Pokémon Blue Version
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Pokémon Blue Version

IGDBOct 15, 1996
RAWGSep 28, 1998
IGDB86
DeveloperGame FreakPublisherNintendo

Rated

ESRB Everyone 10+

Franchise

Pokémon

Time to beat

28h

Pokémon Blue is a 1996 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. They are the first installments of the Pokémon video game series. Blue was well-received with critics praising the multiplayer options, especially the concept of trading. They received an aggregated score of 89% on GameRankings and are considered among the greatest games ever made, perennially ranked on top game lists including at least four years on IGN's "Top 100 Games of All Time". The games' releases marked the beginning of what would become a multibillion-dollar franchise, jointly selling over 300 million copies worldwide. In 2009 they appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records under "Best selling RPG on the Game Boy" and "Best selling RPG of all time".

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Tags & details

SettingOpen world
Audience / FormatKids
PlatformsNintendo 3DSGame Boy
Modes & perspectiveSingle playerMultiplayerBird view / IsometricSide view

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