Mario Kart is Nintendo's most valuable franchise

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007BondAgent said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:

007BondAgent said:

Veknoid_Outcast said:

bonkers555 said:

NO, Pokemon is Nintendo most valuable franchise.

Apart from a couple spikes in 2006 and 2010, the franchise has been in decline since the groundbreaking sales of the first two generations. Also, the highest selling console game, while a huge success, didn't break six million units sold. Compare that to Mario Kart or Super Mario.

black and white is tracking ahead of dp, and how can the series be on a decline, when ruby and sapphire exists?
pokemon is only growing, face it :)

Pokemon 1998: 31.27
Pokemon 1999: 23.10
Pokemon 2002: 15.85
Pokemon 2004: 10.49
Pokemon 2006: 18.04
Pokemon 2009: 11.48
Pokemon 2010: 14.59
Pokemon 2012: 6.16 (so far)

If we trust the VGChartz numbers, then there is decline. It's still a monster of a franchise, but it's not growing very much.

u have got to be kidding me.  http://mynintendonews.com/2013/01/30/pokemon-black-white-2-have-sold-over-7-5-million-worldwide/

Pokemon is definetely not growing when the sales haven't come close to the first generation...  

Those sales figures aren't exactly true though. Because Yellow isn't included, and neither is platinum.