'While we are surprised that such a notice had never hit us earlier over the past 5 years, rumors of an upcoming Pokémon game for the Nintendo Switch seem to be a good indicator as of the reason behind such recent action,' Isi, a (now former) administrator at Pixelmon, said in an email. 'Minecraft' will be the second game ever to support cross-console play So a big question left hanging for both the development team and the devastated community is: why now, after so long? Pixelmon accrued thousands upon thousands of downloads over its half decade existence, sparking a litany of Youtube series that garnered millions of views.
'I'm sorry for the disappointment this will cause but let's remember all the great times we had playing Pixelmon, discussing Pokémon, making awesome things inside this mod and everything else that we've done.' 'All good things come to an end eventually and now is our time,' he wrote. Shortly thereafter, lead developer MrMasochism broke the news to his team, then blogged it out to the heartbroken community at large. That all came to an end when The Pokémon Company sent the development team behind the mod an official cease and desist yesterday. You might've heard of a little game called Minecraft, and the popular craze grandparents like refer to as 'your Pokemans.' Back in 2012, the mod Pixelmon combined the two, cultivating a substantial community of dedicated users, modders, Youtubers, and servers over the years.
