So what do you think? We've now gotten remakes of both the first two generations of Pokemon two generations later. With the approaching release of Pokemon White and Black, the fifth generation of Pokemon is upon us.
But the question is - will they continue the trend? According to pattern, I would say yes, but there are a couple problems.
For one, Ruby and Sapphire are widely regarded as the weakest games in the series, complete with the weakest collection of new Pokemon. Is there enough of a fan desire for remakes of these games?
And two, Ruby and Sapphire also sold the worst of any main-series flagship titles - which proves that the desire for remakes is at least lower than with previous generations.
Combine those with the fact that the rest of next generation will LIKELY be 3DS exclusive after Black/White release, and there will almost certainly not be the userbase to guarantee good sales.
But will Nintendo care? They'll almost certainly be able to turn a respectable profit regardless of the final sales of the remakes, since they'll probably turn at least 3-4 million, assuming they do very poorly.
So what do you think? Will we be seeing remakes of Ruby and Sapphire?
Bonus points: What do you think they'd be called if they ARE made?
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