>>41999249>9/11>Japanese corporationWrong, the reason because pokemon went downhill is because of the Pokemania in the west.
Gen 1 in Tajiri's was meant to be a niche JRPG. But, the games broke out in Japan and GF decided to make gen 2. Gen 1 also broke out here in the west in 1998-2000. This resulted in the idea to expand the Pokemon brand into a global franchise and gen 3 was conceptualized during the release of gen 2 in Japan.
Capsule Monsters had soul for what it was, but it got HUGELY popular (even almost surpassing Disney-owned properties) and shareholders really wanted that piece of the revenue.
This is how formerly a passion-project become a corporate tool. If the switch from watercolor to digital wasn't obvious enough.
