Nintendo announced today that the remakes of the 2002 Game Boy Advance titles Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire-- Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire will be available separately or together as a special Dual Pack when the game launches November 21.
Individually, each game will cost $39.99, while the dual pack is available for $79.98 and includes a download code that gives players 100 free potions each that will only be available at Best Buy and Amazon.
According to Gamespot, Nintendo is pulling the deal by including pair of download codes that gives players free 100 potions each with the dual pack. "Starting a new Pokémon game with 100 extra potions is a treat for players who want to be well-stocked for their epic journey through the Hoenn region," Nintendo said.
Nintendo stresses that Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are "reimagined" versions of Ruby and Sapphire, which launches for Game Boy Advance more than ten years ago in 2003, and "not just simple remakes."
What to expect from the game Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are: (Source: Gamespot.com)
- The main story will be the same, but some elements have been expanded upon. There will also be a brand new plot regarding mega evolutions.
- Finding wild Pokemon will now be easier than ever thanks to the Area Nav, a new addition that shows you all of the available Pokemon on any given route, as well as letting you visually track them.
- You can invite players to your secret bases, and customise the base's layout specifically for those players.
- A special Pikachu joins you for Pokemon contests, and this unique Pokemon can wear different "costumes" that can be used both in contests and battles.
- Pokemon Amie and Super Training will be back, but don't expect any changes in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
- The move Soar, when used with one specific Pokemon, will allow you to fly anywhere in Hoenn. Anywhere.
- For the first time on the 3DS, you'll be able to catch them all.
In addition to this, Pokémon Company International have announced that two more Mega-Evolutions are set to be added in the game:
Steelix, the evolution of rock-and-ground-type Pokémon Onix, will be one of the new hard hitters now available to train, alongside Glalie, an ice-type that evolves from Snorunt.
Meanwhile, a demo for Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, which allows players to carry over items and Pokémon Glalie, is available now on Nintendo 3DS.
"You can play the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version as many times as you like, Nintendo said of the sneak peek.
"Look for special scenarios that occur if you play every day."
