>>45645155 (new IP, huh? back from another ban?)>a kid's game remaining such doesn't live in my head like it clearly does yoursBut I just said they were kid's games. Read.
>you had no metric to how good they compared to other studios' outputsYes I did. Because I actually played videogames. Only gen 1 had outright bad graphics compared to it's contemporaries, which only happened again in gen 6 onwards. The gameplay was also fine until gen 8 screwed up some things.
>which worked up until kids *stopped* hanging around arcades and started going to friends' houses to gameUh, that was the point of the franchise. Game link cables allowed for players to interact with each other. Not sure how this affects the quality of the games.
>Game Freak kept in their own wee bubble, consistently pumping out games for the 5-12 yo market missed theseSales indicate otherwise. Positive reception as well.
>leading to the shift to focusing on what engages the modern childWhich is?
>seeing as they always prioritized that over what people like me wanted for years on end.Which is?
>this shit was going on long beforeWhich is? You haven't said anything specific or different or anything related to game quality. Every game has taken a few steps both forward and back, with Galar's being the most egregious.
