Pokemon’s Greatest Hits are Trapped on Old Consoles, and That Needs to Change

Pokemon is the most profitable franchise in the world, something worth noting as it celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. A series as lucrative and long-running as this naturally knows how to work to fans’ sense of nostalgia. It’s why we’ve gotten so many great remakes of classic Pokemongames, but for a series known for how reverently it treats its own legacy, it’s surprising that Game Freak hasn’t capitalized on the most obvious way to sell nostalgia: porting, not remaking, older Pokemon games.