Pokemon isn't made by Nintendo, it's made by gamefreak. They suck ass and can't keep up. I would bet that if Nintendo had full creative power (so basically what Gamefreak currently has) the Pokemon mainline games would look a lot different.
The Pokemon Company is owned equally by Nintendo, Creatures Inc, and Gamefreak.
So it could not just be Nintendo, as they do not have a majority stake (although the three companies are heavily intertwined, so I'm sure the reality is quite complicated).
Gamefreak is autonomous from Nintendo, and has their own manangement. Only thing Nintedo does is publish the games they really don't have much if any say over the games.
Fair enough if that's the case. I knew Ninty were the publishers but my understanding was that publishers historically supply the money for development costs/staff etc. and stand to lose or gain money from the game's sales. Therefore they have a heavy hand in how long the game should be in the pot for, what kind of game it should be and such, while the dev team earn their salaries and try to pitch
I mean ofcourse we aren't for certain how it actually works in the background, but we do know for a fact that gamefreak is in control of the games and how/when they are made.
If there is outside pressure from Nintendo we don't know but they technically speaking shouldn't have any say (but they probably do).
But I doubt they would personally, seeing as that all of the first party Nintendo games have tons of polish and take time. I don't see how they wouldn't want the same for their most profitable franchise.
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u/ItzAmazed Sep 08 '26
Pokemon isn't made by Nintendo, it's made by gamefreak. They suck ass and can't keep up. I would bet that if Nintendo had full creative power (so basically what Gamefreak currently has) the Pokemon mainline games would look a lot different.