Do you wish FiM were as popular as Pokemon?

[ManaMinori 4,145]

Pokemon Go has been all over the news for weeks. You can't walk into a store without seeing something Pokemon, while FiM seems to be diminishing in media and marketing. Does anyone wish pony were just as popular as Pokemon?

What cons would come with the constant spotlight? (If any)

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,161]

Honestly; no. Really, what's the point in wish for FiM to be as popular as Pokémon or any other franchise? Really, I'm happy with where FiM is at. It doesn't really need what Pokémon has.

[Barpy 2,225]

i think same amount of people know it, but just few % joins it, like me i was resisting first 4 years and i fell into it 12 days ago xD

[Black Sabbath 2,486]

Not really, it's not like that much would change. 

[ManaMinori 4,145]

Not really, it's not like that much would change.

 

well there would be more availability and turnover, for one...

[AlbaTross 1,586]

Honestly, the bigger a fandom is the more types of people it attracts, which is both a good and bad thing. That said, I like the fandom as it is currently. I'd classify it as a medium-sized community that's sizeable enough while also remaining fairly close-knit and accepting. A much more massive fandom could still be as warm and welcoming, but its sheer size often means less harmony and more need for moderation in various forums. Of course, I'd probably be up to the challenge for the latter.

[Memory Lane 131]

I'm fine with how we are now, but I wouldn't mind if FIM became as popular as Pokemon. So long as the show doesn't become a case of quantity over quality, I'm all for a larger fanbase and extended lifespan.

[Prospekt 11,018]

I don't really play much Pokémon and I'm a much bigger fan of FIM, so I guess it's only natural that I wish FIM could be more popular.

[Surprise 1,003]

No. Just no. An infinitely times no. MLP is something that many people in this world would accept, and to accept what? Pokemon is a game but MLP is a show. No need to make MLP a bigger thing.

 

I'm saying this as I love the fandom like a home I love to be in. If it gets big, it'll attract more disasters. Murders and such much likely cause many just hate the show of their own beliefs. It's better let it be a popular show that Hasbro has to show

[Summer Breeze 2,528]

No not at all, then it would be a normal thing and I like how being a brony is special, it makes me feel special and now most people on these forums and in the fandome are nice people who share the philosophy of the show, that friendship is magic, but if it would be so big then there would be more rotten apples inbetween the fans and they could spoil the whole comunity.

[OmegaBeamOfficial 622]

I actually think Pokemon and MLP are equal in popularity. (Usually anyway, Pokemon GO's raised It's notoriety quite a lot, but sadly most of It's players are just setting trends and were never Pokemon fans beforehand, just people who heard how big GO was and started playing. But It's just a fad. All fad's die down eventually.) I really don't see the point in comparing the two, MLP has a large dedicated fanbase of writers, animators, and just bronies in general, plus they have also managed to capture their target demographic. Pokemon is another large franchise with tons of dedicated players of the games, anime viewers, and has a fair amount of the same stuff I mentioned from the MLP fanbase. Point is, I really don't see one being more popular than the other.

[Kyoshi Frost Wolf 41,330]

Wouldn't really do much, so I don't see the point in worrying about it. Now, you know the sure fire way to make MLP popular with literally everyone? Make a game called 'My Little Pony GO', walking around and find many different ponies from FiM, boom, new people everywhere. XD

[cider float 2,537]

I don't really care if it becomes popular or not. But it would be nice if MLP:FiM got some official game releases.

[Luminance 2,186]

It's fine as it is. I don't want it to become so huge that it gets 24/7 media coverage and I eventually get sick of hearing it.

[cmarston1 5,959]

Not really.

I am fine with how popular it is already.

[Monsoon 1,662]

Well I don't care either way especially since it probably wouldn't affect me either way

[Honeysuckle 135]

if it were all that popular, you wouldn't have as many real fans and it would be flooded with people jumping on the band wagon and "liking" it because its popular. like 2 months ago people called me childish for still having Pokemon video games and cards and now everyone "loves" playing Pokemon.

[Ponies4Bronies 394]

If becoming a mindless super-addicted zombie is a requirement then no, I would rather have the niche community we have.

[Luna the Great of all the Russias 2,981]

I would say yes but for the sake of having MLPFIM merchandise being more common. In terms of whether I care about the number of people itself, it would be no.

Edited August 14, 2016 by Tsaritsa Luna

[TheRedHoodedWraith 52]

I wish it got as popular as Star Wars did.

[EverEverOn 346]

Yes and no.

Yes, as the show would become more popular and the fandom would become much more accepted. Yes, brony culture is slowly becoming less and less strange, but many people still aren't quite used to it and consider it to be abnormal. If it was more popular, it wouldn't be considered as strange as it currently is.

And no, because of one problem Pokemon Go has: fake fans. Many people playing Pokemon Go are only playing because it's a trend. If MLP was just as popular, we'd also have people pretending to be fans just because it's a trend, which probably wouldn't improve the brony community. One thing that makes this community special is how dedicated we are to the show. If lots of people weren't dedicated like that, there would obviously be some issues.

[Tarnation 142]

I would really like it to be

[Discordian 6,015]

Yeah, let's get so popular that apps are created to invade people's privacy using a shitty GPS system ported from another less popular app that's making people go into places they aren't legally allowed to go into.

[Snow 7,004]

not really.. there are some bad people out there i simply don't want watching this show

[Alex Z 848]

I'm a fan of both and I don't care which one is more popular I just love both.