Pokémon’s revenue margins most likely don’t replicate it, however the franchise had a tough yr in 2023. And not using a new mainline role-playing recreation to dominate the sequence’ headlines, Pikachu and associates had been, as a substitute, shrouded in controversies all through the previous 12 months. Between Pokémon Go angering swaths of its group, scalpers making a public embarrassment of the franchise to individuals who don’t even take note of it, and Scarlet and Violet’s DLC underlining the issues ingrained inside the Pokémon pipeline, the screws are coming free on the hype prepare. – Kenneth Shepard Learn Extra
