Zaroco said:Yeh, MCD is right pokemon will eventually die out , just like Digimon (the first series of everything is always the best) And eventually everyone in this forum will grow older and say that pokemon is for kiddies when Pokemon Opal and Amthyst (guessing) come out. It's like a whole new cycle going over and over again.
Zaroco said:Wow, you've seen parents support their children in playing pokemon & will get what ever cards their children wants. I wish my parents were like that, to somewhat extent. I wasn't saying that pokemon is for kiddies but rather that's what happens over time, like how we grow old out of toys.
Jigglypuff13 said:Diamond and Pearl will not be the last Pokémon games.
As people have said, as long as Nintendo/Gamefreak keep making money from Pokémon, then they won't stop. However, the imagination of the game designers is also a limiting factor in how long Pokémon lives for. If they run out of ideas soon, then there won't be too many more Pokémon games. If they still have bucket loads of ideas left, then Pokémon will continue strongly for a while.
Also, if anyone is interested, someone put a thread up here with the theory of having 1000 Pokémon made, then having Pokémon stop.
homeofmew said:Pokemon is not the longest running Japanese Anime.
Shin Chan is, man that anime has over 2000 episodes and 13 movies.
Pokemon will end when Ash catches all the Pokemon and Becomes Champion.
(which will never happen due to the fact new pokemon are always being discovered)