Before ‘Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire’: Chinese Fans’ Petition For Language Support And Largest Pokemon Collection

Tsunekazu Ishihara, President And Chief Executive Officer Of The Pokemon Company And Producer Of Pokemon, Introduces The New 'Pokemon Art Academy' Game During A News Conference At The 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Known As E3, In Los Angeles — IN PHOTO: Last year, one of the biggest wishes of numerous “Pokemon” fans were granted. Tsunekazu Ishihara, president and chief executive officer of The Pokemon Company and producer of Pokemon, introduces the new "Pokemon Art Academy" game during a news conference at the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo, known as E3, in Los Angeles, California June 11, 2014. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian

The "Pokemon" videogame franchise is pretty popular, so much so that "Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire" is still making big buzzes despite being a remake of the Hoenn region game.

However, it seems that there is a fan base that Nintendo has failed to give ample attention to when it comes to the "Pokemon games," as Chinese fans have taken it online to create a petition for Nintendo to notice and do something about the lack of Chinese language support for the game.

The Wall Street Journal has spotted the petition, which also includes The Pokemon Company and Game Freak in the dialogue. The petition already has 12,000 signatures since its launch in August.

"On the other side of this planet, countless enthusiastic Pokémon fans from the Greater China region are watching this tournament online via Twitch. While most of us cannot come here, we share one long-cherished dream that we want you to know -- adding in-game Chinese support in Pokémon video games," the fans had written in the petition.

Considering that the likes of the Xbox One and PS4 are already aiming to enter the Chinese market after the ban on videogames has been lifted, it may be time for Nintendo to take notice and amend the matter.

Unlike the fans in China, however, there is one fan that has been enjoying the Pokemon franchise far beyond the videogame.

Touted to be the one holding on to the world's largest collection of Pokemon memorabilia, Lisa Courtney has reportedly collected over 16,000 Pokemon items since she started collecting at age nine.

Daily Mail reports that Courtney had been collecting trinkets, plushies, trading cards and more of the "Pokemon" franchise, being the embodiment of the "gotta catch 'em all" tagline.

She had started when she was nine and admittedly found comfort in joy in Pokemon after being bullied in school. But now, her collection is one that could be shared with pride, and one that has put her name in the Guinness World Record. And even after this achievement, Courtney is not showing any signs of stopping.

In fact, even though her mom had reportedly moved to a smaller room to accommodate Courtney's growing "Pokemon collection, her entire family has been supportive of her endeavors.

"The first toy I ever got was a large Psyduck plush toy from Japan--my mother and grandmother ordered it from a mail order company before Pokemon hit the U.K.," Courtney said to Daily Mail. "We had to guess what we were ordering because the names of the Pokemon hadn't even been translated to English yet."

And after thousands more of toys, Courtney continues to hunt down rare memorabilia to keep her Pokemon collection growing.