My sister was the only one in my family that played Pokemon with me. We had a few trading card battles, and we also played the games together (mostly trading). My brothers and Mom used to bug us about it. My Dad, however, used to stay up all night playing my sister's Yellow (without saving over her file) when he was getting ready to work nightshifts for the week. I guess he kept trying to beat the game in one night. XD
In elementary school I didn't have the game when everyone else in my class was playing it. T_T When I finally got Blue, the Pokecraze was dying, so in middle school none of my friends played it. Then in high school I had new friends who were anime/manga fans, and played video games. Last year at school they were playing B&W together, but I didn't get the game because I was worried about school and such. I regret not getting Black earlier than I did!
Now, my older sister recently graduated from college, and now she's home for a vacation. Haha, I got her back into Pokemon, me thinks! We watched the 1st episode of B&W on DVD, and she was glad that the animation was better (since she was studying animation). She also thoroughly enjoyed Team Rocket's serious attitude!
Now she wants to help me complete my Pokedex since I'm still playing. So she's been playing Ruby again so I can get some Hoenn Pokemon. And we watched the new Black&White episodes the other day! ^_^ So yeah, I'm a happy Pokefan!
Oh my... Hope this post isn't too long! ^^;