New Pokémon Snap releases this week, the sequel to a game that launched almost 21 years ago. GamesIndustry.biz decided to take a trip down memory lane with GfK Entertainment, to remind ourselves of the original game's launch. September 2000. Ah, the memories. Britney Spears was dominating the charts with songs like Oops! I Did It Again and Lucky. Ant & Dec had established themselves as the kings of Saturday morning television. X-Men, Scary Movie and Snatch were ruling the Box Office. And then there was Pokémon. Everywhere. The hit video game franchise may have launched in Japan in 1996 and in the US in 1998, but it hadn't reached the UK until late 1999, and like the rest of the world, it had taken over.