>>73678057> what would it take for them to truly hit the mainstream in the rest of the world?> Just imagine if the Pokemon crazeI mean they had their chance.
-Sana +Irys on Council, remove loreshit, no omega, debut them as a proper gen.
Debut Gen 3 in late 2022 instead of homos.
> avoid Kronii and Ame yabs entirely> Gura gets new friends to play with so doesn't get burnoutDebut Gen 4 in 2023.
Instead of "EN4 when" we'd have people asking "EN5 when", and a fanbase 10x bigger.
Small indies and shit would be starved instead of getting leaked viewers from the grim era exodus.
We went from a 191k outfit reveal for Gura to a still strong 90k in 2022 to a 67k for 3D showcase to a complete halt for 1 year.
Advent joined too little too late, and now the hobby is just a niche within a niche (which is still big, but is not - and will never again be - mainstream).