While Game Freak may still be busy working onPokemon SwordandShield’s post launch content, like theupcomingCrown TundraDLC, manyPokemonfans are anxious for what’s coming next. Nothing official has been announced to date, but some new Nintendo trademarks may very well suggest thatPokemon HeartGoldandSoulSilver, the DS remakes of the classic Game Boy Color games, will be coming to Switch at some point in the near future.
Nintendo renewed itsHeartGoldandSoulSilvertrademarks on September 17, as pointed out by abcboy101 on Twitter. Now, it’s entirely possible that Nintendo did this as just a routine trademark renewal, but it’s also possible that this could be a hint at future plans forHeartGoldandSoulSilver. Maybe Nintendo plans on remaking the games for the Switch, or, the more likely scenario, maybe Nintendo is going to port the games to its home console/handheld hybrid instead.
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While the Wii U has a variety ofNintendo DS gamesavailable to download, the Switch has no equivalent Virtual Console service. And not only that, but the Switch’s design may make porting DS games to it a little more difficult than it was with the Wii U. Considering this, Nintendo could release slightly tweaked versions ofHeartGoldandSoulSilveron the Switch that remove the dual-screen functionality and rework things so that it all works when playing on a single screen.
If Nintendo is planning on re-releasingPokemon HeartGoldandSoulSilver, it’s safe to say that it could very well upset some fans of the franchise. After all, manyPokemonfans have been clamoring forPokemon DiamondandPearlremakes, with the games, and their Sinnoh region, trending worldwide on Twitter after everyPokemonseries announcement event. If Nintendo were to announceHeartGoldandSoulSilverports instead ofDiamondandPearlremakes, it could upset those who want to revisit the DS games.
Alternatively, fans may want Nintendo to go a bit further if it plans on revivingHeartGoldandSoulSilverfor Switch. For example, some may want to see Nintendo createLet’s Go GoldandSilver, which is a potential project that’s been rumored for some time. While it wouldn’t be quite the main seriesPokemonrelease that some fans would want,Let’s Go PikachuandEeveecertainly had its fans, and at least this way it would give fans a new way to experience the Johto region.
But all of this is just speculation at this time. Right now, allPokemonfans can count on for sure in terms of upcoming core video games is theCrown TundraDLC expansion forSwordandShield, as well asNew Pokemon Snap.
Pokemon HeartGoldandSoulSilveravailable for the Nintendo DS.
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