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I specifically mean games or series that featured some kind of niche subculture/activity/lifestyle that appealed to teens and young adults as opposed to ones that were just fads among kids like Pokemon in the 90s or toys-to-life games in the 2010s or just generally popular games

DDR (no, not that one) probably counts as one, though that might've been mostly confined to Japanese arcades

Does this sort of thing even happen anymore? I assume these days youngins just play Fortnite, Call of Duty Warzone or whatever else instead of extreme sports or rhythm games

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[–] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 25 points 3 days ago (3 children)

You already nixed Pokemon, but it seems like Pokemon Go hillgasm could be considered enough of its own thing to be included

[–] Biggay@hexbear.net 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Pokemon Go fucking changed the world for like 3 months. I dont think there has been anything like that in my life that just put the world on its head and then put it right back

[–] nfreak@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago

It was so barebones at the time too. It's actually bloated at this point and guilty of every mobile game sin, but it's wild to see so many people still playing it. I still boot it up every now and then but haven't gotten nearly as into it as some people have.

Though with that recent sale, it's definitely time to abandon it for good.

[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 19 points 3 days ago

PoGo had crazy broad appeal, ranging from kids to the elderly

I remember seeing grandmas doing raids downtown

[–] AFineWayToDie@hexbear.net 9 points 3 days ago

I played it a bit when it started, and then got back into it a couple of years later because a friend of mine was into it. I gotta say, seeing crowds of people at local parks during community events was quite heartwarming.