Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto says one of the reasons Pokemon Red and Green were made was because creator Satoshi Tajiri joked Mario couldn't be surpassed unl…

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Pokémon Began Selling Two Versions of Each Game To Try and Beat Mario, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto Says

From Red and Blue to Scarlet and Violet, Pokémon is known for often launching its games with two different versions — and now, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has discussed one of the reasons why: to try ...
GameSpot

Pokemon's Two-Game Tradition Started As A Way To One-Up Mario

Whenever a new mainline Pokemon game rolls around, you can expect not one but two versions of the same game to hit the shelves. That's a sales decision that was made with a primary goal in mind--to ...
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Pokemon's Two-Game Model Was Born From A Joke About Needing Twice As Many Games To Beat Mario

Mario is undoubtedly the face of Nintendo, with every mainline game selling millions of copies. However, Pokemon is just a different beast. Even though the last few games haven't blown fans away, ...
The Express Tribune

Elestrals Awakened raises $1.3 million, as 2025’s most crowdfunded video game

Elestrals Awakened, a Pokémon-inspired RPG developed by content creator aDrive, has become the most crowdfunded video game of ...
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Shigeru Miyamoto Reveals Pokémon’s Two-Version Strategy to Compete with Mario

From its early days with Red and Blue to the latest titles Scarlet and Violet, Pokémon has captured the gaming world’s imagination by releasing its games in dual versi ...