>>428780551. I didn’t say animal crossing fans didn’t have any expectations at all, just lower ones, like ZOMG MAYBE THERE MOGHT EVEN BE A NEW FLOWER IN THE NEW $60 game?!?!?!!?!?!?!?! OWOOWOWOW
2. Pokémon fans expect unique animations for every single Pokémon (not the case in animal crossing), a fair amount of new Pokémon each generation, a new region, style, characters with personalities that aren’t cookie cutters, and a storyline.
SwSh is absolutely terrible, but Pokémon fans in general still have slightly higher expectations of new Pokémon games than animal crossing fans do with their franchise (HOOOLLLLLYYY SHITT A NEW HAT!!?!?!!!?!??!?!!? BASED BASED BASED NINTENDO’)