• Noite_Etion@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    We also believe it is possible to develop game software with shorter development periods that still offer consumers a sense of novelty.

    Wasn’t this always Nintendo’s approach? Or are they going even cheaper, like how every Pokemon game looks like it was made by one person.

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      8 hours ago

      No not really, games like the mainline Zelda and Mario titles have really long development cycles.

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      13 hours ago

      Omg that is spot on. It really looks like they fired everyone but one guy who is busting off his ass to “get a game done” in the same development cycle.

      Because you can see he’s trying but there’s no way he can actually fill this content desert.

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      6 hours ago

      IIRC, the Pokemon company has a really high turnover, because they fire all their senior engineers to keep costs down. So the jankyness of it is due to inexperience of their staff.

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        4 hours ago

        Really? It’s pretty hard in Japan to just fire people nilly willy.