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==History==
Pou was created by Lebanese game designer [[Paul Salameh]], the owner of the company [[Zakeh]]. He came up with the idea after his previous game, ''[[Persian Maze]]'', failed to attract many players. A friend suggested that he should make a game about a cat, but Salameh decided to make it an alien instead<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e0yjNw5E_o&ab_channel=PouVlogs</ref>.{{cite}} He experimented with different shapes for the alien, such as a circle, a pear, and even a potato. He named the game Pou, which is his own nickname in real life, and he also provided the voice for the alien character. The game was developed from April 1 to September 29, 2011, and actual production began on May 2012. The game was finally released for {{W|Android}} and {{W|BlackBerry}} on August 5, 2012, and later on {{W|iTunes}} on March 13, 2014.
 
The game became a huge success, reaching over 100 million downloads by December 2013. It was compared to ''{{W|Tamagotchi}}'', a popular virtual pet game from the 1990s, but Salameh said that Pou was not really inspired by it.<ref>https://www.wamda.com/2013/05/the-24-year-old-lebanese-entrepreneur-behind-pou-top-mobile-kids-game</ref> He said that Pou was a different concept and that there were many kinds of creatures in the game. The game also spawned merchandise such as toys and clothing.
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==Trivia==
*Although plans for the game began from April 1 to September 29, 2011<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e0yjNw5E_o&ab_channel=PouVlogs</ref>, the actualThe production of the game began in May 2012 and took three months.<ref>https://www.crp.com.pe/en/noticia/hardly-recommendable-dependence-on-virtual-pets/</ref>
*''Pou'' was created after a friend of Paul Salameh suggested to him to make a game based on a cat.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e0yjNw5E_o&ab_channel=PouVlogs</ref>
*There is an unofficial Windows 10 port of ''Pou'' called ''[[Mou]]''. This version noticeably lacks many features.
*This game is immensely popular in Latin American countries.