There's a lesson to be found in Overwatch and Pokemon Go : you don't need to develop a story-heavy game to create characters that people can get very deeply invested in.
After the release of the horrid avatar update, Pokémon GO fans are trying to get items refunded. This has led to some getting threats of being banned.
The avatar update for Pokémon GO has officially been rolled out and fans are not happy about it. Some are demanding refunds for previously purchased clothing.
The new Pokemon GO update has significantly altered player avatar appearances, leading to backlash from the game's community.
You are gonna abandon your feminine character and you are gonna like it - Niantic and Nintendo Probably
They removed curves and made em look sickly. But hey now you can make a morbidly obese character, or a very buff chick. Tell me how I'm the crazy one, and how there nothing wrong with this. Gaslight me by asking why I'm bothered by video game characters not looking sexy and by telling me that i don't know how real women look like. Smh
Blizzard was pretty good at making badass characters. (Kerrigan, Sylvannas, Diablo, Etc...)
The people on the Overwatch team AREN'T.
People were invested in Pokemon characters decades before Pokemon Go. I don't see what Niantic has to do with consumers attachment to the characters. Unless you're talking about the original Team Leaders.