Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen on Switch Opens a Can of Worms Nintendo Won’t Be Able to Close

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company don’t often re-release older Pokémon games. The only previous examples were the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color games, which became available on the Nintendo 3DS. With the launch of classic games as part of the Nintendo Switch Online service, and especially after Game Boy Advance titles were added with the Expansion Pack, a great opportunity arose to bring these games to the Switch. Now that Nintendo has demonstrated that retro games can be released on Switch independently of a Nintendo Switch Online subscription, it’s possible we’ll see even more classic Pokémon titles available for individual purchase.








