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I've had this idea in my head for some time now, like maybe a year or so, about what the flying f--- happened to Gamefreak this past decade, and after doing some research, I think I've found one of the biggest answers. Satoru Iwata. The story's been told a million times over at this point, but just a refresher: when G/S were still in development, Gamefreak were in a panic because they wanted to include kanto, but because they knew jack s--- about compression, it was basically impossible for them. Enter Iwata, who single-handedly included practically ALL of kanto, save a few areas due to limitations at the time, because he know more about GB cartridge compression than the entire staff working on the games. Huh. With that in mind, I looked up lwata's involvement in the entire main series of games, and this is what I found. Mr lwata is credited as: Special Thanks - Red/Blue, Gold/Silver Producer-Crystal Executive Producer - R/S/E, FR/LG, D/P/PT, HG/SS, B/W, B2/W2 lwata had a hand in every single game until gen 6 with X and Y in 2013, which was around the time lwata started having health issues with his bile duct, which sadly took his life in 2015. This was the beginning of the end, and it's been all downhill from here. Without lwata, Gamefreak is now operating similarly to their early gen 1 and 2 days, and for those who know how those games are coded, that is nothing short of terrifying.

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