An interview in the 69th issue of The Official Nintendo Magazine featuring Game Freak Director Junichi Masuda and Game Freak Artist Ken Sugimori have them both reiterating that a Pokémon Massively multi-player online game is not on the horizon but they reveal that they have thought about the idea. They also reiterate that Nintendo's portable systems is the best venue for the main Pokémon games. Below are excerpts from the interview.

Will Davey asks: Are you interested in the idea of a Wii version of the DS game, with 3D graphics?

Sugimori-san: I am interested in strong visual effects. However, I believe that Pokémon is most appropriate for portable consoles.

Masuda-san: I'm really not thinking about having the main Pokémon games on the Wii, because using portable consoles means you can always carry Pokémon around with you and you can play with other players, so that's the future I'd like to emphasise.

Samurai Ferrett asks: Have you ever thought of developing a MMO Pokémon game?

Masuda-san: There are so many possibilities for Pokémon games, so of course I've thought about it. But, currently, this is what we do.

The full interview is available at the official Nintendo Magazine website and it is mirrored here on our site and can be viewed by by clicking here.

Source: http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/26083/features/the-best-of-pokmon/

i have no idea what MMO means but they should think about doing a pokemon ruby and sapphire remake at some point

MMO stands for Massively Multiplayer Online. One example of such a game is World of Warcraft. For Pokémon, you can imagine one huge world, where thousands of players are playing at the same time.

Personally, I'm not surprised they don't want to make one. They've been asked the same questions countless times, always giving the very same answer. I really wonder why journalist keep asking the same question over and over again, as they perfectly know what they answer will be.

That also applies to the main Pokémon games being moved to the Wii/Project Café/Whatever home console Nintendo has ever made.