>>27983849One of the biggest pokemon-related youtubers - with a quarter of a million subscribers - is calling them out on it. Look at all the good it's doing. None. As people in the comments have pointed out and as is common knowledge: within any community, if you're in a high enough position of authority, the rules won't apply to you.
>>27984251>Nintendo's at fault for not punishing those playersWhen a young child or teenager takes their parents' car for a joyride while the parents are asleep, we don't blame the child because they're usually too young to understand how serious the situation is and the full consequences that could come with their actions. But we're not talking about children: we're talking about grown-ass adults. Yes, Nintendo is *partially* at fault for being dicks and not enforcing their own rules, but so too is that smug douchebag responsible for his own actions, fully aware of what the result of those actions would be.
Some people would rather win by throwing pocket sand in an opponent's eyes than lose with dignity. I imagine they can only sleep at night if they don't have a conscience.
>>27984398This. I'm surprised that hasn't been added many years ago already; it's game design 101. Wait...
>Nintendo>Expecting them to understand even the most elementary principles of good game designMy mistake; my expectations were too high.
