>>43946171sales are absolutely an argument, TPC is a business and will pick making a profitable product over a good one 100% of the time
if their market research shows a certain type of game will bring more revenue, they will go for it with no regard for complainers
and the simple fact is, SwSh sold the most units bar DP and the weird outlier that is RGB
if you want a pokemon game that matches your tastes, fund it yourself - that's how capitalism works