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by Mike Masnick

Mon, Dec 19th 2005 4:21pm





Pokemon Causes Cancer

from the Nintendo-discovers-the-Streisand-effect dept

Dan writes "Scientists must stop calling a cancer-causing gene Pokemon as Nintendo has threatened legal action. Perhaps I'm giving the masses too much credit, however it is hard to believe anyone would confuse the name of a gene with their popular franchise. Unless, of course Nintendo agrees that their video games do in fact cause addiction and be classified as diseases. Interestingly, by taking legal action they are causing the headlines they are fighting to prevent." The Streisand Effect at work.

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    Guy, Dec 19th, 2005 @ 5:12pm

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    I actually heard about the pokemon gene a while ago, there's also a "Sonic The Hedgehog" gene.

    Good times....Good times.

     

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    Guy, Dec 19th, 2005 @ 5:19pm

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    Here is a nice link.

     

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    Jared Anderson, Dec 19th, 2005 @ 5:53pm

    wtf.....

    ALSO,Bungie the creators of HALO are suing anybody that makes Bungee cords becuase they dont want the game Halo associated with crazy people jumping off of bridges in anyway shape or form.

     

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    Red1JackFoster, Dec 19th, 2005 @ 5:54pm

    I knew it!

    I knew it! Pokemon is more than an addiction, it's a disease-causing evil that has been set loose on our young children! I wonder, though, who used the name first? It would be funny if they actually based the name of the gene on the game, because they are both horrible.

     

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    Dylan johnston, Dec 19th, 2005 @ 7:02pm

    lawl

    Now we know why little kids are all getting cancer.

     

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    I like Pokemon, Dec 19th, 2005 @ 7:31pm

    Re: I knew it!

    Why don't you like Pokemon? I'm 15 and still think it's a great game. I am however only referring to the Red and Blue versions of the game. I don't like any of the other games. What loser is going to sit around trying to collect all 400, or however many there are, pokemon. I also hate the show and all the merchendise (why can't they have a flamethrower like Spaceballs does). But what I hate most of all is people saying Pikachu is cute. HE IS NOT CUTE! Seriously, it really pisses me off to hear someone say Pikachu is cute. I want Pikachu to use thunderbolt on anyone who says he is cute. Since when are frigging killing machines cute.

     

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    Red1JackFoster, Dec 19th, 2005 @ 8:15pm

    Re: I knew it!

    I think that the Red and Blue versions are good also. I meant the current pokemon crap that they market to people. They have taken a once good game and squeezed every last ounce of originality and fun out of it, and are selling what remains.

     

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    WTF, Dec 19th, 2005 @ 8:19pm

    Re: I knew it!

    WTF...

     

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    Jared Anderson, Dec 19th, 2005 @ 9:18pm

    Re: I knew it!

    what he said,wtf...o_O,lol

     

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    MacAndCheese, Dec 19th, 2005 @ 9:28pm

    Re: I knew it!

    HAHAHAHHAH XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD XD
    People can be so funny sometimes...

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Dec 20th, 2005 @ 12:28am

    Re: I knew it!

    Seriously, in all open mindedness, the original Pokemon was a great game. It had many facets of a good RPG, although the story was kind of lame. There was customizing, leveling up, collecting, random battles... it's a damn shame they then tailored it to little kids when it could have been more mature. (PS: I'm 21, have a full time career, wife, and child. So I am not some 12 year old justifying his lonely nights in front of a gameboy)

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Dec 20th, 2005 @ 6:52am

    Re: I knew it!

    I have a wife and grandkids, but that doesn't mean I'm not lonely. Thank Gawd for gameboyz, PSPs and other forms of entertainment that can be stolen from the youth of Amerika

     

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    Anonymous Coward, Apr 22nd, 2006 @ 7:26pm

    Radiation from gameboys causes cancer, so Pokemon causes cancer

     

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    becca, Apr 16th, 2007 @ 12:45pm

    Re: Re: I knew it!

    pikachu is CUTE!!

     

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    becca, Apr 16th, 2007 @ 12:45pm

    Re: Re: I knew it!

    pikachu is CUTE!!

     

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