>>43495591I meant if they only released one version of the game rather than two, then released the upgraded version (The C to GS, the E to RS, etc.) later, then people would buy more copies of the first game, because Pokemon players are impatient as fuck and only the more serious players (though I use the term loosely) would buy the later version.
So I'm saying both factors are at play. Sales numbers always look larger for the first pair of titles both because they're two games compared to one, AND because the majority is just going to buy one of the pair and not the "special" version.