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by andrewmcwatters 2822 days ago
> If you're following video games, Pokémon isn't really anything special. It's an RPG.

Pokemon Red, Green, and Blue are the number two Game Boy video games of all time. Behind Tetris of all games. This is a pretty extreme reductive statement, akin to calling Super Mario 64 "just a 3D platformer."

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I think you missed the point. I'm not talking about popularity, but game mechanics, see my other comment.