Alolan Raichu felt more like an apology. "Sorry Vanilla Raichu wasn't cute enough"
I love both Raichus tho
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Pokemon is the worlds biggest Media Franchise; Mario is 5th biggest
- Thread starter Ninjadom
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I love both Raichus tho
More people know Trump than Iron Man, but you wouldn't say it if you compare the Trump Organization with Marvel.
That Pokemon rakes in more cash only says it's more popular with a small 10-20 demographic that puts significant money in media franchises. (Also that it has more frequent releases). (Also also the poll was about Pikachu, an arguably difficult name for people not super invested, not about Pokemon). Older demographics put that money towards franchises with an Apple logo.
Thats pretty crazy, my first guess would have been Mario. More impressive considering its a newer franchise too.
Didn't realize Pokemon was THAT big. Grats to GF :)
Was just listening to Pokemon music as I clicked this thread too!
Didn't realize Pokemon was THAT big. Grats to GF :)
Was just listening to Pokemon music as I clicked this thread too!
There are Super Mario toys and action figures and Super Mario branded board games and card games. There's also the ongoing (I think) "Super Mario-Kun" manga in Japan. That's about all I know.
there's Mario figurines in most every Wal Mart checkout lines I'm around.
Not amiibo, but the other brand
world of nintnedo I assume.
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as well as the main store of course
This has nothing to do with revenue. It was always clear that Pokemon is more sucessfull. But when you ask someone to name a video game character most will probably say Mario. I think too that Pikachu is more known. But I don't think that people connect that character with video games like they do with Mario.
Well yeah, which is why it was hilarious when people downplayed the popularity of Spider-Man in some threads.
Spider-Man has been a monster for Marvel for years, the PS4 exclusivity is huge.
While visiting Japan we found Eva themed canned bread. I didnt even know canned bread was a thing, but being Eva themed was kind of eye opening as to its staying power.
The country of Japan used Mario as their public face on the world stage in front of billions to usher in the transition from the Rio Olympics to Tokyo 2020.
The sitting prime minister (Edited, thanks ktSlime!) of a country showed up to an international event dressed as Mario, lol
Mario is a gloabl icon, I mean it really doesn't get bigger than that. Pikachu is up there too. The Mario animated movie and the Great Detective Pikachu film will take things even higher.
The sitting prime minister (Edited, thanks ktSlime!) of a country showed up to an international event dressed as Mario, lol
Mario is a gloabl icon, I mean it really doesn't get bigger than that. Pikachu is up there too. The Mario animated movie and the Great Detective Pikachu film will take things even higher.
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The country of Japan used Mario as their public face on the world stage in front of billions to usher in the transition from the Rio Olympics to Tokyo 2020.
The sitting president of a country showed up to an international event dressed as Mario, lol
Mario is a gloabl icon, I mean it really doesn't get bigger than that. Pikachu is up there too. The Mario animated movie and the Great Detective Pikachu film will take things even higher.
He's our prime minister not president, but aside from that spot on.
So many do. But Raichu a bit too gangsta for the layman innit.
I feel like Mickey is mishandled. His last movie (I think) was the Prince and the Pauper in 1990, and it is truly am awful film (imo of course). The games Mickey is in are arguably a lot better than his cartoons and movies.
There's so much Mario merchandise these days compared to the 90s/early 2000s.
There was a big Mario merchandise boom in the 80s/early 90s but it petered out after that until about the Wii era, but now there's tons of Mario everywhere.
There was a big Mario merchandise boom in the 80s/early 90s but it petered out after that until about the Wii era, but now there's tons of Mario everywhere.
Thanksfully there's a second source for this point, which is another wikipedia page with more precise sources for The Pokémon Company.
Edit: interesting how the figure for Pokémon comes directly from the company ("Total worldwide market size over ¥6.0 trillion"), while the rest are "estimations".
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There's so much Mario merchandise these days compared to the 90s/early 2000s.
There was a big Mario merchandise boom in the 80s/early 90s but it petered out after that until about the Wii era, but now there's tons of Mario everywhere.
Thanks, now I need this mug.
When they say "Hello Kitty" do they just mean only her or does that include her friends like My Melody? I was on team Pochacco, myself.
Sanrio is really popular among girls and women.
Surprised to see Minecraft that low but considering it is less than 10 years old, it can only go up :)
That list doesn't even take into account Pokemon's system selling power. It's likely responsible for close to 100 million hardware units by itself over the course of 20 years.
Only Hello Kitty is the uber popular one.
I have a lot of friends who love everything Hello Kitty, to the extent of buying McDonald meals that they don't even eat, just to collect Hello Kitty figurines.
Other Sanrio characters like My Melody, Badtz-Maru, etc are not as popular (I have to google these names lol).
Also, people should take this list with a grain of salt. Until a few months ago, Hello Kitty was nowhere to be seen on this list. And one day, it appeared and placed #2. This means that there could be other high grossing media franchise that are not on this list. (Sadly there is no web archive for the wiki page so I don't have a proof)
Pokemon has 1000+ Pokemon and human characters, there's literally something for everyone to like.
Mario is the sleeping giant IMHO. He has yet to feature in more than one film or have a classic album like 2BA Master.
Mario is the sleeping giant IMHO. He has yet to feature in more than one film or have a classic album like 2BA Master.
Hah knew it.
Mario is such a non existent character in India/middle East/ and other parts of asia since video games made up a really tiny percentage of entertainment probably less than 1% for a long ass time. It wasn't until mobile phones that people finally understood what video game were.
But Pikachu on the other hand, he's a global powerhouse. Pokemons been airing on TV in these parts of the world for the last 2 decades so it's easy to see which one people recognize more
Mario is such a non existent character in India/middle East/ and other parts of asia since video games made up a really tiny percentage of entertainment probably less than 1% for a long ass time. It wasn't until mobile phones that people finally understood what video game were.
But Pikachu on the other hand, he's a global powerhouse. Pokemons been airing on TV in these parts of the world for the last 2 decades so it's easy to see which one people recognize more
I wonder if Europe has anything to do with it, Disney comics are still crazy popular there.
That thread was about who is the bigger "gaming" icon. Mario has sold many more video games than Pikachu has. Pokemon is much better known as a cartoon and toy line by the general populace.
The current cartoon is awesome
I like it too, but am not really a fan of the art style. Like many modern cartoons, it looks like it was drawn in a rushed fashion.
Funny that you say it when it's a call back to the original Mickey.
Yes. He also had a series for very young children, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.