1999: Pokemon
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The last Christmas of the millennium was all Pokemon everything; Game Boy games, t-shirts, stuffed Pikachu’s, trading cards, and videos. What kid didn’t love going on a virtual adventure to catch, train and battle little animal-like creatures?
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It is a juggernaut of a franchise that has constantly evolved since 1996 and includes 7 “generations” of characters and creatures. The craze came back in July 2016 with the release of Pokemon Go and then again with the release of the feature film Detective Pikachu.
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