Could Pokemon 3DS be backwards compatable?

[Joelcool7]

I just got to thinking about the Pokemon series. I thought how great it will be to download all my favorite Pokemon games from the GB,GBC and GBA. Thats when I realized something, Nintendo has updated some classics on VC like Pokemon Snap for example where you could save your pics to the Wii and then alter them in Photo Channel.

I began thinking maybe the next Pokemon game will be backwards compatable with all of the Pokemon games to date. Think about it, being able to trade Pokemon from that game with Pokemon Blue and Red, or Gold and Silver, Ruby and Sapphire. Or any of Nintendo's other handheld Pokemon titles.

It would make sense since we know it'll be backwards compatable with Black & White and Diamond & Pearl. Why not make it backwards compatable with all the former Pokemon titles. Finally you could actually catch and collect them all. Not to mention the feature would prompt millions of gamers to purchase the classics via virtual console.

Can you imagine how many millions of copies people would download so they could collect them all? I myself would buy almost all of them dying to collect them all. It would push the VC over the top and push millions of copies. It could potentially ship like 4-5 million per version. Meaning the potential of 45-million copies not including Fire Red and Leaf Green which some would pick up just for the better visuals.

The sales potential would be amazing not to mention as a gamer I would be in Pokemon heaven. Heck it might even be enough to bring Pokemon back to the late 90's popularity.

What do you think would you die for backwards compatability? Do you think Nintendo has this in mind? Would it push VC sales into the tens of millions? Or do you think gamers wouldn't be for it?