Smithsonian Magazine

Nintendo Released Its First ‘Pokémon’ Games 30 Years Ago. Here’s How the Beloved Catchable ‘Pocket Monsters’ Became the World’s Biggest Media Franchise

The phenomenon—with its video games, trading cards, shows, movies and merchandise—has generated billions in revenue ...

This Tiny Game Boy Is Actually A $70 MP3 Player That Only Plays Pokémon Red And Blue Music

The Game Boy is back but it only plays music from the Kanto region. Nintendo is spending nearly $2 billion on stock buybacks from Japanese banks. And the cool-looking He-Man brawler finally has a ...

How to Get Money Fast (Nugget Bridge Glitch)

Whether it's for healing your Pokemon, curing a status effect, or buying Poke Balls, you need a lot of money in your Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen ...

How to Get Infinite Money (Nugget Bridge Glitch)

Whether it's for healing your Pokemon, curing a status effect, or buying Poke Balls, you need a lot of money in your Pokemon FR/LG adventure. While you ...
Nature

Briefing chat: Pokémon turns 30 — how Pikachu and pals inspired generations of researchers

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Playing Pokemon on your phone is good, actually, but I'd do it using this Game Boy controller

If you're new here, though, it's an excellent mobile controller that turns your phone into a Game Boy by clamping to the ...