Nintendo's Sixth Generation Of Pokémon Leaves Frustrated Gamers Disillusioned

On Tuesday Nintendo announced the release of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, the sixth generation of games in the Pokémon franchise. For the first time, the games will feature 3-D graphics. Despite such ground-breaking developments, the news was met with negative reactions from the Pokéfandom.

As Scott Cameron, senior at Georgia Tech puts it, “I wanted to be the very best, like no one ever was...until I realized that it was impossible. The game has destroyed my dreams of ever becoming a Pokémon master.” Cameron is not the only one with this sentiment. With the Pokédex now totaling over 700 Pokémon and still growing, many fans feel jaded having realized that the goal of catching them all is indeed impossible.

Psychologists around the country are capitalizing on the disaffection. “Often times, the obsessive desire to catch them all stems from larger feelings of inadequacy, often in socially awkward young males,” wrote Dr. Adrian Nyman, author of Learning to Live Without Them All.

Despite the widespread negativity among gamers, Nintendo does not expect sales to suffer. “We've been selling these games for nearly 20 years. They're hooked. The morons wouldn't be able to stop now, even if they wanted to,” said Satoshi Tajiri, creator of the Pokémon franchise.

Nintendo's prediction of the games' success on the market was confirmed when self-described Pokémaniac Frank Fleming said, “Fuck it, I'm going to play it anyways.”