>"Tell me about the leaks and I'll order the Nintendo ninjas to pick you up as a prisoner instead of a corpse."
"Ask away. We already won this round."
>"Why did you do it?"
"I think Game Freak made the dexcuts on purpose to test people's loyalty."
"Don't believe me? It's all in the numbers. For thirty years, there's been a conspiracy of shills against ordinary consumers."
>"Do you have a single fact to back that up?"
"Number one: Previous Pokémon games had over twenty routes and multiple dungeons. Sword and Shield only has 10 routes and 2 dungeons. Number two: Previous Pokémon games also had long post-games and battle facilities. Sword and Shield only has a tower."
>"So?"
"It's called brand recognition. Strengthen marketing and weaken gameplay. With third versions and DLC, this can be done imperceptibly over time."
>"I guarantee you that Mr. Masuda's interrogation will not be as forbearing as I am."
"Yeah, the game director. You're just shills for a completely incompetent Nintendo franchise."
>"We will delete those leaks one way or another."
"The entire reviews are hand-picked. Nine out of ten gaming journals rated Sword and Shield an 8/10 or above. The journalists are financed by Game Freak and Nintendo. Don't tell me-"
>"They're journalists. Anyone can write an article."
"But not everyone does. That's why they call them shills."
"Ever wonder why one-man indie games cost ten dollars while the ones made by the big guys at Nintendo cost sixty?"
"Game Freak teaches teenagers to support their repetitive games while they still don't have standards, and - look at you! - you're a shilling machine!"
"Do you ever ask what it's for? The genwars, the punched walls, the controversies? Is that a good fanbase?"