>>37111094He's too bust running Game Freak the business to worry about the day-to-day work of making the games Also, while the idea for this shit WAS his, he wasn't that awfully stellar at directing (Him and Masuda split G/S's directorial roles). Face it, stepping back was the best thing for all involved. He got to still keep an eye on the phenomenon he'd conceptualised and we got better and better games out of it (as noted above, he is still an Executive Producer on te series nad also personally reviews/approves all game scripts since peacing out upstairs).
