>>45637732Digimon gave me what Pokemon didn't; Mecha monsters and Dinosaurs
>>45643914Pokemon succeeded because it's backed by Nintendo brand alone, while Digimon is handheld by Bandai who is infamous for not doing good marketing outside Japan (their most successful franchise, Gundam, wasn't popular outside Japan until Wing in 2000)
Bandai is shit at marketing while Nintendo is a well known brand worldwide