>>54886899It's a flop by Pokemon standards, is what they mean. And since spinoffs are completely dead outside of mobile shlock or overdue 3DS titles, it means if there isn't a constant escalation of sales in mainline games, each dip is perceived as a massive failure.
This also extends into a sense of genwar culture, because "bad sales" means the good parts of a game are less likely to be taken into account later down the line for a future installment, because why utilize something from a game that sold less than standard when the safe and predictable formula reels in the biggest bucks every single time?
