better version of Red/Blue. 😜 After that, SoulSilver, please!!! These two, are my favorite Pokemon games and deserve a good ol' full screen, full color (in Yellow's case) remix. Maybe have another developer partner with Game Freak to, uh, help make them good.

Alright, who is voting for Switch Online?
I just know GameFreak wouldn’t pass up the chance to charge separately for their titles.

I'll take any classic Pokémon games as standalone releases, but a physical cartridge with all of them would be even better 😀.

Watch Red and Blue get rated mature in the EU because of the gambling corner 🤦‍♂️.

While I'd love for the classic Pokemon games to come to Switch as standalone eShop and/or physical releases, realistically I think they'll only get dropped on NSO if they're coming at all.

I'd like some of the older games to receive the remake or remaster treatment, but this was unfortunately a huge monkey's paw moment with Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl….Not bad games at all, but these are the most lackluster remakes to date and played things WAY too safe. It's telling when Pokemon Platinum is still the de facto way to play through Sinnoh.

I don't see them being on NSO or otherwise they would have arrived much sooner. I see separate releases either through a Pokemon App containing all the games or individual titles on eshop with a physical collection release like Mario Galaxy where they all pop in separately in the Switch Menu.

Home compatibility is a MUST.

About time we get the classic Pokémon games on Switch/Switch 2.

Personally, I'd prefer FRLG but the classic RGBY would be just fine.

But what I'm really hoping for is not only for the GBA/GBC Pokémon games to be ported. I'm hoping we get other games from Gen 1 up to Gen 7 for the Switch/Switch 2.

But if we are starting with Gen 1, I really hope it's the GBA remakes

Any games featuring the gambling in the Game Corners will not be rereleased and here's why:

You'd think they'd rerelease these games long before now if they could. But thanks to Europes current rules regarding simulated gambling, the entries with the Game Corner would lead the games be rated 18+. Given that Nintendo generally wants Pokemon rated for a wider audience and I don't think they'd release an NSO app +18 primarily for Pokemon, we'll never see a release of these games without heavily altercation. Times have changed since rereleasing on 3DS with what's appropriate for age ratings.

@martynstuff it is true I am an 11-year-old.

@Coalescence line must go up

Hell yeah! I’d like access to all the older games on Switch, but don’t want it on NSO. Must have Home compatibility too.

I would love something a bit more obscure like Pokemon Conquest or park. Or maybe even a compilation of the Rangers games

What I'd really like is either a collection or subscription service containing at minimum all of the 2D games, though certainly wouldn't object to the 3DS ones as well. But I'd be pretty satisfied if we could just get gens 1 to 3 on NSO.

Boxed version of every game would be a dream come true which is why they wont do that. Nintendo and the pokemon company dont give a ***** about what they fans want. Whatever it is its probably going to be a disappointment

Just put that ***** on NSO already.

Ready to get as many of these iconic games on NSO as we can.

A FireRed and LeafGreen Reimagined would be great. A full 3D remake of those games with explorable areas like Legends Arceus. I would love to explore the Sevii Islands like that.

FRLG are my favourite games in the series, so I'd be thrilled for a return as long as they do it right. Either just drop the ROMs or actually put time and effort into proper remakes or remasters. Don't half ass it

Full release on cart will never happen.

These are hard to go back to after years of QoL improvements. And we don’t need a third remake either…so it’s time for Black and White to get the remake treatment!

@OmnitronVariant 69.99 for a duo pack.

Pokemon Gleaming Gold & Pokemon Sparkling Silver

Gen 1 has seen enough love over the years. Gen 2 needs a full 3D reimagining.

Gen 1, Gen 2 and Gen 3 all on Switch Online and i'm happy.

@Porky A Switch Online release could bypass your theory and N64 Mature exists meaning Nintendo are happy to release older age rated games.

I would love a top down re-release of the game with Square Enix's HD-2D remix. New pixel art, updated bit music and a rework of the colors and I'll be very happy. I don't need a full 3D environment which if they did I would fully want them to just recreate the full anime with awesome graphics and cutscenes. But that's just me

Why would I want to play the verry first installment again when I can play Legends ZA which has a bunch of megas from said installment? I don't want to live in the past, I want the past to be improved upon.

If they were smart, they'd add the Gen 1-3 games to NSO with Home & Spin-Off Compatibility. Not just sending them to Home one way but being able to store them there and transfer between games, along with being able to be sent to Stadium 1 & 2 and Colosseum & XD. That would sell more Home subscriptions and Expansion Pack subscriptions.

Whatever they do will not be this.

Would love to play the original games from the Game Boy again. The ones on GBA as well. Switch online release would be my preferred method, but I’m ok if they are released some other way.