>>28870821Ding Ding Ding. If NX does not have BC, it will be the first time in the series' 20 years in which the games for the previous handheld won't function on the next one, Crystal/Emerald/Gen 5 could all be bought and played at the same time you can buy the next handheld. SM would be locked to 3DS only, and by 2018 no one would willingly buy a seven year old platform when the current one is hitting two years just for Pokemon.
