>>44332421Peoples' friends bought it. That's it, but maybe I should explain a little more.
I think a good way to try and explain this is to simply look at the Xbox One. Compared to other consoles of its generation, it's just garbage. All it had going for it were exclusive titles, and even then, most of its exclusives were terrible. It had nothing to offer people that other consoles couldn't do better. Despite this, however, it still sold very well and could stay on the shelves with its competitors. Why? Because peoples friends bought it. Human beings are social creatures who generally don't like feeling excluded, especially from their friends. So when the hardcore Xbox fans with brand loyalty would buy it, their friends would buy it just so they would still have something to do together. Meanwhile, as people on social media started posting about their purchase, people online would buy it so they wouldn't be left out of the conversation. There was no real interest for the most part, only this nagging feeling of obligation. The Xbox One succeeded simply by being the console that your friends brought. It was all an excuse just to socialize with others.
This is where Pokémon comes in, because newer Pokémon games are to this series what the Xbox One was for consoles. Just look at Twitter when the games were announced, especially after Dexit. It seemed that everyone had an opinion on this thing. Whether you were stalwartly trying to defend these games, or attempting to raze them for Gamefreak's lies, it seemed that everyone had something to say. No one wanted to be left out, so they all jumped in, ready to try and help their friends in whatever stance they took on it. When the games actually came out, we simply had a repeat of the Xbox One sales. (1/3)
