8 childhood fads due for a Pokémon-style comeback
 

8 childhood fads due for a Pokémon-style comeback
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As you're very well aware, Pokémon is suddenly back in vogue after a sleepy decade of being relegated to hardcore groupies and your 11-year-old cousin.

It's all thanks to the augmented reality game called Pokémon Go that launched in several countries last week to wild fanfare.

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The world is again catching all the Pokémon, listening to its theme song*repeatedly, and risking bodily harm while playing.*Essentially, a large swath of adults is acting like children.

But is Pokémon Go*merely a**ther passing fad? Will the mass of "genwunners" — people who only care about collecting the first 150 Pokémon — disappear along with the initial hype? Read more...


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