'Give us a Chinese-language version of Pokémon', China's passionate gamers proclaim
Chinese fans of the long-running monster catching series are petitioning Nintendo
Nintendo’s popular Pokémon video game series has sold over 200 million copies in the last decade, raising an entire generation of young monster trainers on the mantra “gotta catch ‘em all”.
Now, Chinese Pokémon fans are clamouring that they would love to start catching the franchise’s titular creatures in their native language.
Addressed to Tsunekazu Ishihara and Junichi Masuda, overseers of the Nintendo subsidiary that publishes and promotes the games, the petition is signed by “Chinese Pokémon fans everywhere” and thanks the creators for “introducing us to the wondrous world of Pokémon and creating infinite encounters and smiles around our world”.
The petition goes on to address a harsh reality, explaining that even though Pokémon is a well-known franchise in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, the games have never received an official localisation in either traditional or simplified Chinese.
