Almost all the main characters have little-to-no problem-solving skills whatsoever. The smart stopped around Hoenn, I believe. May and Max were the last of their kind.
Black and White 2 are coming out soo, and I'll probably check it out.
Hahaha yeah, no problem, I'm just in full rant mode today, this is my second.
I think, the problem is a lack of creativity. As shown, they've developed /garbage/ pokemon, among other misfits. I presume the Pokemon creator must've quit or something because all these new Pokemon are the equivilent of giving a dresser a clever name and gluing eyes to it. Granted, these new and easier to understand Pokemon might be gearing us up for a major marketing change. As we all can see, more and more children are joining the Pokemon franchise. Now, I'm not saying it's for little children, but everything seems to be aimed at them, merchandise-wise. Toys, cards, even the television series. All aimed at children with big voices and parents with an even bigger wallet. Lots of kids these days get showered in gifts, with the parent glad to have them out of thier hair for a bit. So, younger children are now becoming the spotlight. And that seems to show that Nintendo might be losing money, or simply hungry for more. Who knows corporate companies these days.
Tl;dr Nintendo is uncreative, kids are brats, and Nintendo wants money.
