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'We Thought It Would Be Fun': Nintendo Has a Whole FAQ on Why It's Selling Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Separately for $20 Each - IGN (www.ign.com)

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[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 103 points 6 months ago (1 children)

everything about this release is ridiculous

20$ is way too expensive for what it is, it should honestly be 10/15$ at most
why just fire red/leaf green? why not other pokémon games? ruby, sapphire, emerald, these have never been rereleased!
why are all language versions separate purchases??? you couldn't be arsed to bundle them?
the only new feature of this release, and really the only reason one might want to use this version instead of emulating on another platform, pokémon home compatibility, is not available at launch and will be added later. come on.

[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 80 points 6 months ago (7 children)

anyways play cassette beasts instead

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Monster sanctuary was a lot of fun too

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 18 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Coromon rocks! And its only 5$ on steam.

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[–] bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

People shit on it a lot but I played TemTem at release and the whole time felt sad because it was what I'd so long wished that Pokémon would become.

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 7 points 6 months ago

I bought their album, its fantastic. Cassette Beasts is the best pokemon.

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[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 69 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You ain't going to jail for downloading a GBA game. And it is much cheaper than 20 dollars (except if you really want to play it on a switch for some reason)

[–] LemmyEntertainYou@piefed.social 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Even if you really want to play on Switch there are CFW options that enable GBA emulation.

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[+] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 52 points 6 months ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (12 children)

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[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 22 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Well... I mean, do you remember the height of Pokémon Go?

A 2017 study estimated that in the first 148 days following its July 2016 launch, Pokémon Go was linked to 256 traffic-related deaths and over 100,000 accidents in the US due to distracted driving. These incidents, caused by users playing while driving or walking, also led to significant injuries and billions in economic damages.

[–] Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 26 points 6 months ago (1 children)

As much as I think nintendo and the pokemon company are evil shits, I do believe overall pokemon go was net positive for humanity.

The physical health benefit from all those people walking around, and the mental health benefits from said populations being more social and friendly with others won't ever show a statistic for lives saved, but I think it's reasonable to assume lives will be saved from extra exercise and positive social interactions.

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago

I do agree, but it's too bad they ran both that game and the goodwill generated by it into the ground.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

I remember when there wasn't much more to worry about besides a surge of people going outside with their phones.

Those were the days.

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[–] bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

You mean the same people who in the same breath complain about the state of Pokémon and immediately follow up by saying they're going to buy it anyway? Those people? 😅

[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

Then they know their audience. Source: Nintendo customer

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[–] BoosBeau@lemmy.world 38 points 5 months ago

"Neither of these answers seem to address the question of why the games could not also be part of the Switch Online's GBA collection... or why the games are priced at $20 each..."

Nintendo:

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social 34 points 6 months ago

Meanwhile, I can go to a certain website, get the gba rom and even a romhack adding tons of QOL features and new stuff.

Then, thanks to emulators, I can play it on any device, have cloud saves if I want, online multiplayer for free, in any language I like and for only $0.00

[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 31 points 5 months ago

Because their real answer of "Because you dumb fucks will buy it anyway" wasn't nice enough for the press lol. Seriously as long as you dumb asses keep buying old ass games from Nintendo for way too much money they will keep letting you do it.

[–] itsathursday@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago

[–] LostWanderer@fedia.io 21 points 6 months ago

LOL I just downloaded the roms and used an emulator. There's no way I'd re-buy for the Nintendo Switch, only because I am against their current practices. Until they abandon their virtual card system, I don't think breaking my boycott is a smart move.

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 21 points 5 months ago (3 children)

This is the real reason Nintendo is suing emulators and ROM hosts. They JUST realized there is a market for this. Took them 30+ years to figure it out.

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 8 points 5 months ago

I mean, not really. Nintendo has been fairly consistent about rereleasing old titles for many many years now.

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[–] thethrilloftime69@feddit.online 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What is the point of having Nintendo online if Nintendo isn't going to release the games/DLC you want on Nintendo online?

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[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago (6 children)

*$20 each, for each language.

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[–] MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (5 children)

I would have loved like a Mario all Stars of retro Pokemon games. They don’t even have to get fancy with it. Give me like Gen 1-5 and we’re good. Or hell, even just Gen 1-3 and I’d be happy.

[–] OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

The ROM hack Pokemon Unbound is what you're looking for.

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[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

Lmao hard pass.

I’m all for buying current games and remasters but $20 for a 20 year old game (that they’re releasing the editions separately) is absurd.

[–] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 13 points 5 months ago

You know it's bad when Konami can release GBA roms for a better deal at the exact same price (talking about the Castlevania Advanced Collection).

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago (3 children)

People complain but they keep buying Nintendo trash so why not

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Generally speaking, the people complaining are not the people doing the buying.

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[–] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

"Cause we love money, lol, fuck you poors." - Nintendo

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 10 points 5 months ago

$5 for a whole generation of games would be fair...and this certainly isn't. Wario is the true representative of Nintendo.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

Nintendo: “What are you gonna do about? Not buy it?”

Nintendo is only doing this because people let Nintendo fuck them in the ass without even a kiss and a reach around. And then they say “thank you senpai”

[–] TheGreenWizard@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 months ago

Obligatory fuck nintendo

[–] clot27@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 months ago

Nintendo suckss

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