The Real Story Behind Pokémon Snap’s Brutal Development

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[@UgoGalimbertti]

Ben, you guys are on fire! Congrats on creating highly professional content in a very approachable way.

[@nomi-non]

Miyamoto's quote at the end cut deep :(

[@TheMiddleMan890]

I’m not surprised at all that Shuhei helped out with the translation. He is such a gem of a human being

[@ShadowEl]

Mr. Yoshida probably had a lot of respect for Mr. Iwata, as most in the games industry seemed to.

[@mikemaciaszek3508]

I really enjoyed the heck out of this. Genuinely never knew any of this info. I have my copy of Ask Iwata sitting on my coffee table so I'll need to dive into that soon.

[@KevinJennissen]

This is a great video format! I'd definitely watch more videos in this style.

[@minnmax]

Thanks so much, Kevin!

[@Skinkemann]

So good! A story about beloved game I had actually not heard before? Thanks for telling it in such a enjoyable & concise manner! I dig the way it's presented & edited, terrific work!

[@ThePortjumper]

I think I'm going to read that Ask Iwata book now. Great video, Ben.

[@minnmax]

It's a great, quick read!

[@Michelle-te4nc]

Here is a great thing about Twitter: I only watched this and the Jason Shreier interview because they caught my eye on Twitter, and I am so glad I didn’t miss them. They both touched my heart. Very proud of Ben Hanson.

[@minnmax]

Oh hey, thanks so much Michelle!

[@dmtgallardo]

So good! Thank you for putting this together Minnmax, it was both informing and entertaining :)

[@minnmax]

Right on, glad you enjoyed it!

[@JaknTuck]

Fantastic video. Really enjoyed it!

[@imeanleafeon]

I love this so much. Pokemon Snap is one of the most interesting, fun games ever and ive always been so curious about how it became a thing. And on top, theres an incredible Iwata/Miyamoto story? Great job here, ben. 👏👏👏

[@minnmax]

Thanks so much for watching it! Any help sharing the video is appreciated, I hope more folks find it!

[@raulg22]

This format is great, loved the video Ben. Keep doing this type of videos, one of them HAS to blow up.

[@minnmax]

Ha, thanks Jack! Here's hoping.

[@bowloflentils]

This was really interesting! Also, Koichi Nakamura was one of the supervisors on this experimental team? He was the director of the first couple of Dragon Quest games and the founder of Chunsoft. Wasn't expecting to see his name pop up.

[@minnmax]

Yeah, fascinating guy as well for sure.

[@bleeflooflah1943]

Another great video. This is great work man. Please keep making this stuff

[@minnmax]

Glad you enjoyed it. We'll keep it in mind, was hoping this specific video would do a little better traffic-wise.

[@thankin41]

Awesome job, Ben! I really love this approach - your thoroughness, editing skill, and writing/narrating style work so well. Thanks for the great content and looking forward to more!

[@minnmax]

Thanks so much for the comment!

[@bobbuel]

Knocked it out of the park here, Hanson! Well done! Fascinating

[@minnmax]

Ooooh thank you, Bob!

[@riordanberry3908]

Fascinating. Thanks Shu!

[@minnmax]

Indeed, we should all thank Shu!

[@gamegnome]

Did not know about the Ask Iwata book, thanks!

[@xoopmax]

This is a great and informative video! Thank you, Just bought iwata's book.

[@GeekwithSwagg]

This is super awesome, Ben! Thanks for sharing.

[@Coolicy1987]

Wow. What a great insightful video! I don’t think the development history of Pokémon snap has been talked about in this detail before in western media. Great job Ben! Big thanks to all those that helped out on the video too, two thumbs up!

[@minnmax]

Thanks so much! Any help sharing the video is appreciated!

[@bellyit]

This video is, as an old mentor of mine used to say, "Wonderful!"

[@minnmax]

"You were close."

[@mambaandfriends318]

Good Job! Loved this.

[@minnmax]

Thanks so much, Mamba!

[@rowegardner9673]

This was a really great video! Loved it. Really well told story :)

[@DinoDrugs1229]

Wow such an interesting look inside Nintendo, thanks!

[@minnmax]

Hey, thanks for watching! Appreciate it!

[@Genyuro]

really good content, thnx

[@ThatOneDudeNick]

Interesting story. Thanks for putting this together.

[@HydraTower]

Great visuals to go with the story 👍

[@philzillatheazn6890]

Cool topic to focus on. Its weird how a small game that can be considered so simple or casual turned out to be one of the more memorable games of the generation

[@HeyYoHelloHi]

This was great! Never knew about that team.

[@shanecagney]

New sub here, more videos like this please! Really nice work!

[@minnmax]

Oh hey, thanks! Really appreciate it. Let us know what else you enjoy on the channel.

[@chrisberkenbyrne4363]

I like this format, summarizing a bunch of info that I would otherwise never read. (Though personally I'd prefer it in conversation mode, ie you telling Kyle or whoever about the subject)

[@minnmax]

That's interesting feedback, I was debating whether to make it a conversation. I hoped this format would be more sharable?

[@fr4140]

@@minnmax I personally like this format but if you decide to do it as a convo it shouldn't feel like another zoom podcast.a format like how these videos would work well imo kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqXSn6ualJ6Sors

[@mrshmuga9]

The book released right on time, it seems.

[@wastelanda7x]

I love this!

[@minnmax]

I love that you love it! Thanks for watching!

[@OranjeDiscoDancer]

Alright New Pokemon Snap, you have more to live up to then I realized! Hope it knocks it out the park.

[@joemomma91]

A nintendo bean stalk game? I'd buy it.

[@angelodelia1700]

Ah Nintendo! The developers that best translate the whimsical joy of getting a girl to take off their underwear

[@dakota265893]

We're definitely going to need a big clunky kiosk to print out pictures for the new Pokémon snap. Probably teamed with GameStop since that one Blockbuster left is pretty inaccessible for most of us.

[@vonniepunch]

Hey Ben. I do not speak Japanese but I have heard Itoi pronounced i (as pronounced in icky) toi (pronounced toy). So ih-toy, not ih-toyee.

[@sincerlyeric6585]

How does Ben not consider himself a Journalist!?!?!?!

[@MaxJahner]

Shuhei! :D

[@joshsevers]

But who was the member of Congress impacted? 10:17

[@Dukefazon]

It's so heartwarming to see the relationship between Iwata and Miyamoto. Holy cow, 2015, feels like it was yesterday :( I think MinnMax could you a little more snark ;)

[@rickybobbyroode9814]

Great video. Now if only Nintendo would stop charging $60 for ports and launch games I would still be a fan of theirs.

[@Lochaby]

"Snark, clickbait, and an avalanche of movie news." Direct hit sir, don't you know you should be gentile with the simple?

[@Fuzunga]

And here I always though this game was made by HAL.

[@PabloKMorillo]

"democracy doesn't work" - miyamoto

[@rickywinterborn]

amazing that they were that ambitious back in the 90s. the n64 is a dinosaur now, but before it came out it was a mythical box of infinite possibilities. bummer well never see there weird ass game... well maybe gigaleak 2.0 will fix that