FPBP. Games are released far too frequently and in unacceptable states because the fans continue to eat their slop regardless in record numbers. They're no better than the type of people who buy yearly Madden or FIFA games.
Nintendo. they wanted Pokémon 2 in 1997 and kept badgering Game Freak for it, so Game Freak kept handing up "new" games for Nintendo to sell, while trying to unfrick the new project.
Pocket Monsters 2 wasn't planned for 97 but 1998 but the Anime became really popular giving new life to the Gen 1 games and Pocket Monster 2 development was harder than expected with the addition of having to make International Versions of Red and Green which became the Red and Blue we know today. By then GF was like we won't be able to make Pocket Monsters 2 by 98 maybe 99? And then with the popularity of Pokémon in International markets more time was focused on other ventures over Pocket Monsters 2 which later delayed the game to 2000 in Japan. By then the game was a different beast being called Pocket Monsters Gold and Silver removing the 2 from the title.
It was initially pushed for '97, then GF fricked it, so Nintendo pushed it back to 1998. Then had to push it back AGAIN and send Iwata over to give them a hand.
And the international engine was Blue version, which wasn't fricking hard to do (because in Pokémon lab in Cinnibar, a scientist will trade you. After the trade, he references Jpn Blue's trade, by saying "Electrode went and evolved!" as it was originally a trade evo in Jap Blue.
I'm almost 40 dude. I know what happened in Gen 1, as I was nosy enough to go looking about its history 15 fricking years ago.
Point is we’ve been getting Pokémon content every year with some being dlc
Just because they phased out their shitty practice of re-releasing games doesn't mean that DLC counts as a new game, updating an existing game takes significantly less resources and time than a full game release and is also offered at a cheaper price
>dopesn't mean that DLC counts as a new game, updating an existing game takes significantly less resources and time than a full game release and is also offered at a cheaper price
The bundled price for SS was $90 dipshit. There's no "reduced price", they sell the DLC at going rate for DLC, the games cost $60, every fricker who buys game+ DLC spent $90, assuming they didn't use a game voucher or buy under some kind of discount.
So yes in fact, it DOES mean they haven't changed their shitty practices, as they're STILL working to two releases from new Region in first two years of Gen.
Gen 10's not coming '25, new Gens wait two years after a new console release and there's not going to be a new console this year. I can see an LGPE-type thing that launches on the new system in '25, but it won't be Gen 10. They know the 30th anniversary is '26 and they know a new Gen is marketable as frick, before tying a 30th birthday party celebration on top.
I feel like GF is gonna milk Gen 10 for the 30th anniversary. “Oh its our first double digit gen so we gotta hype it up!” It’s so close to the 30th ani might as well use it for marketing
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Nah. they'll hype the 30th only. TPC may try that shit, but it'll be as lead-up to GF's Gen 10 in 2026 and not GF running train early (why spoil the surprise?).
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Keep in mind TPC internally considers Gen 10 to be BDSP and we are in Gen 11 now by their definition.
For the international market, Pokémon has been a series since 1998. Since then, years without new main series titles have been: >2002 >2006 >2008 >2015 >2020 >2023
Not to be homierdly, but that means roughly a quarter of Pokémon’s lifespan has been spent without a yearly release, which I think is enough to dispel the yearly release myth, especially with how evenly distributed across the series lifespan the gaps are.
If we’re going off of Nip Time then the series has been active since ‘96, and the years without games have been: >1997 >2001 >2003 >2005 >2007 >2011 >2015 >2020 >2023
In which case, that’s exactly 1/3 of the time Pokémon has not been a yearly release.
I think the more interesting question is what has led to this myth? The disillusionment of life blurring our perception of the passage of years?
Not when they stated the DLC is an evolution of rehashes.
>2020 - released a bundled game/DLC package physically >2023 - will likely release a bundled game/DLC package physically
Keep up child.
Regardless of how you see it. they released a "new" game for sale wich add new areas to play through, just as rehashes were "new" games set in already-introduced regions which added new areas to play through.
>they used the dev cyclke they traditionally used to expqnd on existing region to instead expoand on existing region >this means i is rite
Fricking smooth brain.
Even if there's not a full-blown game every year, it's pretty clear that as of Switch Era Pokemon, they want there to be a major release every year now that they can utilize DLC to fill in gap years.
Apparently there are so many moving parts outside of GF’s control that it’s less “yearly” release and more “game with new pokemon need to be out by ____ because TCG, Toys, and Anime have their products based on new pokemon set to release by ____”
Not like Zelda Tears were they could afford to delay it by a year. There’s no TCG or anime on a schedule that heavily ties to the release of a new Zelda.
Development of the games requires more time now were development of other pokemon products doesn’t and is causing a conflict in release schedule. Remember GF only makes the games, the Pokemon Company calls the shots and they want money
Anon, everything works to Game Freak's lead. TGC doesn't start work till GF releases finished pokémon for dispersal through the franchise to start work on producing their parts of the new Gen.
Delays are costly as all hell, especially for single-IP franchises headed by independent developers. nintendo looked at the numbers and decided they could afford a delay for TotK - they don't have a kiddy merch empire tied to it. But Gen 3-4 proved the brand stagnates without new shit and Game Freak would rather not have to delay and frick the conveyor belt again
(as the whole machine would need to kick their heels like in Gen 3 when TPC needed to start hyping Gen 4 with side game apps for new pokés).
Thats what Im saying. pokemon company demands that new gen be released by a set date so other aspects of pokemon can make money. The problem is game making is more time consuming nowadays while making toys or cards isn’t.
Anon isn't entirely incorrect. The success of shit like Pokemon Go means that the mainline Pokemon games are no longer the main product, and largely just exist in order to add new Pokemon and characters to the franchise that can be turned into toys and merch and Go updates.
The games don't need to be good, they just need to have new stuff.
>The success of shit like Pokemon Go means that the mainline Pokemon games are no longer the main product
The franchise can't move until Game Freak add new shit to the canon though.
And laughably, you're still pushing GO, as if GO isn't deliberate.ly dragging out releasing pokémon, to ensure they keep an audience (I remember launch year. They too too fricking long to add new 'mons so a whole host of people dropped it, some even for good). Or did you forget Ishihara stalled Gen 4 shilling, despite having all his ducks in a row and waiting on Game Freak, who'd fricked the devcycle that time out? Because they all move omn Game Freak's say-so and always have ()because they started adding side games to promote the series, while waiting on Game Freak to make the next multi-million seller game).
>The franchise can't move until Game Freak add new shit to the canon though.
Yeah, which is WHY everyone else working on the franchise insist Game Freak put out more games with more new stuff added to the franchise every few years. Pay attention, moron.
the games exist as a basis for all the merch.
disguard this game we put the bare minimum of effort into, just consoom flashcards, plastic statutes, mobile game and subscription based data management tool.
Blame the fans
FPBP. Games are released far too frequently and in unacceptable states because the fans continue to eat their slop regardless in record numbers. They're no better than the type of people who buy yearly Madden or FIFA games.
Nintendo. they wanted Pokémon 2 in 1997 and kept badgering Game Freak for it, so Game Freak kept handing up "new" games for Nintendo to sell, while trying to unfrick the new project.
>I learned that animated series on television tend to not last very long
if he only knew
He was right at the time and everyone thought/expected it to be just another fad kiddy IP that was destined to burn.
For sure, it's just kinda wild to hear in hindsight knowing it didnt turn out that way
Pocket Monsters 2 wasn't planned for 97 but 1998 but the Anime became really popular giving new life to the Gen 1 games and Pocket Monster 2 development was harder than expected with the addition of having to make International Versions of Red and Green which became the Red and Blue we know today. By then GF was like we won't be able to make Pocket Monsters 2 by 98 maybe 99? And then with the popularity of Pokémon in International markets more time was focused on other ventures over Pocket Monsters 2 which later delayed the game to 2000 in Japan. By then the game was a different beast being called Pocket Monsters Gold and Silver removing the 2 from the title.
It was initially pushed for '97, then GF fricked it, so Nintendo pushed it back to 1998. Then had to push it back AGAIN and send Iwata over to give them a hand.
And the international engine was Blue version, which wasn't fricking hard to do (because in Pokémon lab in Cinnibar, a scientist will trade you. After the trade, he references Jpn Blue's trade, by saying "Electrode went and evolved!" as it was originally a trade evo in Jap Blue.
I'm almost 40 dude. I know what happened in Gen 1, as I was nosy enough to go looking about its history 15 fricking years ago.
>I'm almost 40
NTA but did you ever find any pokemon sexually attractive?
>yearly
2020?
2023?
>2020 - released a bundled game/DLC package physically
>2023 - will likely release a bundled game/DLC package physically
Keep up child.
>updating a game now counts as a yearly release
The physical release of game + DLC is done for people who haven't bought the game yet, it's irrelevant
Not when they stated the DLC is an evolution of rehashes.
Just because they phased out their shitty practice of re-releasing games doesn't mean that DLC counts as a new game, updating an existing game takes significantly less resources and time than a full game release and is also offered at a cheaper price
>dopesn't mean that DLC counts as a new game, updating an existing game takes significantly less resources and time than a full game release and is also offered at a cheaper price
The bundled price for SS was $90 dipshit. There's no "reduced price", they sell the DLC at going rate for DLC, the games cost $60, every fricker who buys game+ DLC spent $90, assuming they didn't use a game voucher or buy under some kind of discount.
So yes in fact, it DOES mean they haven't changed their shitty practices, as they're STILL working to two releases from new Region in first two years of Gen.
2016: SM
2017:USUM
2018: LGPE
2019: SWSH
2020: SWSH dlc
2021: BDSP
2022: SV
2023: SC dlc
2024: remake
2025: Gen 10
Point is we’ve been getting Pokémon content every year with some being dlc
Gen 10's not coming '25, new Gens wait two years after a new console release and there's not going to be a new console this year. I can see an LGPE-type thing that launches on the new system in '25, but it won't be Gen 10. They know the 30th anniversary is '26 and they know a new Gen is marketable as frick, before tying a 30th birthday party celebration on top.
I feel like GF is gonna milk Gen 10 for the 30th anniversary. “Oh its our first double digit gen so we gotta hype it up!” It’s so close to the 30th ani might as well use it for marketing
Nah. they'll hype the 30th only. TPC may try that shit, but it'll be as lead-up to GF's Gen 10 in 2026 and not GF running train early (why spoil the surprise?).
Keep in mind TPC internally considers Gen 10 to be BDSP and we are in Gen 11 now by their definition.
Black person what
>YOU SEE TONIGHT
For the international market, Pokémon has been a series since 1998. Since then, years without new main series titles have been:
>2002
>2006
>2008
>2015
>2020
>2023
Not to be homierdly, but that means roughly a quarter of Pokémon’s lifespan has been spent without a yearly release, which I think is enough to dispel the yearly release myth, especially with how evenly distributed across the series lifespan the gaps are.
If we’re going off of Nip Time then the series has been active since ‘96, and the years without games have been:
>1997
>2001
>2003
>2005
>2007
>2011
>2015
>2020
>2023
In which case, that’s exactly 1/3 of the time Pokémon has not been a yearly release.
I think the more interesting question is what has led to this myth? The disillusionment of life blurring our perception of the passage of years?
See
Regardless of how you see it. they released a "new" game for sale wich add new areas to play through, just as rehashes were "new" games set in already-introduced regions which added new areas to play through.
No they didn’t though.
>they used the dev cyclke they traditionally used to expqnd on existing region to instead expoand on existing region
>this means i is rite
Fricking smooth brain.
There’s a VGC/TCG every year
>2015
We lost Pokemon Z because of a stupid elephant.
Blame the dumbass gear project, not rambo
gear project made more nobody cared games than the elephant one
but kinda funny to see the name gamefreak on the playstation homepage kek
Even more funny their excuse for not releasing rambo on Wii U
Even if there's not a full-blown game every year, it's pretty clear that as of Switch Era Pokemon, they want there to be a major release every year now that they can utilize DLC to fill in gap years.
20 and 23 had DLC release which is in place of a mainline game.
Apparently there are so many moving parts outside of GF’s control that it’s less “yearly” release and more “game with new pokemon need to be out by ____ because TCG, Toys, and Anime have their products based on new pokemon set to release by ____”
Not like Zelda Tears were they could afford to delay it by a year. There’s no TCG or anime on a schedule that heavily ties to the release of a new Zelda.
Development of the games requires more time now were development of other pokemon products doesn’t and is causing a conflict in release schedule. Remember GF only makes the games, the Pokemon Company calls the shots and they want money
Anon, everything works to Game Freak's lead. TGC doesn't start work till GF releases finished pokémon for dispersal through the franchise to start work on producing their parts of the new Gen.
Delays are costly as all hell, especially for single-IP franchises headed by independent developers. nintendo looked at the numbers and decided they could afford a delay for TotK - they don't have a kiddy merch empire tied to it. But Gen 3-4 proved the brand stagnates without new shit and Game Freak would rather not have to delay and frick the conveyor belt again
(as the whole machine would need to kick their heels like in Gen 3 when TPC needed to start hyping Gen 4 with side game apps for new pokés).
Thats what Im saying. pokemon company demands that new gen be released by a set date so other aspects of pokemon can make money. The problem is game making is more time consuming nowadays while making toys or cards isn’t.
Anon isn't entirely incorrect. The success of shit like Pokemon Go means that the mainline Pokemon games are no longer the main product, and largely just exist in order to add new Pokemon and characters to the franchise that can be turned into toys and merch and Go updates.
The games don't need to be good, they just need to have new stuff.
>The success of shit like Pokemon Go means that the mainline Pokemon games are no longer the main product
The franchise can't move until Game Freak add new shit to the canon though.
And laughably, you're still pushing GO, as if GO isn't deliberate.ly dragging out releasing pokémon, to ensure they keep an audience (I remember launch year. They too too fricking long to add new 'mons so a whole host of people dropped it, some even for good). Or did you forget Ishihara stalled Gen 4 shilling, despite having all his ducks in a row and waiting on Game Freak, who'd fricked the devcycle that time out? Because they all move omn Game Freak's say-so and always have ()because they started adding side games to promote the series, while waiting on Game Freak to make the next multi-million seller game).
>The franchise can't move until Game Freak add new shit to the canon though.
Yeah, which is WHY everyone else working on the franchise insist Game Freak put out more games with more new stuff added to the franchise every few years. Pay attention, moron.
The main profit comes from merch, not the games. So they want to release a new gen every two or so years mostly to make more new toys.
Fun fact: they didn’t have gen ix plushies for gen ix pokemon in worlds for this year.
Not even Tatsugiri or were those sold out in minutes like the code cards?
GameBoy/GBA Games are simple to program.
there stupid Black folk
the games exist as a basis for all the merch.
disguard this game we put the bare minimum of effort into, just consoom flashcards, plastic statutes, mobile game and subscription based data management tool.
They literally always did
Autist fans
the more money a company makes the less logical their decisions and planning becomes