>Gamefreak appeals to older fans by adding things like Red and Blue in SM, Alolan forms of Kanto mons only, Mega Zard and Team Rocket to name a few
>Gamefreak simultaniously spites older fans by making the game extremely easy, ignoring the requests for skipping cutscenes and difficulty settings as well as cutting the Battle Frontier
Who exactly are they trying to appeal to when it comes to nostalgia pandering? It's like they just assume people will love anything with Gen 1 on it despite the fact that the current average Pokemon fan has very likely started with a game like Ruby or Diamond.