You may not be aware, but YouTube is now changing its monetization system and putting more stringent requirements on accounts that can make money off the platform. Creators are now required to have at least 1,000 subscribers and have had viewers watch your videos for at least 4,000 hours in the last 12 months. This means that small YouTube accounts, including ones that cater to us Pokémon fans, will probably face demonetization and be unable to make a small amount of money off of their hobby. But everyone gets 30 more days to hit the goal before this goes into effect!
I think it’s important that we encourage fans to create content and support each other as Pokémon fans. My own website is the result of many volunteers helping me, knowledge shared by more experienced webmasters and the encouragement of my readers. That’s why I feel it’s important to pass on this community spirit and try to support others who may just need exposure to find success.
Please CHECK OUT THIS TWEET for many great YouTube channels in the replies—I hope you can find something worth subscribing to and many videos worth watching. If you have time try to tweet a Creator and let them know you subscribed! Thank to all those who DM’d me their channels. I actually received many more than I was expecting but have tried to check out all of them. Here are some of my recommendations (but again, few of many so check out the tweet!):
POKÉMON ART & MUSIC
CoolShallow (almost to 1,000 subscribers!) often publishes art videos, both of existing Pokémon and “fakemon”, as well as occasional gameplay videos! It’s hard not to find how they create 3D models off of Ken Sugimori artwork fascinating!
Honorable Mentions: Dialga22239 (music remixes)
COMPETITIVE BATTLERS
PokeStrikes (almost 1,000 subscribers!) makes videos about his climb up the ranking ladder on a regular basis with lots of different strategies!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHc6uWawoxA
Honorable Mentions: King Bub, Dubious, DarkDevil26, TheUzigunner, WarmConal007, THATSAplusONE
POKÉMON GAMING
TotemRotom produces a lot of Pokémon gaming videos and also occasionally makes helpful how-to videos!
Honorable Mentions: PikaVolt SS9, PokeSirena (regular rumor videos!)
POKÉMON TCG
Robert Kinzel (almost at 1,000 subscribers!) does TCG openings as well as other collectible videos!
Braysh Gaming covers lots of Japanese TCG content which is always a treat!
Honorable Mentions: Pokemonfanfam, Manon _pokemon, Cmacpride1, Retro & New, Mouse & Mewnu
POKÉMON, ETC
FalseProof (almost 1,000 subscribers!) does fan-game Nuzlocke runs, but also focuses on other games across different platforms. Great production values and and lots of variety!
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https://twitter.com/billwurtz/status/953444008902217728
This is like one of those ‘deep quotes’ for people with the brain of an earthworm.
But this is Bill Wurtz
Here’s a clever riddle i know…
The dirtiest place to use a “Sword” is Pen Island, becuase the Pen Is mightier than the sword…
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/781f3bbc16dfe70d970824e4fb0e7ef96354c87794fe0ca40e9ed426b1b6ca4f.jpg
Ok… You win…
Perfect for me then
Jaden Smith’s existence is too deep for this planet
Why yes it is https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/618bddd0825fa97198fd2a66550ce592a9d8039a41903b1b556988f84d261fb4.jpg
*Saladfingers
I don’t believe snivy possesses those appendages
http://cdn.smosh.com/sites/default/files/ftpuploads/bloguploads/0613/adventuretime-gifs-deer.gif
Perfect nicknames don’t exis-
Not bad for route 1 https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/bf44c79073cf355e742db6cffee618884f4f7ac9ef507f2eee2118050c528571.jpg
I love your team so far, deer~
:3
So just Snek and Pussy?
Does Salad Snek have an eyepatch?
Damn, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is pretty good (There’s an open beta out now)
If OW came to Switch do you think we could see Tracer in Smash Switch?
I think she’d be the most likely candidate for it
Trying to decide if I want to play through White 2 once I get done with Black. I’m at Opelucid City so I still have some time, but if I continue to have the gen 5 itch once I get done I may move onto the sequel. I say White 2 because I already have Black 2, but I don’t have an extra copy. Rally the only reason I’m playing Black right now is because I have my brothers old copy and he never played passed the 3rd gym and that was back when the game came out. So I didn’t mind clearing the game out and restarting. For the sequel however I’d need to buy a copy and since I already own B2 I’d buy W2. I wonder if it’s easy to come by a reasonably priced copy of W2 now days
When is the kids direct?
Any moment now
I this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3Bd3HUMkyU
https://youtu.be/P3Bd3HUMkyU
This is ridiculously stupid
I mean, it’s just a gimmick, but kinda cool
Why are they made of cardboard
Because if they were made of cards kids would get board quick
It’s really cheap and has that “Arts and Crafts” feel
Because it’s a cheap material meaning they can sell their bad gimmicks at a reasonable price?
The thing is that cardboard is a very fragile material, and did you see those strings inside that box? These are tearing apart with nothing lol
Eh, looks cool but it’s just a gimmick.
And I’m not a fan of this being made out of cardboard tbh
Ok wtf is this?
A mistake
Agreed, I’m not considered the smartest, but even I’m not that stupid to pay $70+ on cardboard
What even is this
……this is the announcement?
Yep 🙂
Comes out 420 which explains a lot
Nintendo Labo: Buy our cardboard!
This is why we don’t overhype things lol
This is like a new low lol
You mean Lowl?
Thank actual God we didn’t overhype this one
So paper craft models you can attach your switch into for…a more immersive experience?
Yeah not my cup of gross leaf juice
I get this is to appeal to kids but this is legitimately inefficient as a controller
My actual question
Did anyone spot new switch games in that brief clip?
I think these are just Labo minigames
That’s such an uncreative name
Labo
Minigames from that new ip
hm
Well that was interesting lol when I was a kid I would have been all over that robot game
Labo is a very interesting thing. I’m not sure if I want to spend money on it yet tho. Maybe at some point, but I’m not sure
I may pick it up eventually but there’s of her things I want way more. I can definitely say it’s something I didn’t expect lol
Yeah same. It’s definitely………..crap…I don’t want to use this saying, but I gotta…out of the box….there I said it…….It’s cool ok? XD
The out of the box theme is playing in my head now….. xD
I rather spend money on one of those paper airplane or robot books you’d find at a middle school book fair
I think that’d be more of a waste of money……Labo is still cool. I’m just not sure I want to spend money on it yet.
When I’ll make my Yt channel, I’ll make a review of this lol, at least if they’re cheap
You couldn’t GIVE me money to take this lol
It’s literally worthless trash lol
I mean
It’s for kids they even said so before this was even revealed
The fuckin cardboard is going to fall apart lol
That I can agree, like seriously make this out of plastic or something better
If these were like pre made plastic things I could see the appeal but it’s made of god damn cardboard
It’s just so you’ll “put it together yourself”
I’ll need to put my life together first God why Nintendo why make me put my own game together
Let’s not have this gimmick pls this is not Lego ffs
I wouldn’t say completely worthless, it’s a cute, probably cheap gimmick aimed at young children. It just wasn’t worth the announcement lol
Then it’s not meant for you. Don’t say something is worthless just because you don’t care about it. By that logic most things in the world are worthless
It’s cardboard, hun
But it’s not just cardboard. I’m not saying I’m getting it, but you shouldn’t immediately rush to judge something without actually playing with it or hearing what other have to say. And even then if it’s not for you then it’s not for you. You don’t need to be mean just because you don’t care for it. There are plenty of kids and people in general out there that will pick it up and be happy with it.
Fam
Its motherfucking cardboard
Well it isn’t made for you. It’s mainly for kids lol
I think even as a kid I would think it was dumb lol
Different people I suppose lol I would have been all over the robot game 🤣
80 dollars fam
He didn’t know that when he made the comment tho?
I know
I just had to say it
I can’t
My mind can’t process this
To be fair it’s pretty clear this is meant for parents to buy for their kids and play with them. Yeah 80 is a lot of money and it’s prolly not worth that much, but I highly doubt they’re expecting kids to pay for it.
For 80 dollars you can take em out to the zoo and have a nice fun time.
At least then you get to see penguins
For 75 I fucking held a penguin
The thing is that this is cardboard.
70 dollars for cardboard
A material that breaks very easily
I told y’all it would be something lame.
Guys
Do you get it
Toy-Con
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/cbe69a2769beb61c7991d9103bcc3eda56c99b4cdb967ea376598e873e3bbbf0.png
I just spit water all over my computer screen
“Nintendo Labo will be released on April 20, 2018. The product line starts at $69.99 and currently includes a variety pack (which includes a house, RC cars, fishing rod and more) and a Robot Kit (which comes with a “cool robot suit.”)”
https://www.polygon.com/2018/1/17/16902886/nintendo-switch-labo-cardboard-toy-con-price-release-date-trailer
69.99
SEVENTY
FUCKING
DOLLARS
Nintendo, take your fans out to dinner before you fucc them, kay?
Called it
THAT MUCH THOUGH!?
Haha
Seriously I feel terrible for the parents who spend money on this only for the kid to spill some milk near it and have the whole thing just super die cause its fucking cardboard
Yeah it’s definitely something that parents will need to look after and have control over. It’s a super cool concept, but really delicate as well
Also the price is still outrageous regardless, 80 dollars for goddamn cardboard
Can we make this a running joke pls
Running away when I see goddamn cardboard?
Running away when you see the price
You wanna know why eight is scared of zero?
Because it’s the price of cardboard
I hope thats a typo
According to Polygon this is the price
I need to find proof, I can’t believe this
Oh, it kinda was cute and maybe fun, but now they can f*ck themselves.
Sorry but 70 dollars on fucking cardboard are you fucking kidding me this is unbelievable
https://78.media.tumblr.com/b7f410d66bf8a5bb3e290e821cf359e9/tumblr_o5j5kcttdH1r8kesco1_500.gif
Guys I know, they’re reusing all the cardboard from unsold Wii U boxes
Makes sense lol
UPDATE, APPARENTLY THE ROBOT VERSION OF THE KIT IS 80 WHILE THE OTHER VERSION IS 70
WHY
IS
THIS
SHITT
ALLOWED
Presumably it’s including the price of the software so it’s not as bad as paying just £80 for cardboard.
But it’s still pretty freaking bad lol
I bet the game will literally be like a barebones trashfest
I dunno if this can even hold a kid’s attention for that long
Children break things easily. The cardboard looks flimsy, I doubt I’d get 1 use out of it without tearing it. It also is of no real interest. I don’t really like cutting or scratching myself on cardboard either. It’s not a very good idea imo.