not sure about influential. When it comes to being iconic, pokemon is like the biggest franchise ever, but older people are less likely to recognize Pikachu than Mario. So it´s probably Mario
They are iconic, known.
But you dont see as many "non-niche" people with merchandising from it as much as Hello Kitty.
That brand is on another level entirely.
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