It depends, Halo is hailed by many as a life changing experience on the of Xbox (I personally do not care for it)... Sony had some serious impact on culture in general with Wipeout, maybe TLoU ... but even if I could not care less for Pokemon I see how it makes a mark, but couldn't you say that about angry birds as well? Free is accessible by anyone! And well it's on the phones si it can be had without dedicated gaming hardware, much like other popular free phone games... people who aren't "gamers" probably play much more than those who claim to be the hardest of the Hardcores...

No. Pokemon as a brand still resonates strongly with millions of people around the world. It was a worldwide phenomenon back in the day and it managed to capture the casual audience who are now casual mobile gamers. Sony and Microsoft do not have a brand/IP that comes close to Pokemon in terms of scale. Not even Minecraft(even though that was not made by Microsoft) resonates among the general population like Pokemon.

I think what he meant to say, is the success of that brand did not live up the leverage of the brand that is Angry Birds, however I agree with you, people remember angry birds, it still can sell, but not obviously to the level of popularity it once was. Warcraft is another cultural phenomenon. 

I thought about Minecraft, but I feel it was already an established product before Microsoft acquired it and it was done individually, so it doesn't seem like that MS should credit as their own success.

angry birds.  words with friends.  candy crush.

all made by nobody developers at the time.  clearly anyone can make a very successful mobile game.  sony or ms could do it just as well as anyone else if they were putting effort there.  hell,.. halo, minecraft, uncharted, god of war, warcraft, grand theft auto, ect. are already reconized franchises by non-gamers.  you're fooling yourself if you think nintendo is special.

Yeah I've seen those numbers, it struggled to break even. Is 300k worldwide an achievement for a movie based on a brand that they used to think would be bigger than Mickey Mouse and Mario? Really?

the answer is probably not in the same way, though i can't begin to grasp what the hell is so enticing about pokemon itself. i absolutely despise that entire franchise (games and anime), but i guess there's a huge crowd that feels differently. more power to them, hope they keep enjoying

Honestly, IP wise I doubt Sony or MS can make anything that can match Pokemon Go. It's such a well recognized and loved franchise that's been around for a long time, and I don't see them making anything on that level.

You could say Sony did that already hardware wise.

"If you can't beat them, join them"
Sony is already ahead of Microsoft!

They could if they wanted. It's not exactly difficult or expensive to make a mobile game or app. Plus, sony and microsoft are fairly good at marketing something when they really want to. Just look at Game of war. I'm sure many people have seen their ads with that lovely model and it was one of the top grossing apps in 2014/2015

Admittedly, the craze over that game is doing wonders for the Pokemon IP which the pokemon company (nintendo, game freak, creatures) should capitalize on. I'm curious to see how well this game does over the year and next year.