I still don’t understand this.
People want to see Pokemon roaming a 3D open world.That's it. That's literally it.
Because manchildren in their algorithmically sorted boxes will never understand what the normals think, do or behave as.
>>59254757popularity =/= quality
>>59254770It doesn't matter if they were disappointed, they still bought it.I know some people that fell for it and didn't buy the DLC or anything after it, open world is cancer game design wise but it still sells with your average joe that doesn't know any better or plays like 3 games a year and hasn't burnt out on every other game being an empty world with teleporting points and loads of bugs, some shity extraction shooter or an indie with roguelite elements and probably card RNG.I almost wish I was as naive as those guys sometimes and I could feel something other than dread when I see a pokemon trailer and the wise words of Groudon echo in my head. It's always fucking nothing.
>>59254757It's normies. They were told video games are acceptable hobbies now and they remember hearing about the pokey mans back in the 90's so the latest thing must be good and worth buying.
>>59254757>muh shitposting metrics
because normal people aren't constantly replaying the games over and over or putting 300 hours into random battle facilities to justify their overattachment to the franchise and just enjoy the funny little kids game where you run around catching crittersalso, the switch
>>59254757Just because Youtubers make "[New Game] is THE WORST GAME EVER MADE!" videos to get more clicks and ad revenue doesn't mean it's true. Clearly, SV did something right.>but the graphics!>but the glitches!>but my schizo headcanon that everyone is woke and trans!Normies and children do not give a single fuck. Internet echochambers do not reflect reality.
>>59254757Much larger fanbase, also hatetention is an entire culture now
>>59254820Honestly this. I can guarantee you that 95% of players didn't even realize that SV doesn't have a battle facility. Only hardcore autists care about content like that, which is why they stopped making it. You're lucky if the majority of players even finish the fucking game these days.
>>59254820>because normal people aren't constantly replaying the games over and over Normal people aren't playing pokemon games
because it isn't even close to the worst. That's Diamond or Pearl. Maybe Emerald.
>>59254757>Internet echo chamber isn't real life>people who were never going to buy the game anyways and loudly declare all the time how they won't buy a game don't buy it>most of the criticism is largely exaggerated and dismissive with no basis
>>59254757I dont understand the delay
Ragebaiting internet discourse =/= reality.
>>59254757>It’s another “chronically online retards realize their internet circlejerk doesn’t represent the majority of the audience of the world’s biggest IP” episode
>>59254757What even is there to understand? Seems pretty clear to me
It's because a bunch of people want to buttfuck wolves Honestly genius marketing from Nintendo/Game FreakJust add two literal wolf Pokemon = profit
>>59254940Basically no one wants to fuck the Galar legendaries, they are huge flopmons
you could say the same shit in 2006 with diamond and pearl
>>59254840Normally I’d say that reality is more reasonable than internet echochambers, but on this occasion it seems to be the other way around.
>>59254757Have they seen this fanbase lately, they'll eat up anything Game Freak shits out, even the Sonic 06 of this series
>>59254806Sounds like a (You) problem
>>59254757>opinionsWhat about this is confusing to you and your twitter eceleb?
>>59255000And it's shit because...?
>>59255000People here will defend SV to death while other games or companies have been destroyed for way less.I wish Pokemon stopped getting a pass.
>>59254820Well you're flat out wrong. Normal people are beating the game and finding nothing to do.
>>59255030Have you maybe considered that the other games were actually shit while SV had some redeeming qualities?
>>59255050Those are all some clickbait articles though and we know from achievments that less than 50% complete the games they buy
>>59255051PFFFFFFFFTHAHAHAAHAHAA
>>59255051Sorry mate, Violet was my second game and I kinda expected more for the price I paid for it and the reputation of the franchise.
>>59255051Even Sonic 06 has redeeming qualities, hell even Action 52 has redeeming qualities (the main theme), yet they are still rightfully called garbage
>>59255068Doesn't sound like they had redeeming qualities.
>>59255075Same for SV
>>59255057It's way less than that and always has been.
>>59255000>the Sonic 06 of this seriesPokefags only know how to speak in hyperbole don't they?
>>59255081SV clearly had, which is why it's selling well.
>>59254757How would most people know they were bad until they bought it?
>>59255087the big rigs of pokemon? the cyberpunk 2077 ps4 of pokemon? the pokemon black and white of pokemon?
>>59255160pla is the dark souls of pokemon
>>59254757because back in the day video games were for loser nerds but now it's hip and cool to play the nintendos and all the women take selfies next to their legend of zelda merch and watch their Vtuber let's plays. If anything they should be shocked they only slightly outsold GSC when their consumerbase has probably doubled if not more.
>>59254873>EmeraldWhat kind of contrarian do you have to be to unironically think this
>>59254757Simple, when you split your audience between consoles and handhelds there will naturally be fewer people to buy your game. But now that Nintendo stop making handhelds in favor of making trash smartphone game any Pokemon game sold on the Switch will naturally break previous records.
>>59254757Why do these retards keep insisting that sales = good game, you gotta buy the fucking thing before you know what it's like.
>>59255357When someone says “sales = quality” it’s basically an admission of the game being dogshit. They can’t actually defend any aspect of the game, so they resort to bragging about sales numbers and player counts.
>>59255357People don’t buy bad games. It’s why Unova sold the least and why Metroid Prime 4 flopped.
the sad part is all pokemon game are shit
>>59256253especially first entry
>>59254757>Switch was a massive fucking success>Pokemon was finally on home consoles>Toxic positivity faggots on the internet trying to damage control and say there's nothing wrongSwSh raped this franchise's corpse into unrecognizability. After XY killed it
>>59254757Most of "sales numbers" are self-reported and thus practically worthless. Obviously big company will manipulate and misrepresent numbers just to look good because who will stop them?
>>59254944I was THIS CLOSE to saying "speak for yourself," but it really seems like only hyperfags like the wolves. Sad state of affairs when you can only get off to tits or an ass the size of a literal house
>>59254757Pokèmon GO kickstarted the second Pokèmania and Switch sales sealed the deal
>>59255357>you gotta buy the fucking thing before you know what it's like.Are you retarded?
>>59254757Not understanding it means you are low IQ, sorry.
>>59254757>open world meme that normalfags love>actual multiplayer where you can basically progress the story together>everybody already had a Switch coming out of CovidGenuinely what don't you understand?
>>59254757I've learned recently that kids these days pretty much exclusively want to play 3D games where you can just kinda move around wherever you want, mostly because basically every kid now grew up playing Roblox, or Minecraft if they're a little older. That's why they would rather play SV than SwSh, they don't like how SwSh's map is just a railroad in a 3D spaceAs for graphics, again, look at Roblox and Minecraft. Why on earth would someone who grew up playing either of these games give one single fuck about how bad the Switch games look?Once you understand the preferences of modern children it's very easy to understand why gen 8 and 9 sold so well.>inb4 "But Pokémon games are mostly for adults"Lol, lmao
>>59254757>first games of new generation after Pokemon GO releasethey were destined to win
>>59254849This. Also imagine how many more countries/regions now buy Pokemon games compared to 2010
>>59254757Yeah because you’re stupid. Don’t try to run a business please
>>59254771This.
>>59256236>Pokeshill has to pretend actually good pokemon games are bad and appeal to muh sales>Again
>>59254757When brain-damaged Nindendrones said they will buy 4 copies of SweatyShit to compensate GF for every person who'd boycot it, they were'nt joking at all.
>>59254770not entirely true. Pokemon GO is a lot of the blame
