I doubt the designers of Pokemon realised just how much power their new creations had in the beginning. In case you don't know, Pokemon are the new game & TV phenomenon from the shores of the rising sun ( Japan ). Gamers and cartoon trhoughout the world are going crazy for these 150 creatures.
By July 21st Pokemon had just broken all Gameboy records by shipping 262,000 units in the first 20 days. The numbers of people attending Pokemon tournaments also showed no signs of swaying with 44,000 attanding one tournament in Minneapolis ( The largest number of people to ever attend an indoor mall event ). The Pokemon brand ( including games, merchandise, tv shows & films ) is now valued at over $5 billion worldwide. Going on highly dubious maths, this means that Pikachu ( see picture ) is now worth just over $33.3 million! Richard Branson would be jealous. . .
Youg people all over the world are embracing this craze, which has swept almost unbelieveably quickly in recent times. Sources say that the Pokemon craze has easily overshadowed the launch of Furby & Tamagotchi. In Japan alone, there are now over 1,000 individual licenced "Pokemon" products available. A parents worst nightmare? Probably....
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Advantages: Good strategy game for all the family & a good collection hobby Disadvantages: Cost; exploitation in card swaps; and value of the the cards
fluffy-bubblegum 01.04.2001 ·
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Advantages: Highly customisable, promotes social interaction,, popular (for the moment) with the children Disadvantages: Prices in the West are ridiculous. Some cards no longer available. Odds of getting premium cards too high.
GoldOpinion 12.09.2000 ·
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