>>48762681I don't even know if the cycle accurately applies to XY. Early reception to this game was pretty positive. I remember playing it live, and people were swapping Friend Safaris, sharing O-Powers, showing off their created characters, or getting into VGC for the first time. The community exploded, thanks to numerous improvements to gameplay. It also helps that this was their first global launch, and people were discovering the game together instead of Japan getting it before everyone else.
