<P> The franchise began as a pair of video games for the original Game Boy that were developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo . It now spans video games , trading card games , animated television shows and movies , comic books , and toys . Pokémon is the second best - selling video game franchise , behind only Nintendo 's Mario franchise , and the highest - grossing media franchise of all time . The franchise is also represented in other Nintendo media , such as the Super Smash Bros. series . </P>
<P> The franchise began as a pair of video games for the original Game Boy that were developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo . It now spans video games , trading card games , animated television shows and movies , comic books , and toys . Pokémon is the second best - selling video game franchise , behind only Nintendo 's Mario franchise , and the highest - grossing media franchise of all time . The franchise is also represented in other Nintendo media , such as the Super Smash Bros. series . </P>
did pokemon start as a game or a show
did pokemon start as a game or a show
video games
video games