…except that Nintendo dosen’t really develop the games? They seem to only publish it…
miami2881 on
The year is 2026 and people still don’t understand that Nintendo doesn’t control Pokemon
mrmehmehretro94 on
Why no mention of Winds and Waves not coming out until next year?
BouteilleDePet on
Alternate ending: people finally understand that Nintendo DOES NOT make Pokémon games and they only have the exclusive right to publish it on their consoles. Nintendo cease to be the one targeted for TPC errors and we can finally move on
youngstar5678 on
1: Nintendo doesn’t develop Pokemon.
2: The people who do develop Pokemon are very clearly learning from their mistakes.
meganerd20 on
Wrong take*. Also a Pokemon fan btw, don’t have a problem with the consistently awesome Pokemon games.
Unhappy-Trust-8717 on
It’s 2026 and people still believe Nintendo develops Pokémon games.
DriftingTony on
Well for one thing, Nintendo doesn’t make Pokemon games, Game Freak does. Nintendo is the publisher and 1/3 owner.
And here’s a hotter take. Just because people haven’t been happy with the supposed level of quality with the last few games in the series, that doesn’t mean the developers – you know, the actual PEOPLE who make the games, not the faceless corporations you imagine them as – aren’t just as passionate as ever about working on the games.
The artists, programmers, the people who actually do the majority of the work on these games, they don’t even have much control over the total product, much less big-picture decisions about the direction the series is headed in. I just wish people would remember that.
It’s fine to criticize things, but don’t forget who to actually direct your ire toward, because the developers are innocent bystanders in most of this, and they are the ones that work the hardest to deliver the best product they can, within the limits they are given.
Davo_ on
Nintendo does not develop the games. the fact this is not more widely known infuriates me.
Gamer-of-Action on
Scarlet and Violet were rushed but the Switch 2 versions made them very playable. And Z-A is just straight up a good game. Perhaps not $70 good, but still very good.
Winter-Guarantee9130 on
YES. YES. YES. SPIT, SPIT, SPIT.
Don’t even get me started on their pivot to live service mobile nonsense.
It’s more because Pokemon is a multimedia mega franchise that uses the games to start each new iteration but Gameboy and DS software development was much simpler and cheaper than Switch game development, so quality concessions have to be made to meet deadlines and not stall the anime/merch/trading card game.
Kirby_The_Arale on
Another day another post forgetting that nintendo doesnt fully develop the pokemon games
Greedo4354 on
… I liked Scarlet and Violet
PlantQuick on
Also, Nintendo only own 1/3 of Pokemon and I believe game freak is in charge of development
joe-is-cool on
This is definitely true except that Pokemon company is more than just Nintendo
_Pizza_Lover_12 on
Nintendo doesn’t fucking make Pokémon
fedunya1 on
Nintendo is a publisher and receives a fraction of GF’s profits.
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Winds and Waves is coming out in 2027.
…except that Nintendo dosen’t really develop the games? They seem to only publish it…
The year is 2026 and people still don’t understand that Nintendo doesn’t control Pokemon
Why no mention of Winds and Waves not coming out until next year?
Alternate ending: people finally understand that Nintendo DOES NOT make Pokémon games and they only have the exclusive right to publish it on their consoles. Nintendo cease to be the one targeted for TPC errors and we can finally move on
1: Nintendo doesn’t develop Pokemon.
2: The people who do develop Pokemon are very clearly learning from their mistakes.
Wrong take*. Also a Pokemon fan btw, don’t have a problem with the consistently awesome Pokemon games.
It’s 2026 and people still believe Nintendo develops Pokémon games.
Well for one thing, Nintendo doesn’t make Pokemon games, Game Freak does. Nintendo is the publisher and 1/3 owner.
And here’s a hotter take. Just because people haven’t been happy with the supposed level of quality with the last few games in the series, that doesn’t mean the developers – you know, the actual PEOPLE who make the games, not the faceless corporations you imagine them as – aren’t just as passionate as ever about working on the games.
The artists, programmers, the people who actually do the majority of the work on these games, they don’t even have much control over the total product, much less big-picture decisions about the direction the series is headed in. I just wish people would remember that.
It’s fine to criticize things, but don’t forget who to actually direct your ire toward, because the developers are innocent bystanders in most of this, and they are the ones that work the hardest to deliver the best product they can, within the limits they are given.
Nintendo does not develop the games. the fact this is not more widely known infuriates me.
Scarlet and Violet were rushed but the Switch 2 versions made them very playable. And Z-A is just straight up a good game. Perhaps not $70 good, but still very good.
YES. YES. YES. SPIT, SPIT, SPIT.
Don’t even get me started on their pivot to live service mobile nonsense.
https://preview.redd.it/istgyydxhgmg1.jpeg?width=665&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=76f024770110bc1d468f2f646f6237a1130046ee
How many time we have to pull out this chart.
It’s more because Pokemon is a multimedia mega franchise that uses the games to start each new iteration but Gameboy and DS software development was much simpler and cheaper than Switch game development, so quality concessions have to be made to meet deadlines and not stall the anime/merch/trading card game.
Another day another post forgetting that nintendo doesnt fully develop the pokemon games
… I liked Scarlet and Violet
Also, Nintendo only own 1/3 of Pokemon and I believe game freak is in charge of development
This is definitely true except that Pokemon company is more than just Nintendo
Nintendo doesn’t fucking make Pokémon
Nintendo is a publisher and receives a fraction of GF’s profits.