>>41789777Game sales don't matter lol. The games only account for 17% of Pokemon's revenue. They exist only as advanced ads for merch.
That's the secret. That's why Game Freak doesn't care that they released one of the worst video games of this generation. It doesn't matter. What matters is that it allows them to sell plushes, stickers, backpacks, and so on. That's why they pander to Kanto. That's why they've lowered their target demographic from 8+ to 4 - 5 years old.