| Kai_Mao said: This is an interesting gen..If Sw/Sh sell close to 20 million (maybe around 18 million or so), then I would presume that it would be more than worth it for Nintendo, Game Freak, and TPCi. Though I don't know if the long-rumored D/P remakes are being made at this time to release next year. Even then, I don't know how they can manage the game releases moving forward. There are so many variables beyond the typical game development cycle as Pokemon is the biggest multimedia IP in the world. It comes at a cost, unfortunately, as merch, TCG, anime, movies, etc. are impacted by the games (maybe less on the live-action movies and more on the anime movies). Plus, I don't know if there is anyone within Nintendo who is familiar with Game Freak and its staff as Iwata was back in the day. Who is familiar with working with Satoshi Tajiri, Masuda, Ohomri, and Co.? The constant projects might have dug GF in as HD development is more costly and time consuming than the 3DS. I don't know if simply hiring more people would be the answer as it also takes time for new hires to get integrated with GF's culture and work environment, just like any institutional job. |
Honestly how bad would it really be if the anime and stuff started without the game having released yet? At the very least they could pledge free updates. While it's certainly true Pokemon development isn't typical, surely there's options and more that can be done to improve quality.
The MK7 team had help from Retro, BotW help from Monolith, so I think if Nintendo did a similar thing with Game Freak it should help a lot.
