Even for followers like me, the Pokémon thirtieth anniversary ‘stuff’ is a bit a lot | Video games

It has been virtually unattainable to flee Pokémon for the previous few weeks. To mark the thirtieth anniversary of the unique video games, the Pokémon Firm has been on an unprecedented promotional nostalgia journey for your complete month: there was a marketing campaign the place celebrities gushed about their favorite Pokémon, gifting us the memorable sight of Girl Gaga singing with a Jigglypuff, and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (nice Recreation Boy Advance remakes of the unique 1996 video games) have been rereleased on the Nintendo Swap. The Pure Historical past Museum in London has opened a particular Pokémon pop-up store, and a limited-edition greyscale Pikachu plush toy offered out in about three seconds (they are going to be making extra, to the frustration of scalpers all over the place).