Pokemon As An Annual Franchise?

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Samus Aran said:

BraveNewWorld said:

So we could play Pokemon on Microsoft phones instead? Microsoft wouldn't do anything differently with Pokemon as its an immortal cash cow.

Nintendo owns Pokémon, Gamefreak would go to Microsoft without Pokémon. I don't care for Gamefreak as a developer.

Just like when Microsoft bought Rare and thought it would get the rights to DK.

But what if the online suffers? GameFreak is one of the few Nintendo developers that do online multiplayer right or even includes it. Even Mario, Nintendo's biggest franchise, doesn't bother to include an online multiplayer mode in New Super Mario Bros or 3D World for their latest home console. Miiverse and ghost data are nice, but how about exclusive, online mutliplayer modes? Sure the game will suffer from online lag but if Smash Bros. for Wii U (a fighting game) is able to have decent online, why can't Nintendo EAD try to make an online mode for a platformer? /online mario rant 

If someone else is going to develop Pokemon, the online could be a laughable experience given Nintendo's disinterest in it.