They usually are free to play with predatory monetization mechanics. That was especially back in 2016 when thanks to these games, the mobile gaming revenue outpaced PC and console gaming revenue.

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    10 days ago

    If pokemon got a true mobile port it would have instantly cut their DS/3DS (and maybe Switch) hardware sales in half. Never going to happen

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      19 days ago

      Now I’m picturing a pokémart with micro transactions to buy items and I’m glad this doesn’t exist