Eh kind of sort of but still.

Yes and no.
All I can really say it’s a Japanese thing. Western and Eastern gaming are really miles apart when it comes to how they operate and how the culture is.

“which they have long since abandoned. They put so much effort into HGSS and haven’t come close since Black 2 and White 2.”

I disagree greatly. GF has really knocked out of the park with Sun and Moon. And to be honest, it’s probably for the best they don’t try to emulate past games.

Sure but you can’t say it isn’t for money. They are a business.

That’s why two versions exist.
Get one game, play with someone who has the opposite version. It encourages socialization.

Geographically speaking, this is downright impossible to do in North America.

Yeah and?

Then you’d know that unlike America, Japan is much more compact and densely populated, making trading and battling more feasible.

Sure I do.

You don’t understand how it works in Japan…