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The names are odd.
In fact, the remakes could rather easily expand on Crystal's Battle Tower. For one thing, there would have to be a Tower Tycoon much like in Diamond and Pearl. For another, the Platinum facilities could be carried over quite easily, with Game Freak settling for a few data changes and new Frontier Brains. After all, the Trainer Tower and several Wireless Adapter features were introduced in FireRed and LeafGreen, and not long after that made it to Emerald virtually untouched (basically, the Trainer Tower was renamed as the "Trainer Hill").
But it is more likely that the opportunity will be used to add new facilities - at the very least so that the overall number of facilities introduced in Generation IV is equal to Emerald's (six as opposed to Platinum's three). Additionally, some of the five facilities that didn't make it from Emerald to Platinum could return now. The Battle Dome, for instance, would be invaluable with the new multiplayer mode that also supports Wi-Fi communication.
All of the above would require a new group of characters that the anime can employ for advertising the games. Personally, I would prefer Gym Leader rematches set up for Ash to train for a challenge against Johto's Elite Four, but the two ideas aren't necessarily mutually exclusive.
The first Battle Frontier saga was geared at Emerald more than at FireRed and LeafGreen - no doubt because the former had been released more recently. The circumstances are different now, so I really wouldn't treat the Platinum Frontier Brains as necessary for advertising a separate set of games.
In fact, the remakes could rather easily expand on Crystal's Battle Tower. For one thing, there would have to be a Tower Tycoon much like in Diamond and Pearl. For another, the Platinum facilities could be carried over quite easily, with Game Freak settling for a few data changes and new Frontier Brains. After all, the Trainer Tower and several Wireless Adapter features were introduced in FireRed and LeafGreen, and not long after that made it to Emerald virtually untouched (basically, the Trainer Tower was renamed as the "Trainer Hill").
But it is more likely that the opportunity will be used to add new facilities - at the very least so that the overall number of facilities introduced in Generation IV is equal to Emerald's (six as opposed to Platinum's three). Additionally, some of the five facilities that didn't make it from Emerald to Platinum could return now. The Battle Dome, for instance, would be invaluable with the new multiplayer mode that also supports Wi-Fi communication.
All of the above would require a new group of characters that the anime can employ for advertising the games. Personally, I would prefer Gym Leader rematches set up for Ash to train for a challenge against Johto's Elite Four, but the two ideas aren't necessarily mutually exclusive.
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