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"As the series approaches its 20th anniversary, the Pokémon roller-coaster shows no sign of slowing down in sales or popularity. Much of this can be attributed to the wider range of media, including movies that have hit double digits in number, trading cards that are still widely collectable and plush toys that delight many a youngster. Needless to say, however, developer Game Freak owes this wider reach to the spectacular success of the handheld Pokémon games, from the humble sprite days of the Game Boy's monochrome display to the parallax barrier 3D screen of the Nintendo 3DS. Just this past year, the series made the major jump into three dimensional visuals with Pokémon X and Y, and introduced many new aesthetic elements beyond just looks. Now, Game Freak has resurrected one of the more debated carriages of the Pokémon train in the form of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire for a new generation of fans and new hardware. Have these jewels lost their lustre over time, or are they set to captivate audiences once again?"
From Nintendo Life: "It's time to dust off your 3DS and your copy of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, because people have been reporting that their cartridges are no longer working, almost seven years after the release of the game.
A few people on Reddit and ResetEra are making sure to test their copies, and it seems like only the PAL version is affected, although it's not clear what might have caused the issue yet."
15 years after Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire’s release in the west, Jordan Ramée explores why Game Freak broke away from the connected narrative established in Kanto and Johto, why Generation III feels so different from those that came before it, and how Ruby and Sapphire revolutionized the Pokémon franchise forever.
After pouring hundreds of hours over 10 years into the beloved Pokemon series, Gazette gaming columnist Jake Magee’s time with it might be coming to an end, he writes.
TL;DR:
"I don't want to buy a Switch, The Pokemon Company is obviously developing Pokemon games for the Switch, so I am no longer going to play Pokemon."
There. That's basically everything in two sentences.
