![]() It’s a little frightening to think that Pokémon Red and Blue are approaching their twentieth anniversary this September. The late-nineties height of Pokémania, schools across the planet banning the cards (which, naturally, only inspired the most booming black market), rushing home after school to watch the show, super-sweet Pikachu sneakers… I fondly remember it all. ![]() ![]() I’m one of those fans who has been there since the very beginning. It’s interesting that a super niche-sounding collectathon concept would go on to explode like it did. Pokémon, needless to say, is doing just fine. You can never be quite sure how time’s going to treat a franchise. Some will hit the big time and surprise you, while others will start strong and then fizzle out. If you’re a veteran of the gaming industry, you’ll have seen all kinds of franchises come and go.
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