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A Marriage Built On Love, Respect, And The Need To Catch Them All
In today’s love-fueled Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Maureliuswolf explains just how amazing his Pokémon-loving wife as they ramp up to their second anniversary. I was planning on waiting to get the 3DS until OoT comes out; however, my wife had other plans. You see, two weekends ago, we saw the deal on Kotaku for Pokémon…
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These Are the Least Favorite Pokémon
With the fifth generation of Pokémon monsters introduced (in North America) earlier this month, the bestiary is up to nearly 650. That’s a lot of Pokémon, and it figures not every one of them is recognized as much as, say, Charmander, Snivy, Pikachu and, yes, Mudkip. A series of five surveys, four with extremely large…
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Japan Disaster Coverage Invaded By Rampaging Pokémon
With the recent release of Pokémon Black and White, those mischievous pocket monsters are popping up all over the place, including some places they probably shouldn’t, like all over British free daily newspaper Metro’s coverage of the disaster in Japan. The partial Nintendo takeover of an issue of the free daily Metro might have been…
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Pokémon Company Squashes Twitter Rumor of Creator’s Death [Update]
A spokesman for the Pokémon Company said all employees, including Pokémon creator Satoshi Tajiri, are alive and safe following Thursday’s tremendous earthquake in Japan, specifically rebutting a widespread rumor that Tajiri had died in the disaster. “False. Everyone at the Pokemon Company and Gamefreak is fine,” spokesman J.C. Smith told Kotaku. He said that power…
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Updating Kills The Joy Of Broken Games
Remember back when broken console games stayed broken? Commenter Don’t forget to bring a towel! does, pining for the pre-update era in today’s Speak-Up on Kotaku. Enough updating. It seems nearly every game I play these days requires lengthy updates every other time I play them. The frequency of being updated is so absurd that…
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One Man’s Endless Love Affair With Pokémon
Today on Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Komrade Kayce isn’t ashamed to explore his deep and lasting love for everyone’s favorite pocket monsters. So, I just walked into work an hour ago. Store didn’t open till 10, but I was there at 9. I walk around behind the counter, completely empty store, rip into Pokémon Black.…
By Mike Fahey
