It depends on where you are in the world. In America, the shows are still on t.v. (though definitely not as popular as they were) and the games still sell. Actually, I just played the new DS version of Pokemon with my little cousin earlier today. Brought back memories from my Game Boy days! =)
yeah those wer da dayz the old Gamboy and the games wer a challenge but now every pokemon ggame i pick up i beat it in 3 hours new or not