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Why has Pokémon captured the attention of different generations? Pokémon was introduced to the world in 1996 and quickly captured everyone's attention. Author - Josh D Within a few years, many Pokémon video games had been released alongside the TV series and merchandise lines. Who can forget the trading cards? Its popularity exploded, and it very rarely strayed from the attention of many. Similar franchises (hello Digimon) fell away from the people's attention, Pokémon has remained popular. Why is that? Let's explore some of the reasons.  The iconic video games The first entries into the video games series were Pokémon Red and Blue. Gamers all over the world became obsessed and by 1998, they had sold over ten million units in Japan. Eventually this enormous popularity was replicated in the United States and the United Kingdom, perhaps showing that this wasn't a mere passing fad and possibly something taking over the world. The video games didn't start the series...

Inhaler launched their new album in Leeds with a fun and raucous set at O2 Academy Leeds The Dublin band chose Leeds for the first gig of their 2025 tour and they demonstrated their confidence in the new album Open Wide by playing seven of its songs during a seventeen-song set. Author - Oliver W The capacity crowd had obviously spent the days after the album release learning the lyrics and filled the venue with enthusiastic singing from start to finish. The support act were fellow Irishmen, post-punk band The Gurriers, and they built the atmosphere and excitement perfectly for Inhaler to bounce onto the stage. Everything was being ramped up nicely at this point. You could sense in the crowd that this was going to be a special night. Inhaler opened their set with the always excellent My Honest Face from the 2021 album It Won’t Always Be Like This, an album which reached number 1 in the UK, their 2023 follow-up Cuts & Bruises reaching number 2 while topping charts in Ireland. ...