The Pokémon Phenomenon

Today we’re going to do something a little bit different and take everything we’ve learned so far and apply it to a case study on (arguably) the biggest game franchise in the world: Pokémon. Now Pokémon, like a select few other games we’ve discussed in this series has ingrained itself into our pop culture, but the way Pokémon has done this, and the extent of its reach into almost every genre of gaming is what makes it such a phenomenon. But interestingly, Pokémon’s success wasn’t only by chance.

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Release Date: 2016-04-01
Seasons: 1
TMDb: 2.0/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 10

Other episodes for this season

What is a Game?
Episode 1 - What is a Game?
Ancient Games
Episode 2 - Ancient Games
The Dawn of Video Games
Episode 3 - The Dawn of Video Games
Atari and the Business of Video Games
Episode 4 - Atari and the Business of...
The First Home Consoles
Episode 5 - The First Home Consoles
The Video Game Crash of 1983
Episode 6 - The Video Game Crash of 1...
Nintendo and a New Standard for Video Games
Episode 7 - Nintendo and a New Standa...
Sega and More Mature Video Games
Episode 8 - Sega and More Mature Vide...
Playstation and More Immersive Video Games
Episode 9 - Playstation and More Imme...
Microsoft and Connected Consoles
Episode 10 - Microsoft and Connected C...
Casual Gaming
Episode 11 - Casual Gaming
MMORPGs
Episode 12 - MMORPGs
Card Games
Episode 13 - Card Games
Board Games
Episode 14 - Board Games
Educational Games
Episode 15 - Educational Games
Psychology of Gaming
Episode 16 - Psychology of Gaming
The Olympics, FIFA, and why we love sports
Episode 17 - The Olympics, FIFA, and w...
Role-playing Games
Episode 18 - Role-playing Games
Game Design
Episode 19 - Game Design
PC Gaming
Episode 20 - PC Gaming
The Future of Virtual Reality
Episode 21 - The Future of Virtual Rea...
Open World Games
Episode 22 - Open World Games
Handhelds
Episode 23 - Handhelds
Input Devices
Episode 24 - Input Devices
The History of Game Shows
Episode 25 - The History of Game Shows
LARP
Episode 26 - LARP
Gambling
Episode 27 - Gambling
The Pokémon Phenomenon
Episode 28 - The Pokémon Phenomenon
The Future of Gaming
Episode 29 - The Future of Gaming