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A string of successes for Pokémon (view source)
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Three recent announcements have shown that Pokémon continues to be popular as it approaches its tenth anniversary. | Three recent announcements have shown that Pokémon continues to be popular as it approaches its tenth anniversary. | ||
First, IGN have [http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20051212005684&newsLang=en announced the results] from a recent measurement of more than 25 million users' wish lists on IGN.com, GameSpy.com, TeamXbox.com and fileplanet.com to see what the most wanted games are for this holiday season. [[bp:Pokémon Emerald|Pokémon Emerald]] topped the GBA list, beating ''The Legend of Zelda'' and ''Final Fantasy''. | First, IGN have [http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20051212005684&newsLang=en announced the results] from a recent measurement of more than 25 million users' wish lists on IGN.com, GameSpy.com, TeamXbox.com and fileplanet.com to see what the most wanted games are for this holiday season. [[bp:Pokémon Emerald|Pokémon Emerald]] topped the GBA list, beating titles such as ''The Legend of Zelda'' and ''Final Fantasy''. | ||
Online, the popularity has also been recognised. Lycos have published the [http://50.lycos.com/ Top 50 search terms of 2005], and "Pokemon" came in at number 8. This is up from number 33 for 2004. Increased interest over [[bp:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]] is | Online, the popularity has also been recognised. Lycos have published the [http://50.lycos.com/ Top 50 search terms of 2005], and "Pokemon" came in at number 8. This is up from number 33 for 2004. Increased interest over [[bp:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]] is likely an important factor in this. | ||
Elsewhere, Nintendo [http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3146276 have announced] that, in total, the Pokémon franchise has now generated $30 Billion Dollars. | Elsewhere, Nintendo [http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3146276 have announced] that, in total, the Pokémon franchise has now generated $30 Billion Dollars. | ||
Not bad for a supposedly dead fad. | Not bad for a supposedly dead fad. | ||