Lawlight said:
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Clearly, B/W's sales were more front-loaded than those of D/P. From this observation, you conclude that the series is declining in popularity. Here's the problem, though -- if B/W's sales were an indication that the series was declining in popularity, its opening would have been weaker than D/P's, not stronger.
Basically, if I ask, "Why did B/W have a stronger opening than D/P?" it would be contradictory to answer, "Because B/W were less popular." It's blatantly obvious to almost everyone on this website except you that the cause of B/W's stronger opening was the massive DS install base at the time of their release. This already clears up the X/Y issue, as we can't expect them to have as strong an opening as B/W. But let's continue.
If B/W had a stronger opening than D/P, yet sold fewer copies in the long run, then it must have had weaker legs. That begs a new question, "Why did B/W have weaker legs than D/P?" Your answer to this question would be the same as your answer to the first, that the series is declining in popularity. But this doesn't gel with B/W's opening or X/Y's opening. Once again, the truth is obvious, though you try to deny it.
Pokemon Black and White were released in September 2010 in Japan and March 2011 in the West. The Nintendo 3DS launched in February 2011 in Japan (fewer than 6 months after B/W's release) and March 2011 in the West (less than a month after B/W's release). The 3DS got off to a shaky start, but it was doing quite well by the time its first Holiday season rolled around -- which also happened to be B/W's first Holiday season in the West. There's no question that B/W's proximity to the 3DS launch would be detrimental to its long-term sales.
It's such a simple explanation, yet you continue to ignore it. So where is your proof that Pokemon is in decline? You've offered no substantial evidence to back your claim. You merely regurgitate the same old comparison with B/W's opening with no understanding of the cause of those sales.
