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Nintendo and The Pokemon Company have, shall we say,oddrelationships with historical preservation.

After all, if any major publisher isimbuedwith nostalgia and legacy, it’s Nintendo, right?

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky

for the Wii… and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky.

Some of these games were great, like that first generation!

Others, like Gates to Infinity, were… doing their best, I guess.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky

Yeah, you heard me.

It’s all very charming…

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But none of this really matters, does it?

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky

After all,it’s possible for you to’t play Explorers of Sky.

At least, not without an emulator.

It deserves to be preserved and remembered and acknowledged on some real level.

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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky

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