

Good thinking!
Microprose MTG came out in 1997, one year after Pokemon in 1996, but that was in Japan as Pokemon Red/Green.
Pokemon Red/Blue was released in the US in 1998.
So in the US technically, Microprose published first.
I have no idea who owns Microprose’s IP these days.













Nothing at all?
They’ve managed to terrorize television writers and executives to think twice against criticizing whatever daily darling of the MAGA twitter outrage bots.
The next comedian to be cancelled by Sinclair/Nexstar might not have Kimmel’s pull, with ABC’s (eventual) backing.