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Why is POKEMON so popular???

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  • CpaulCpaul Member Posts: 11

    Because it came first and it's the genuine article. The first two generations of pokemon games gave us these great little worlds and let us explore. They had great music and let us go on an adventure and bond with little imaginary creatures that we attributed personalities to. It was all up to the imagination. It's an interesting, simple RPG concept. The animals are intriguing, powerful, and boast a wide variety of abilities. It's not the typical medieval RPG. The "Gotta catch em all" concept gives a wide but not too overwhelming goal. You can trade with friends and it encourages interaction.

  • gelato_icegelato_ice Member Posts: 6

    Well the games are mainly. dont think anyone really watches the anime anymore. I still play pearl and diamond and occasionally go back and play emerald or fire red if im bored and i plan on buying platinum when that comes out. The TV show is still running, i think its a lot of season now but it is getting extremely repetative. Me and my friend from college still talk about it occasionally as we battle and train our pokemon to compete with each other.

  • FisherPFisherP Member Posts: 9

    Because, Kids of all ages love it.. Especially when you go watch the series and play the console game in nintendo this becomes addicting. The feeling of Catching all the pokemon's, travelling to different places to search for new pokemons, battle the gym leaders, joining sorts of pokemon competition. With all these things your sense of creativity and imagination works.

  • SlyGamer79SlyGamer79 Member Posts: 278

    wtb pokemon mmo ! :-p i wanna pwn em all !

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  • tinyturtletinyturtle Member Posts: 11

    Here's why: Giving you this sample

    In a nation of ultra conformists, he was a misfit who didn't even dream of college. If a child is lucky enough to find a rare card in a pack it may help them in the game or it can be used for profit. The Pokemon were given cleverly descriptive names from their Japanese counterparts. There are so many things to master--the games, knowing all the rules for the cards, what makes a good trade. Certain single card out there may have a value of fifty bucks. They appeal to children's desire for mastery. His father tried to get him a job as an electrical-utility repairman. The CARD GAME is probably the most popular, and profitable pokemon merchandise out there. More games sold and the POKEMON PHENOMENON began. There are many reasons children like pokemon, ranging from toys to movies. The rumors started flying of a secret monster that only a few people had the key to unlock. Kids don't know whether there's a valuable card in a pack when they buy it. Tajiri signed a contract with Nintendo, which was impressed enough by his previous attempts at game programming to want to develop his latest idea. ollected insects and other tiny creatures of field, pond and forest.

  • cooler78cooler78 Member Posts: 6

    But if you were to ask me, I would say that when Nintendo first put Pokemon on the market in Japan, it gained popularity when people began to pay more attention to it and bought its products. This led to the production of the more cards, manga, and books, and then they began making games and movies. Now Pokemon is super famous and is known all over the world.



    Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_did_pokemon_get_so_popular#ixzz1XtMvcM6P

  • royalleopardroyalleopard Member Posts: 3



    The first reason why Pokemon is so popular is because of its mascot Pikachu. He is a little yellow creature that has the ability to control lightning. The only words he says are "Pika Pika". Many people find Pikachu adorable. He is like a teddy bear, and much fluffy merchandise has been made about Pikachu and other cute Pokemon.



    He always glows with happiness and is almost never angry, but his evolved form, Raichu, is the complete opposite. Raichu is a bad boy and much tougher than Pikachu.



    The cartoon is the second reason why Pokemon is so popular. The cartoon brought life into the world of Pokemon. Ash Ketchum is the main character of the cartoon. He is a young boy who wants to become the best trainer and his first Pokemon is Pikachu.



    With two of his friends he travels different countries and continents to catch more Pokemon and to battle against other trainers. Always on their heels is the rival team, named team Rocket, who want to take them down and even steal there pokemon.



    The third reason that Pokemon is so popular is that the owning company started to make different products to win over new fans and keep existing ones happy. All the different products made Pokemon well known on a global scale. Some of these products are video games, playing cards, and toys.



    You might think that Nintendo is milking the franchise, but there is a demand for different Pokemon products and they have to keep up with this demand.



    There has been quite a controversy about the video games that come out. Because most of them are basically the same. The only difference is the certain Pokemon you start with and unique ones you are able to get while journeying throughout the game.



    Which game you should get should not be a problem as most people will not even take the time to try and get the unique Pokemon in the game.



    It is quite a surprise that Pokemon is still going strong even after looking at these three reasons. Nintendo has made a right decision in putting so much time and effort in making Pokemon popular.



    Pokemon, which comes from pocket monster, originated in Japan and took over the world by storm. When the cartoon came to the US, it hit really big. The cartoon gave kids a reason to buy all the games and toys that came out, making it one of the most popular franchises of the century.

  • olliemasaolliemasa Member Posts: 7

    Pokémon comes equipped with a nice lengthy solo adventure. Travel the region, collect gym badges, conquer Victory Road and defeat the Elite Four to become champion. Then work to complete your Pokédex by locating or catching them all – a trying task, one that can take dozens upon dozens of hours, You’d be exploring a lush, expansive world as you did so. You can’t say that Pokémon regions don’t have some vastness to them; you’ve got big cities here, forests there, large labyrinthian caves, ruins of an old civilization, a wide sea, islands…  a Pokémon MMO would allow this world to be rendered in bright color and in a real 3D perspective. Getting a proper view of the world of Pokémon for the first time would make plenty of people curious right away.

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