The folks at Polygon have compiled a list of their 500 favorite games of all time, and Pokémon Red and Blue make the cut as their fifth pick. Here's what Polygon deputy news editor Allegra Frank had to say about the revered Game Boy classics: POKEMON RED AND BLUE (1998, Game Boy) Few games changed … Continue reading Pokémon Red and Blue deemed the fifth best game of all time by Polygon
Yet another Pokémon-related project has appeared on Kickstarter. It's called Cycle Across Kanto by Stephen Aymond, who is hoping to raise at least $132,000 in pledges by January 21, 2018. To learn more about this project, read on below or click here. A 40-day, feature-length documentary taking the first-ever cinematic journey through the real-life world … Continue reading Cycle Across Kanto Pokémon documentary appears on Kickstarter
YouTube user MufasaAM has put together a video to demonstrate how to replace a battery in a Game Boy or Game Boy Color game. In this case, he replaces the battery of the Pokémon Crystal cartridge. This process requires opening up the cartridge, so be prepared to work with the proper tools. To watch the … Continue reading Video: How to replace Game Boy and Game Boy Color batteries featuring Pokémon Crystal
An avid Pokémon fan named Tom Kent has managed to break a Guinness World Record for constructing the world's largest balloon costume, featuring none other than Pikachu. Read on below to learn more about this feat and check out the following video: Tom managed to tie together each balloon to make a three dimensional, 262 … Continue reading Pokémon fan breaks Guinness World Record for constructing the world’s largest Pikachu balloon costume
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The Pokémon Company recently announced that more than 300 million Pokémon video games have been sold worldwide. This milestone includes 76 video games launched since 1996, beginning with the release of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green for the Nintendo Game Boy system. The Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon games, which are the newest … Continue reading Total Pokémon video game sales surpass 300 million units since 1996
The Pokémon Company and Nintendo have confirmed that the Pokémon video game franchise has managed to surpass 300 million units sold worldwide, spanning across 76 titles in total since officially launching in 1996. This massive figure includes download numbers and takes the recent success of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon into account. The latest duo of … Continue reading More than 300 million Pokémon video games have been sold since launch
A recent episode of the long-running game show Jeopardy! includes a major Nintendo and Pokémon-related reference in the form of a Final Jeopardy! question, which asks contestants to name "the desire in his childhood to catch every insect inspired Satoshi Tajiri to create this 1996 game." The correct answer, of course, is Pokémon - but … Continue reading Pokémon and Satoshi Tajiri feature in Final Jeopardy! round
