2013-09-11, 11:17 PM
shouri Wrote:No. They put a lot of effort into their marketing. Especially with the nintendo direct and the fact that they're releasing it worldwide on the same day. They build up a lot of hype for it. So it's definitely more than meager marketing.
I agree with this. To add, I consider the shows to be a form of marketing to sell the games and related paraphernalia for those with paraphilia. I would caveat with the idea that the shows themselves could generate revenue for Game Freak, however I haven't bothered to look up if it is a stand alone profit oriented enterprise. Since you tackled the first description what are your thoughts on the second description, i.e. what is your opinion on the production costs that go into making a given game. For example adding genders to Pokemon, giving them the ability to breed, bringing in different wild Pokemon to be caught during AM/PM, and adding more Pokemon in each installment. Do you think these additions built gradually over each new release was proportional to the profit that came from sales of the series.