Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl share the same ROM

Even before its launch, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl due subject of controversy due to certain elements that were cut out of the title, as well as his chili style that did not please the vast majority. Well, get ready for another controversy because it was now revealed that both games share the same ROM. That is, you are paying twice for the same title.

Each game of Pokémon normally has its own ROM , making each of them unique and different from the rest of the other versions. However, this is not the case with Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl , since according to the channel of YouTube , Didyouknowgaming , these new releases exactly share the same ROM .

This means that the brilliant diamond cartridge also includes the data of shining pearl and vice versa. That's right, when buying one of these games are actually buying both, but Nintendo prevents you from accessing the other unless you decide to hack the cartridge, something that is obviously extremely prohibited.

The worst of the case is that the large n put a package that includes both games, essentially making the consumer pay double when these titles have the same code. They only have a programming command known as flag , which identifies what version you have to know which game should execute.

And talking about Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, Here you can see how an speed runner managed to finish these games in just 30 minutes. And in case you missed it, remember that our written review is now available here at Atomic .

Editor's note: It is certainly a fairly Amharic practice by Nintendo. I mean, it is not mandatory to have to buy the two versions since you can always exchange the exclusive Pokémon of each version with your friends or strangers, but anyway it is something that should not be trended in future releases of the series.