>>38242915>Pokemon is 23, not 203, and probably released five years too late to become a mega-franchise.pokemon isn't just a mega-franchise, it's THE mega-franchise. it's the highest-grossing franchise in media.
>>38243642before gen 1 even came out, they started adding toyetic cutemons to the dex so they could boost the merchandising potential.
before pokemon came out in the west, they briefly considered having steet muralists redesign the whole kanto dex to make it look edgier because they were worried the original designs wouldn't be marketable outside of japan.
pokemania was one of the biggest consumerist fads in recent memory.
genwun was 100% a corporate product and the only reason why people refuse to admit it is because of nostalgia.
