Pokémon 25th Anniversary Special | Nintendo Power Podcast #37 

*Pokemon special* Ohhh... *Games rated E to M* Wait, What?

*Mario literally dies* Nintendo: Oh no, so anyways

Yet nothing on Zelda 35th 😔

Did they forget that Zelda exists and had its 35th Anniversary ??

Let's Go, Nintendo All-Stars!

Mario’s anniversary *ends* Nintendo: HaPpY 25tH aNnIvErSaRy FoR pOkEmOn

99% of Comments: Mario’s Dead 1%: About Pokemon

Who’s looking forward to New Pokemon Snap?!

Oh hey don’t mind me I’m just digging the grave for mario

Wow, just dancing on the plumbers grave aren't you? Thanks.

There are still copies of Super Mario 3D All-Stars at the EB-Games where I live. I think there aren't as many hoarders/scalpers as people would assume.

Can’t wait until the funny people start making this comment section actually good

Yknow despite the communities disappointment for some of the recent games this series has given us so much in its prime and I think we all can appreciate that.

Mario, getting snapped away: Look.. I don'ta have a much time... The... The down-a-load code for Super Mario Odyssey 2 is...

50% Mario 30% Pokémon 19% Legend of Zelda 1% Donkey Kong

2 seconds in and I'm so hyped for this new M-rated pokemon game...

Why did you kill Mario? Why Nintendo? WHY WHY HAVE YOU DONE THIS? NINTENDO WHY? WHY DID YOU HAVE TO KILL MARIO?! WHYUYYUUUYYYYYYY- [This message has ended prematurely] R.I.P Mario

So... you’re going to kill pikachu next, huh?

I'm so glad Pokemon Puzzle League got a shoutout. Still one of my favorite side games. Super underrated. The concept of playing with a friend to screw them over with the bricks falling on them was genius. Plus you had the 3D puzzles. The whole game was just great.

My favourite Pokemon moment was the Christmas I got Gold and my 2 closest friends at that time both got Silver. The reason it was awesome is because we all picked 3 different starters without talking to each other. So when we came together that day to see how none of us picked the same starter it was a cool moment.

Mario’s death is just a april fools Joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And the legend of zelda ?

And tommorow, reggie will personally show up to your house and steal your amiibos!

Darth Vader: where is Mario? Is he safe?

37:04 - Player's Pulse? You MANIACS!!

Satoru Iwata should be remembered, Genius dude who implemented the Kanto and Johto regions together in Pokémon Silver, Gold and Crystal.

NINTENDO WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT POKÉMON WHEN MARIO JUST DIED

I think my first time being exposed to Pokémon was in kindergarten when a classmate offered to give me one of their Pokémon figures I don't know why they wanted me to have one but they offered me a Kabutops at first which I turned down because I wanted a quadruped Pokémon then he offered me a Poocheyena figure which I accepted and ever sense then it's been my favorite Pokémon and the first game I played was Pokémon Ruby on the Gameboy Advanced which was given to me by my older cousin and I've been a fan ever sense.

A weird personal pet peeve of mine is when they say "Pokemon" before each of the titles of the games. It's something only Nintendo employees do. Normal people would say "Pokemon Red & Blue" or "Pokemon Gold & Silver" but these people always "Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue" or "Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver" and it really just grinds my gears for no good reason, lol!

Okay, I know I was being funny at first, but I gotta tell my Pokémon story. Originally, I was kind of indoctrinated to hate Pokémon because fighting, or whatever. My friend got me Pearl on my birthday, so I felt obligated to give this a chance, and I swear, this game changed my life! My first Pokémon was Chimchar, and Lucario is still my favorite Pokémon, to this day!

My first Pokemon memory was probably when I first played Soulsilver, my first ever Pokemon game. And I've been hooked ever since. My favorite Pokemon is Blaziken, although as a character Mewtwo is my favorite Pokemon.

So no new info on Legends Arkoos?

I'll give this podcast some engagement because... I do appreciate that this podcast is allowed to be a thing, and... realistically the branding of his podcast was VERY important to my journey with Pokemon. You see, it all began with an innocuous VHS tape that showed up in the mail with my September 1998 issue of Nintendo Power, a blatant little bit of advertising that debuted anime protagonist Satoshi's localized "Ash Ketchum" name and explained the premise of Pokemon through the lens of live action actors who were important figures in Ash's life. the world of Pokemon was brilliantly hyped between this tape as well as the included "Pokemon Power" magazine included inside that month's issue of Nintendo Power. Given the big push and that at the time, I was the only one of my friends that had a game boy, I think Pokemon Blue was the first Gameboy game I got at launch, and soon I had it at school very secretly and became quite popular for showing there was a game boy game that went with the Anime that had premiered and everyone at school was talking about. I think the height of my pokemon fandom was the fifth generation; Black and White. Say what you wanted about the weather wars or disliking some of the pokemon designs, I felt there were so many smart evolutions of the formula and little details that made me think of the sort of RPGs I was playing on other platforms at the time Pokemon Red and Blue came out, games like Breath of Fire 3 or Hoshigami tactics or such that danced with doing stuff with beautiful pixel art on rudimentary 3D worlds. the way the pixel art pokemon animated, the energy to Junichi Masuda's compositions being at their peak while still having juuuust enough hardware restraint to not lose their identity... the brilliant quality of life improvements that were made and the efforts that started to come close to trying to tell a story worth telling...! the 3DS efforts all felt like such soul-crushing disappointments, and when Masuda-san announced at Treehouse Live that the franchise's thesis statement had become untenable? I lost my heart to even play it. My physical disability made Pokemon Go nigh impossible to try as well, and well... I can say without hesitation that I am a lapsed Pokemon fan, rapidly ereing towards becoming a lapsed Nintendo fan. I say this as someone for whom many works by the BRILLIANT artists that work under the brand of Nintendo, The Pokemon Company, Gamefreak, Intelligent Systems, HAL laboratories... those works inspired me in so many ways, but the business and corporate end of your affairs have pushed me out so completely from wanting to actively provide great works patronage. I really do hope that internally SOMEBODY with power is reflecting on how poorly many of Nintendo's recent policies not only reflect poorly on Nintendo, but also how it pushes the world culture in a darker direction by zealously putting weight behind draconian copyright law rather than trying to reform it or collaborate with those who clearly have the same sort of fondness for Nintendo's iconography. I hope that for the sake of game preservation, a few precious yen can be left on the table for the sake of consumer friendliness and advocacy. I hope that dire manufacturing errors are vocally addressed rather than swept under the rug. I hope that someone back at NCL has the courage to step up, and admit wrongdoing not only to the rich elites holding the monetary puppet strings, but the public as a whole. it would be an unprecedented and brave move to have the courage to undo some of the horrendous wrong and damage you have left in your wake. It would maybe motivated this switch owner to brush off the dust, maybe get my joycon and switch serviced yet again, and maybe play a genuine Pokemon game again. In the meantime, I'll be playing Temtem. at least Nintendo Paralegal can't destroy that in the same way they did Pokemon Uranium, or Super Mario Bros. 35.

Pokemon Theme great heard in it's GB version, anime version, and in Smash Bros (since Melee). Great listening to this podcast.

I definitely like how they are actively keeping the nintendo power brand alive and I honestly think a podcast is the perfect modern incarnation of the classic video game magazine

Will you do the download for this month today?

Are y’all trolling us about mario death? Tmr is April 1st

Every game is someone's first experience. That's why you need to put a lot of effort into each one. You need to hook new fans the same way you did 15-25 years ago!

I want a Pokémon MMO where you choose from three region from gen 1 to 3 to start your Journey.

so cool having a Nintendo power podcast!!!!!

I woulda put some harder questions, like "in this game, you capture Pokémon with an energy lasso, and completing the story is the only way to transfer the Mythical Pokémon Manaphy to a mainline Pokémon title." Or "this game is the only one in the series in which you encounter Dark Lugia."

Awesome Pokémon 25th Anniversary Special Video.

Alright, I appreciate the Pokémon representation on behalf of Nintendo; it just feels like a lot of things I already listen to, lol. I guess I was expecting more news of some kind. At around the last five minutes this podcast talks about the release dates of new games, other than that, it’s all sharing Pokémon experiences.

To everyone who’s kinda early welcome and I hope you have a great day

Bring back super Mario 3-D all stars

My fave Pokémon spinoffs are Puzzle Chalenge (GBC) and Trozei (DS)

Wait M rated Pokémon?!

rip 3d all stars

I hope pokemon evolves more further in the future

All three of these people were so nice and sounded like such genuine nice people, I wasn't expecting to enjoy this podcast till the end but I did! I'd love to listen to more in the future haha

oh yeah this show or very good about pokemon special, Nintendo power podcast or good show.

Jayson talking about X/Y as favorites brings up a notable point: While Gen 5 has been praised a lot by the online community as of late, it was less successful in sales than any other generation. That's because a lot of fans like Jayson didn't buy the Gen 5 games when they came out, and didn't get into Pokémon again til X/Y. While I did get B/W at launch, I didn't get B2W2 til years later as my interest in Pokémon started to fade at that time. It wasn't til ORAS came out that I got completely hooked again. I can't wait for new Pokémon Snap and to re-explore Sinnoh; we should be getting more info on BDSP in June!

I’d like to give a shout out to Pokemon Conquest as an underrated game!!

I love POKÉMON!!!

I LOVED Pokemon Pinball.

Wait a sec where is the thing when you said March 31st?

*YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!*

Mario died to make room for Pokémon

@45:08 Balan Wonderland

It would be awesome if you guys did this as a video instead of just audio with a picture. We want to see your faces

Mario’s grace will have a special fire flower to represent all the Mario games

Rated M for MARIO!!

happy 24th to pokemon

She wants to take riding Onix for a spin? DAMN GURL

SQUIRTLE SQUAD!!! (I chose squirtle in my first game too!)

My games are Emerald, Pearl, White, White 2, Y, Moon, Ultra Sun.

Pokemon actually what got me to read. As a kid i thoughtvreading was pointless since all we read were dumb stories. But when pokemon red came out I wanted to figure out what every villager was saying. ^^

Video 11 of asking nintendo for F-Zero on switch (Happy aniversy pokemon fans!)

Favorite spin-off? Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Can you make a n64 classic edition? Plz

Why does Chris sound like discount Alpharad?

I love nintendo ❤🌹games and profession style

So Nintendo Power is still around but not in the magazines that I knew and loved. I think nintendo should start reselling the old issues of Nintendo Power for those who are collectors or those who miss reading the magazines that they all loved.

I never never played pokemon snap..not joking I may get down the line if ever on sale I'm personally willing to go full price just to take pics

Poke Mon heart gold version my 1st pokemon was syndic well

Wow!

Nintendo forgot that Mario was supposed to be killed?

Did not know this was a thing they did

Question: What if a Pokemon in a Pokeball and they have Claustrophobia?

I'm not much for podcasts. Was anything important said in the anniversary bit?

NO PUZZLE LEAGUE N64 WAS EPIC!!!!!!!

Wonderful? Not a word i would use for anuthing in sword and shield

I’m looking forward to pokemon legend of arceus

Yes finally!!!

Why does that james guy sound like alpharad at the beginning

I guess that videogame series only live until 35... that means Pokémon only has 10 more years!

Any news on when detective pikachu 2 will be released on the nintendo switch? I've seen alot of made up trailers for this and the anticipation is driving me crazy lol

Chinese Bootleg is not artstyle that fits for G4 remake.

Yay pokemon snap featuring thanos yayyyyy

Id watch if it had a video.

New gen be like no toxic TM or TR even though it's important move for many Pokémon like Umbreon Move set for Walleon Toxic, Protect, Moonlight, Confuse Ray GG! No toxic dude do you even Umbreon or other wall Pokémon!?

Woopwoop

I like how the air quote pokemon pros can't even say Pokemon correctly

🔥 🔥 🔥

Finally Pokemon!!!

Fans:We want Zelda 35th Nintendo:Pokemon 25th

PoKeMoN iS rAtEd M+!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!

Gen 6 brought me back to so it will always be special to me. Not my favourite as that’s definitely generation 2. Gold and silver was so good that when I tried ruby it turned me off Pokemon until X and Y.

Why does Camille sound like Kaiden animations?

Does anybody know if this podcast is available on Spotify? I can technically check myself but I am literally choosing NOT TO because Spotify is NOT MY music and podcast platform OF CHOICE I only ask because I have friend who uses android