Game Freak broke new ground with the release of Pokemon X and Y in October of 2013. It marked the first time that the gaming giant had a simultaneous release of games across all key regions globally.

Pokémon X and Y aren’t particularly great games. The series’ first leap into 3D felt somewhat lifeless with an underwhelming story, the fewest new Pokémon of any generation in history ...

and then sent those new ROMs to overwrite the data on the Mother 3 cartridges. A playable cartridge is only half of the build, though. He wants these to look and feel like real Pokemon games ...