Pokémon: The 20-year fad – Polygon

Pokémon Red and Blue is 20 years old. Pokémon made its first real splash in the U.S. back in December 1997, when the media reported on strobing lights in a Japanese cartoon called “Pocket Monsters.” Major publications ultimately assured parents that the fad would all go away on its own. Two decades later, Pokemon is still going strong and coming to the Nintendo Switch.
— Read on www.polygon.com/pokemon/2018/9/24/17874620/pokemon-legacy-20-years-red-blue