>>21974078So I googled the DLC thing to see what the pokemon developers actually said. Here's an article quoting them:
In a recent 4Gamer interview, Pokémon art director Ken Sugimori and director Tetsuya Watanabe spoke about Pokémon developer Game Freak’s recent growth during the development of Pokémon X and Y. They also talked about why we’ve yet to see any Pokémon we could purchase through DLC or other means that involve real-life currency purchase.
“When it comes to business, the one thing I’ve always said ‘no!’ to is ‘the act of buying Pokémon with money,’” says Sugimori. “That is something that has been said since the days [Satoshi] Tajiri was completely involved in everything.”
“The reason being, is because it’s one of things that could ‘ruin the worldview’ of Pokémon,” Sugimori continues. “I believe the reason we don’t simply commercialize [Pokémon], is that it’s a way of protecting the brand, and for this purpose, we have the specialty company called The Pokémon Company. Therefore, suppose we sell a Pokémon for 100 yen, then we must prepare something that is worthy of that 100 yen, along with a reasonable consent for doing so.”
4Gamer then asks about why it’s permitted for them to give away legendary Pokémon for fans who catch the Pokémon movies in theaters.
“That plan came to be after we thought ‘now, this is fun’ about the idea of having the experience of a Pokémon who was featured in the movie you just saw, appear out of the big screen,” explains Sugimori. “After trying it out, we had plenty of thoughts [on the matter] and it was well received, and we also had a lot to talk about.”
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