30 Years Ago, Nintendo Released a Game That Launched a Global Phenomenon

Thirty years ago this week, Nintendo released landmark Game Boy titles on February 27, 1996. They would go on to spark a worldwide craze unlike anything seen before it. That pair of games, Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green, would inspire a multimedia empire that has touched nearly every corner of global pop culture.

The Nintendo Game Boy Release That Started It All

A mass of Pokémon soft toys are displayed. (Photo...