The former VP of Brand Management at Nintendo of America was part of bringing Pokémon to America, which was nearly a baseball ...

Pokémon almost had a baseball theme in the US, a fact that points to the historical differences of marketing in Asia versus ...

The first MLB Tokyo Series game between the Cubs and Dodgers also featured Pokemon references, such as Pikachu mascots on the field.

Pikachu took over the pre-game show of the first Tokyo Series match between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs.

is the way that the game is formatted, could we make it that they’re all baseball players in a baseball league, but not like a Pokémon league? Thankfully, as Tilden explains, Pokémon was ...

The Tokyo Dome went dark, the lights blinking off around the stadium. Suddenly, a spotlight flashed on: A lone child stood on ...

Thanks to this, the idea of creating a baseball game using the Pokemon base was completely abandoned. And just as well, because... I don't even want to imagine what would have happened ...

The American division had considered giving the game a more "gritty" aesthetic, even considering changing it to a baseball RPG. Pokemon's initial success in Japan dissuaded the developer from ...

“There was also a thought like ‘is the way that the game is formatted, could we make it that they’re all baseball players in a baseball league and not a Pokemon league?’” charmander and ...