feel they've gotten stale.
The company realizes that's what many kiddies feel like as well. So they are likely to sacrifice Brock so Dawn can stay and do some Contests.
The new BW girl/boy will promote the new features from the game and they won't be co-stars like Ash and Dawn.
Well, the Pokeathlon could be Gamefreak trying out something new as a side quest. It could also just be a one-off deal. Junichi Masuda once said he wants to try putting more action elements in pokemon. The Pokeathlon would seem to be a step in that direction. I can also see the importance of Contests and that they were marketed towards the female players. (as cliched as that is, it's true) I know a lot of female Pokemon players, and not one of them care too much about contests, though. Will eliminating contests alienate the female demographic? I don't have the statistics to say. From what I know, females liked to play pokemon without the need for contests, so it's all moot to me.
The company realizes that's what many kiddies feel like as well. So they are likely to sacrifice Brock so Dawn can stay and do some Contests.
Will eliminating contests alienate the female demographic? I don't have the statistics to say. From what I know, females liked to play pokemon without the need for contests, so it's all moot to me.
They do cater to their fans, just not the older ones which everyone seem not to understand.
They do cater to their fans, just not the older ones which everyone seem not to understand.
Little girls aren't going to cry if they got rid of contests. I myself have two sisters. They won't think it is the end of the world if they changed to Pokethlon, or better yet, something brand new. Little kids like new things. It isn't totally impossible that Dawn and contests couldn't die out like any other aspect. It is not impossible that any other side quest wouldn't be a big hit if they put their noggin into it. It happens to be their job to think of new and creative ways to promote things. Not to mention many girls played the video games/ watched the anime without contests. Actually, I think Pokemon probably brought in more viewers back in its prime. I wish I had some hard evidence or a poll, but I don't. Sorry. Not to mention when most girls play the games, I doubt all they think about is CONTESTS CONTESTS CONTESTS. No. They like the normal shit as much as the next guy. They would think the same if they got a brand new thing out there. New things aren't the devil.
Quoted for thruth,whatever new games throw at both boys and girls,they will accept it just as they did contests or anything else being introuced in this show.
And your right back than during 90s,pokemon anime had bigger TV ratings than new series.Of course its not to expect that popularity of pokemon is the same like it was in prime time,but there were also other side effects which caused certain drop in them.While new fans are supposed to fill up empty places older fans leave open,in end pokemon will probably never reach status of popularity it had its in "golden years".
Older fans who grewed up with original or Advance series were target audience back than aswell,but their wishes as expected werent granted with writers following their plans doing what they want.
How were there wishes not granted?
Let see,people wanted back than that Misty or May stays,that Brock leaves,that GS ball gets resolution,etc.When these girls were replaced,during that time when it was still fresh with older audience being the one which matters their desire of said characters bein brought back never happened with writers not paying attention to their complaints.
These kind of complaints werent only present in these days.
Yet, they brought Brock back after they realized people liked him after the Orange Island. And I bet if May hadn't turned into a success, they would have brought Misty back, those are calculated risks that payed off or didn't pay off. And the GS ball, they dropped the it because of Movie 4, and there wasn't all that much of an outcry.
Yes but it wasnt because of people demand,it just happens writers acknowledgede Brock was popular and seeing how he didnt present any "racial issue" they gaved him another shot.
Speaking of Misty,they could have bring May and keep her but point is writers dont generally listen to fans wishes.Same goes for May,when Dawn came in.People wanted that she stays(though to much smaller extentn than it was case with first girl)but it didnt happened.
Not to mention complaints how Brock should leave were very active during hoenn too,not only now in DP.
You do realize they don't listen to the MINORITY.
As i said older fans are now minority,but back than when they were target audience about half of fanbase was for Mistys return(complaints were all over the place,petitions had thousands of signatures,and who knows what else,and they still are).You probably wasnt present back than when this was happening but this move caused quite a backlash.Talking abou Brock all i see are complaints how he should leave show since Hoenn,and they arent very small either.
Im not talking only about internet,but my real life experiences aswell and those from others i had opportunity to meet.
Now i see people wanting that Dawn stays(in much bigger measure than they did for May),but will this guarantee her staying just because fans want it?Not really,with writers having main word in it.
Do you really think 4-10 years old were setting up petitions, I really doubt that. Most of the outcry from Misty's depature came from the forum, which ironically consist of people oever 13. I am still puzzled why some people don't see this, people on the forums who complain about depatures are a small percentage of the actually fanbase, using the forum as a barometer of the true feelings of the fanbase is inaccurate.