VIDEO : 'Pokemon' Developer Was Initially Told Pokemon Would Not Succeed In US

One of the most valuable IP's in the world was once told it would never succeed in the United States. Director, composer, and designer of Pokemon, Junichi Masuda recently revealed in an interview that he and his team were told that Pokemon's RPG features wouldn't appeal to US players and that the game was "too cute." ComicBook.com reports that Masuda told reporters, "at first, we were told that the Pokemon were too cute to be successful in the U.S. and that we should change the design of the characters" Masuda went on to say "Thankfully, my worries proved to be unfounded, and all of the Pokemon found their fans even outside of Japan".