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I doubt kids are getting anything bad out of the games, not clutching my pearls here. It just always seemed like a weird premise for a kids game.

Then again Mario went around killing turtles. Maybe Bowser was the tragic hero there.

This is only a rumor, but I've heard that collecting and fighting beetles and other insects is not an unusual pastime for many young Japanese boys.

Not just boys, not just Japanese... I did this with ants long before the Pokémon franchise was created.

Then again Mario went around killing turtles. Maybe Bowser was the tragic hero there.

Wait until you find out about the bricks...

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