Following a shock announcement on the finish of final week, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen from the Sport Boy Advance era are making a grand return on twenty seventh February 2026.
There was a whole lot of dialog on-line in regards to the Change eShop variations, which can be out there for £16.99 / $19.99 every. Some trainers are prepared for battle, however others are nonetheless questioning why Nintendo did not make these classics out there by way of the Change On-line service (or give followers each choices).
Regardless of all this back-and-forth, it appears each titles are already making financial institution on the Change eShop. Following preorders going stay final week, we have now taken a take a look at the eShop, and on the time of writing, each variations have already topped the Change charts within the US, UK, Japan in addition to Australia and New Zealand.
As you could have already guessed, Pokémon FireRed (repping the Hearth/Flying sort Charizard) is main the cost, with Pokémon LeafGreen in second place. Nintendo has confirmed these Change variations of the video games will comprise the identical content material as the unique releases, and also you count on some trendy options for the connectivity options. These titles will also be performed whereas utilizing the GameChat function.
Though these releases could be straightforward cash for Nintendo, it does not essentially imply we are able to count on to see extra retro first-party titles on the eShop. In accordance with an official FAQ, it is a particular case marking the thirtieth Pokémon anniversary and there are seemingly no plans to revive Digital Console varieties of choices. Nintendo says it intends to “stay targeted” on retro releases for its Change On-line subscription service going ahead.
