And why what's going on is, actually, the developers taking the heat for their publisher. A story that is not new, at all, in our industry.
So, who is Game Freak's publisher?
They handle production and distribution of:
The Anime
The Movies
Merch
The TCG
Around the world.
Come off that shit.
I think my main mistake in this threat was sort of... framing it as a "hey blame this nebulous group, not this nebulous group." Which isn't smart.
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