A Brief History of Nintendo's Distraction Tactics – How They Manipulate the Gaming Media

Stop leaving yourself vulnerable to data breaches and brokers. Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/nyf to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed. Nintendo has a habit of announcing trailers and games right after big controversies. But is it a series of coincidences, or is it possible that it's part of a bigger PR strategy? Let's talk about its impact on the gaming press (IGN, Polygon, Kotaku, etc.) and how gamers are affected. From the take down of Pokemon Uranium to Nintendo suing Palworld, we're looking at eight times when fans and the gaming media turned their attention to the company–and what happened next. We talk about Etika, Octoboy, and the "interesting" timing when they revealed new Smash Bros characters right after cancelling big tournaments. Let me know in the comments if you've spotted this pattern yourself, and thank you for checking out the video. Fist bump the lobster to check out our Patreon and support the channel! 🦞 https://www.patreon.com/notyourfriend Check out @JimsMusicDungeon if you're into music covers, reviews, and other gaming videos. Thank you for being a part of today's episode! ❤️ Chapters 00:00 - Intro: Coincidence or Conspiracy? 05:27 - Nintendo Makes Uranium Pokemon GO Away 09:12 - Nintendo Takes the WiiU and 3DS eShops Down 11:55 - Nintendo Targets Octoboy 13:39 - Conveniently Announcing Smash Bros Characters 16:34 - Nintendo Shuts Down Etikon's Charity Controllers 21:37 - Nintendo and The Pokemon Company Sue Palworld (Media Blitz) More Videos on Nintendo Nintendo's War on Fan Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSwhDrdrslI&list=PLtj9UwJHKIBdtIaE5qnWMAuWntr8KZ6V1&index=5 Nintendo is Deleting Gaming History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgTSPXCVTy8&list=PLtj9UwJHKIBdtIaE5qnWMAuWntr8KZ6V1&index=4 Nintendo's War on Smash is a PR Nightmare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3JWMK2K50c&list=PLtj9UwJHKIBdtIaE5qnWMAuWntr8KZ6V1&index=3 Sources & Attributions https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1onrL3SM7_CMly6fkcf-EK7c46zI3nz1oSQbZl6KXBO4/edit?usp=sharing #nintendo #palworld