Pokémon’s revenue margins in all probability don’t mirror it, however the franchise had a tough yr in 2023. And not using a new mainline role-playing recreation to dominate the collection’ headlines, Pikachu and mates had been, as an alternative, shrouded in controversies all through the previous 12 months. Between Pokémon Go angering swaths of its neighborhood, 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 unfastened on the hype practice. – Kenneth Shepard Learn Extra
