Gotta Catch 'em all!

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/10/pokemon-feature/RBI

Pokémon? Isn’t that so 10 years ago?

Games like Super Mario Bros., Bomberman and other old time hit games might not be familiar to some people, but not Pokémon. In its various incarnations as a cartoon, Nintendo game and trading cards, the franchise has maintained its popularity. By some measures, it’s bigger than ever: The latest games, Pokémon Black and White, were the first to sell more than 1 million units in their first day of availability in the United States when Nintendo launched them this March. In Japan, the games sold 2.6 million copies in the first two days.

Before, Pokemon was about a boy who was on a journey to catch all the Pokemon he sees. Now, Pokemon has trading card games, game console games, movies, TV episodes; and even clothing franchises. Pokemon became a big hit worldwide. But it doesn't stop there. The Pokemon franchise is creating new ways for people who wants to battle others worldwide. It's a very good online community than any other Nintendo game can boast.

A lot of games and game consoles get pretty famous once in a while. But Pokemon never gets old. It always has this new creatures or new features that makes the game a lot better than the previous versions. Junichi Masuda, one of the company's first hires, said in an interview with Wired.com earlier this year: “With Pokémon, what we concentrate on is that the gameplay is really solid — like a sport, like soccer or basketball; It’s a game that people can play on and on, and not get bored of it.”