>`1989
>Megami tensei comes out
>A series involving teenagers hosting demons and offering bribes to get them to fight with them, literally betraying gods, and siding with the devil himself
>Nobody bats an eye.
>1995
>Pokemon comes out
>Game about establishing friendship with creatures and fighting along side them to become the best
>ITS SATAN SPAWN, DEVILS WORK I TELL YOU! POKEMON IS THE DEVIL! CHRISTIANS HIDE YOUR KIDS, THE DEVIL KNOWS HOW TO GET EM' ALL!
Can you imagine the fallout if it was reversed?
>>25696973
No because SMT is shit. Pokemon exploded into such a huge popularity that it caught the eyes of evangelists everywhere. Since new things frighten them they called it the work of the devil and anyone who liked it moon worshipers.
Pokemon panders to kids and autists, a large majority of the population. SMT just panders to weebs.
>>25696973
>niche game
>relatively unknown in the west
>marketed to a mature audience
Also the the first megaten game was 1987 and they didn't make it to the west until later.
>>25697034
>No because SMT is shit.
Someone got BTFO'd by minotaur.
Soccer moms and fundamentalists only complain about shit that's popular
>>25697088
Walter making him smirk?
Classic.
>>25696973
>one was Japan exclusive, where in Japan Christinanity is nowhere as big as it is in America/Europe
>one became a worldwide Phemonina
(You)
>>25696973
Nobody cares about SMT outside of small weeaboo following on /v/
