Generation II Remakes Confirmed, OMGZ Options

[FarmerChic]

Stolen from Bulbapedia. :3

Nintendo has confirmed a 2009 release for Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, DS remakes of the principal Generation II Pokémon games, Gold and Silver, which were originally released for the Game Boy Color in 1999 in Japan. Speculated by fans to be in development since the release of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the remakes will take gamers back to the Johto region, found west of Kanto — this time as Generation IV games.

The games will most likely be able to link to Diamond, Pearl and Platinum as shown by game data.

HeartGold and SoulSilver will be released in Japan this fall, possibly on or near Nov. 21, the 10th anniversary of the original release of their namesakes. International releases will likely come in mid-2010.

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omj.

[Darth-Paper-Boy]

The only art that looks new to me is Chikorita. =\

If this remake's anything like FR/LG, they'll probably try to keep it more or less exactly like the original games besides the obvious mechanical and graphical upgrades. So we better see all the fun stuff like the daily siblings, the bug catching contest, and so on. Of course... I wonder what new areas they'll throw in like the Sevii Islands. Though I suppose if we just go back there again with them being more expansive (along with the rest of Kanto being expanded on better than in the original G/S) it'd be cool.