What is a Pokemon?

a brand name for a game or set of games, or a toy, film, or show that involves catching imaginary
creatures and training them to fight:

Say what you will folks, but Pokemon is one of the greatest games ever released for the Gameboy.
Period.

The problem is that Nintendo, through their misguided policy of inundating the market with a whole
wack of crappy, kitschy merchandise, not to mention a t.v show and movies galore, alienated their older
players. My theory is that most people who complain about how Pokemon is stupid, are actually
disenfranchised former Pokemon players. Cause let's face it, back in the day, everybody, and I mean
everybody, played it.

And all that is a real shame, because from a strictly gameplay point of view, Pokemon kicks ass. It should
have gone down in history as one of the better video game franchises. But thanks to Nintendo's decision
to sell the game to eight year olds, that won't happen.