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[Ezquimacore]

I knew Pokemon was big, but not this big. Basically Nintendo, Creatures Inc and GameFreak own the most powerful franchise in the world.
Now we can stop being surprised about Pokemon sales.

 

[STARSBarry]

I just watched a full grown 30 something man get off a train carrying what appears to be a 1 to 1 scale boxed model of a metallic silver Evee.

I am literally on that last train now heading home after having spent probably less than whatever it cost on getting pissed with the lads.

I can believe it.

 

[Banjo64]

 

[SkylineRKR]

Lets see, games that sell gangbusters for over 20 years. A long running cartoon, a motion picture, toys, merch, everything. I see it more in daily life than, say Star Wars.

In fact, I was surprised to see 18yr olds playing it in school class on their GB in '99.

 

[gradient]

I just want to highlight my surprise that Fist of the North Star has so much revenue from video games....

What am I missing?

 

[kingfey]

Hello kitty is the winner here. All these just from merchandize. That is a baller brand.

Pokemon on other hand, dominates the gaming industry.

 

[BennyBlanco]

More surprising to me is Hello Kitty at #2???

What the hell….

 

[Honey Bunny]

Fist of the North Star? Really?

 

[EverydayBeast]

Pokémon should sell the most it’s focused on animal like monster creatures that’s actually fun, the partnership with Nintendo is tight they need to work on the console games which would make it even more lethal.

 

[kingfey]

Fist of the North Star? Really?

Manly manga. Its all what boys buy, when they become men.

 

[KingGhidorah]

Yep but that counts all revenue, games and merchandise

If it’s just video game franchise, here’s the ranking

List of best-selling video game franchises - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[STARSBarry]

Manly manga. Its all what boys buy, when they become men.

The bar is mainly red which is video games

 

[Raphael]

Pooh bigger than star wars? Wow.

 

[Kacho]

More surprising to me is Hello Kitty at #2???

What the hell….

My daughters have about 10 things Hello Kitty and I’m not even sure how. It’s like they just appeared in our home.

 

[arvfab]

Poor Nintendo losing money not putting their games on PC.... Oh wait!

 

[Hitchyhero]

I havnt seen the hello kitty brand since the late 90s, early 2000

 

[gradient]

Pooh bigger than star wars? Wow.

The Chinese black market is strong.

 

[kingfey]

The bar is mainly red which is video games

That makes it more manly. Manly video game.

 

[Aenima]

China president at 3rd?

 

[Dream-Knife]

I was amazed when I got back into video games that Pokemon was so big. From 01-2016 I hadn't heard anyone really talk about it anymore.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Yu-gi-oh Its better than Peanuts!!???

 

[Yoboman]

The amazing thing is how merchandise is almost everything with these franchises

Games, cards , anime? All dwarfed by the merchandise sales

That fist of the north star videogame revenue surely isn't correct though? Its saying it is bigger than Pokemon

 

[Griffon]

Fist of the North Star? Really?

Yep this the telltale sign that this whole graph is made up bullshit.

OP fucked up, this doesn't pass the smell test

 

[Captain Toad]

Yes, it's been so for a long time.

 

[Kilau]

This chart gets posted every so often and people are surprised for some reason.

 

[Jeeves]

This has been the case for years and years. Say what you will about its handling in recent years, but it's a franchise with remarkable reach that speaks to all kinds of people.

 

[ANDS]

All I see from that chart is that DISNEY is well positioned to control the cultural narrative for many more decades to come and Mickey Mouse isn't going public domain anytime soon.

Yep this the telltale sign that this whole graph is made up bullshit.

OP fucked up, this doesn't pass the smell test

The link is right there in the image: "video games" are Pachinko machines in the case of FOTNS. Also the chart is outdated (or just intentionally missing shit) as it lacks a few obvious franchises (The Simpsons was one I immediately raised my eye at being missing and was confirmed when going to the actual Wikipedia page).

 

[Doom85]

I havnt seen the hello kitty brand since the late 90s, early 2000

Which country? At least where I live in the US, I still see it plenty. I even got about 5 years ago at a convention a Hello Kitty plush dressed up as Chun-Li from Street Fighter.

 

[Dr Bass]

That is kinda insane.

 

[ChrisB]

From the source, they have Spiderman, Marvel, X-men, Avengers, and others separated from the Marvel Franchise, it's one universe I'd think they'd be calculated together. Same with separating out Superman, Batman, DC, DCEU, etc. Not saying they'd unseat pokemon but some of the other top players would be shifted.

 

[Swift_Star]

Yeah, this is well known.

 

[mortal]

Winnie the Pooh making more bank than Star Wars is the biggest surprise here for me.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Fist of the north star video game?
I remember a blog years ago about Hello Kitty NSFW woman’s products.

 

[ReBurn]

Pokémon is ok I guess

 

[Yoboman]

From the source, they have Spiderman, Marvel, X-men, Avengers, and others separated from the Marvel Franchise, it's one universe I'd think they'd be calculated together. Same with separating out Superman, Batman, DC, DCEU, etc. Not saying they'd unseat pokemon but some of the other top players would be shifted.

Marvel and DC are a company brand, the likes of Spiderman and Superman are the franchises

What you're saying is like combining Pokemon, Mario and all their other franchise under Nintendo

 

[Deerock71]

When one realizes Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse, and Star Wars are all under Disney:

 

[Red Crayon Aristocrat]

I like the fact that Japan has the number 1 and 2 throughout the whole world, Nippon strong!

Fist of the North Star? Really?

Surprising to see that and not something like Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones or Ghostbusters.

Winnie the Pooh making more bank than Star Wars is the biggest surprise here for me.

To be fair, Pooh was around for 50 years longer than Star Wars.

 

[TheUndeadGamer]

I know it’s probably obvious but it still warms my heart to see Dragonball on there. And just under Batman.
Now I feel cozy inside. Let’s all group hug .

 

[K' Dash]

This is common knowledge...

 

[Andodalf]

Pooh bigger than star wars? Wow.

This is insane

 

[mortal]

To be fair, Pooh was around for 50 years longer than Star Wars.

True, but considering how heavily marketed the Star Wars IP is relative to Winnie the Pooh, it's surprising.

 

[lh032]

Its a game for kids.

Look at youtube, see the amount of views on kids show.

Its crazy.

 

[Ezquimacore]

Its a game for kids.

Look at youtube, see the amount of views on kids show.

Its crazy.

look again, everything on that list is for kids

 

[Ozzie666]

I still remember around 1998? when American media called it a fad.

 

[Robb]

Iirc this has been the case for a long time.

But yeah, it’s kinda crazy, but so are a lot of things on that list.

 

[lh032]

look again, everything on that list is for kids

not really.

I would say pokemon is the same market as hello kitty, mickey mouse, winnie the pooh and such.

But compared to harry potter and marvel? nahhhhh

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

wtf is anpanman

 

[Doom85]

look again, everything on that list is for kids

Gundam is for kids?

Cool, if I ever have kids, I’m totally popping in a Gundam anime for them.

Kids (crying): Dad, why is everyone dying?!
Me: Shh, stop whining, some person on the Internet said this was for kids, so it should be fine.
Kids: AAAAHHHH!!!!! That’s a decapitated head! And look at the dead kids! Dad, we don’t want to watch this!
Me: Kids, please! When has somebody on the Internet ever been wrong?!

 

[Ezquimacore]

Gundam is for kids?

Cool, if I ever have kids, I’m totally popping in a Gundam anime for them.

Kids (crying): Dad, why is everyone dying?!
Me: Shh, stop whining, some person on the Internet said this was for kids, so it should be fine.
Kids: AAAAHHHH!!!!! That’s a decapitated head! And look at the dead kids! Dad, we don’t want to watch this!
Me: Kids, please! When has somebody on the Internet ever been wrong?!

I loved all those stuff when I was a kid, still love them as an adult. nothing wrong with liking things aimed for kids by the marketing teams. Look at spiderman, everyone loves spiderman these days.

 

[Ezquimacore]

not really.

I would say pokemon is the same market as hello kitty, mickey mouse, winnie the pooh and such.

But compared to harry potter and marvel? nahhhhh

those are aimed for kids too, maybe you're too insecure to like stuff aimed to a younger audience.