Nintendo Switch ports of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire look even more likely after official account shares suspiciously HD footage of the GBA games
Earlier today, an official Pokémon social media account shared a 30-second, suspiciously crisp clip of Wingull, the player-controlled trainer and Mr.
Earlier today, an official Pokémon social media account shared a 30-second, suspiciously crisp clip of Wingull, the player-controlled trainer and Mr.
The short version
- Briney chasing each other around in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
- The Pokémon official account has posted a clip of Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire being played on an unknown emulator 🤔 https://t.co/aHDTy1F2Dl Alarm bells immediately went off in the brains of many Pokémon fans.
- "This is an official account tweeting out high-res gameplay from Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire," YouTuber That Bald Gamer tweeted .
What happened
And official channels normally don't use emulated versions of older Pokémon games in promotional clips - the video above is almost definitely not from the games' original 2002 release. As noted by Kotaku , dataminers found that this year's Nintendo Switch ports of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen seemingly included ROM support for all third-gen mainline games too, including Sapphire, Ruby and the expanded Emerald.
Why it matters
This certainly doesn't outright confirm that HD Ruby and Sapphire ports are on the way, but it does suggest some work has already been done in that direction.
Summary by Nerd News Network. Read the full article at Eurogamer via the links above and below.