>>39531823We already know this, OP. Joe Merrick, a longtime Pokemon fan, heavily relies on Pokemon's commercial and financial success to maintain his website. So naturally Joe would be in a position to ensure Pokemon gets as many sales as possible. Joe won't speak out against the graphics or gameplay because doing so would tarnish his reputation as the webmaster of the most comprehensive Pokemon fansite. Joe was even invited to participate in demo testings of LGPE and SWSH by Nintendo UK, and he probably had to sign some sort of legal agreement that he wouldn't criticize the product that he tested.
