Ok. So what Pokémon ports didn't add the same value? Im assuming he meant that franchise.

I'm just still mad at the national dex fiasco. Taking half of the mons of the series while charging full home console price is something that really grinds my gears.

I know this might sound really out there, but there is a possibility that some people hated every new Pokémon game after the GBA ones, and some other people started hating them only well after that. Hell, there might even be people who don't hate Pokémon yet.

Because it's always been a key selling point of the franchise. It was originally its motto, and for almost 20 years, every game always made it a big deal. Being able to have every Pokémon was always a main feature of every Pokémon game and to have it removed rightfully turns off most fans. If you're a newcomer, it's only natural you wouldn't understand this, but even then, the idea that it's "overwhelming" to have that many Pokémon in a game is completely dumb-founded. There's nothing overwhelming about it, because, for one, the rosters you can actually obtain in-game without trading have always been limited, and for another... what's the difference? If you don't care about getting them all, just get the ones you like and carry on. It makes no difference in your game if there's "too many" Pokémon.

Personally, there's a lot more I hate about Pokémon nowadays than the national Pokédex fiasco. If these games were to feature all the Pokémon, I would've inevitably been turned off by the Dynamax, Galarian forms, and the dev's laziness which is apparent in everything in the games. Not having the national dex was just a way to ensure that I was turned off before I could get hyped. In that sense, I'm thankful for that announcement. But really, Pokémon hasn't been good since 2013.

Obviously the people who don't like the new direction aren't getting a game they don't like, but Game Freak won't listen because there's still a majority out there that will pick up the game. If there's anything the general gaming audiences have taught Nintendo this generation, is that they'll buy anything with a recognizable brand regardless of its price. DKC: Tropical Freeze was $50 at launch on the Wii U, and then dropped to $20, but the Switch port is $60? Let's buy it. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe is just a port of an unambitious 2D Mario with nothing more? $60 let's go. Pokémon Let's Go is basically a 3DS game in HD, and barely even features new content? $60, no problem. Link's Awakening is a remake of a mediocre 26-year-old game that looks like it was made by an indie dev? We'll pay $60 for that. Astral Chain is an incredibly awesome looking and ambitious high-budget innovative new IP that has all sorts of new gameplay ideas? Never heard of it, $60 is too expensive.

As for Game Freak, it's undeniable. They're either lazy, or very incompetent. Releasing games yearly isn't a good excuse for two reasons: 1. If the games suffer in quality because of a yearly release schedule, that's their fault for deciding on a yearly release schedule in the first place - no one needs a Pokémon game every year, but they make more money that way. If they're the only ones who benefit from it, well, that sucks for everyone else. 2. Even if they have to release games yearly, there's a lot of other companies out there making far higher quality games (at least on a technical level) all the time. Say what you will about the likes of Call of Duty or Assassin's Creed, but these games are being made every year and they don't suffer from it on a production level - gameplay-wise, you could say they're stale and repetitive, but the same could be said for Pokémon games, so, whatever. Even Platinum Games has been making high-quality new games almost every year now and theirs are consistently considered great titles, and that's a niche company with a limited budget.

Pokémon is the highest grossing media franchise in the whole fucking world, there is simply no excuse for it.

I don't feel ignored - it'd be selfish to think a franchise has to cater to my tastes specifically to be good. I just completely dislike the shift in direction this franchise has had from 2014 onwards. I dislike everything about it, really. Most Pokémon fans didn't mind most of the changes made since then, they're only annoyed at the national dex thing. Me personally, yeah, I'm sad that I can no longer enjoy something I once loved, but I'm getting over it. There are other good similar JRPGs out there - I just played through Persona 5, which was beautiful, and am looking forward to trying out Digimon Cyber Sleuth.

For those who'll keep buying Pokémon stuff... well, oh well. It's a shame people can be milked that easily, but to each their own, really.