![]() As of the date of this article, Pokemon is listed as the largest media franchise in the world at a valuation of over $100bn USD in 2019. ![]() The franchise continued to grow into the millennium with Wizards of the Coast releasing a collectible trading card game, the release of the first true sequel Pokemon Gold and Silver, an animated movie, licensed merchandise, and even Pikachu in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The original Pokemon Red and Blue (Green was rebranded as Blue) did very well, as did the semi-follow-up, Pokemon Yellow. Pokemon was localized for other countries and released, alongside the animated series, as part of a mixed-media product launch. Upon a blockbuster 1996 release in Japan, the game received an animated series. Pokemon, the original Red and Green games from Japan, was developed over the course of several years by game developer GameFreak. Between the fawning over the land, Disney fan cynicism, and people confusing a bus-bar driven dark ride with a rollercoaster are people wondering what will happen to the largest video game property around: Pokemon. "If this is cloned how is it different than Ratatoullie?", "LOL Epic Universe", and "Is Nintendo even relevant? OMG TRON!". Of course with an awesome theme park land reveal we get the usual amount of Very Bad Hot Takes. Everything appears to be a home run so far, fingers crossed the rides bring it home (*side-eye to Smuggler's Run*). I don't know how my already sky-high expectations and hype were somehow exceeded but here we are. This week Universal finally revealed more details on Super Nintendo World and its three attractions: Mario Kart Koopa Challenge (nee Bowser Challenge as Koopa is his name in Japan), Yoshi Adventure, and several interactive experiences. What if it's Us ( book) - audiobook sample.Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow ( book).Gorillaz Song Machine ( album/project) - Desole.The Adventure Zone ( podcast) - Balance Arc trailer.GiantBomb dot Com, a website for video games - Fortnite with St.13 Sentinels Aegis Rim ( PS4) - Polygon Article.Ted Lasso (AppleTV Paid) - Ted Lasso article, Ted Lasso Darts Scene.Here's an expanded list of our favorite things with links to places to find them! Plus we discuss a rare Captain Eo print on eBay and Super Nintendo World leaks. It's our holiday special as Joe, Sean, and special guest David Daut discuss our favorite things of 2020! We give our top pics of video games, podcasts, books, movies, television shows, music, and YouTube in this year of shit.
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