BogusMeatFactory wrote:In May 2018 there was 147 million players of Pokemon go, it would be asinine to not try and capture some of that user base by developing a more traditional game in that style to sell more switch units and to get people back into the main franchise.
Well yeah, it might not have been a bad plan from a business perspective, if a bit short sighted, since I don't think Pokemon GO will have near enough the longevity of the main series (though its longevity so far was a surprise to me, so time will tell). And this new direction may end up alienating old school fans.
But why the hell should I care? I'm not a Nintendo shareholder, I'm not a causal player or a child. I'm an old school core gamer, with different sensibilities than their obvious target demographic for this game, though they also obviously aimed for nostalgia with the Red & Blue remake so they wanted to capture both audiences to some extend, their design could have reflected that more.
I don't think your comparisons are fair by the way, those are obvious spin offs, easy for most main series fans to ignore, this may be the new direction the main series is taking, which for some is very bad.
Personally, I don't care all that much, the series as it was, was the same game reheated and served again many times over, it needed an update, and I'm not talking about a visual update, I'm not necessarily fond of this direction, but I wasn't fond of playing the same game again and again either.
So meh, time will tell I suppose, next main game in the series will show us where they are really going with this. But I can understand why some people would be upset, especially since some consideration could be shown for the core fanbase while also simultaneously catering to the GO audience.