I can't wait. I'm getting HG, what about everyone else?

nah. i like pokemon okay but after so many generations i don't really feel like going through the process again.
if i knew anybody who was also buying it i might consider but none of the people i know are into these types of things.

Actually it comes out on Saturday But, I'm not really all that hyped out about it, it's really nothing more than a remake, and I lost interest in Pokemon a long time ago

For you pirates out there, the game got leaked but I heard it crashes at the beginning of the game.

Gonna try it out.

I have the leaked roms, but I reserved a copy of Soul Silver at Gamestop already (that Lugia figure and the idea of cheating with that Pokewalker thing was too hard to resist).

The Gamestops in my area are doing a midnight release for it. I wonder how small that line is gonna be. There were about 10-15 people at the FF13 release. I'm going to play the game on my DS while I wait in line so the other nerds can envy my uber nerdiness.

That's rad!

I already have silver, and I don't see why a remake is necessary; Gold and Silver improved everything about Pokemon. Each game after that peak sort of took a step sideways rather than forward by adding non-essential stuff and taking out monsters. I can see why you'd want to buy the ruby or the pearl because of the new story and map, but what could be made better in gold or silver?

Yeah for me who grew up with gold this is a must-buy for me! But too bad I can't pre-order it because my fliping dad lost my 25$ check and he can't pay me back.

"If you build it, they will come." If Nintendo releases something with Pokemon in the name, people will buy it, just because it's new. That's the most simple, ignorant, and on-the-surface way to look at the Gold and Silver remakes though.

The graphics are upgraded for one thing. That's definitely the biggest selling point. Remixed music is a huge plus! Add in all the newer Pokemon to my favorite region, a battle frontier, a Pokemon that follows you, some really cool events (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvYjbHv8-4o) that are easily accessible thanks to wifi, and just tons of other cool new things to discover and I'm sold. Something about taking something with so much nostalgia tied to it and upgrading it and repacking it into something new and awesome is just so very.. awesome!

Another note is that, believe it or not, many people become introduced to Pokemon every day! Plenty of whom have never played Gold, Silver, or Crystal. There are also the younger kids that never were around for the originals. Both groups might be a bit turned off of playing a blocky old game since they don't have any nostalgic feelings for it. Or they might simply lack a method of playing the game.

To put it another way, you would buy a remake of any of the MOTHER games wouldn't you?

I have Soul Silver preordered from Amazon.
I feel geeky as hell, though.

I'm 18 and I still play Pokemon. :/

I'm 20 and I still play EarthBound. So what?