SoulSilver said:
I don't see how R/S remakes are improbable. They're just as likely as 6th gen. What ticks me off is people are acting like they know for fact that is 6th gen without a doubt in their mind. Excuse me, but do you work for GameFreak or Nintendo have some insider knowledge you'd care to let us in on? No? Then stop acting all high and mighty that its for sure 6th gen when all it is at this point is speculation on both parties. the 6th gen people have strong points, but so do the R/S remake people.
First off, let me say that I am not attempting to flaunt any inside information: we are all just speculating based on patterns and current Nintendo hardware. On that note, let me explain why R/S remakes are improbable:
1. Two scenarios are possible for R/S remakes if they are to come out in 2013: the first is that the games are released on the DS, which, in some cases, can already play the original R/S. Furthermore, this is a dying handheld that was already revived by B2W2. To release R/S remakes on the Nintendo DS would be a shocking move, one that would undoubtedly not happen. I'm no hardware expert, but the leap between the GameBoy and GameBoy Advance (Red/Blue to FRLG) and the leap between the GBC and NDS (G/S to HGSS) were both certainly much more drastic than the leap between the GBA and NDS.
2. If GameFreak were to release the remakes on the 3DS, they would have to make a completely new engine for the games. This would involve new sprites, among other things, to accommodate the 3DS. GameFreak would undoubtedly make this new engine for a new game, not for remakes. If they make the new engine and use it for remakes first, then they sort of "buzz kill" the 6th generation. The excitement factor is gone.
3. Why do you say that Generation VI is just as likely as Ruby/Sapphire remakes? Other than pattern, what credence does your theory have? In fact, there are many things pointing against remakes: the Groudon/Kyogre event in Japan, and the fact that B2W2 housed most of the Hoenn legendaries. While I'm sure you'll argue that the Gen VI theory's only credence is pattern, think again: Best Wishes animé is almost done, the DS is dying, and there is no "wow factor" other than Gen VI, left for the Genesect movie (cite: WPM).
Don't get me wrong, I want R/S remakes as much as the next guy. Generation III was my first experience with Pokémon, and I'd love to experience the same sense of nostalgia that older players had when they played HGSS/FRLG. In fact, I'd kind of prefer them over a Gen VI at this point, but it is not favorable for GameFreak to do so at this point.
I'd love to hear your support for a Generation III remake. Maybe I am overlooking something.