Ive always assumed pokemon is so profitable that it falls into this weird void where the expectations of revenue are so high they never have the margin to make a quality game
Usually, from a business perspective, there is a monetary risk of innovation and change. That monetary risk gets higher the most successful a business is.
If it is easier to understand, think of the Amazon's interface. The detail page of an item in amazon has been the same for 20 years. That is on purpose: It works. Trying to make it look less "early 2000s web" might actually drive revenue down. Amazon makes so much money that updating the UI carries a huge risk. Even a 2% decline in profits is a lot. Why would they update it to make it look nicer if there is not an obvious case that that is deterring profits and there is a risk that the change would offput customers?
Same thing here. Pokemon makes a ton of money. If the choice is between making a chance that might not land and cause a small percentage wise decline (but large in absolute number) and do nothing and still make a ton of money... Why make the change in the first place?
Those sort of risks make sense on smaller, less successful enterprises.
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u/PoopsMcScoots Aug 19 '26
I can agree with this.
The fans keep handwaving the terrible mechanics and graphics, when both are clearly beyond dated.
The switch had breath of the wild, ffs.
There is absolutely no reason a Pokémon game should look like “my first unity project”