>>30816995I like Gen IV and V and I can tell you why the latter "failed" in a way.
See like most anons have mentioned above, B/W tried to be so different from the status quo of the usual games.
>No old pokemon till postgame>More story driven, main villains more tied into the plot>Went full on 2.5D>Had an abundance of new mons, while most were good, the bad ones really weighed them all down>Somewhat poor advertising>Poor postgame after the fandom was spoiled by HG/SS/PlatinumA combination of all those factors plus the fact that it didn't at all try to appeal to nostalgia, which is a HUGE part of pokemon in general, lead to B/W failing, in a since.
Now look at B/W2 and see what it did,
>Added a steady balance of new and old mons>Plot was toned down, League and Champ was regulated to end game and not post game.>Villains are more generic and easier to understand>less linear in a since than B/W1, had an amazing post game with PWT to appeal to nostalgia along with a competent, not too friendly rival.Now guess which one is better recieved in the fandom.
But even that didn't save Gen V (even though I think that B/W2 are amazing)
Now look at X/Y
>Simple plot and characters>Villains are one note and generic as any can be>had tons of Gen 1 pandering.>3D>Good advertising.And they sold good. Now that just means that trying to break the mold with a series like pokemon will lead to disinterest and a vocal hatedom like Gen V has (at least here). Which is why games like X and Y that pander to Gen 1 and stay formulaic don't get as much hate by the normies
