Word: nintendos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...answer may lie in the origins of the phenomenon. Despite the publicity generated by the trading cards, the heart of Pokemon is a handheld game. Start by picking up a palm-size Nintendo Game Boy, insert the proper cartridge and switch it on. Soon, a creature with a lightning-bolt tail bounces through an animated sequence, pops a cute grin and yelps, "Pikachu!" You have met the most popular of the Pokemon, a creature--part cherub and part thunder god--that is the most famous mouse since Mickey and Mighty...
...relaxes with his Nintendo 64 and by watching WWF's "Monday Night Raw" with his roommates, who include tailback Chris Menick '00 and linebacker Jeff Svicarovich '00. Wilford is quick to point out that his schedule is not extraordinarily stressful by any means...
...TRADE YOU Last week a group of parents sued video-game maker Nintendo Co. and others, claiming that the popular Pokemon cards promote illegal gambling. Some kids have become obsessed with trading the cards, which contain images of monsters with names such as Wartortle and Blastoise. The suit states that Nintendo issues relatively few "premium" cards, thus forcing kids to buy many packets in hopes of securing them. Rare cards have sold for $50, and fights have broken out over them. Nintendo has declined to comment on the case...
Which is one reason the rapidly growing, $15 billion global video-game business is suddenly hotter than ever. Sony and Nintendo have lowered prices on their current machines to just $99. And as retailers race to supply customers with Sega's Dreamcast, industry leader Sony will be unveiling more details on its PlayStation II in Tokyo. Within two months, Nintendo, whose portable Game Boy has tripled in sales this year, will reveal blueprints for its next game console, code-named Dolphin. Even mighty Microsoft is said to be toying with the idea of designing its own console--more like...
Bottom line: Dreamcast is a serious contender in the new console wars. It does have design flaws. The controller isn't as comfortable as Sony's or Nintendo's, for one. The connecting wire comes out player-side rather than console-side, which can be irksome if you do happen to have a couch and want to sit on it while playing. But Sega's machine passes the all-important test: it's a blast to play with your buddies. Just ask my girlfriend, who spent hours testing the Dreamcast version of Mortal Kombat with me--and dished...