The Pokemon Company has provided newly updated figures on software sales and the beloved franchise which started in 1996 has now sold over 489 million units, which is an extraordinary amount. The global franchise continues to grow as sales are up over 9 million units just in the last year. With a brand new mainline Pokemon game on the horizon, Pokemon Legends: Z-A, this is certain to grow exponentially.
Pokemon series has now sold over 489 million software units worldwide
That’s a crazy amount of units sold but I don’t think you know what exponentially means…
If they continue to release low quality software then the negativity will impact sales eventually. They would do well to listen to the feedback from recent titles and make significant improvements if they want the high sales figures to continue
I watched a video once where a japanese guy checked out this japanese, business social website and went to Gamefreak’s page. A lot of the employee complaints were about incompetent senior management and overall failure to adapt to the modern systems used in development.
literally no excuses for the games being that bad
Yeah, I think somewhere along the way, they misunderstood the difference between making a simple (or more accessible) game for a younger audience and releasing a low-quality entry. I’m sorry, but these soulless titles have nothing to do with the kind of experience we had in Silver/Gold—a postgame with a whole new set of Gyms, a new region, and one of my most memorable moments in gaming (Fighting Red) —all packed into a GBC cartridge.
Yeah, people, don’t forget that the current requirements are no longer the same as in the past… They were forced to adapt to a new audience with new demands… and unfortunately, even if it doesn’t please everyone (including me), the latest versions are the best-selling to date, so… And everyone is following this path, just look at what Square Enix has done with Final Fantasy… for me, the 16th is anything but a Final Fantasy, and yet some people love it, especially those who have never tried the old ones or don’t like them.
Well, yes, you are right, but as long as there are people buying these games, they will not care, until is too late, like with Ubisoft. maybe we are not the demography anymore, but we are now the generation that buys the games to those kids. we should ask more from them, even more with these prices.
Quality<quantity
I do love the franchise and the quality will improve on Nintendo Switch 2.
Highly doubt it, but I hope you are right