i know a girl who is now 21 who likes pokemon, i haven't seen her in a while so dunno if she has d/p, but i would guess yes.
i also have a friend [male] who likes pokemon still, but he hasn't bought any new games since N64 so he wont be buying it, but playing on old pokemon still counts.
considering i only know 6 or 7 people who game 2 of them playing pokemon is quite significant, so just because in your personal opinion its crap doesnt make it a gimmick. i have never even played pokemon but by the fact that each successive set [gold/silver, diaond/pearl etc] sells over 10 mil WW i can see the games are not just great, but excellent [might not be to my tastes though]








