>>43401544Because for every one person that didn't buy Sword/Shield, there were hundreds more who have no self control and "caved", are someone who cannot look at things without letting their attachment to it cloud their judgement, are new or found a regained interest to the series where they do not have a good enough frame of reference compared to past games, or just flat out have poor standards for modern videogames.
Or a combination of those.
So basically the combined efforts of the ignorant and the shiteaters will overpower the sane every time when it comes to popular IPs, especially the most popular IP.
