>was the reason the series became so popular in the first place>is also the reason for its stagnation from the mid to late 2010s, from which it is just now recoveringIs there anything more ironic than what Pokemania did to the series?
>>56937564>is also the reason for its stagnation from the mid to late 2010s, from which it is just now recoveringpretty sure that's because of the shit dev times
what do you mean "recovering"
>>56937572>the new games have record sales, so that means the franchise is doing well- OP, probably
>>56937564>>is also the reason for its stagnation from the mid to late 2010sno that was gen vii being shitgen vi picked up the ball after gen v dropped it only for its successor to fumble
>>56937574he is correct
>stagnation from the mid to late 2010sAre we just gonna fucking ignore Pokemon Go and sales for XY/SM/SWSH?
>>56937572from 2013-2019 the series was fucking obsessed with doing nothing but Kanto references and throwbacks. The only time this worked was with Pokemon GO because that had mass normie appeal anyway, but by and large most of the thirtysomethings who grew up with Kanto had long stopped caring about the series games after this actually attempted something new and it shows
