Pokemon is one of the ten most valuable licenced brands in the world - and in 2016 it got a major boost with the launch of Pokemon Go, an augmented reality game that took the globe by storm.


Fear & Greed's Michael Thompson and Stefan Von Imhof from alts.co take a look at the Pokemon phenomenon - how a humble black and white Nintendo game exploded into TV and film, trading cards, merchandise and a mobile game that sold last month for billions and generated a stack of controversy along the way.

Pokemon is one of the ten most valuable licenced brands in the world - and in 2016 it got a major boost with the launch of Pokemon Go, an augmented reality game that took the globe by storm.
 <a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/">Fear &amp; Greed</a>'s Michael Thompson and Stefan Von Imhof from&nbsp;<a href="http://alts.co/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://alts.co&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1744591930447000&amp;usg=AOvVaw20jQqVJQ50KxBjY5x1NhsJ">alts.co</a>&nbsp;take a look at the Pokemon phenomenon -&nbsp;how a humble black and white Nintendo game exploded into TV and film, trading cards, merchandise and a mobile game that sold last month for billions and generated a stack of controversy along the way.

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Inside the $3.5b sale of a global cultural phenomenon

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