![]() The origin of Pokémon goes back to two role-playing video games (created by Satoshi Tajiri and released by Nintendo for the Game Boy Kent, 2001): Pokémon Green and Pokémon Red, released in Japan in 1996. Thus, Pokémon is indubitably an icon in pop culture (Schlesinger, 1999a Tobin, 2004). This game launched in 2016, with almost 21 million users downloading it in the very first week in the United States alone (Dorward et al., 2017). Despite losing some steam in the early 2010’s, Pokémon is now back to its previous uproar with the release of Pokémon GO, an augmented reality (AR) game for smartphones. ![]() Through its core products and vibrant merchandising, Pokémon took over the world, influencing pop culture wherever it landed. Currently, it is still a success, with numerous games, a TV series, comic books, movies, a Trading Card Game, toys and collectibles. Pokémon, or Pocket Monsters, was originally created for videogames, becoming a worldwide fever among kids and teenagers in the end of the 1990’s and early 2000’s. Silva 1ġ Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.Ģ Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, São Gonçalo, RJ, Brazil.Įmails: augustobarrosmendes (at) yahoo (dot) com (dot) br felipevieiragui (at) gmail (dot) com clara.eirado (at) gmail (dot) com gbmedson (at) vm (dot) uff (dot) br
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