Pokemon Gen I and Gen II Question

[SecondWar]

wfz said:

Hey guys,

I've really been wanting to play Pokemon Red and Silver recently, but my copies are in storage and I'm unable to get to them for the next few months. I really don't want to download a GB and GBC emulator on my PC just to play these games, so I'm trying to find out if there's a simple legal way for me to buy them. 

Are they on DSiWare or the 3DS virtual console, or *anywhere* to buy for the Wii/DS/3DS? If not, why the hell doesn't Nintendo release these old games virtually? They'd make a shitload of money...

The closest thing would be HearthGold and SoulSilver, the remakes that were relesed a few years back for the DS. The have a few small changes from the originals but at the time I was playing it, it felt like the most refined Pokemon game ever made.