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.
'We Thought It Would Be Fun': Nintendo Has a Whole FAQ on Why It's Selling Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Separately for $20 Each - IGN
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markovs_gun@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
This is the real reason Nintendo is suing emulators and ROM hosts. They JUST realized there is a market for this. Took them 30+ years to figure it out.
iamthetot@piefed.ca 3 hours ago
I mean, not really. Nintendo has been fairly consistent about rereleasing old titles for many many years now.
carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
everything about this release is ridiculous
20$ 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 1 day ago
anyways play cassette beasts instead
whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 hours ago
Monster sanctuary was a lot of fun too
bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world 23 hours 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 22 hours ago
I bought their album, its fantastic. Cassette Beasts is the best pokemon.
bless@lemmy.ml 8 hours ago
Sorry, Shin Megami Tensei has already won me over. Can’t beat fighting and having gods fighting for you in my book
myfavouritename@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Such a good game! It did not have to have all the extra features it does to be worth the purchase, but they loaded this game with fun!
marighost@piefed.social 22 hours ago
Seconded on Cassette Beasts. Beat the game, then play it with random beast typings.
IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
People complain but they keep buying Nintendo trash so why not
Scrollone@feddit.it 4 hours ago
Yes i think it’s morally correct to pirate their games
iamthetot@piefed.ca 3 hours ago
Generally speaking, the people complaining are not the people doing the buying.
Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
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 22 hours ago
Even if you really want to play on Switch there are CFW options that enable GBA emulation.
Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 hours ago
Yeah but those require either an specific type of Switch or a modchip (which does cost a little AND requires soldering)
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
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 7 hours ago
The ROM hack Pokemon Unbound is what you’re looking for.
greybeard@feddit.online 4 hours ago
I always thought it would be cool to have a pack of the games that allows trading between the versions, or at least tracking of the pokedex across versions. I’m not crazy enough to play every single version, but if they had every version of every game for several gens, with a central pokedex, it would let the super fans try to completely fill out the dex.
TheGreenWizard@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
Obligatory fuck nintendo
Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Nintendo thinks their customers are fucking dumb morons
Soulphite@reddthat.com 1 day ago
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 23 hours ago
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.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 1 day 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.
Zahille7@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
At least they added the speedometer so if you go too fast the game doesn’t work.
MajinBlayze@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Pokemon go to the polls
bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world 23 hours 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 22 hours ago
Then they know their audience. Source: Nintendo customer
Zahille7@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Because they are? How many YouTubers are playing The Hot New Thing from Nintendo right now, because they bought it? They are the ones perpetuating this shit. It’s all a feedback loop meant to suck as much money out of the public as they can.
I can go and find at least 6 YouTubers that I subscribe to that almost always play the newest of the new thing so it’s featured on their channel. RTGame, Mo1stCr1t1kal/Penguinz0, Game Grumps, IronPineapple, VideogameDunkey, OboeShoes, hell even General Sam as much as I love his style and humor.
mesamunefire@piefed.social 18 hours ago
Game Grumps got in trouble from what I remember using emulators haha.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
You know there are Nintendo fans and then there are Pokemon fans. They have a reputation of not really being into games but being into everything Pokemon.
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Yes, yes they do. And many are considering that they’re doing this.
AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@piefed.social 20 hours 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
ms_lane@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
*$20 each, for each language.
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 13 hours ago
TBF these are games that were originally released with separate cartridges for each language, so this isn’t an especially surprising thing.
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I remember plenty of GBA titles with language options. I used to buy them on flea markets abroad and didn‘t know a lick of english. I find it absurd that this one wouldn‘t have that option.
LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 11 hours ago
Plenty of GBA games had multiple languages on one cartridge. No excuse.
Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 11 hours 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).
itsathursday@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
“Cause we love money, lol, fuck you poors.” - Nintendo
thethrilloftime69@feddit.online 21 hours ago
What is the point of having Nintendo online if Nintendo isn’t going to release the games/DLC you want on Nintendo online?
OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
I’ve got my ROMS permanently so I’m saving my money.
clot27@lemmy.zip 12 hours ago
Nintendo suckss
criss_cross@lemmy.world 20 hours 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.
SabinStargem@lemmy.today 13 hours ago
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 20 hours 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”
Guitar@lemmy.world 1 day ago
[deleted]Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Piracy is justified because I already own those games, and they’re not backwards compatible. I’m not going to pay for the same game multiple times.
Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 hours ago
If a company shows no respect for its consumers by nickel and diming them for everything, then there is no reason to show a company respect by purchasing its products.
If they re-released their entire back catalogue at reasonable prices—not locking them behind a subscription—with a commitment to letting users transfer them to future consoles without an upgrade fee, then things would be different.
iamthetot@piefed.ca 22 hours ago
If a company shows no respect for its consumers by nickel and diming them for everything, then there is no reason to show a company respect by purchasing its products.
Sure, but there is a difference between not giving them money, and not giving them money but getting their product anyway.
“I don’t like your product or practices, so I’m not going to purchase it” is not the same as “I like your product but not your practices, so I’m going to pirate it.”
Video games are not exactly a vital good like food.
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 13 hours ago
Never in my life have I been as excited about a video game release as I was in 2004 for Pokémon FRLG.
Now I haven’t touched them in a long time and have no idea why anyone might be excited about games we already know everything about. But then again there are children out there who are the same age as I was in 2004 and they might never have played FRLG on the GBA.
OldQWERTYbastard@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
I’m playing through Pokemon Unbound on my Steam Deck and it’s scratching a decades old itch. I mostly outgrew the games after Gen 1, but that little red Gameboy Pocket got me through many a 9th grade study hall.
fastfomo7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 hours ago
I haven’t bought anything from Nintendo since the 3DS. They just can’t hold my interest anymore, and I really hate what they’ve done to Pokémon. They know it, but they just don’t care because people will keep buying it regardless.
BoosBeau@lemmy.world 6 hours 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…”
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