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Events on Tuesday 27 February 1996 1
1996Pokémon Red and Green Released in JapanGame Boy titles launch a global media franchiseNintendo and Game Freak released Pokémon Red and Green for the Game Boy in Japan, introducing a monster-collecting role-playing game built around trading and battling. The games' success spawned an enormous multimedia franchise spanning games, trading cards, and an animated television series. It went on to become one of the best-selling video game franchises in history.