Pokemon Is For Little Kids?

Started by Magmorspriter February 2nd, 2010 3:15 PM
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Posted December 4th, 2021
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I've liked pokemon since 1997. Back then, we just used missingno glitch to get to our team to level 100. Now that I'm grown up, I can appreciate the complexities of the game and the strategy required. Granted, the franchise is targeted towards kids, but adults can appreciate the strategy and story lines.
But these days, it seems any 9 year old with a DS and internet access can put a bidoof on the GTS for an arceus and expect to get it.
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Age 31
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Seen September 26th, 2012
Posted March 8th, 2011
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14.2 Years
Don't worry about it man, that is why we are all here right? I am 18 years old and I still love pokemon. Most people here see a deeper meaning to pokemon, I know I do and the games are still my favorite. If it interests you, don't give it up because a couple of people think it's lame. I bet some of them just say that because everyone else does. ;)

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Posted February 5th, 2010
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13.3 Years
HAHAHAHAH! "Capturing animals and forcing them to fight, is that childish...I don't think so." Just you saying that is very childish. But I have to disagree and say that Pokemon has a lot of different levels to it. There are a lot of different ways to play Pokemon, and I think that in that sense, Pokemon is a great game. As a younger gamer, you can play the game very simplistically and straightforward. But if you still play as you get older, you can get into the strategy and true depth of the game.
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Posted February 15th, 2019
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Animal fighting is what this country is built on! (not really but it makes a good argument i guess :\)

Its whatever, I'm 18 and I play it. Its a good time-waster/procrastination tool/entertainer, and since I grew up with it, I obviously have to play all the games.

But these days, it seems any 9 year old with a DS and internet access can put a bidoof on the GTS for an arceus and expect to get it.

Lol, sad but true. Q_Q
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Timbjerr

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As the oldest person to post in the thread so far, I say no. It's marketed to the preadolescent market, but there are several complex layers to the game that veteran gamers in the teens and twenties can appreciate.

It's kinda like how the mainstream crowd will only look at a video game for its face value while hardcore gamers will look beyond that and into the subtleties of the gameplay, story, presentation, etc and find something more.
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nope nope nope nope. My dad had just gotten into pokemon (hes playing yellow right now xDD) Pokemon is meant for people of all ages, and I dont think that I will ever outgrow it.
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nope nope nope nope. My dad had just gotten into pokemon (hes playing yellow right now xDD) Pokemon is meant for people of all ages, and I dont think that I will ever outgrow it.
This reminds me...my dad was also big into Pokemon for awhile when I was a kid. not so much anymore, but if I make a refernce to the older games or older seasons of the anime, he'll most likely get it. XD
Age 27
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Seen June 4th, 2010
Posted May 18th, 2010
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13.3 Years
It really depends on the type of gamer you are. Plus there is no law where you reach a certain age, you have to give up Pokemon and play MW2 right. I'm glad I can talk about Pokemon to kids in my Electronics Shop because some love pokemon. It seems that if you enjoy a sonic or a nintendo game more the Modern Warfare 2, you will be made fun of for it.
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Posted May 21st, 2020
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14.3 Years
I've been a fan of Pokemon since I was 7 or 8 years old. I'm 17 and I still like it and I always will. I hate it when people say that adults shouldn't like things that appeal to children. I personally think there's something in the Pokemon franchise for everyone. Children enjoy playing the games and watching the anime, while teens and adults like the TCG and metagames. Even though I'm 17, I enjoy everything about Pokemon.
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