Generation VII remakes, titled Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, were released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch in November 2018, in celebration of Yellow's 20th anniversary in Japan. On November 12, 2015, a Nintendo Direct announced that Yellow will be released in Japan, North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand on February 27, 2016, the Pokémon 20th Anniversary, for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console.
It managed, though, to receive the title of second best-selling non-bundled game for its console, losing only to its predecessors. Similar to Red and Blue, Yellow arrived towards the end of the Game Boy's lifespan. Unlike other games, Pokemon Yellow was inspired by the anime. In Japan, the game was the fourth Pokémon game released, as a second solitary version of Pocket Monsters Red & Green. Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition (Japanese: ポケットモンスター ピカチュウ Pocket Monsters Pikachu), often known as Pokémon Yellow Version, is the third Pokémon game for Game Boy released worldwide, as a solitary version of Pokémon Red and Blue Versions. The Pokémon Company International (Game Boy & Virtual Console) Game Boy (enhanced for the Super Game Boy in all releases and for the Game Boy Color outside of Japan), Nintendo 3DS ( Virtual Console) Pokémon Yellow Version's boxart, depicting Pikachu. Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition