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1995-Japan.
Mario and Zelda two of the biggest names in the gaming industry were joined by a third, a certain electric yellow mouse name Pikachu. Welcome ladies and gentleman to the start of a craze, a craze that made the Gameboy smash sales records and saved the life of the depleting N64. Pokémon Red and Blue (or Red and Green as it is known in Japan) were two of the biggest selling games of all time, the Wizards of the coasts card game started a world wide phenomena with millions of school children, buying, playing and swapping Pokémon cards. A sequel was released 4 years later and Pokémon Gold and Silver beat the record previously set by Yellow. Nintendo released a collection of N64 spin off titles, a game based on the card game was released on the Gameboy colour, A highly original pinball game was released as was puzzle games.
The game revolutionized the Gameboy and its popularity, new standards were set and people spent hours trading and battling their mates as Link up play on the Gameboy became more popular. Pokémon Crystal a game based on Gold and Silver took the Link up idea to a whole new level by using the Internet via a mobile phone link.
7 Years later:
Harry Potter rules the world in today’s day and age and people are forgetting their small Pocket monsters (Don’t laugh). Despite this Pokémon is still a hot license and still stands besides Zelda and Mario as being the biggest games of all time. The games themselves still sell like hot cakes as people are well aware of the games brilliance so despite the falling ratings of the TV show and the lack of money being spent on the little cards the games, Nintendo’s department, are still well received. But is Pokémon the same?
I will have to put my hands up and admit I am a Poke-nut the games are superb and although I was never a major fan of the cards the games are still on my to get list each time a new one is announced. In the last 3 months I have bought both Pokémon crystal and Pokémon Stadium Gold and Silver both of which I have barley touched. You see Red and Blue and also Gold and Silver had an amazing compulsion to play, my main friends had them and my desire to train my squad to pound my mates and collect them all before my friends did was brilliant. Trading, Battling and Training they all had my friends in mind my squad wasn’t complete until it had beaten all my friends.
So Pokémon was essentially a multiplayer game like Phantasy Star Online and so with the loss of the craze what has happened? Gaming numbers have decreased; fewer people let it know they still play the game and compulsion to beat friends have left the casual gamers. Pokémon was brilliant but will it ever be the same without hundreds of people queuing up to get their mews or battle in the tournaments? No I don’t think so, once upon a time I was the best but my entire squad was destroyed and so with Gold and Silver I began to re-claim my empire but as peoples interest began to fade so did my desire to re-claim my empire and Pokčmon’s long lifespan has significantly shrunk to the length of the game.
So without the craze Pokémon is nothing more than a brilliant RPG, meanwhile Nintendo are not about to give up on the Pokémon Empire. Pokémon World the GBA title intends to use an interesting device called an E-card reader, which involves the use of Pokémon cards. Could the E-card reader put a spark back in to the Pokémon trading card game’s popularity. It isn’t impossible the ideas of buying small and cheap add ons to improve your game maybe an attractive idea to the public and may hit off. Pokémon Mini is something else used by Nintendo but this is in fact a small Tamagotchi style machine that plays 4 different purchasable games only avalible from certain outlets. So will Pokémon return to its dizzying heights? I doubt it but lets hope the Gamecube title and the GBA title will be something special that will prove that Pikachu is still as strong as Mario and Link.
Here’s to the future.
Dringo.
Mario and Zelda two of the biggest names in the gaming industry were joined by a third, a certain electric yellow mouse name Pikachu. Welcome ladies and gentleman to the start of a craze, a craze that made the Gameboy smash sales records and saved the life of the depleting N64. Pokémon Red and Blue (or Red and Green as it is known in Japan) were two of the biggest selling games of all time, the Wizards of the coasts card game started a world wide phenomena with millions of school children, buying, playing and swapping Pokémon cards. A sequel was released 4 years later and Pokémon Gold and Silver beat the record previously set by Yellow. Nintendo released a collection of N64 spin off titles, a game based on the card game was released on the Gameboy colour, A highly original pinball game was released as was puzzle games.
The game revolutionized the Gameboy and its popularity, new standards were set and people spent hours trading and battling their mates as Link up play on the Gameboy became more popular. Pokémon Crystal a game based on Gold and Silver took the Link up idea to a whole new level by using the Internet via a mobile phone link.
7 Years later:
Harry Potter rules the world in today’s day and age and people are forgetting their small Pocket monsters (Don’t laugh). Despite this Pokémon is still a hot license and still stands besides Zelda and Mario as being the biggest games of all time. The games themselves still sell like hot cakes as people are well aware of the games brilliance so despite the falling ratings of the TV show and the lack of money being spent on the little cards the games, Nintendo’s department, are still well received. But is Pokémon the same?
I will have to put my hands up and admit I am a Poke-nut the games are superb and although I was never a major fan of the cards the games are still on my to get list each time a new one is announced. In the last 3 months I have bought both Pokémon crystal and Pokémon Stadium Gold and Silver both of which I have barley touched. You see Red and Blue and also Gold and Silver had an amazing compulsion to play, my main friends had them and my desire to train my squad to pound my mates and collect them all before my friends did was brilliant. Trading, Battling and Training they all had my friends in mind my squad wasn’t complete until it had beaten all my friends.
So Pokémon was essentially a multiplayer game like Phantasy Star Online and so with the loss of the craze what has happened? Gaming numbers have decreased; fewer people let it know they still play the game and compulsion to beat friends have left the casual gamers. Pokémon was brilliant but will it ever be the same without hundreds of people queuing up to get their mews or battle in the tournaments? No I don’t think so, once upon a time I was the best but my entire squad was destroyed and so with Gold and Silver I began to re-claim my empire but as peoples interest began to fade so did my desire to re-claim my empire and Pokčmon’s long lifespan has significantly shrunk to the length of the game.
So without the craze Pokémon is nothing more than a brilliant RPG, meanwhile Nintendo are not about to give up on the Pokémon Empire. Pokémon World the GBA title intends to use an interesting device called an E-card reader, which involves the use of Pokémon cards. Could the E-card reader put a spark back in to the Pokémon trading card game’s popularity. It isn’t impossible the ideas of buying small and cheap add ons to improve your game maybe an attractive idea to the public and may hit off. Pokémon Mini is something else used by Nintendo but this is in fact a small Tamagotchi style machine that plays 4 different purchasable games only avalible from certain outlets. So will Pokémon return to its dizzying heights? I doubt it but lets hope the Gamecube title and the GBA title will be something special that will prove that Pikachu is still as strong as Mario and Link.
Here’s to the future.
Dringo.
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officer jenny?
Psycho Haggis wrote:
> i want to know why you as ash can't fight a pokemon yourself if you have none on
> you.
It's against the law to touch Pokemon and you'd have the RSPCP on you at once, not to mention a million officer Jenny's...
> i want to know why you as ash can't fight a pokemon yourself if you have none on
> you.
It's against the law to touch Pokemon and you'd have the RSPCP on you at once, not to mention a million officer Jenny's...
cos Ash is a wussy little ponce who needs 'monsters' ("Pik.. Pik... Pikachu!" isn't exactly a monster sound is it?) to help beat equally vicious 'monsters'.
"Oh no! A rock! HELP!!!"
"Oh no! A rock! HELP!!!"
Pokemon are great, but they'll never regain the world domination they achieved.
Nintendo need to get a new franchise.
If they can make a new one as good as Pokemon, the Gamecube may even outsell the PS2!
Nintendo need to get a new franchise.
If they can make a new one as good as Pokemon, the Gamecube may even outsell the PS2!
I'm hoping the Nintendo manage to produce a 3D third person game for the GameCube of Pokémon.
That'd be cool!
That'd be cool!
nice post. Can't say I was much of a Pokemon fan, although I did enjoy Pokemon Red while it lasted. I think I eventually got bored of the battles, because they became repetitive, and I didn't bother to get Pokemon gold or silver.
1995-Japan.
Mario and Zelda two of the biggest names in the gaming industry were joined by a third, a certain electric yellow mouse name Pikachu. Welcome ladies and gentleman to the start of a craze, a craze that made the Gameboy smash sales records and saved the life of the depleting N64. Pokémon Red and Blue (or Red and Green as it is known in Japan) were two of the biggest selling games of all time, the Wizards of the coasts card game started a world wide phenomena with millions of school children, buying, playing and swapping Pokémon cards. A sequel was released 4 years later and Pokémon Gold and Silver beat the record previously set by Yellow. Nintendo released a collection of N64 spin off titles, a game based on the card game was released on the Gameboy colour, A highly original pinball game was released as was puzzle games.
The game revolutionized the Gameboy and its popularity, new standards were set and people spent hours trading and battling their mates as Link up play on the Gameboy became more popular. Pokémon Crystal a game based on Gold and Silver took the Link up idea to a whole new level by using the Internet via a mobile phone link.
7 Years later:
Harry Potter rules the world in today’s day and age and people are forgetting their small Pocket monsters (Don’t laugh). Despite this Pokémon is still a hot license and still stands besides Zelda and Mario as being the biggest games of all time. The games themselves still sell like hot cakes as people are well aware of the games brilliance so despite the falling ratings of the TV show and the lack of money being spent on the little cards the games, Nintendo’s department, are still well received. But is Pokémon the same?
I will have to put my hands up and admit I am a Poke-nut the games are superb and although I was never a major fan of the cards the games are still on my to get list each time a new one is announced. In the last 3 months I have bought both Pokémon crystal and Pokémon Stadium Gold and Silver both of which I have barley touched. You see Red and Blue and also Gold and Silver had an amazing compulsion to play, my main friends had them and my desire to train my squad to pound my mates and collect them all before my friends did was brilliant. Trading, Battling and Training they all had my friends in mind my squad wasn’t complete until it had beaten all my friends.
So Pokémon was essentially a multiplayer game like Phantasy Star Online and so with the loss of the craze what has happened? Gaming numbers have decreased; fewer people let it know they still play the game and compulsion to beat friends have left the casual gamers. Pokémon was brilliant but will it ever be the same without hundreds of people queuing up to get their mews or battle in the tournaments? No I don’t think so, once upon a time I was the best but my entire squad was destroyed and so with Gold and Silver I began to re-claim my empire but as peoples interest began to fade so did my desire to re-claim my empire and Pokčmon’s long lifespan has significantly shrunk to the length of the game.
So without the craze Pokémon is nothing more than a brilliant RPG, meanwhile Nintendo are not about to give up on the Pokémon Empire. Pokémon World the GBA title intends to use an interesting device called an E-card reader, which involves the use of Pokémon cards. Could the E-card reader put a spark back in to the Pokémon trading card game’s popularity. It isn’t impossible the ideas of buying small and cheap add ons to improve your game maybe an attractive idea to the public and may hit off. Pokémon Mini is something else used by Nintendo but this is in fact a small Tamagotchi style machine that plays 4 different purchasable games only avalible from certain outlets. So will Pokémon return to its dizzying heights? I doubt it but lets hope the Gamecube title and the GBA title will be something special that will prove that Pikachu is still as strong as Mario and Link.
Here’s to the future.
Dringo.
Mario and Zelda two of the biggest names in the gaming industry were joined by a third, a certain electric yellow mouse name Pikachu. Welcome ladies and gentleman to the start of a craze, a craze that made the Gameboy smash sales records and saved the life of the depleting N64. Pokémon Red and Blue (or Red and Green as it is known in Japan) were two of the biggest selling games of all time, the Wizards of the coasts card game started a world wide phenomena with millions of school children, buying, playing and swapping Pokémon cards. A sequel was released 4 years later and Pokémon Gold and Silver beat the record previously set by Yellow. Nintendo released a collection of N64 spin off titles, a game based on the card game was released on the Gameboy colour, A highly original pinball game was released as was puzzle games.
The game revolutionized the Gameboy and its popularity, new standards were set and people spent hours trading and battling their mates as Link up play on the Gameboy became more popular. Pokémon Crystal a game based on Gold and Silver took the Link up idea to a whole new level by using the Internet via a mobile phone link.
7 Years later:
Harry Potter rules the world in today’s day and age and people are forgetting their small Pocket monsters (Don’t laugh). Despite this Pokémon is still a hot license and still stands besides Zelda and Mario as being the biggest games of all time. The games themselves still sell like hot cakes as people are well aware of the games brilliance so despite the falling ratings of the TV show and the lack of money being spent on the little cards the games, Nintendo’s department, are still well received. But is Pokémon the same?
I will have to put my hands up and admit I am a Poke-nut the games are superb and although I was never a major fan of the cards the games are still on my to get list each time a new one is announced. In the last 3 months I have bought both Pokémon crystal and Pokémon Stadium Gold and Silver both of which I have barley touched. You see Red and Blue and also Gold and Silver had an amazing compulsion to play, my main friends had them and my desire to train my squad to pound my mates and collect them all before my friends did was brilliant. Trading, Battling and Training they all had my friends in mind my squad wasn’t complete until it had beaten all my friends.
So Pokémon was essentially a multiplayer game like Phantasy Star Online and so with the loss of the craze what has happened? Gaming numbers have decreased; fewer people let it know they still play the game and compulsion to beat friends have left the casual gamers. Pokémon was brilliant but will it ever be the same without hundreds of people queuing up to get their mews or battle in the tournaments? No I don’t think so, once upon a time I was the best but my entire squad was destroyed and so with Gold and Silver I began to re-claim my empire but as peoples interest began to fade so did my desire to re-claim my empire and Pokčmon’s long lifespan has significantly shrunk to the length of the game.
So without the craze Pokémon is nothing more than a brilliant RPG, meanwhile Nintendo are not about to give up on the Pokémon Empire. Pokémon World the GBA title intends to use an interesting device called an E-card reader, which involves the use of Pokémon cards. Could the E-card reader put a spark back in to the Pokémon trading card game’s popularity. It isn’t impossible the ideas of buying small and cheap add ons to improve your game maybe an attractive idea to the public and may hit off. Pokémon Mini is something else used by Nintendo but this is in fact a small Tamagotchi style machine that plays 4 different purchasable games only avalible from certain outlets. So will Pokémon return to its dizzying heights? I doubt it but lets hope the Gamecube title and the GBA title will be something special that will prove that Pikachu is still as strong as Mario and Link.
Here’s to the future.
Dringo.
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