Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire Remakes.

[Anime Forum]

Well on certain websites, a lot of discussions have taken place about the most likely upcoming Ruby and Sapphire remakes coming in 2013! That year isn't obviously official yet, but it would make sense, being around a decade after the original releases of Ruby/Sapphire.

Black/White - 2011.. I think. Not sure.
Hmm.. Gray? - 2012.
Ruby / Sapphire Remakes - 2013

There has also been numerous hints on these games from Heart Gold and Soul Silver including references like Steven.

Would you buy this remake? What are you thoughts on the most likely making of this game? Waiting for Pokemon Black and White and not really interested in these remakes at the moment?

[Anoleis]

If all they did was upgrade the graphics I might go out and get it, but I have a rather nagging feeling that they're not going to remake Ruby or Sapphire. Could just be me...

[SigmaSD]

I agree with Obsidian Judge; I don't think there will be remakes. There would be no point anyway since the pkmn from that region weren't exactly the best to begin with.

[GameGeeks]

Why would they remake a game that's still playable on the DS? I doubt they will.

[Dr. Thunder]

Why would they remake a game that's still playable on the DS? I doubt they will.

yes I have to agree with you on this one

[SigmaSD]

Why would they remake a game that's still playable on the DS? I doubt they will.

Not to mention the fact that you can import them as well.

[Anime Forum]

I disagree with you guys lol.I can see it getting made one day, and possibly in a few years! Even if the original is playable on the DS, and DS version would be perfect. If Kanto and Johto get remakes, Hoenn will.

[Anoleis]

I disagree with you guys lol.I can see it getting made one day, and possibly in a few years! Even if the original is playable on the DS, and DS version would be perfect. If Kanto and Johto get remakes, Hoenn will.

Ruby and Sapphire were probably the worst selling pokemon games, short of platinum. Nintendo has no reason to remake them...

[Gjallarhorn]

I disagree with you guys lol.I can see it getting made one day, and possibly in a few years! Even if the original is playable on the DS, and DS version would be perfect. If Kanto and Johto get remakes, Hoenn will.

The reason R/B and G/S were remade was to make them compatible with Gen 3(R/S) and Gen 4(D/P). Since R/S is already compatible with all of the games, there's no reason for them to be remade. Not to mention Gen 3 was by far the least popular, and has received substantial criticism; there wouldn't be a lot of profit in remaking them.

[Anime Forum]

The reason R/B and G/S were remade was to make them compatible with Gen 3(R/S) and Gen 4(D/P). Since R/S is already compatible with all of the games, there's no reason for them to be remade. Not to mention Gen 3 was by far the least popular, and has received substantial criticism; there wouldn't be a lot of profit in remaking them.

Yea I see where your coming from, but in like 3 - 5 years you can't see a remake being constructed? Even if they were the worst selling pokemon games.

Also, weren't Ruby and Sapphire the best selling GBA games? Even more sold than LG and FR? I could be wrong about that though.

[Anoleis]

Also, weren't Ruby and Sapphire the best selling GBA games? Even more sold than LG and FR? I could be wrong about that though.

I sincerely doubt that. No offense, but I found R&S to be.....lacking.

[Anime Forum]

I sincerely doubt that. No offense, but I found R&S to be.....lacking.

Neh, I actually believe its true, so I read. They weren't that bad and the game had a decent plot to it.

They sold around 13 million, check around the interwebs.

[wolfgirl90]

At present, the Ruby and Sapphire remakes are merely a rumor (why anyone would start a rumor about that, I have no idea). There is really no reason to make one right now or in the very near future so long as the Pokemon from those games are still available from trading through Diamond, Pearl and Platinum (from the Pal Park), and from HeartGold and Soul Silver since the Pal Park is still available (hell, in HG/SS, the 24 hour limit that used to be in the previous games has been removed). With all of this, a remake isn't needed. That doesn't mean Nintendo won't make one, of course. Give them a few years.

Despite the some of the rather negative sentiment for Ruby and Sapphire, they were the best selling games on the GBA. They did have the lowest sales of the main Pokemon games (I'm not counting the director's cut versions like Crystal, Emerald and Platinum because for all their popularity, they only sold a few million copies per version), but only by so much. At 13 million copies, it was only 1 million copies shy of matching Gold and Silver (hardly something to laugh at). The slightly lower sales has less to do with the quality of the games (because it is still highly rated) and more to do with the fact that at the time, Pokemon had some competition: Yu-Gi-Oh.

[Yue Ookami]

The reason R/B and G/S were remade was to make them compatible with Gen 3(R/S) and Gen 4(D/P). Since R/S is already compatible with all of the games, there's no reason for them to be remade. Not to mention Gen 3 was by far the least popular, and has received substantial criticism; there wouldn't be a lot of profit in remaking them.

Ok so let me explain here. You're right. There really is no reason to remake them. But then again, there really was no reason to remake Gold and Silver either. We were able to get all the old Pokemon after Pokemon XD and FireRed and LafGreen were released. So why remake Gold and Silver? The fans. Just about EVERYONE out there LOVED Gold and Silver. So of course, remakes were needed. Ruby and Sapphire has ALOT more fans than everyone thinks. I have alot of friends who play Pokemon and all of them loved Ruby and Sapphire. Right now we're all running through it again in hopes that there are going to be remakes. I really hope there are too. So like i said, there really is no reason to remake them, true. But alot of people are expecting them. Alot more than everyone seems to think.

[GameGeeks]

Kanto and Johto where on the GB/GBP. Truthfully, the money is better spent on another game.

[*Tsuki*]

Wait . . . but I'm still trying to beat the original ones! DX

[Skylar1]

Yeah, I honestly can't form an opinion at this point. Give me a couple of years, and then maybe, but for right now that's too far off for me to have any say really.

[GameGeeks]

Actually, LP is right, R/S was the top selling GBA game at 13 mil. LG/FR where in second by about 1.5 mil. They weren't terrible. But I lost interest with Emerald after breeding the best team possible. They don't ever change formula.

[Anoleis]

Actually, LP is right, R/S was the top selling GBA game at 13 mil. LG/FR where in second by about 1.5 mil. They weren't terrible. But I lost interest with Emerald after breeding the best team possible. They don't ever change formula.

Besides that, well even so the possibility that they're going to remake them is slim to none. One of the reasons they remade Silver and Gold was their ridiculously large popularity. EVERYBODY wanted those two remade. And I know for a fact that Ruby and Sapphire don't have that fan base.

[Anime Forum]

Besides that, well even so the possibility that they're going to remake them is slim to none. One of the reasons they remade Silver and Gold was their ridiculously large popularity. EVERYBODY wanted those two remade. And I know for a fact that Ruby and Sapphire don't have that fan base.

Even if not in three years, you can predict in around five years fans won't want a remake and the makers wouldn't create one? If they sold 13 million, they either must of had a decent fan base, or people just picked them up because they were titled "pokemon". And what happens when the DS finally gets dropped and a new handheld system is created and the GBA no longer can link with the DS.

Also thinking, not everyone owns a DS/DS Lite, and some people own a DS XL, which isn't compatible with GBA.

[GameGeeks]

Nope, but the best selling version is still Red and Blue at 20 mil. G/S has 15 mil sold.

[GameGeeks]

I'd like to point out that the DSi and DSXL have poor sales and shouldn't be used in an argument.

[Anime Forum]

I'd like to point out that the DSi and DSXL have poor sales and shouldn't be used in an argument.

Even so, I just don't see the DS lasting forever, and I don't see the GBA option lasting forever. Once a new handheld system is created, which may not be for a very long time, I can see some of the games being remade, so its possible to capture some pokemon that isn't normally capturable in some of the games.

Also, hints show that a remake is possible, either that pr they are just leaving the door open for possibilities. And even then, it is true that some people only own a DSI/XL, so its its rather tough for some people to get the GBA Hoenn Pokemon.

[GameGeeks]

I still see it being around in five years. Same with The PSP, PS3, XBox 360 and the Wii.

[Skylar1]

Bah. Why be all the R/S hate?

Seriously, Emerald was my favorite after Gold. I also thought that the 3rd gen of Pokemon were the best thus far; they were the most creative, and were the most "natural" feeling.

now, like I said, I don't have enough information to make a verdict on a remake, but for all it's worth the original R/S/E were awesome.