>>32503554>>32503499here, in an iwata ask no less.
https://www.pocketmonsters.net/content/Iwata_Asks_BW#New_Pokemon_World>Also, one area needing improvement in the past was that some children had been unable to complete the games, so this time we wanted to make it so you could go rather straightforward as long as the overall adventures are concerned. I'm pretty sure he name dropped platinum in another interview, but this is good enough.
