>>12964714Pokemon is way more than just games. They have fleshed out a huge world of innocence for people to indulge in, a fantasy that isn't so easily replaced by just anything. Theoretically the next big thing could come along to replace it, but there needs to be these innocent franchises for the children's sake.
>>12964721True, but when people who have been fans since they were children no longer have anything to look forward to in their crummy lives, what then? What happens when the last mysteries of this universe are solved and Ash and Pikachu are retired, ending their journey of over a decade? GameFreak will just sit down and move on to their new franchise, which will inevitably pale in comparison to what Pokemon is to people. What will we do?
