Pokemon

So how did this become the highest grossing media franchise of all time?

It appeals to boys, girls, autists, manchildren, weebs, waifufags, zoophiles, pedophiles, etc.

it's fun to watch
it's fun to play

>came out in the 90’s when tamogatchi’s and the ilk were popular
>cute and colorful characters that appeal to children and autists alike
>braindead easy gameplay perfect for beginners with “””deeper””” mechanics to appeal to autists
>Has the Nintendo logo slapped to it

It had the appeal. Everyone had their favorite pokemon. haunter is best pokemon

I ask myself this every day.

Maybe the 90's was just the decade for stupid fads and anime tie ins?

>stupid fads and anime tie ins
Moreso of mascots.
>Pikachu
>Mario
>Crash
>Spyro
Every company was striving to be unique with their own mascot.

In what fucking way it it fun to play?

It's fun

It has the best and deepest mechanics of any game ever made.

Shame it's not put to good use thanks to legendaries.

Catch a tiny monster, train him to become a big monster and explore a region filled with monsters till you're the strongest trainer.
Some people, believe it or not find that fun.

Even as a kid I didn't ever find pokemon to be fun, its so repetitive and the pacing is fucky.

>fun
This is Sup Forums, that word lost its meaning. You gotta say "meme's" now.

>it has the best and deepest mechanics of any game ever made
This is blatantly untrue

>shame it's not put to good use thanks to legendaries
Are you the same faggot in middle school who thought overloading his team with legendaries meant that it was good? The majority of legendaries are mediocre to garbage.

the concept was good and everyone could get into, the anime sealed the deal

The entire gimmick was selling a collectable number of friends to shut ins and weebs, and then normies caught on and actually used the trading and it just took off like a wildfire.

Merchandise, god knows how much merchandise they've moved.

people like animals
people like collecting shit

>It has the best and deepest mechanics of any game ever made.

Appealing designs. They don't look like ugly clusterfucks like Digimon and they appeal to boys and girls alike.

/thread

>needing to explain why pokemon is fun
>on Sup Forums
wew