>>39076306Smartphones made access to entertainment too easy and convenient, because almost everyone has a phone to stay in contact with family and friends, or at the very least, for emergencies. As a result the vast majority of the population, even if they aren't gamers, are mobilefags, because mobile games are too accessible.
Because Pokémon is the biggest franchise in the entire world, a mobile Pokémon game, especially one which is marketed as letting you catch Pokémon IRL through AR, will get all the mobilefags' interest, and because these people also have no patience for grinding, and need their entertainment immediately, they're the perfect target for microtransactions, which Go has in droves. As a result, Go ends up being too profitable, and it affects all of TPCi's decisions in the future, ruining everything else, and especially the other games.
All of this, smartphones and the rise of mobile, resulted from the origin of the iPhone, Steve Jobs' creation.
The growth of mobilefagging is due to Steve Jobs.
The downfall of Pokémon, right now, is due to Steve Jobs and iPhones.
Fuck Steve Jobs.
