{"id":365444,"date":"2026-03-31T14:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=415082"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:35:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:35:19","slug":"if-you-find-pokemon-fire-red-and-leaf-green-easier-its-because-they-were-made-that-way-to-attract-a-new-audience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/if-you-find-pokemon-fire-red-and-leaf-green-easier-its-because-they-were-made-that-way-to-attract-a-new-audience\/","title":{"rendered":"If you find Pok\u00e9mon Fire Red and Leaf Green easier, it&#039;s because they were made that way to attract a new audience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Junichi Masuda, director of the remakes of Pok\u00e9mon FireRed and LeafGreen, revealed in an interview with the Japanese publication Nintendo Dream that specific changes were made to the design of the games to attract a female audience. According to Masuda, <strong>the intention was to diversify the player base, which had long been predominantly male<\/strong>. To achieve this, adjustments were made to the game&#8217;s difficulty and recaps were introduced, making progress easier for those who play in more sporadic sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">They wanted to reach a female audience by reducing the difficulty<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A notable change was the redesign of the Pok\u00e9dex, which now resembles a notebook more than an electronic device, which could be more appealing to young female players. <strong>This approach is based on the premise that girls tend to play in shorter and more sporadic intervals, which could make them forget where they left off in the game, a phenomenon that was attempted to be mitigated with the new features<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pok\u00e9mon Rojo Fuego y Pok\u00e9mon Verde Hoja \u2013 \u00a1Disponibles el 27-02! 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According to Masuda, the intention was to diversify the player base, which had long been predominantly male. To achieve this, adjustments were made to the game&#8217;s difficulty and recaps were introduced, making progress easier for those who play in more sporadic sessions. They wanted to reach a female audience by reducing the difficulty. 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