After reading an interesting article on Bulbapedia concerning the DP season become less and less predictable, its finally struck me that pokemon has evolved once again. Pokemon now instead now seems to attract older kids as well as the younger generations. with new situations that Ash and the group get themselves into. One example of this is the fantastic pokemon vmie released just last year. Could this new improvement be the key factor in keeping Pokemon's popularity in the US? If you want to read the article, here's the link:
http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wik...revealed_today
(The article does have spoilers so read at your own risk)