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This is why we got LeafGreen instead of WaterBlue according to Masuda
It's because it represents PEACE lol
>Pokemon "FireRed" and "LeafGreen" will go on sale
>on September 9th in North America.
>Those of you who thought "Green??" are right on the money!
>In North America, we released "Aka (red)" and "Midori (green)"
>as "Red" and "Blue." The Japanese version is called
>"Midori" and the North American version is called "Blue."
>Both are the same game. But we had to use "Blue" in
>North America for a reason.
>If we follow the naming scheme of the original series,
>the new games should be "FireRed" and "WaterBlue,"
>but I wanted to use "Green" for the following reasons.
>- A leaf is a symbol of peace
>- Fire and water are opposing concepts so it seems like a conflict
>- on the jacket we wanted to have a colorful drawing of Bulbasaur (idk wtf does this mean)
>- A leaf may not be immediately familiar to Japanese kids but for kids overseas it is an easy concept to grasp
>- in this world of conflicts we wanted to give a name that is suggestive of a peaceful world
>As a result we decided for the name "LeafGreen"
>all over the world.
>I'm very glad.
>source: https://www.webcitation.org/5hjgFMgku?url=http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/?p=25
It's because it represents PEACE lol
>Pokemon "FireRed" and "LeafGreen" will go on sale
>on September 9th in North America.
>Those of you who thought "Green??" are right on the money!
>In North America, we released "Aka (red)" and "Midori (green)"
>as "Red" and "Blue." The Japanese version is called
>"Midori" and the North American version is called "Blue."
>Both are the same game. But we had to use "Blue" in
>North America for a reason.
>If we follow the naming scheme of the original series,
>the new games should be "FireRed" and "WaterBlue,"
>but I wanted to use "Green" for the following reasons.
>- A leaf is a symbol of peace
>- Fire and water are opposing concepts so it seems like a conflict
>- on the jacket we wanted to have a colorful drawing of Bulbasaur (idk wtf does this mean)
>- A leaf may not be immediately familiar to Japanese kids but for kids overseas it is an easy concept to grasp
>- in this world of conflicts we wanted to give a name that is suggestive of a peaceful world
>As a result we decided for the name "LeafGreen"
>all over the world.
>I'm very glad.
>source: https://www.webcitation.org/5hjgFMgku?url=http://www.gamefreak.co.jp/blog/dir_english/?p=25
