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Ladies and gentlemen! Youtube has successfully fucked their content creators once again.
it really isn’t that bad.
The people being affected were making like 2 dollars a video anyways.
This is going to benefit the people who actually live off youtube
Doesn’t matter, if YouTube won’t cut it for them, people will just switch to alternates such as Twitch from which they will likely make more money anyway.
The craziest part about this whole Labo deal is that obviously it wasn’t a Direct, so that slot on the Japanese Direct page remains open. We could expect a full size Direct as soon as February 1, I’d say, unless they randomly chose to keep a slot open this time (although it indicated the Direct Mini was coming soooo…) It’s a very good time to be a Nintendo fan…in my opinion.
Also, I hope people actually give this article some attention. I love everything about it and hope these current YouTube events are mended one day. I simply can’t see this kind of policy staying around for too long.
It’s hard to believe that january is almost over already lol one week from Sunday is the Royal Rumble so I am looking forward to that. Would be nice if Nintendo announced a direct not long after it!
Something tells me that a few years from now this “Labo” will only be referred to in jest
*nintendo board meeting*
Nintendo: Ok the Switch is doing amazing what’s next
Bill: Ok so it’s made of carboard and you make a funny piano out of it
Nintendo:
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b063dbacf117e2e110a7b1afdaae98ca679674d83f1da459a3c111790e585f79.gif
Heh…”board” meeting
I expect the opposite. We could see hundreds of classrooms across the world adopt the Switch as part of their educational platform, bringing us up to Toy-Con 12 or something by 2020. And I think Nintendo will make Toy-Con based on their well-known IPs within a couple years too. In my opinion, a lot more R&D went into this than people give it credit for.
Personally I think you’re being overly optimistic. I don’t see classrooms using this.
Labo is great for diversification purposes. Like they said and market, this is trying to reach a whole new audience. You don’t need it maybe, but Switch benefits from it. Mainly from positioning as something that is much more than just playing ‘dumb games’.
It’s cardboard…
I mean a computer is just some finely ordered beach sand, metal bars and plastic too.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8eee02ad7da84ae30eee3032b303d4eaa4a580a6a7c0402ad3019ff9214d8520.jpg
I love this
Can we add Labo to the list of things that we know will have a stage in Smash Switch?
Agreed, can’t wait to dodge all the money it will steal from out pockets
Another boring filler episode, Toxapex screen debut was the only notable thing about it. USUM arc cant come soon enough
Damn beat me to it
Isn’t it Shiny too?
https://youtu.be/3zX-74f2Knc
More origin stories
Drampa screen debut is nice but all these fillers have to stop man
So why was lana leaping off a cliff again?
TINY MALLOW AND LANA.
Nothing like playing a rom hack, fighting a physical haunter with a klang only for it to ice punch you, freeze you first turn, not dethaw for twelve straight turnns, get confuse ray’d, hit yourself two turns in a row after you thaw out and die
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpszIdtcWQc
Found this on the PokeJungle Discord
You’ll find more beauties like that there 👁🗨
AARRGHHHH I HAVE THE WORST LUCK IMAGINABLE I LOST 7 MATCHES IN A ROW DUE TO HAX
Might I ask what tier?
RU I lost many matches because of secondary effects and Durant (which I’ve been seeing a lot lately) and Cloyster missing attacks
Also a freakin Scarfed Shaymin caught me off guard even with a SS Cloyster
That is your own fault for playing RU, that tier is a literal shitfest right nao
Yep always my fault, can’t do ANYTHING RIGHT
Sort of random post but gen 8 speculation. I wonder what the starters theme will be centered around. The past twoxgen gens they have shared a theme in a way.
Gen 6 were rpg classes
Chesnaught-knight
Delphox-mage
Greninja- theif
Gen 7 while not officially confirmed seemed to be entertainers
Decidueye- archer
Incineroar- pro wrestler
Primarina- singer?
Really makes me wonder what direction the gen 8 starters will go. The gen 7 went in a direction I sure didn’t expect. Same with 6 honestly
Honestly? I can see them being based on a concept this time rather than roles
Time periods would be interesting for a set actually. If they did that I definitely want something Egyptian. Maybe a sphinx?
I was thinking that actually. Would be nice to see what the futuristic one would be
I love that. Past present and future starter. Grsss would probably be past I assume. Not sure which would fit best for fire and water though.
Water would be present I’d think
I can see that. Would definitely be an interesting starter trio!
Agreed!
My only real hope is that all of the starters don’t go bipedal in gen 8 like what happened with 6 and 7. I am keeping my hopes low on that though
Inb4 one legged starters
Funny story for the longest I thought hoothoot only had one leg lol
SuMo really didn’t seem to have a specific theme to me, it really was just skill + animal
I am just assuming in all honesty. Entertainer is the one thing I think they sort of have in common. Archer wrestler and singer/ballet. Maybe it’s sports actually? Hard to say. That said I can’t wait to eventually see the gen 8 starters! Seeing the new starters is always what excites me most!
Does this avatar make me look like an insane person?!
Tbh, It makes you look much more annoying than insane
>Shrek memes
Kurusu pls
Okay, the chemistry between characters in Young Justice is soooo good, I love this show.
Today is shaping up terribly
-Bad night of sleep (third night in a row)
-My black work pants shrunk in the wash (since I’ll get written up if I don’t wear black pants or jeans at work because of a EFFING DRESS CODE
-Major losing streak in showdown, Rocket League and Splatoon
-Brother ate my pork chop I was gonna bring to work so I gotta buy something at work
-And going to work in general which now I’m tired and cranky
Somebody shoot me…
https://youtu.be/nhvgnryphV4
Fooooood!!!!! 😲
Bullet seed or Solarbeam~?
I’m so mad at myself, I got 1,000 coins in overwatch and was gonna wait for the new skins, but I also kinda wanted Doomfists caution skin, so I decided to look at it, and then decided to wait and I’m still used to the b button on the bottom for Nintendo, and I accidentally got it…
Are you a fellow doomfist player?
I enjoy him but I’m not very good lol, I’ve been playing him in total mayhem, in attempt to get a hang of his combos, but I mostly play Sombra and D.va. It’s not a total loss I suppose, it’s not even that I didn’t want a Doomfist skin, even if I went for a Doomfist skin I would’ve preferred blackhand
He’s kinda terrible
Netflix acquired the rights of The Flash? I’m shakinggggggg every new episode available the next day
they already had the rights to the latest season as soon as the finale aired for all the arrowverse shows last season, at least on American Netflix.
It’s s-s-so c-cold! here d-deers… I n-n-need a h-hug for w-w-warmth!
Easy coast?
It’s actually the east coast, i live in Florida, it’s not supposed to be cold here deer…
https://i.imgur.com/63RDtyw.gif
Thanks, i needed that…
*your burnt body disintegrates into ash with your eyes intact as the breeze scatters them*
*uses synthesis* much better, thank you~
They said hugs not hot water sports
no it’s ok, it’s like a sauna, it gets all the excess ice off, besides, they missed…
Well technically Incineroar’s flame belt is its navel
And to add on the topic of Flame Sacs it makes a lot of sense if you consider that most fire types possess a internal fire source and most likely stokes said flames by burning down the nutrients of food into a methane gas which it stores and discharges at will
Rip all fire types dying of malnutrition
isn’t that male Salandit in a nutshell?
Well I mean I bet they still get enough nutrients from said food and absorb it for the body, this is why we need advancements on pokebiology
They’d need to consume a lot more considering your body needs carbohydrates and according to your theory they use methane, a hydrocarbon
Yeah it’s cold where I am too lol the freaking lake where I work is frozen 🤣 I live in Alabama this isn’t normal lol https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/29e7105ba9c042bc6280ed4ea6a648b925b62cfc4f15309525dcfa6aa839b916.jpg
Awww, I send my soothe bell to comfort you deer…
Thanks lol finally warm again. I thought it was a good idea to go outside earlier wanted to hatch my egg in go
Stay safe, deer…
You stay safe too!
Huh. I’m watching an episode of Young Justice about Villains creating a giant snowstorm.
Same here, I feel like dying, I can’t stand cold
Bah wanna know something I use a window fan year round
Hell last night my room must’ve been 10-30 degrees and I was fine (my face frozen and my eyeballs cool to the touch but I’m used it it)
Jeez wish I had that resistence
Blubber
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1325da01b448c23e22316b27f88152433ec13a0b78d2d828e3a7caa09e0bd8d5.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNnaJZ8Z4EY&feature=push-u-sub&attr_tag=LbTangkYqY9Zg9xL-6
well that’s unexpected
https://youtu.be/BNnaJZ8Z4EY
Distributions for every month but December 👀
*December confirmed intensifies*
That shiny Zygarde tho
Other than Zygarde what’s the point of this? They’re all in USUM anyway. It is quite interesting that December doesn’t have anything. Kind of reminds me of 2016 when they released the mythicals before SM
To help people who are missing some I I suppose? Personally I am missing thunderous and landourous so this will help me get them both ^.^
Version exclusives
Eeeeeh yeah I guess…
Most people don’t buy both games and the GTS has terrible economy
Its a useful event for a good number of people
That’s fair…I guess I’m stuck in my mind set where I already have all of them and don’t care anymore lol
Who cares if they aren’t all shiny
The person who is missing one of the genies Aka me lol
I have been missing thunderous for a while now and didn’t even realize it. Because of that I am also kissing landorus so this will at least help me get those two
Okkaaay yeah I’m on board with it being 2018 December now fuccccc
Also nice, a USELESS event
How wonderful
Nice to get shinegarde
Also why are ho-oh and lugia last?
But we got SuMo when the Meloetta event still went on way back when
They’re missing out December when they didn’t need to whereas Meloetta was needed in December to complete the set. Also, distributing to old games and still releasing a new one isn’t the same as cutting of a month of promotion when you only have your recent release announced.
And to add to this, they could have filled December because they aren’t releasing the shinies of the nebby duo
Makes sense
Young Justice just had a very nice subtle Lesbian reference
„-Doesn’t she have the power to enthrall most men?
-And some women.”
RWBY did lesbians better 👀
Subtle
Call me back when there’s an actual lesbian otherwise it’s just gaybait
The creator says there’ll be LGBT characters in season 3
Fakemon time
A favorite animal for some that never made it to the Pokémon kingdom
Weewhal
Toothed Pkm
Ice/Water
Thick Fat/Swift Swim HA: Lightning Rod
A very small marine Pokémon of a ruddy bluish grey coloration in the shape of a teardrop. Small plank like pelvic fins and a round almost perfect circular tail fin cutesy round eyes. it’s most iconic feature is the large spiral corkscrew shaped horn like tooth on its head
HP: 75
Atk: 75
Def: 60
SpAtk: 80
SpDef: 80
Speed: 45
Splash
Fury Attack
Icy Wind
Water Gun
Encore
Stockpile
Swallow
Horn Attack
Brine
Amnesia
Rest
Icicle Spear
Dive
Aqua Ring
Megahorn
Horn Drill
Wouldn’t it work better as a 2 stager?
I didn’t put it down because I only had a bathroom break to write it
Its evo is Northwhal
Same abilities
Stats just add more to attack and everything else
A gigantic orca whale Pokémon with a icy bristled eyebrows and large peg like teeth with a longer tooth that has frozen barbs on it
Extremely aggressive due to humans hunting it, its tooth can bore through ice and rock with ease and hunts spheal and Sealeo
And the third evo is the wall
Its the same with a toupee
Why does Kalos do so much I love and then ruin it so quickly.
I fucking love the French theme, I love customization, I love megas, but I don’t love the terrible team, the pacing, the characters, the plot, the layout of the towns and routes, and most of the music. It makes me sad
Terrible team?…
Team Flare is awful and fails in every way
Agreed. Heck I crushed all of them with little effort
That’s not what I meant
They literally do nothing right. I’m not convinced that gamefreak could do worse
There actually is a way
Now let us turn our pages to “shitty fanfic tier evil team”
Dont forget bad Pokemon. TBH I did not like Gen 6 Pokemon at all. Megas were nice though, but gen 6 new pokemon were the worst looking to me.
There were plenty of great Pokémon actually, especially with the non Kalos ones added in there
Disagree
Chesnaught
Diggersby
Pyroar
Gogoat
Pangoro
Tyrantrum
Hawlucha
Goomy
Barbaracle
Avalugg
Hence why we need bigger dexes in order to have more options
there are like 300 pokemon in the kalos dex
300? I wish it’s the smallest by only having like 72 Pokémon
You can use more pokemon than just the ones introduced in the region
……why? The point is to use brand new Pokémon
Black and White FTW!!!
maybe on a first run but like…why cut out a huge variety of pokemon for no reason
I simply lack that ability mentally and physically
thats ridiculous
I actually agree, I used old mons only when they got new megas
She meant in total, not just new Pokemon (I think)
I like basically everything from Kalos that isn’t Talonflame (I grew to like Fletchinder as its a good egg Hatcher buddy that’s easy to catch)
Gen 2?
A Z version could’ve fixed so much of these issues…
Z was canceled mid development. Let’s be honest
They abandoned poor Kalos for Alola…
But tbh Alola is a better region so I guess it makes sense
Im so happy to see the community come together and stop this. I wish Poketubers (or all youtubers) would talk about this. They all started with a low count too. This isnt fair for People who want to be Youtubers. I really hope this stops. It is VERY discouraging for new Youtubers.