>>53489230>the less efficient nostalgia pandering is going to beUNLESS they keep refreshing the images of the same proven popular pokemon in each new game. So that means even the younger players growing up today will still have fond memories of certain recurring pokemon which keeps that nostalgia bump going and even gives them something to look for in each previous entry going all the way back to the start.
For all its fuckups this franchise makes bank. And it's because they know how to sell a product (and not necessarily because they know how to make a good product)
