KrspaceT said:
While I would not really say better or bigger (personally Let's GO is not super designed for my Pokemon playstyle preferences, though that is partially the fault of Kanto itself), I do think that a combination of A: The long bubbling issues in the fandom, which had been brewing since at the latest Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby (with the Battle Frontier's handling) if not XY, and built up over time from there to culminate in Dexit, and B: The first Pokemon game rush might lead to lower sales. Look I don't agree with the entirety of the build up of rage: I actually really like Sun and Moon, but Pokemon has not done the best at handling the post Dexit fallout. It almost reminds me of Fallout 76 and Bethesda, except that I can safely assume that Sword and Shield will not run like a Corgi with a hat of chocolate blinding him. Sword and Shield will work, and not 'just work', and I do see Pokemon making money back and then some. But I can easily see a scenario in which there is a notable sales gap, perhaps 500,000 to a million, that can be taken as being the fault of 'Dexit'. Might not seem like much, but that would be noticed by the corporate heads. Dream scenario in my end is Nintendo basically forcing Pokemon off the yearly cycle and forcing better fan-developer communication response in later games. |
Truthfully, only some hardcore gamers care about the Pokédex “issue”. The real question is, how many people that care about the dex were going to buy the game in the first place? I can’t imagine that being a large number. 500k is wayyy to much. Is the super hardcore fan base, someone that would care about the dex, even that big?
