How the Pokémon Game Corner became a thing of the past

How the Pokémon Game Corner became a thing of the past

You remember it, don’t you? Trading in your hard-earned Pokédollars in Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow for enough credits to get that elusive Porygon. Well, have you noticed that since the fifth generation of Game Freak’s smash hit series, the gambling institution that was the game corner has become a thing of the past? 

Well, it has, and it’s an interesting story of how the big Pokémon game corner change came to pass. Back in 2009, before Pokémon Go had turned our planet into a real Pokémon world, PEGI (Pan-European game information) decided to implement changes surrounding gambling in video games, especially those aimed toward children, and some of the earlier Pokémon titles fell well within that remit. 

The establishment of these stricter guidelines didn’t necessarily change other continent’s approaches to in-game gambling in law, but it did solidify a moral stance that had become commonplace in the industry by the end of the late 2000s, thanks to a new awareness surrounding the connections between in-game risk and the development of gambling addictions.

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