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)

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.

anyways play cassette beasts instead

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.

LOL I just downloaded the roms and used an emulator. There's no way I'd re-buy for the Nintendo Switch, only because I am against their current practices. Until they abandon their virtual card system, I don't think breaking my boycott is a smart move.

Yes, yes they do. And many are considering that they’re doing this.

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.

Pokemon go to the polls

I feel like people who were never gonna buy it no matter what the price tag was just want something to be mad at.

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.

At least they added the speedometer so if you go too fast the game doesn't work.

Made playing the game on public transit impossible though :/

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.

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.

Monster sanctuary was a lot of fun too

Coromon rocks! And its only 5$ on steam.

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.

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? 😅

I do agree, but it's too bad they ran both that game and the goodwill generated by it into the ground.

Seconded on Cassette Beasts. Beat the game, then play it with random beast typings.

I bought their album, its fantastic. Cassette Beasts is the best pokemon.

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.

Even if you really want to play on Switch there are CFW options that enable GBA emulation.

Probably not from indie developers

Even from indie devs. Many have said that if you don’t have the money to buy their game to get it and play it anyway. More eyes on it and word of mouth and whatnot.

LumenTale just released a new trailer today.

ohhh cool thanks!

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.

Then they know their audience. Source: Nintendo customer

What is the point of having Nintendo online if Nintendo isn't going to release the games/DLC you want on Nintendo online?

When I had a Wii, I bought games I had played and wanted to play on the NES when I was younger. Now I have nothing to show for it. Never again. At least with Steam, GOG, or pirating, the power is in my hands to keep those games for as long as I can. Nintendo doesn't give me that option in any legal manner.

Blind consumer loyalty only incentivizes Nintendo to further raise prices and make their products less consumer friendly.

Piracy simply demonstrates a problem with supply; if Nintendo wants to solve it, the solution isn't trying to cuts heads off of a hydra, but rather adjust prices to capture unrealized market potential.

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

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”

I did not say anything about blind consumer loyalty, so that comment feels strange in the context of this conversation.

So you were never gonna buy it no matter what the price tag was.

Or as a passenger in a car

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.

You're right, because I've literally done it before with them and have nothing to show for it. So which of us is the fool?

Do you work for the billion dollar company? Weird fucking take you have portraying them as a victim

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.

They were never gonna buy this game.

Well if you're replying me just to tell me you were never going to buy it, you're proving my point.