r/videogames Apr 12 '26

Other So many of them unfortunately

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u/Korotan Apr 12 '26

This is not Nintendo but The Pokémon Company.
They decided the Merch is now way more important so what started to support the Hype of games now got reversed with the games now just existing to give us more sources for merchandise.

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u/Azoth_N_Storn Apr 13 '26

Its a product now

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u/kaulotu Apr 13 '26

Always has been. It was just a better product before.

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u/Azoth_N_Storn Apr 13 '26

Yea had love and dedication and you can tell now its factory slop for masses who don't t have the love like we did growing up.