I believe that WotC's current financial results strongly suggest that the overall answer is No. Yet I also believe that we cant think about Magic as a single game (as it was 30 years ago): modern MTG is more like a collection of different games that happen to share game pieces, and some of those games are more welcoming to new pieces than others
The title restricted the amount of Pokemon fans could catch and spurred on one of the biggest controversies in Pokemon history with the National Dex debate, but when players went hands-on with the title at launch, the same magic that has made the franchise a juggernaut was still there
Pikachu alone has multiple different cards, ranging in his own abilities, pictures and rarity it can be intimidating to newer players
8 Lurrus Of The Dream-Den The Banned Menace Returns If a card had to be banned (not restricted) for Vintage for power-level reasons at one point, you know it's good
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