Pokemon Gold/Silver were going to be the last Pokemon titles

“I worked with the assumption that after we put out Gold and Silver, my work as far as Pokémon was concerned would be done. I didn’t intend to make any more Pokémon titles. I even thought that once we entered the twenty-first century, it would be time for me to do something else entirely…I remember that when Gold and Silver were released, I felt like a burden had finally been lifted from my shoulders. We’d had our sights set on the finish line of Gold and Silver for so long, and now that we’d finally completed the major series running right through from Red and Blue, I felt I could say to Tajiri-san: ‘I’ve fulfilled my duty!’…Once we’d released Gold and Silver and it was selling even faster than Red and Green, I couldn’t very well get off the ride halfway through saying: ‘Nice work everyone. Good luck from here on in!’” – Tsunekazu Ishihara, President and CEO of The Pokémon Company and chairman of Creatures Inc.

Can you imagine how different things would be today had the Pokemon games stopped at Gold/Silver? The franchise has been incredibly popular since both versions have been released and the series becomes more popular each day.

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