[MUD-Dev] Movies bigger than games? (was Re: Digital Property Law)

[Scott Lewis]

Greg Underwood  on March 28th said:

> Pokemon was not created solely as a [video] game.  In fact, the
> cartoon was released first.  However, the entire thing was planned
> from the beginning as a multi-level deal, with the cartoon just
> being the starting point.

I think that in the US and Europe Nintendo released the Pokemon TV
show and video game at the same time, but according to Time magazine
the game was released first with very little fanfare or promotion in
Japan.

Complete article:

  http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,34342-1,00.html

Quote location:

  http://www.time.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,34342-3,00.html

"Nintendo released the game but did not expect much from
it. . . . Kubo's publishing company did the math and decided to back
Pokemon, coming out with a line of comic books that included the first
trading cards as giveaways.  While best-selling games like Final
Fantasy grabbed the top slot for a couple of dramatic months and then
faded, Pokemon sales grew slowly and steadily--and they did not
stop. . . . With a hit on its hands, Nintendo decided to animate the
game. The show, produced in anime style (see following story), quickly
became the top-rated children's TV series in Japan, appealing to both
girls and boys."

-Scott-

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