>>43322045Pokemon works on a revolving door business model. I left in gen 7 because the box legendaries looked dumb and i didn't like the new pokemon. A new generation of kids replaced me. Catering to established fans means exciting whales with a little nostalgia and nothing more.
It's how it works.
BBND wasn't ever going to really impact sales. It was (or should have been) more about saying fuck you before you leave. People who expected it to impact sales in a visible way were idiots, myself included.