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It's probably widely why Pokémon is so successful. It's not about the show, it's about selling all the other products. The show is one big advertisement. And it

It's probably widely why Pokémon is so successful. It's not about the show, it's about selling all the other products. The show is one big advertisement. And it's good, too. Or at least it was, when I was a kid watching it on a CRT. I have no idea what it's like now.

konart 6y ago
Still there. Also Gundam. The whole franchise was initially a way to promote model kit :D
- matheusmoreira 6y ago
  Gundam has some really amazing animation though. So many beautifully animated battles! I do spot some reuse here and there when I rewatch but still. It never struck me as a mere advertisement for merchandise.
jolmg 6y ago
That reminds me of how excited I got when I got a pokedex and workable pokeballs from Santa. It's been a long time since there were only 150 Pokemon. I wonder if they're even still using pokedexes in the series. I also got a couple of digivices from Digimon, from the second and fourth(?) season. I remember they had story modes and contacts at the top for multiplayer gameplay, as well as a walking sensor for story advancement which you could cheat by just shaking the device for hours. My friend with whom I battled it out never had a chance because he actually tried walking the distance. That's until he noticed the gap between our digimon was getting too big despite all the walking he did, and I ended up telling him the trick. Quite a facepalm moment right there. Those were neat little devices for our ages back then.
- Igelau 6y ago
  > I wonder if they're even still using pokedexes in the series. The pokedex itself is a pokemon now. It hosts a Rotom.
- kylegill 6y ago
  My friend was the one with the working pokedex and boy was I jealous. Lots of Pokemon nostalgia thinking about all the gizmos and toys I bought, trading cards, video games, marbles, action figures, you name it. Fun time to be nostalgic since tomorrow is the 25th anniversary too.

konart 6y ago

Still there. Also Gundam. The whole franchise was initially a way to promote model kit :D

matheusmoreira 6y ago
Gundam has some really amazing animation though. So many beautifully animated battles! I do spot some reuse here and there when I rewatch but still. It never struck me as a mere advertisement for merchandise.

jolmg 6y ago

That reminds me of how excited I got when I got a pokedex and workable pokeballs from Santa. It's been a long time since there were only 150 Pokemon. I wonder if they're even still using pokedexes in the series. I also got a couple of digivices from Digimon, from the second and fourth(?) season. I remember they had story modes and contacts at the top for multiplayer gameplay, as well as a walking sensor for story advancement which you could cheat by just shaking the device for hours. My friend with whom I battled it out never had a chance because he actually tried walking the distance. That's until he noticed the gap between our digimon was getting too big despite all the walking he did, and I ended up telling him the trick. Quite a facepalm moment right there. Those were neat little devices for our ages back then.

Igelau 6y ago
> I wonder if they're even still using pokedexes in the series. The pokedex itself is a pokemon now. It hosts a Rotom.
kylegill 6y ago
My friend was the one with the working pokedex and boy was I jealous. Lots of Pokemon nostalgia thinking about all the gizmos and toys I bought, trading cards, video games, marbles, action figures, you name it. Fun time to be nostalgic since tomorrow is the 25th anniversary too.