Nintendo Needs to Give Older Pokemon Games the Same Treatment as Its Other Franchises
Pokemonis the highest-grossing video game franchise of all time, so it's no surprise Nintendo is so consistent with new releases into the series. But one area that seems to be getting ignored is the huge potential of revisiting its classic entries. With Scarlet and Violet right around the corner, it'll likely be a few years until the next mainline game after those. With that in mind, it could be the perfect time to give the older games a new life.
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Of the retro games from Nintendo's three biggest franchises,Pokemon seems to get the least attention from the company. Classic Mario titles have recently gotten ports in the form of the Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection, as well as even older games like Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario World being available through the Nintendo Switch Online classic consoles. Likewise, the originalLegend of Zelda game and Ocarina of Time are among the retro Zelda titles available on the service. Older Zelda games also get some great remakes faithful to the originals, like 2019's Link's Awakening and the rumored Wind Waker remake.
The same can't be said about Pokemon. The availability of previous generations of Pokemon games on the Nintendo Switch is limited to Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, which were poorly received remakes of their 2006 originals. Meanwhile, games from the same era as the Mario and Zelda ports and remakes on Switch have no availability on Nintendo's current console, and that doesn't seem to be changing any time soon. Only the Pokemon Stadium spinoffs will be making their way to the Nintendo Switch Online service, with no mainline games on the way since none of the Nintendo handheld consoles are
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