2023-05-24 19:15:00
The famous video game series continues to inspire, even off the beaten path. Proof of this is with this astonishing tribute paid by Henderson in Nevada.
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Lhe Pokémon may be 27 years old, but they remain a key part of popular culture. Nintendo’s video game series (which later spawned an animated series) remains one of the most popular franchises in the world. Each game released is a real box office in its sales, exceeding tens of millions of copies distributed all over the world.
This Pokémon mania has reached its climax, as we are told West France. A district of the city of Henderson, located near Las Vegas in Nevada, has shown itself by giving names of Pokémon to its new streets. In the casting, we thus find streets Salamèche, Dracaufeu, Rondoudou, Ronflex or Squirtle. On the other hand, no mention is made of a Pikachu street, yet perhaps the best known of them.
A way to avoid duplicates
But how did such a whimsical idea come to the minds of Henderson’s decision-makers? Andrea Miller, the developer’s site manager in charge of the new district, explained to the American channel Channel 8: “When you come home from work and the day has gone badly, and you have to spend by rue Rondoudou, inevitably, it will make you smile! A welcome lightness.
READ ALSONintendo plans to create non-binary PokémonAnother more practical reason motivates this surprising choice. As the site manager explains, it “is very, very difficult to name streets in this city”. Indeed, a very strict selection process governs the choice of street name. Duplicates are for example directly ousted. This is not the case with Pokémon names. Finally, Andrea Miller also reveals that it is the attraction of her two sons for the Pokémon universe that ended up convincing her to choose these names.
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