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Players must consider type advantages levels of monsters to choose the These battles are much more involved than a typical fighting game. Games, including the recently released Pokemon X and Pokemon Y andĢ016's Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon, have options for one-on-one or To play in the library are competitive fighting or racing games. In my experience, most of the video games that teens want Tweens, Pokemon games provide an opportunity for healthy competition andĬollaboration. Libraries can't ignore the chance to capitalize on those interestsĪnd create programs based around Pokemon.īesides its obvious appeal to so many patrons, there are many otherīenefits to programming around Pokemon. Has built a franchise that appeals to nearly everyone's interests. There are games andĪctivities for everyone, whether they like video games or not. Raising their own children to be Pokemon players. Now, there are Pokemon fans ofĪll ages those who were children when the first games came out are now You have a smash hit that will never die.

The amazing monster designs, the integrated methods for playing withįriends, and the constant influx of new merchandise and advertising, and The games are popular, because collecting is addictive. Pokemon-centric stores all over the world. Game, hundreds of television series episodes, a theme park, and Over twenty video games, an internationally-competitive trading card It started with just one man, Satoshi Tajiri, who wanted to createĪ game based on his love for collecting bugs. Pokemon, owned by the Nintendo company, has been a constant source ofĮntertainment for gamers and collectors of all ages. Since its worldwide debut in 1996, the behemoth institution that is

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