What the Mainline Pokemon Series Can Learn From the Sonic Games

Ed writes: "The Pokemon series has reached a critical point of diminishing returns. They can't do it all in one game anymore, it's time for a different way forward."

[bananacrust]

You mean the sonic games that were pretty terrible til fans got involved and made sonic mania?

[GameBoyColor]

And then right after that they go on to release more terrible sonic games.

[Games1st]

Team sonic had the guts to admit games weren't good and give it to fans.

"Fans" will always buy pokemon, so they just do the bare minimum.

[AK91]

Why would pokemon copy Sonic? The former has been selling like crazy while latter is still trying to find its identity whilst a fan made game outdid the mainline games in every way.

Not to mention Gamfreaks Sonic clone Tembo the badass elephant was WAY more fun than Sonic forces.

[rolando123]

Did you read the article?