>>51273179>In response to the incident, Ishihara began a series of meetings that would eventually lead to the formation of a company that would serve as the ultimate arbitrator and supervisor of all Pokemon products. No corner of the franchise was unaffected by the shocks, and the so the company Isihara appointed himself the CEO of would handle ALL of them: The Pokemon Company>Ishihara admitted that he had previously seen Gold and Silver as the finish line for the franchise, and even the then president of Nintendo, Yamauchi Hiroshi, was saying Pokemon couldn't last forever.>Immediately before GS were supposed to come out, the games were postponed indefinitely. >The formation of TPC meant that the "endgame" was now no endgame. Pokemon would continue in perpetuity as an eternal and evergreen brand roping in new kids with each generation. Like Doraemon, Sazae-san, and Mickey Mouse, Pokemon and Pikachu were to be a permanent fixture of Japanese popular culture. With TPC as its Disney and Ishihara as its Walt, there was now no finish line, and there never would be.And that was just from a video talking about the original card game specifically.
