Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

[blueflower999]

Here are the letters compared to the boxart:

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And here are the team symbols:

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The resemblance is pretty striking

[FierceDeity]

Shit, that's actually really cool.

[BlackDragonSlayer]

Mega Gardevoir Alpha/Omega.

Why not MEGA GALLADE!?!?

[Echo]

Why not MEGA GALLADE!?!?

That would be neat too, but I also think it's funny when GameFreak trolls and shows favouritism/discrimination to certain Pokemon groups. Sceptile and Swampert not getting Mega Evolutions would be delicious, or if they do, I hope they give Blaziken another two Alpha/Omega Evolutions as well.

[Bubbles]

When my friend told me this in school I laughed at her because I thought she was joking...then I went on serebii and my heart stopped

I really hope its a sequel, and I don't see a reason why it won't be after Black 2/White 2. I don't exactly agree with megas for Groudon and Kyogre but eh I can live with it

[mikey]

Oh did they change the symbols for Aqua magma then?  Because last time I checked they looked like an A and an M.
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[braix]

I showed this to my friend at school and he's like the school's "Pokemon Nerd", so I asked him if it was for real because I was a bit skeptical. He was like "...nah, it's fake". Then he finds out it's real and now he's freaking out(in a good way).

[SlowPokemon]

Oh did they change the symbols for Aqua magma then?  Because last time I checked they looked like an A and an M.
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Uh, no those symbols are from the original Ruby and Sapphire games haha. And in Emerald the symbol flashes on the screen every time you fight them.

[Winter]

I have more nostalgia attached to these two games than the entire history of games combined.

Finally.

[BlackDragonSlayer]

Uh, no those symbols are from the original Ruby and Sapphire games haha. And in Emerald the symbol flashes on the screen every time you fight them.

I don't think he was implying that they actually changed them- just that they look more like "A" and "M" rather than the alpha (Α, α) and omega (Ω, ω) symbols. Or, rather... just the omega symbol.

[Jamaha]

Judging by the reactions here I probably shouldn't say this but... I never played the original Ruby or Sapphire.

Might have to get one of these.

[mikey]

Eh it's a bit of a stretch to me but I guess I can see em

[Yugi]

I'm not entirely sure why people are considering the possibility that's a sequal. All the plot points were answered in the originals (Aqua/Magma both became friends at the end), and FR/LG and HG/SS wern't sequals.

Plus the idea of a sequal seems really ludicrous and stupid.

- Yugi, making posts at 1 AM

[Clanker37]

Following its reveal yesterday, there has been some question as to the actual content of Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, as to whether they're remakes or new versions due to the wording of the announcement. During the Investor Briefing today, Satoru Iwata confirmed that Pokémon Omega Ruby & Pokémon Alpha Sapphire are full-remakes of the 2002 releases, Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire.

source: http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml

Definitely a remake.

[Cobraroll]

Well, that was faster than I expected.

Considering the evidently huge demand for those remakes, it was inevitable that they would be remade some time or other, but I wouldn't have expected them to be released as early as November this year. My initial bet was a reveal in CoroCoro in July or August, and a subsequent worldwide release in February 2015. Though, it would make sense for GameFreak to push these games out in time for Christmas.

Though, while I'm not very surprised, I'm certainly excited. Can't wait to see Hoenn in 3D. The rainforest in Fortree, the market in Slateport, Trick House in full 3D glory, the Abandoned Ship, underwater trenches, and last but not least, Secret Bases. I'll be eagerly following the news of these games, and if you ever happen to visit Smogon, you can find me speculating wildly in its ORAS thread.