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Hello everyone. I introduced myself earlier and gave a quick background of why I'm here in the welcome forum so I'll try not to repost too much.
I'm an MBA student at University of Hawaii and was given Pokemon as a topic for my research. I will be traveling to Japan within the next couple of weeks to visit their headquarters in Tokyo. I'm looking to use this forum to connect with Pokemon fans and help with my research. You guys/gals willing to assist? Here are some questions I have.
Your general demographics. Age, Location, years you've been a fan of Pokemon, types of pokemon media you're active in (video game, anime and manga, trading card or any others?)
If you're over 18 years of age, what initially attracted you to pokemon and how has it changed through the years?
Have you experienced the global pokemon phenomenon outside of your home country? I would like to know more about that experience.
If you were able to meet with Pokemon executives (which I will be in July), what questions would you like to ask them? Please don't ask about anything too specific about pokemon types or what their future plans are because most likely they will not share anything too sensitive with me.
So admittedly, I wasn't really into pokemon growing up. However, just looking at it with a business perspective it's really amazing how they have been able to capture a global market and remained profitable for over 18 years. If you can think back to how many fads have exploded and faded into obscurity the last 2 decades, pokemon clearly has something special going on.
Thank you in advance and I hope to have some good discussion with some of you soon!
Mahalo
I'm an MBA student at University of Hawaii and was given Pokemon as a topic for my research. I will be traveling to Japan within the next couple of weeks to visit their headquarters in Tokyo. I'm looking to use this forum to connect with Pokemon fans and help with my research. You guys/gals willing to assist? Here are some questions I have.
Your general demographics. Age, Location, years you've been a fan of Pokemon, types of pokemon media you're active in (video game, anime and manga, trading card or any others?)
If you're over 18 years of age, what initially attracted you to pokemon and how has it changed through the years?
Have you experienced the global pokemon phenomenon outside of your home country? I would like to know more about that experience.
If you were able to meet with Pokemon executives (which I will be in July), what questions would you like to ask them? Please don't ask about anything too specific about pokemon types or what their future plans are because most likely they will not share anything too sensitive with me.
So admittedly, I wasn't really into pokemon growing up. However, just looking at it with a business perspective it's really amazing how they have been able to capture a global market and remained profitable for over 18 years. If you can think back to how many fads have exploded and faded into obscurity the last 2 decades, pokemon clearly has something special going on.
Thank you in advance and I hope to have some good discussion with some of you soon!
Mahalo