Pokemon’s Two-Game Tradition Started As A Way To One-Up Mario

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto recently shared a story from a conversation with Pokémon creator Satoshi Tajiri. Tajiri jokingly suggested that the only way to outsell Mario Kart would be to sell two copies of Pokémon to every customer. Miyamoto explained that this playful challenge inspired the release of the first Pokémon games as both Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Red – a practice that has continued with most of the main series games ever since.








