Bulbagraphic:Is an RS Remake Really Necessary?: Difference between revisions

When {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen}} were first announced, they marked the initiation of an unspoken – and largely unwritten – contract between {{bp|Game Freak}} and the Pokémon fandom. The decision to revisit the generation that started it all implicitly stated, “we plan to sell your nostalgia back to you." Game Freak knew that the majority of their fan base, either openly or secretly, yearned for a return to the days of old, and sent them FRLG as appeasement. This is generally how remakes are engineered; while those who did not experience the original the first time around form a sizable portion of the target audience, the numbers of those who did experience it before (and who therefore will want to experience their memories in the present tense) far exceed those of the newer fans. As such, remakes are an incredibly specific form of fanservice.

At any rate, when Game Freak initiated the aforementioned agreement with the Pokémon fan base, it released FireRed and LeafGreen as part of the tail end of {{bp|Generation III}}. The following generation, the agreement continued with {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}, further solidifying the validity of that unspoken promise. Now, with {{bp|Generation V}} upon us, and two generations of remakes behind us, it seems that, more likely than not, we are going to be treated to remakes of {{game|Ruby and Sapphire.}}