Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Announced For 3DS

Ishaan Sahdev

Published: May 7, 2014 07:11 am

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Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire are being remade for the Nintendo 3DS as Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, The Pokémon Company announced this morning. The two games will be released this November worldwide, and are described as a “fresh take” on the originals.

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Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire were originally released in 2003 for the Game Boy Advance. They represented the third-generation of Pokémon games, and added a number of advancements to the series, such as Abilities and Natures.

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The trailer notes: “Game in 2D, some areas also playable in 3D,” similar to Pokémon X and Y.

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Ishaan Sahdev

Ishaan specializes in game design/sales analysis. He's the former managing editor of Siliconera and wrote the book "The Legend of Zelda - A Complete Development History". He also used to moonlight as a professional manga editor. These days, his day job has nothing to do with games, but the two inform each other nonetheless.