>>35557653It's too bad their "fanbase" makes up a small majority of their sales. And even then, most of the fanbase will eat up any shit they throw out anyway.
Gamefreaks approach to pokemon is very simple: Get your average japanese toddler's attention through any means and throw in as much nostalgia pandering as possible because that's what sells to adults. That way they can put in as little effort as possible for max profit.
