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BW's was a blast, they had to make this board because Pokémon threads clogged up /v/ every single time a piece of news came out, I didn't get much hype from X and Y's. It was also really interesting the way they did it.
>Zoroark silhouette at the end of 2009
>Zoroark and Zorua reveal in January 2010 (along with the third Ranger)
>Version name drops in April, followed by the first screenshots and footage
>Starters and box legends in May (everyone hated Oshawott)
>The leaked anime settei with Best Wishes, Ash, Iris, Axew, Servine, Dewott, etc.
>Merch leaks with Pokémon like Pansage
>The constant teasing of a far more dramatic narrative with more intrigue than previous games and building up characters like N, saying the protagonists appear older
>The countless in-person events in Japan with demos and videos and Pokémon reveals
>CoroCoro leaks and fake leaks with bad Japanese on 2005 Nokia camera phones
>Cory in the House
>Tuning into a low res livestream of Pokémon Sunday every Saturday
>People trying to get their hands on magazines like Nintendo Dream and Pokémon Pia, the desperation for decent translations
>Serebii and Archaic arguing with each other, and Serebii pirating his game and getting C&D'd by Nintendo
Since Pokémon started getting worldwide releases, so much of that magic is just gone. I don't feel any mystery anymore, CoroCoro just regurgitates stuff we already know. There's no reason to watch their weekly Japanese Pokémon variety show for gameplay or news either
I liked leaks before that too, HGSS were fun.
