The Mauville Conundrum [Speculation Thread]
NOTE: Let me first say that this thread is different from the New Mauville thread right
here. This is also not a rumor considering it is found on the official Hoenn Region map and one of the artworks. If this thread still is repetitive, then the staff can freely lock/move/merge this thread to its rightful place.
Okay! Now that that's done, here is what I found out.
Take a good look at the official Hoenn Region map and center your eyes at Mauville City.
It looks completely different from the city we knew from RSE. Looking at the other towns and cities, not much has been changed around except Mauville. At first, I thought it was a big wall around the city so fair point but take a look at the next picture.
This is an official artwork taken from the ORAS mini-site. It is a panoramic view of Slateport Beach to Mt. Chimney. See the red building with the 4 towers in the background, near Cycling Road. At first I thought it was the new Trick House. But I looked again in the Hoenn Map and saw that the red building coincide with the structure found on Mauville City.
So here are the questions.
Is this some new redesign of Mauville City, and if it is, why is it the only city that has been majorly redesigned? Do you think that there is some new attraction happening that replaces Mauville City? If it turns out to be like that, what happens to the gym, the bike shop, the Game Corner? Will it be placed underground in New Mauville? What do you think is this building exactly?
Discuss!