A remake of RS will definately happen. Although, since Black and White are being released on the DS, it'll be interesting to see how they do it. I suppose there's still no reason not to remake RS, just because it'd be on the DS.
Anyway, an RS remake would be interesting, to say the least. I wonder who the Champion'd be? Steven or Wallace? (Since there was no real need to make Wallace the Champion in the first place, they could go either way with it).
I seriously doubt that the rest of 5th Gen will be on DS, because the DS is pretty much dead by the time 2011 hits.
The DS came out in 2004. I have a strong feeling that the rest of 5th Gen will be on 3DS, just like how in 2nd Gen they moved from GB to GBC, I think they'll move from DS to 3DS.
Also about who will be the Champion, it's interesting to note that in HG/SS, when Steven appears for the first time in Vermilion City, he introduces himself as the Hoenn Champion, even though as of 2005 (Pokemon Emerald) Steven is not the Hoenn Champion. Either they made a mistake, or they deliberately said that because they're planning on making Steven the Champion again.
I think Steven fits as a much better Champion as Wallace, and here's why:
*Steven was originally designed as the Champion
*Wallace was originally designed as a Gym Leader
*In D/P/Pt, the Champion, Cynthia, meets up with you throughout the game. In R/S, Steven's role is extremely similar to Cynthia's, he meets up with you throughout the game, and you find out he's the Champion.
*In Pokemon Emerald, Steven is just some random guy that meets up with you throughout the game. And you don't even see Wallace until you reach Sootopolis.
*Juan has absolutely no reason to exist.
The only thing I liked about Wallace being the Champion is that when I fought him for the first time in Emerald, I thought he was
HARD. IMO, Wallace seemed a lot tougher than Steven. Though Metagross is a much more epic Pokemon of to end the Pokemon League than Milotic. After all, generally pseudo legendaries should be the Champion's strongest. Look at it this way:
FireRed/LeafGreen Champion signature: Lv63 or Lv75 Venusaur/Charizard/Blastoise
- Okay, so none of those Pokemon are pseudo legendaries, but this is an exception, since your rival is the Champion. The final member of the Elite Four uses a pseudo legendary.
HeartGold/SoulSilver: Lv50 or Lv75 Dragonite
- Yep, pseudo legendary
Ruby/Sapphire: Lv58 Metagross
- Yep, pseudo legendary
Emerald: Lv58 Milotic
- A random Pokemon. wtf!?!?!?
Diamond/Pearl: Lv66 Garchomp
- Yep, pseudo legendary
Platinum: Lv62 or Lv78 Garchomp
- Yep, pseudo legendary
So generally, I think Steven & Metagross is much more fitting as the Champion's final Pokemon than Milotic, since the majority of the Champion's use a pseudo legendary as their strongest Pokemon.
Well, to plan it out:
Gen I:
1998-Red & Blue (Duo)
1999-Yellow (Follow up)
Actually, Gen I went like this:
February 1996 - Red & Green (Duo, Japanese release)
October 1996 - Blue (Original follow up, Japanese release)
1998 - Yellow (Anime-based spinoff, Japanese release)
1998 - Red & Blue (Duo, translated from Japanese Blue. Basically it's the Japanese Blue version with wild Pokemon from Red & Green, plus it's been translated to English. American release)
1999 - Yellow (American release. In America it's considered a follow up, but in Japan it's just an extra fourth game)
