What's with Pokemon?

[Skidmore]

KLAMarine said:

Skidmore said:

Twenty years later and it's still kicking as strong as it was a new IP. It sells twice/three times all other games non-Mario related(Animal Crossing aside) in the 3DS.

In DS and GB era I thought it was that huge userbase, but in the 3DS is the same story all over again, OR/AS are dominating the chartz, and they are just a remake.

What makes us buy the same game over and over again for that long without any major innovation(just overhauls to typing/battle)? 

Parents have heard about it, great way to babysit their kids.

So there are 12 million parents buying Pokemon games every year.

A Shame my father did not know what a Pokemon was back them, and still don't.