>>35468803>>35468805The biggest downside, assuming this is true, is that the first set of Pokemon games for Switch won't be a new Gen and won't have any new Pokemon or a new "feel to it." However, you could argue that a Gen 7 Kanto remake is the best thing to hope for.
>Final chance to redeem Gen 7, this time on a new system>No more meme region>It's set in Kanto so GF can blow their ultimate nostalgia load once and for all>First title in the system means Kanto will have the most barebones, "rushed" experience of all Switch games, saving Gen VIII from this fate completely>Have an excuse to bring back the National Dex possiblyIf it does become a reality, we can hope GF will stop all the excessive Kanto pandering, at least for a few years and start making actual new content again.
