Week in review: Pokemon still popular

Pokemon, the Japanese “Pocket Monsters” media franchise, continues to sell well in the U.S.
The video game, cartoon and trading card franchise will celebrate its 11th anniversary next month.
The following is a roundup of my stories from Investor’s Business Daily at Investors.com and Click, IBD’s tech blog.

Pokemon gives Nintendo a badly needed lift.
Nintendo’s “Pokemon Black and White” DS games were the top-selling video games in March. (April 15, 2011)

Worldwide PC shipments decline in Q1 after six straight quarters of year-over-year growth.
Hurt by tablets and more, PC shipments fell for the first time since the Great Recession. (April 13, 2011)

Intel gives mobile device chips another try in hopes of taking market share from ARM Holdings. (April 13, 2011)