>>40234093It only sold bad in Japan
compared to other Pokemon Titles. It still sold far more than most other games in Japan despite this.
But it sold beyond well enough in the west to justify the already-low development costs due to it being a massive asset flip, and because it sold well, the suits are happy, and if the suits are happy, then that clearly means they did something right and should use LGPE as a foundation for future endeavors to keep them happy.
