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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

I'm Rob.

And I'm Georgina.

Now Georgina, you recently mentioned in one 6 Minute English program

about NFTs and that you had a collection of Pokemon cards when you were younger.

Yes, I did and I still can't find them.

Why did you bring that up?

Well, Pokemon started out as a video game series

that turned into anime movies and trading cards, among other things.

And in this program, we're talking about a video game character that is iconic,

a word which means widely known and recognised.

That character's name is Super Mario.

I spent many hours of my childhood playing with Nintendo's Super Mario

or his rival Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog.

Now these days, video games are everywhere and people of all ages enjoy playing them.

There's also competitive e-sports events where gamers compete

for what to often considerable amounts of money.

Yes, and there are also streamers that appear on platforms like Twitch

and YouTube who have become celebrities in their own right.

Talking about celebrities, I have a question

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