literally just saw this and was baffled that the rumor was true.
CA719 on
Presumably announced 2/27 during the Pokemon Day direct as “available today”.
pmo2408 on
$20 each is a horrible price. Should be $10 each max
Banjo-Commandos on
$19,99?!
NiondeFelet on
Doesn’t even launch with Home compatibility. Madness.
ToothlessFTW on
Fuck me, $20 EACH? In 2026? It’s 22 years old. I’ll keep emulating them.
Predictor92 on
lame pricing for something that should be included in the expansion pack NSO membership
KyledKat on
Certainly not as bad as I thought pricing would be, but what’s the catch? Poor image scaling or filters? No additional features besides Home support? Capcom is out here celebrating their franchises with pretty solid collections, and GameFreak gives you a ROM and emulator.
Fuck, even a Let’s Go Switch 2 update would’ve been better.
Honest-Zebra8263 on
People are already complaining lmfaoooo
TopRoyalLane on
Would it not be on NSO because of Home?
And $20 for a 22 year old GBA game? Idk about that…
trustme333 on
Holy shit no fugly gray sidebars, no player icon, and FULL fullscreen. Cant believe Im saying this but nintendo should take some notes from TPC
Humblebee89 on
20 dollars for a game I’ve been emulating on my phone for over a decade is wild.
frostyflakes1 on
Yeah it’d be nice if these were included as part of NSO, but I’m not surprised. These are their flagship Pokémon games. Of course they would charge a premium for them instead of giving them away.
Tazberry on
20$ for a 40mb dl lmao!
silverf1re on
Not even redone for full widescreen support? Lame
SapporoBiru on
Was really hoping for a remake this year, hope it really doesn’t just stop with this simple port. Also not that excited because I played Red just too many times already. Also 20€ for a GBA emulated version is once again peak Nintendo
Bower1738 on
Intriguing
EZPZLemonWheezy on
Does it at least let you trade pokemon with other players?
Dimensional13 on
I am now humbly asking Nkntebdo for Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald.
GamePitt_Rob on
If you think $20 is too much, just wait for the inevitable physical release which will probably be $40-50 each or a double pack for $60-70
FierceDeityKong on
I probably won’t get this personally but. From now on whenever anyone asks “what pokemon game should i get first” we now have a definitive answer. Every other Pokémon game on Switch is 3 times as expensive as this but not as good.
Now will they make the shiny huntable deoxys event permanent like they did for the gs ball in crystal.
throwtheamiibosaway on
Yes please. I will buy them. But not rent them!
mrmivo on
Available in the EU eShop as well: 19.99 EUR, February 27.
There are separate versions for each language: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian.
BigDarnHero77 on
I genuinely cannot believe this. Wow.
hisfootstancewack on
If you spend 20 dollars on this you are genuinely brain dead
GrimmTrixX on
Easily should make a collection with all of the GB and GBA games in one set. Being $20 each just for 2 of them is rough. Unless trading is possible both offline local and online then thay would be a good read to check it out.
GreyouTT on
t w e n t y
Joseki100 on
People lamenting that 20 is too much have no idea what people are actually willing to pay for them.
I’ll pay for both in a heartbeat.
dhfAnchor on
The new best Pokémon titles for the Switch family.
falconpunch1989 on
Hahahaha you all begged for standalone retro releases and now you get it and still complain.
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literally just saw this and was baffled that the rumor was true.
Presumably announced 2/27 during the Pokemon Day direct as “available today”.
$20 each is a horrible price. Should be $10 each max
$19,99?!
Doesn’t even launch with Home compatibility. Madness.
Fuck me, $20 EACH? In 2026? It’s 22 years old. I’ll keep emulating them.
lame pricing for something that should be included in the expansion pack NSO membership
Certainly not as bad as I thought pricing would be, but what’s the catch? Poor image scaling or filters? No additional features besides Home support? Capcom is out here celebrating their franchises with pretty solid collections, and GameFreak gives you a ROM and emulator.
Fuck, even a Let’s Go Switch 2 update would’ve been better.
People are already complaining lmfaoooo
Would it not be on NSO because of Home?
And $20 for a 22 year old GBA game? Idk about that…
Holy shit no fugly gray sidebars, no player icon, and FULL fullscreen. Cant believe Im saying this but nintendo should take some notes from TPC
20 dollars for a game I’ve been emulating on my phone for over a decade is wild.
Yeah it’d be nice if these were included as part of NSO, but I’m not surprised. These are their flagship Pokémon games. Of course they would charge a premium for them instead of giving them away.
20$ for a 40mb dl lmao!
Not even redone for full widescreen support? Lame
Was really hoping for a remake this year, hope it really doesn’t just stop with this simple port. Also not that excited because I played Red just too many times already. Also 20€ for a GBA emulated version is once again peak Nintendo
Intriguing
Does it at least let you trade pokemon with other players?
I am now humbly asking Nkntebdo for Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald.
If you think $20 is too much, just wait for the inevitable physical release which will probably be $40-50 each or a double pack for $60-70
I probably won’t get this personally but. From now on whenever anyone asks “what pokemon game should i get first” we now have a definitive answer. Every other Pokémon game on Switch is 3 times as expensive as this but not as good.
Now will they make the shiny huntable deoxys event permanent like they did for the gs ball in crystal.
Yes please. I will buy them. But not rent them!
Available in the EU eShop as well: 19.99 EUR, February 27.
There are separate versions for each language: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian.
I genuinely cannot believe this. Wow.
If you spend 20 dollars on this you are genuinely brain dead
Easily should make a collection with all of the GB and GBA games in one set. Being $20 each just for 2 of them is rough. Unless trading is possible both offline local and online then thay would be a good read to check it out.
t w e n t y
People lamenting that 20 is too much have no idea what people are actually willing to pay for them.
I’ll pay for both in a heartbeat.
The new best Pokémon titles for the Switch family.
Hahahaha you all begged for standalone retro releases and now you get it and still complain.