Even before its release, there are several clues in ’s DLC that hint at the next games, which may live up to expectations and years of rumors. generations tend to last a few years and, while ’s release kicked off Gen 9 in late 2022, there are likely more games on the way to integrate the current generation. Gen 8 was initiated by, followed up by the remake duo, and then concluded by the experimental, which gave the franchise a completely new style of gameplay.
Because of how generations in work, it is very likely that there will be at least one set of new games arriving in the upcoming years, even if they are remakes of previous entries in the series. Different from past generations, however, there are already several clues in ’s DLC that indicate the exact nature of the next titles in the franchise. Curiously enough, these small bits of information and fan theories actually line up with many years of speculation. It does seem like the next games in Gen 9 are going to be remakes of Gen 5 games, .
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The first hint at the Gen 5 remakes being featured as the next Gen 9 titles is simply the logical order. Nintendo has been remaking all of its core games. It started with in 2004, going through Gen 2 remakes in 2009, Gen 3 remakes in 2014, and lastly, Gen 4 remakes in 2021.
In 2018, the company also released its second remake of Gen 1 games,, but that was mostly a strategy to help push Nintendo Switch sales rather than follow the regular order – the Pokémon series thrives on nostalgia, so remaking the Kanto experience for the current console generation was a good commercial strategy. Nevertheless, the next step may be to offer players a revamped
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