History VideoGame / PuyoPuyo

So given how successful it is in Japan, it's easy to ask, why is it so obscure in the West by comparsion? Well, part of that largely stems from Sega of America and Europe ignoring the series for years despite its Japanese success, likely because they assume the series' cutesy aesthetics and anime-esque designs [[GirlShowGhetto wouldn't appeal]] to their then-teenage male demographic, leaving much of the series exclusive to Japan. Despite this, the series wasn't entirely ignored, as the 1992 game did receive a very limited release in arcades and would be {{dolled up|installment}} in the form of ''VideoGame/DrRobotniksMeanBeanMachine'' and ''VideoGame/KirbysAvalanche'', based on ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' (specifically ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'') and ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'', respectively. There was a brief attempt in the early 2000s to bring over the series statewide, as SEGA would localize a port of ''Puyo Puyo 2'' for the Neo Geo Pocket Color (titled ''Puyo Pop''), ''Minna De Puyo Puyo'' ([[RecycledTitle also titled]] ''Puyo Pop'') for the Game Boy Advance, and ''Puyo Puyo Fever'' (titled ''Puyo Pop Fever''). However, low sales and localization costs would cause Sega to drop these plans after ''Fever'', with subsequent entries being exclusive to Japan once more (though ''Puyo Puyo Quest'' was briefly localized as ''Cranky Food Friends'', which was quickly delisted shortly after its release due to fan backlash).

It wouldn't be until 2017 that Sega decided to give it another go with ''Puyo Puyo Tetris'', which did much better and would convince Sega to localize the rest of the series going forward. Despite this, most of the older games remain officially untranslated (though fan translations for most of the games are available if you know where to look).

[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} Popping Puzzle Fun]].[[note]]Puyos are on the left. The other characters, left to right: [[GenkiGirl Amitie]], [[SeriesMascot Carbuncle]], [[BlackMagicianGirl Arle Nadja]], and [[TheSmartOne Ringo Ando]].[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Tagline}} Popping Puzzle Fun]].[[note]]Puyos are on the left. The other characters, left to right: [[GenkiGirl Amitie]], [[SeriesMascot Carbuncle]], [[BlackMagicianGirl Arle Nadja]], and [[OnlySaneMan Ringo Ando]].[[/note]]]]

-->-- '''Puyo Pop Fever''', EU back cover

So given how successful it is in Japan, it's easy to ask, why is it so obscure in the West by comparsion? Well, part of that largely stems from Sega of America and Europe ignoring the series for years despite its Japanese success, likely because they assume the series' cutesy aesthetics and anime-esque designs [[GirlShowGhetto wouldn't appeal]] to their then-teenage male demographic, leaving much of the series exclusive to Japan. Despite this, the series wasn't entirely ignored, as the first game did receive a very limited arcade release and would be {{dolled up|installment}} in the form of ''VideoGame/DrRobotniksMeanBeanMachine'' and ''VideoGame/KirbysAvalanche'', based on the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' (specifically the incarnations from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'') and ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series', respectively. There was a brief attempt in the early 2000s to bring over the series statewide, as SEGA would localize a port of ''Puyo Puyo 2'' for the Neo Geo Pocket Color (titled ''Puyo Pop''), ''Minna De Puyo Puyo'' ([[RecycledTitle also titled]] ''Puyo Pop'') for the Game Boy Advance, and ''Puyo Puyo Fever'' (titled ''Puyo Pop Fever''). However, low sales in the West and localization costs would cause Sega to drop these plans, with subsequent entries being exclusive to Japan once more. It wouldn't be until 2017 that Sega decided to give it another go with ''Puyo Puyo Tetris'', which did much better and would convince Sega to localize the rest of the series going forward. Despite this, most of the older games remain officially untranslated (though fan translations for most of the games are available if you know where to look).

So given how successful it is in Japan, it's easy to ask, why is it so obscure in the West by comparsion? Well, part of that largely stems from Sega of America and Europe ignoring the series for years despite its Japanese success, likely because they assume the series' cutesy aesthetics and anime-esque designs [[GirlShowGhetto wouldn't appeal]] to their then-teenage male demographic, leaving much of the series exclusive to Japan. Despite this, the series wasn't entirely ignored, as the first game did receive a very limited arcade release and would be {{dolled up|installment}} in the form of ''VideoGame/DrRobotniksMeanBeanMachine'' and ''VideoGame/KirbysAvalanche'', based on the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' (specifically the incarnations from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'') and ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series', respectively. There was a brief attempt in the early 2000s to bring over the series statewide, as SEGA would localize a port of ''Puyo Puyo 2'' for the Neo Geo Pocket Color (titled ''Puyo Pop''), ''Minna De Puyo Puyo'' ([[RecycledTitle also titled]] ''Puyo Pop'') for the Game Boy Advance, and ''Puyo Puyo Fever'' (titled ''Puyo Pop Fever''). However, low sales in the West and localization costs would cause Sega to drop these plans, with subsequent entries being exclusive to Japan once more. It wouldn't be until 2017 that Sega decided to give it another go with ''Puyo Puyo Tetris'', which did much better and would convince Sega to localize the rest of the series going forward. Despite this, most of the older games remain officially untranslated.

So given how successful it is in Japan, it's easy to ask, why is it so obscure in the West by comparsion? Well, part of that largely stems from Sega of America and Europe ignoring the series for years despite its Japanese success, likely because the series' cutesy asthetics and anime-esque designs [[GirlShowGhetto wouldn't appeal]] to their then-teenage male demographic. However, the series wasn't entirely ignored, as the first game did recieve a very limited arcade release and would be {{dolled up|installment}} in the form of ''VideoGame/DrRobotniksMeanBeanMachine'' and ''VideoGame/KirbysAvalanche'', based on the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' (specifically the incarnations from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'') and ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series', respectively. However, it wouldn't be until 2001 that SEGA would attempt to localize the series in the form of ''Puyo Pop'' for the Neo Geo Pocket Color, ''Minna De Puyo Puyo'' (also titled ''Puyo Pop'') for the Game Boy Advance, and ''Puyo Pop Fever''. However, the series' low sales in the West and the cost of localization would cause Sega to promptly ignore the rest of the series afterwards. It would take ''14'' years until Sega decided to give it another go with ''Puyo Puyo Tetris'' in 2017, which did much better and would convince Sega to localize the rest of the series going forward. Most of the older games, however remain officially untranslated.

So given how successful it is in Japan, it's easy to ask, why is it so obscure in the West by comparsion? Well, part of that largely stems from Sega of America and Europe ignoring the series for years despite its Japanese success, likely because the series' cutesy asthetics and anime-esque designs [[GirlShowGhetto wouldn't appeal]] to their then-teenage male demographic. However, the series wasn't entirely ignored, as the first game did recieve a very limited arcade release and would be {{dolled up|installment}} in the form of ''VideoGame/DrRobotniksMeanBeanMachine'' and ''KirbysAvalanche'', based on the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' and ''Kirby'' series', respectively. However, it wouldn't be until 2001 that SEGA would attempt to localize the series in the form of ''Puyo Pop'' for the Neo Geo Pocket Color, ''Minna De Puyo Puyo'' (also titled ''Puyo Pop'') for the Game Boy Advance, and ''Puyo Pop Fever''. However, the series' low sales in the West and the cost of localization would cause Sega to promptly ignore the rest of the series afterwards. It would take ''14'' years until Sega decided to give it another go with ''Puyo Puyo Tetris'' in 2017, which did much better and would convince Sega to localize the rest of the series going forward. Most of the older games, however remain officially untranslated.

* ''VideoGame/DoctorRobotniksMeanBeanMachine'' (1993): ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''-themed Platform/SegaGenesis localization of the first arcade game.

* DramaBomb: The CD Audio Dramas love pulling these out along with all of the comedic stories recorded, with the [=CDs=] going from the Primp Magic School students participating in a forest exploration lessons to learn the value of teamwork to Arle slowly losing her memories in a fairy encounter gone wrong ([[OOCIsSeriousBusiness with her increasingly panicking as the spell worsens]]).