>>45711080>the biggest Videogame franchise WORLDWIDEPokémon isn't the biggest "Videogame franchise", just the biggest franchise period. When we look at just videogames, Mario and Tetris are larger franchises.
Most of Pokémon's profit comes from merchandising rather than the video games, so of the two, TPC would probably invest in merchandising if given the chance since it is more likely to turn a profit. Don't know how much money of the merchandise sales Game Freak sees though if they wanted to invest some into the games.