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How a Failing Nintendo Accessory Spawned the $100 Billion Pokémon Empire

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Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 1980–2026
Latest · Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
Top genres · platformer, adventure, puzzle
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Active · 1996–2027
Latest · Pokémon Champions
Top genres · rpg, adventure, strategy
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