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Pichu Bros. mini
@pokemon-gamesPichu Bros. mini leaned fully into mascot energy and made the hardware feel like a character toy first.
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Pichu Bros. mini launched in 2002 on Pokemon mini. It leaned fully into mascot energy and made the hardware feel like a character toy first. These tiny releases were built for the Pokemon mini hardware, which meant the whole experience had to sell itself in short bursts and toy-sized delight.
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Example
On the tiny Pokemon mini hardware in 2002, it proved the brand was willing to turn even a novelty handheld into a full product line.
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Why it matters
The Pokemon mini line is a perfect relic of how willing the brand once was to turn mascots into hardware experiments. Even the strangest corners were commercialized.
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