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they actually going to finish the game this time?
IF Gamefreak wanted they could make legit amazing games. They have the ressources for it. But as it stands Pokemon will keep printing money while gamefreak does the bare minimum.
From what I understand the Pokemon Company wants synergy between the launch of the next gen mainline game and the next trading card game expansion. So when the latter is ready to go, Gamefreak drops the next gen game even if it’s in a beta state.
It's not just the TCG, it's also the plushies, the figurines, the gatcha capsules, all the physical merchandise, the Pokemon Company treats the games as an ad for all the other merchandise and doesn't give a shit if they are shit, only that it makes people want to buy everything else Pokemon other than the games.
It's so stupid tho, does anyone buying pokemon cards even give a shit about them having a new gen of pokemon a few months early? (Hell does anyone buying pokemon cards even like pokemon anymore or is it all speculative stonk bullshit?)
They could easily create content for new pokemon cards from old pokemon, between the old games, the spin off games, the anime and even the pokemon adventure manga they have enough material to create new pokemon cards for 20 years or more without needing a single new pokemon let alone a new generation
It's like fucking Madden at this point
In the Western market, no I don’t think many people would care. However, I don’t know what the Japanese market is like regarding that.
Hahaha don't be silly, the shareholders would never allow that.
that takes effort so no