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Pokemon is the world's biggest media franchise, Mario takes spot #5

by rawmeatcowboy
28 August 2018
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Want to know just how popular Nintendo's brands are? Believe it or not, the Pokemon brand is the biggest media franchise in the entire world. Yes, that's above brands like Star Wars and Mickey Mouse! A bit further down the list is Mario, which is no slouch coming in at spot #5. Check out the dollar values of each media franchise below.

1. Pokemon (year of inception 1996), grossed $59.1 billion
2. Hello Kitty (1974) $50.3 billion
3. Star Wars (1977) $43.7 billion
4. Mickey Mouse & friends (1928) $35.7 billion
5. Mario (1981) $27.1 billion

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