Satoshi Tajiri

everyone must at least know of, [Rule #4] depicts the all-influential figure of the game, [Rule #1] for it is adorable, [Rule #3] cute, and relatable for viewers alike. When the Pokémon company first started out, they needed to choose the appropriate character to represent its name, and Pikachu was chosen as its mascot. The reasons is that unlike all the other Pokémons, whether more powerful or weaker, youngsters who played the game found more of an attraction to this furry, adorable yellow electric mouse. Upon being asked, “Pikachu is sort of marginal in the game. But it 's now the best-known character. How 'd that happen,” Pokémon-creator Satoshi Tajiri replied, “When they did the anime, they wanted a specific character to focus on. Pikachu was relatively popular compared with the others and potentially both boys and girls would like it...” (Tajiri 1). In essence, Pikachu is the “art” to Pokémon, blossoming its rise to fame and glory over past two decades as its well-known icon. As you walk around in public playing Pokémon Go, you may stumble upon trainers who are out there only to collect and “Gotta catch 'em all," or run into the every now and then (I have) trainers who seeks out to catch as many Pikachus as possible. In a way, Pikachu has been more than just a “Pokémon” for many people since they were young; it is your companion like being the owner of a pet dog. You wonder what your dog is thinking and reference that to Pikachu and how it always made "Pikachu" noises…

A bit of Pokemon history to begin, Pokemon has been around for twenty years. Pokemon was created by Satoshi Tajiri and developed and released by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures or better known as a trio joint company Pokemon Company or Pokemon Company International. Which was not official until 1998. The first sets of games were released in Japan on February 27, 1996, under the name Pocket Monsters Red and Green for the Nintendo Game Boy. While it has been here in the United States under…

creating a game, and most do not realize how much hard work goes into the series that they know and love. This instance comes from the Pokemon franchise and its global takeover. To understand the situation, one must first take a look at the man behind it all: Satoshi Tajiri. Born in 1965, Tajiri grew up in the Tokyo suburb of Machida. He drew his inspiration from his childhood, using his interests and home as a basis for what would eventually become a well-known game. He collected bugs and…

and Sonic, two of Video Games most legendary rivals partners, but that is not all. Konami joined the fun by having Solid Snake appear alongside the blue blur in one of Wii's Milestones, Super Smash Bros Brawl. But I'm not finished yet. Capcom has announced that in the newest Smash Bros Game, Megaman, Capcom's first mascot appear in his original NES attire. It won't be long until there is a Nintendo/Capcom spin off that Pits Mario and Sonic against the entire cast of Street Fighter and Final…