What made the first Pokémon Snap such a beloved game, in my opinion, is the fact that we saw Pokémon for what they are in their purest forms: animals. When they’re not battling each other, they still creatures with their own desires and needs, like all animals irl. And seeing them this way, especially since the games and other media don’t really give us this kind of viewpoint of Pokémon, is really cool. I’m so glad it’s finally getting a sequel!
Imagine if such things were implemented in the main series games... How we could see the pokemon in the nature doing some things, like anything more than just having them walk around aimlessly... There's so much potential for stuff like this yet Gamefreak isn't using any of it. So frustrating
That was the draw for me as well. I was always obsessed with animal planet and shows like the crocodile hunter, so going through the game was a lot like i was that guy exploring the wilderness to watch these creatures
That'd be nice but it wouldn't make sense considering there'll be a LOT of people who are completely new to snap 😂 I mean it would be a good couple years til I was born when the original came out..
@@Alewolf01 Those voicelines are so utterly iconic. I still use (and my friends are confused by) "wonderful!" and "you were close!" imitations regularly.
@@CompanionPrism I'm gonna add Professor Oak into a DnD Campaign. NOT the Pokemon TTRPG, but a DnD campaign. At least his voice, cuz I can imagine him being an Artificer, who has alot of scandals building up, but tends to send child-like humanoids out to 'catalogue various creatures'. I can even tie Volo in as being the most successful one sent out by this Oak.
Jwittz: “You could be old enough to purchase alcohol in the United States right now and still be younger than this cartridge.” Me: “Geez, the game can’t be *that* old already, can it?” Jwittz: “This was doubly incentivized by the game’s *huge tie-in campaign with Blockbuster* “ Me: “Oh.” *grabs cane and checks into retirement home*
I had a momentary struggle with the fact that I was 10 years old when it came out, and vividly remember going to my friend's house every day to play it with them 20 years ago. It doesn't feel like that much time has passed already.
Does nobody remember before Blockbuster, nobody in my town liked blockbuster because it was so new and corportized and people were always trying to boycott them and have them shutdown. It put a lot of great movie rental places out of business. I rented Pokemon snap from one of the local movie rental places that had a sitting area where they would serve you soft drinks or tea for free and a snack and you could just chill and watch movies or play games. They were really awesome and cheap. Blockbuster was the new guy that came in and put everyone out of business. I still hate them but after everyone else was gone we didn't have any option but to use them. Pokemon Snap, Pokemon Stadium, and many other games I rented before we even had a Blockbuster.
Pokémon Snap is one of rare games where EVERYTHING makes me so nostalgic. The music, the aesthetics, the sound effects, Oak's voice... I would love to hear as many of these things as possible return, or at least be similar.
I feel like I like Pokemon Snap is great for a similar reason to how I love the Ecology videos in Monster Hunter. You get to see what the monsters do out in the wild, away from human influence and battles. Watch them hunt, sleep, fight, or chase each other around. That's also the same reason I love Turf Wars in the newest Monster Hunter game
I hope we get a snowy level with Eiscue floating in the water, and you have to throw pester balls to either bust the ice head, or cause another pokemon to bust it.
There *needs* to be a way to make the unown do trippy stuff to the environment, as well as an Easter egg that references the movie. Like, turning a corner and all of a sudden the landscape is now a crystalline landscape as far as the eye can see, with a charizard and entei fighting in the background. Then you pass a rock or something and everything goes back to normal, with entei and charizard nowhere in sight.
Haha this takes me back to being 12 years old, My best friend Mike got a 10000 on his cartridge, and I could never get better than 9980.....we used to go above and beyond trying to top each others scores
I'm so excited to see other generations in this, its something I always dreamed about after the 4th generation. The game looks so bright and beautiful.
When I hear the phrase "Welcome back!" In any context, I think of two things: One is the flying Dutchman from SpongeBob, and the other is Professor Oak. Man, this game left a mark on me.
Exactly. Making full-on sequels is expensive and demanding, but just adding new levels and Pokémon to the existing framework should be really easy. With enough Pokémon and stuff going on and things to discover, I’d spend $5 per level easily. They could have a new level every 6 months for years, keeping the game fresh.
@FN Difference being this isn't being developed by Gamefreak. Historically every time Pokemon gets out of Gamefreak's hands it winds up actually having a soul and effort put into it.
I'm too young to have personally experience Snap, but i saw videos of it and always thought it would be fun to play. So I'm really glad we're getting a remake for the newer generation to enjoy it :))
I never thought a Pkmn trailer could make me tear up. And there you have it. I searched for "Pokémon Snap OST" and I just began to cry for the 30 minutes it lasts. I was 9 once again.
The reveal of this game... a sequel to one of my favourite games from my childhood... has seriously made me consider buying a Switch, just to play this game.
Between a new snap and the isle of armor DLC, I'm just happy they're letting pokemon and npcs have more personality. Feeling the bigness of the wailord, the agression of the sharpedo both remind me of all the fun little quirky things pokemon snap and stadium would show pokemon doing that made them feel alive even though they had so few polygons you could count them
Honestly, Pokemon games are at their best when they treat Pokemon like wild animals as well instead of just pals. I personally don't like SwSh too much, but seeing so many Pokemon run around, following you and especially the little Pokemon coming close to your character to greet you is so fun to look at
@@aeroblaze4 This is exactly how I've felt and been feeling since I was a kid as well. I think it's one of the reasons why I haven't been much into Pokemon for the newer games, and why I started loving Pokemon Ranger games over the main titles. You feel like they're a part of a larger ecosystem that's intricate and interesting that you can enlist to help you with clearing roads, solving problems, flying somewhere or even calming down rampant Pokemon. I also feel in general that Pokemon feel less like animals today and more like concepts and cute aesthetics, but I digress, I'm glad to see Snap coming out.
Yeah, this was part of my childhood too. I dunno where it came from but I recall believing some internet rumor that if you get a perfect score on a mew photo you unlock mewtwo and so I spent at least one entire afternoon trying to get that perfect mew pic
I think the other thing that made this game a hit was interacting with 3D models of Pokemon. You had Stadium, which was neat, but getting to be inches from a Gyarados, Charizard, the birds, etc. was epic.
I didn’t exist during the n64 days but my dad has a co worker that was very excited for the Pokémon snap. Seeing his face light up with childlike glee when it was announced was so pure
Pokémon Snap was so important for world-building the Pokémon franchise. It was the first 3D game and really helped contextualize the fact these are supposed to be living creatures. Snap, along with the anime, made Pokémon REAL. I'm 28 now but this game will always have my heart.
I am a bit younger than this game but despite technically growing up in the gamecube/ps2 generation, my parents still had an N64 because they themselves were big nerds. Ever since I barely knew how to read, I played pokemon snap and loved every moment of it. I loved the fun and atmospheric music that always put you in an explorative mood, discovering brand new pokemon, and experimenting with the items in order to take better photos. I found the hidden signs and took pictures of the secret pokemon, Mew, all by myself. Pokemon snap was my first ever pokemon game so every time I saw something new I didn't say to myself "oh hey a gastly" or whatever, I thought "I have just found a never before seen creature and must chronicle it along with my other discoveries." But I think my favorite thing about the game is that Pokemon Island, where the game takes place, truly feels like a living breathing world that I could influence. I could go in one time in the beach and see a snorlax sleeping and a meowth get taken out by two pidgeys. later on I was able to make the snorlax dance and save the meowth, watching it dance happily. I could try to save all the jigglypuffs in the cave or spend several minutes playing with the vulpix in the volcano. I would frequently delete my save and start a new game just to relive the experience of playing through the main story. It's the kind of game that really sticks with you after you first play it and never lets go. Pokemon snap was probably my favorite game from that point in my life and although I had many games at the same time that many would consider superior like Smash Melee, Ocarina of time + Majora's Mask, and Mario Sunshine (as well as some more niche titles that carved a place in my heart like billy hatcher and mischief makers), Pokemon snap was the only one that I remember so fondly even today and the only one I've properly revisited as of now. Although thinking on it now, the real reason Snap was my favorite game was probably because I was so dogshit at videogames back then that it was the only one I could beat. to this day the only N64 zelda dungeon I've actually entered between the two games is the Great Deku Tree and I've only been up to ricco harbor in Sunshine.
I never got into the Pokemon games as a kid. I couldn't afford the consoles and mostly piggybacked off of my mother's roommate's games. But I loved pokemon for its creatures and world. Snap was perfect for me. Quick, fun, mysterious, and full of my favorite creatures living their natural lives. So glad its coming back!
I never appreciated Snap for the 64 until about 10 years ago. My best friend was going through a tough time and was staying with me for a few weeks. We decided to replay it together on a projector tv. We ended up having such a blast! I remember playing as a kid but I got pretty bored but I was a dumb kid - everything is hard as a kid. I am so excited for this game it brought me to tears just thinking back to the good times I had playing with my bestie.
I loved this game as a kid and now I'm working on becoming a professional wildlife photographer. I like to think this game is one of the reasons why I chose this path.
I'm just happy because I've been waiting some 20 years for this sequel... that's gotta be some kinda record but yeah, now I'm over the moon its finally happening.
@@sisterslothington it really does, I just hope they deliver on this though, they have no excuse not to make this the biggest and best Pokémon Snap it can be.
So much love for this game. I love how you have to take photos of Lapras through out the beach stage and your reward is a close up shot of the majestically shy Pokemon. Big nod to Nessy from loch Ness
Holy crap I am so happy this is a thing. Nothing feels better then beating your friend's high score charmander picture for completely arbitrary reasons.
Are you me? I don't recall making an alt youtube account... I would love nothing more than a new Pokemon Puzzle League. Panel De Pon on the switch SNES emulator is nice, but it just doesn't have the same level of polish that Puzzle League had.
So, one of the reasons I love Pokemon Snap so much is that it was one of the only games my Dad and I would play together. He wasn't a gamer so and had a really busy work schedule, but this simple, fun relaxing game was something that two of us would constantly play together when I was a kid. My Dad passed away a few years ago now, and this new Pokemon Snap makes me look back and remember the good times. I can't wait to introduce my nephew to New Pokemon Snap
I was born in 2000 and Snap is by far my favorite Pokemon spin off game. Everytime there has been a Pokemon direct I've been silently cheering and hoping they'd reveal a Snap 2 and I freaked out when they actually announced it and I'm so excited.
Pokemon Snap was the first console Pokemon game, so at the time, it was a big deal seeing Pokemon in 3D on our TVs for the first time. Also, it came out in 1999 during the height of Pokemania, so anything Pokemon-related was huge. I remember getting this game Christmas '99, and staying up all night beating the game in one sitting
I am not old enough to have been able to play Pokemon snap when it came out, but one of the first things I watched on UA-cam when I was young that wasn’t mine craft was a Pokemon snap let’s play, so I still feel a bit of nostalgia towards it. Definitely hyped for the new one.
Re: pokemon snap earworms; theres many occasions where they remix music from snap and put them into other side games. I.e. volcano theme, in mystery dungeon red/blue
This game is so unbelievably important to me. Being 9 years old when the original launched, I got choked up seeing New Snap's reveal. I sincerely hope it can capture the joy and mystery of Pokemon for 9 year olds of today, and can give my 30 year old cynical brain a break from the real world.
I first played Pokémon Snap in 2001, when I was eight. This was around the height of Poke-Mania, and I was all in on it, as were my cousins. One time when they came to my house for a few days, they brought their N64 with them. I had never played a video game before in my life, but I thought the game looked fun, so I gave it a try and loved it. After they went home, I almost immediately got an N64 of my own. The first two games I got for it were Mickey's Speedway USA (basically Mario Kart in a Mickey Mouse skin) and my very own copy of Pokémon Snap. Given how popular the game was and still is with fans and how long they've demanded a sequel, I'm amazed it took Nintendo this long to do it. In fact, it makes me wonder why they didn't do it sooner. I can understand Waluigi not being in Smash, but sitting on a Pokémon Snap sequel for over two decades is truly head-scratching.
I'll be honest. I didn't grow up on this game. I was a sony kid enjoying crash and spyro at the time. One of my online friends learned this and showed me why it was a special game for them (and I guess alot of people). The game is short (completed in little over an hour), but it's also an interesting puzzle trying to get all the pokemon and get high scores by getting the highest quality pictures. Even as we went through it a couple days ago, we found secret bonus point yields he didn't even know about. Even knowing how deep getting some of these scores can get, what carried the whole experience to me was the metric ton of charm this game has. You lure vulpix through the path and they'll dance for you. You can feed charmander and they'll screech at you for more. You can help a meowth get some pidgey eggs. Saving all the jigglypuff gives you a concert at the end of the track. you bowl a mankey with squitrle shells. You can even see pikachu riding articuno. These were just a few highlights for me. Simply just watching all of it was a blast.
One of my local game stores still has a pokemon snap machine and they let you print out your pictures. It's a nice way to keep reliving your childhood or just keep good shots if you ever replay pokemon snap.
I'm really glad wittz uploaded this. I know he had reservations because he felt like he missed his window. But I feel there is so much value in just expressing your opinion and personality on platforms like this. There are times where I miss my little dose of jwittz. I know streaming is also a vehicle for more casual expression, but it never feels the same. Even the little time between the inception of an opinion and posting quicker discussion style videos makes a world of difference when it comes to articulation and clarity. I know we will never get back to the nintendo news days but I hope wittz isn't afraid of lower production videos just to make his voice heard on the platform people know him best.
Yeah, I myself was happy. I played the original game, one of my fave N64 games. Glad it’s coming back! I really hope they nail it! 1st day buy for me if they do!
hey Jwittz, this is a little unrelated but i wanted to tell you that i really love your new intro. it actually makes me like to watch your videos a lot more. i just wanted to let you know
I remember as a kid, me and my siblings each got an N64 game when we got the system for Christmas. Pokemon Snap was my game and I had a blast figuring out how to find and snap all the pokemon and Signs.
A wild area with randomly appearing pokemon who take randomized paths as you come across them would add so much replayability to the format of the game. One of the things that held the original game back was that the stages were the same every time you played them but obviously that's understandable for a N64 game. These days there's so much more they can do with the format if the developers are creative enough.
Oh...oh my gosh. I have played through this game so many times, and I NEVER noticed the cave etchings of the egg & music note. It’s just always something I knew how to do from seeing other people do it as a little kid 😂 The more you know!
This is the quickest I’ve ever made it to a video this early! Love your videos J! Pokémon Snap 64 was the first Pokémon game I ever played. It’s so nostalgic for me!
I personally didn't grow up with the N64 but I still am fairly excited for New Pokemon Snap as I'll finally get to see why people loved the first one as much as they did.
Pokémon snap was one of my N64 pastimes originally purchased by my grandfather after he resorted to video games following his hip surgery. This announcement was the most amazing bout of nostalgia.
I haven't played Pokémon Snap, but I love taking photos of things in the environment. I also love camera modes in video games, and tend to spend a lot of time getting a single, elaborate photo. New Pokémon Snap looks like exactly my kind of game, and I can't wait to play it.
I really hope that we still get to hear Oak say things like "Wonderful!" when he sees our photos. For some reason I love the way he says it in Snap lol
It's amazing how Pokémon Snap was trending on social media. We have been asking for a new Pokémon Snap for nearly a decade. Now that its arriving and on the switch, I'm so getting it and I'm getting one for my nephew as well.
Vitalij Brem don’t worry, TPC isn’t bothering to develop New Snap themselves. I trust Bandai Namco to do it well since they’ve done a fantastic job with Smash Ultimate. This game is gonna be GOOD.
Sadly Tencent most likely demanded their own presentation OR The pokemon company actually wanted to promote their new highly profitable mobile game with its own presentation... Either way TPC has become increasingly pathetic and I'm utterly disappointed in them.
I loved playing the original Pokemon Snap into oblivion. It was always fun showing my younger siblings the things I uncovered, like getting Gyarados or Dragonite, or getting the three singing Jigglypuffs if you saved the one from the Koffing. I still have my original Pokemon Snap cartridge sitting in my closet, I absolutely can't wait for this one to be released. I don't think I'll be able to schedule any time in for Animal Crossing when it does come out.
I remember getting this game for Christmas when I was 12, along with the special Pikachu edition N64 where Pikachu's cheeks light up when you switched the console on. I remember playing it in my childhood house, with my childhood best friend for hours on end, trying so hard to make that darn Arcanine appear, and trying to get those Vulpix to turn round at just the right time. My friend and I would also play Banjo-Kazooie, Pokémon Stadium and Super Mario Bros N64. One day we put the joystick down for the very last time and we didn't even know. I still have that N64 and those games, but I don't have my childhood best friend anymore. Just the memories.
What made the first Pokémon Snap such a beloved game, in my opinion, is the fact that we saw Pokémon for what they are in their purest forms: animals. When they’re not battling each other, they still creatures with their own desires and needs, like all animals irl. And seeing them this way, especially since the games and other media don’t really give us this kind of viewpoint of Pokémon, is really cool. I’m so glad it’s finally getting a sequel!
But Magmar used flamethrower on an innocent Charmander.
Imagine if such things were implemented in the main series games... How we could see the pokemon in the nature doing some things, like anything more than just having them walk around aimlessly... There's so much potential for stuff like this yet Gamefreak isn't using any of it. So frustrating
@@yiangaruga4928Having Pokémon in the overworld is a step in the right direction I hope they expand upon it like you said.
100% agree. That's what's always made Pokémon what it is for me, not the battles.
That was the draw for me as well. I was always obsessed with animal planet and shows like the crocodile hunter, so going through the game was a lot like i was that guy exploring the wilderness to watch these creatures
The first thing I hear when I boot up the new Snap better be “W E L C O M E B A C K!”
That'd be nice but it wouldn't make sense considering there'll be a LOT of people who are completely new to snap 😂
I mean it would be a good couple years til I was born when the original came out..
"Sorry to keep you waiting!"
Reading this you can hear oaks voice and the background music. fills me with joy. (from the old game)
@@Alewolf01 Those voicelines are so utterly iconic. I still use (and my friends are confused by) "wonderful!" and "you were close!" imitations regularly.
@@CompanionPrism I'm gonna add Professor Oak into a DnD Campaign. NOT the Pokemon TTRPG, but a DnD campaign. At least his voice, cuz I can imagine him being an Artificer, who has alot of scandals building up, but tends to send child-like humanoids out to 'catalogue various creatures'. I can even tie Volo in as being the most successful one sent out by this Oak.
Jwittz: “You could be old enough to purchase alcohol in the United States right now and still be younger than this cartridge.”
Me: “Geez, the game can’t be *that* old already, can it?”
Jwittz: “This was doubly incentivized by the game’s *huge tie-in campaign with Blockbuster* “
Me: “Oh.” *grabs cane and checks into retirement home*
I had a momentary struggle with the fact that I was 10 years old when it came out, and vividly remember going to my friend's house every day to play it with them 20 years ago. It doesn't feel like that much time has passed already.
Im with ya fam
Does nobody remember before Blockbuster, nobody in my town liked blockbuster because it was so new and corportized and people were always trying to boycott them and have them shutdown. It put a lot of great movie rental places out of business. I rented Pokemon snap from one of the local movie rental places that had a sitting area where they would serve you soft drinks or tea for free and a snack and you could just chill and watch movies or play games. They were really awesome and cheap. Blockbuster was the new guy that came in and put everyone out of business. I still hate them but after everyone else was gone we didn't have any option but to use them. Pokemon Snap, Pokemon Stadium, and many other games I rented before we even had a Blockbuster.
@@junehanabi1756 I guess you could say Blockbuster really... busted up the block.
Ahh, i miss Blockbuster 😔
Pokémon Snap is one of rare games where EVERYTHING makes me so nostalgic. The music, the aesthetics, the sound effects, Oak's voice... I would love to hear as many of these things as possible return, or at least be similar.
I feel like I like Pokemon Snap is great for a similar reason to how I love the Ecology videos in Monster Hunter. You get to see what the monsters do out in the wild, away from human influence and battles. Watch them hunt, sleep, fight, or chase each other around. That's also the same reason I love Turf Wars in the newest Monster Hunter game
I wonder if there will be a level where you go through a temple taking pictures of Unown?
I hope we get a snowy level with Eiscue floating in the water, and you have to throw pester balls to either bust the ice head, or cause another pokemon to bust it.
INTO THE UNOWN!!!
@@Steveofthejungle8Stop
Whether that will happen or not is- hehe- UNOWN! Bdum sh
There *needs* to be a way to make the unown do trippy stuff to the environment, as well as an Easter egg that references the movie.
Like, turning a corner and all of a sudden the landscape is now a crystalline landscape as far as the eye can see, with a charizard and entei fighting in the background. Then you pass a rock or something and everything goes back to normal, with entei and charizard nowhere in sight.
20 years later and I'm still trying to replicate my moms amazing mew photos, it's almost a yearly competition
I needed to read a comment like this today. That's awesome man.
That’s awesomely sweet! And made my day
Haha this takes me back to being 12 years old, My best friend Mike got a 10000 on his cartridge, and I could never get better than 9980.....we used to go above and beyond trying to top each others scores
I want to see those amazing photos
I can't wait to take closeup pics of Machamp's belt.
get some good pics of incineroar's belt too
@@vossboss220good idea.
"Belt"
Mmhm yea sure
Yeah I can’t wait to see all the blood on the belt from Machamp beating his kids.
@@savoryseaweed495 r/cursedcomments
Honestly I'm just happy that New Pokémon Snap has more than just Gen 1
I'm so excited to see other generations in this, its something I always dreamed about after the 4th generation.
The game looks so bright and beautiful.
Simon Horan we deserve it after 20 yrs 😤😤
They probably would have just gen 1 mons if it were a remake. Thankfully that's not the case.
it didn't have sense to include just the first gen
Honestly I wanted to buy it the moment I saw primarina
When I hear the phrase "Welcome back!" In any context, I think of two things: One is the flying Dutchman from SpongeBob, and the other is Professor Oak. Man, this game left a mark on me.
@WafflesOWNz Archive - When ever I hear, "Welcome back." l think of the Pawn Shop guy from Thief Simulator.
The beauty part is it has potential for expansion via DLC. Extra areas, new pokemon, etc...
Exactly. Making full-on sequels is expensive and demanding, but just adding new levels and Pokémon to the existing framework should be really easy. With enough Pokémon and stuff going on and things to discover, I’d spend $5 per level easily. They could have a new level every 6 months for years, keeping the game fresh.
Stuff that'll never happen.
@@trevorhale7230 They gave Pokemon Sword and Shield DLC.
@FN Difference being this isn't being developed by Gamefreak. Historically every time Pokemon gets out of Gamefreak's hands it winds up actually having a soul and effort put into it.
@@trevorhale7230 You sure?
Im expecting Todd Snap to replace Oak as the guide role and maybe even have Trevor from X&Y as a rival or boss
That’d be so cool. Imagine seeing Todd after 20 years, beard and all, a veteran photographer through and through
This is such a cool idea, which is why it probably won’t happen 😭
I hope so. Todd was one of my favorite characters from the anime, and even though he didn’t have any Pokémon himself, he still ended up being useful.
I hope so, it would make sense overall with how you are not Todd in the new one, as seen in the trailer or screenshots
No, because Todd knows what he's doing.
I guess you could say that Pokemon Snap is...
WONDERFUL
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@@PizzaGuy-ej8zh What???
I love the beginning shutter sound used as a censor, HEH.
I'm too young to have personally experience Snap, but i saw videos of it and always thought it would be fun to play. So I'm really glad we're getting a remake for the newer generation to enjoy it :))
Not sure if this still works but I bought Pokémon snap through the eshop on my Wii
No lie. "Welcome back" gave me chills. God I can't wait for new Pokémon snap.
I never thought a Pkmn trailer could make me tear up. And there you have it. I searched for "Pokémon Snap OST" and I just began to cry for the 30 minutes it lasts. I was 9 once again.
The reveal of this game... a sequel to one of my favourite games from my childhood... has seriously made me consider buying a Switch, just to play this game.
Between a new snap and the isle of armor DLC, I'm just happy they're letting pokemon and npcs have more personality. Feeling the bigness of the wailord, the agression of the sharpedo both remind me of all the fun little quirky things pokemon snap and stadium would show pokemon doing that made them feel alive even though they had so few polygons you could count them
I hope Pokemon Snap has unlockable Poke' Minigames like stadium did.
Honestly, Pokemon games are at their best when they treat Pokemon like wild animals as well instead of just pals. I personally don't like SwSh too much, but seeing so many Pokemon run around, following you and especially the little Pokemon coming close to your character to greet you is so fun to look at
Seeing Pokémon in the wild should be a staple of the series
The “bigness”...
Yeah sure.
@@aeroblaze4 This is exactly how I've felt and been feeling since I was a kid as well. I think it's one of the reasons why I haven't been much into Pokemon for the newer games, and why I started loving Pokemon Ranger games over the main titles. You feel like they're a part of a larger ecosystem that's intricate and interesting that you can enlist to help you with clearing roads, solving problems, flying somewhere or even calming down rampant Pokemon. I also feel in general that Pokemon feel less like animals today and more like concepts and cute aesthetics, but I digress, I'm glad to see Snap coming out.
Alternative title: 'Are Millenials Reviving The Pokémon Photography Industry?'
Yas
Well, yes, but actually yes
When ur not a millennial, but still own Pokémon snap:(
Alternative Alternative Title: "Millennials are enjoying a Pokemon Photography game, and it's killing the economy!!"
As Oak says in Snap: wonderful!
This Hellish Landscape We Call Earth now I have the the music that plays when Oak grades your photos stuck in my head...
lol
You were close.
Great!
Yeah, this was part of my childhood too. I dunno where it came from but I recall believing some internet rumor that if you get a perfect score on a mew photo you unlock mewtwo and so I spent at least one entire afternoon trying to get that perfect mew pic
I think the other thing that made this game a hit was interacting with 3D models of Pokemon. You had Stadium, which was neat, but getting to be inches from a Gyarados, Charizard, the birds, etc. was epic.
At this point just release the 1-5th Gens on the switch eshop.
They are roms. Let people buy your stuff Nintendo
Nah most people have emulators
Remember, Nintnedo only owns 1/3 of the brand, and don't have much power over the franchise. Gamefreak mainly makes the decisions.
I'm always down to not have to deal with the absurd prices the DS games now go for but that wont happen
Game Freak is too lazy to port games. They ported the old Gameboy games with Kanto in them and that was it
@@CarbonMalite the pokemon company themselves can hire anyone they want.
It's free money. Guaranteed
I adore the 'Welcome Back' from Professor Oak at the end of your video from Pokemon Snap. It was a great touch.
The idea of DLC potential for new snap has me crying with excitment
I didn’t exist during the n64 days but my dad has a co worker that was very excited for the Pokémon snap. Seeing his face light up with childlike glee when it was announced was so pure
Pokémon Snap was so important for world-building the Pokémon franchise. It was the first 3D game and really helped contextualize the fact these are supposed to be living creatures. Snap, along with the anime, made Pokémon REAL.
I'm 28 now but this game will always have my heart.
I always thought it was funny when he would say either “Wonderful!” or “You were close!” Haha
I am a bit younger than this game but despite technically growing up in the gamecube/ps2 generation, my parents still had an N64 because they themselves were big nerds. Ever since I barely knew how to read, I played pokemon snap and loved every moment of it. I loved the fun and atmospheric music that always put you in an explorative mood, discovering brand new pokemon, and experimenting with the items in order to take better photos. I found the hidden signs and took pictures of the secret pokemon, Mew, all by myself. Pokemon snap was my first ever pokemon game so every time I saw something new I didn't say to myself "oh hey a gastly" or whatever, I thought "I have just found a never before seen creature and must chronicle it along with my other discoveries." But I think my favorite thing about the game is that Pokemon Island, where the game takes place, truly feels like a living breathing world that I could influence. I could go in one time in the beach and see a snorlax sleeping and a meowth get taken out by two pidgeys. later on I was able to make the snorlax dance and save the meowth, watching it dance happily. I could try to save all the jigglypuffs in the cave or spend several minutes playing with the vulpix in the volcano. I would frequently delete my save and start a new game just to relive the experience of playing through the main story. It's the kind of game that really sticks with you after you first play it and never lets go. Pokemon snap was probably my favorite game from that point in my life and although I had many games at the same time that many would consider superior like Smash Melee, Ocarina of time + Majora's Mask, and Mario Sunshine (as well as some more niche titles that carved a place in my heart like billy hatcher and mischief makers), Pokemon snap was the only one that I remember so fondly even today and the only one I've properly revisited as of now.
Although thinking on it now, the real reason Snap was my favorite game was probably because I was so dogshit at videogames back then that it was the only one I could beat. to this day the only N64 zelda dungeon I've actually entered between the two games is the Great Deku Tree and I've only been up to ricco harbor in Sunshine.
I never got into the Pokemon games as a kid. I couldn't afford the consoles and mostly piggybacked off of my mother's roommate's games. But I loved pokemon for its creatures and world. Snap was perfect for me. Quick, fun, mysterious, and full of my favorite creatures living their natural lives. So glad its coming back!
Y'all remember that one Pokemon VCR Tape "Picture Perfect" where Snap was trying to get a picture of Pikachu, boy that sure takes me back
I never appreciated Snap for the 64 until about 10 years ago. My best friend was going through a tough time and was staying with me for a few weeks. We decided to replay it together on a projector tv. We ended up having such a blast! I remember playing as a kid but I got pretty bored but I was a dumb kid - everything is hard as a kid. I am so excited for this game it brought me to tears just thinking back to the good times I had playing with my bestie.
Scorbunny and Pichu though :3! Wish this love and integrity was in the main series again.
I did the same thing. "OMG new snap" *plays entirety of old snap* "well that's still awesome"
I loved this game as a kid and now I'm working on becoming a professional wildlife photographer. I like to think this game is one of the reasons why I chose this path.
i love how your dog gets happy as well at your reaction in the background
I'm just happy because I've been waiting some 20 years for this sequel... that's gotta be some kinda record but yeah, now I'm over the moon its finally happening.
It's not 25 years old, but I feel ya. 😂
@@sisterslothington pfft lol 😅 apparently I cant count, I'll amend my comment, thanks for pointing that out. 👍
@@YGOrochi Haha no worries. 😊✌ it literally feels like 25 years!! 😂
@@sisterslothington it really does, I just hope they deliver on this though, they have no excuse not to make this the biggest and best Pokémon Snap it can be.
@@YGOrochi Except you know a virus in the air
Six words: Wild Pokemon being wild Pokemon
So much love for this game. I love how you have to take photos of Lapras through out the beach stage and your reward is a close up shot of the majestically shy Pokemon. Big nod to Nessy from loch Ness
I'm glad to see Pokémon Snap return, hoping for it to be a more regular spin off
"You can be old enough to purchase alcohol and still be YOUNGER than this cartridge"
Excuse me, I did not come here to be attacked!!!
I am in this age category. Though I have seen playthroughs of Snap and am also hyped for New Snap.
I feel attacked as well hahaha.
Joke's on you, I'm one year older than snap!
...But I'm in a similar boat regardless.
90's kids = Master Race.
If you think that's an attack, you have worse problems.
i am so glad that Snap is back, when i found out about this announcement, i was like David Tenant in an episode of Doctor Who. "WHUT!?"
Holy crap I am so happy this is a thing. Nothing feels better then beating your friend's high score charmander picture for completely arbitrary reasons.
Now we need an online pokemon puzzle league remake and then my childhood dream is complete.
Are you me? I don't recall making an alt youtube account... I would love nothing more than a new Pokemon Puzzle League. Panel De Pon on the switch SNES emulator is nice, but it just doesn't have the same level of polish that Puzzle League had.
haha you and Renee reacted EXACTLY the way I did. 😂
Finally giving the fans what we've been asking for! ❤
So, one of the reasons I love Pokemon Snap so much is that it was one of the only games my Dad and I would play together. He wasn't a gamer so and had a really busy work schedule, but this simple, fun relaxing game was something that two of us would constantly play together when I was a kid. My Dad passed away a few years ago now, and this new Pokemon Snap makes me look back and remember the good times. I can't wait to introduce my nephew to New Pokemon Snap
Jwittz has the best intro on youtube by far. It gives me chills before the video even starts
i havent played pokemon snap since i was a kid and boy did that electabuzz and elctrode bring back forgotten memories
I'm really hyped for the new Pokemon snap. I was 5 when the first game come out so to live 20 years without one into now just hit my little kid side.
I was born in 2000 and Snap is by far my favorite Pokemon spin off game. Everytime there has been a Pokemon direct I've been silently cheering and hoping they'd reveal a Snap 2 and I freaked out when they actually announced it and I'm so excited.
Gen 3 introduced me to the franchise so I never played snap. I was only 6 at the time. I'm 24 now and I am genuinely curious about this game.
Pokemon Snap was the first console Pokemon game, so at the time, it was a big deal seeing Pokemon in 3D on our TVs for the first time. Also, it came out in 1999 during the height of Pokemania, so anything Pokemon-related was huge. I remember getting this game Christmas '99, and staying up all night beating the game in one sitting
I am not old enough to have been able to play Pokemon snap when it came out, but one of the first things I watched on UA-cam when I was young that wasn’t mine craft was a Pokemon snap let’s play, so I still feel a bit of nostalgia towards it. Definitely hyped for the new one.
Playing Snap as a 3 year old and finding all the secrets was my greatest joy.
your local raccoon dealer the secrets and how they encompass each Pokémon made this game amazing
The amount of little nods/secrets they put in it for the fans was nuts.
Re: pokemon snap earworms; theres many occasions where they remix music from snap and put them into other side games. I.e. volcano theme, in mystery dungeon red/blue
This game is so unbelievably important to me. Being 9 years old when the original launched, I got choked up seeing New Snap's reveal. I sincerely hope it can capture the joy and mystery of Pokemon for 9 year olds of today, and can give my 30 year old cynical brain a break from the real world.
I first played Pokémon Snap in 2001, when I was eight. This was around the height of Poke-Mania, and I was all in on it, as were my cousins. One time when they came to my house for a few days, they brought their N64 with them. I had never played a video game before in my life, but I thought the game looked fun, so I gave it a try and loved it. After they went home, I almost immediately got an N64 of my own. The first two games I got for it were Mickey's Speedway USA (basically Mario Kart in a Mickey Mouse skin) and my very own copy of Pokémon Snap. Given how popular the game was and still is with fans and how long they've demanded a sequel, I'm amazed it took Nintendo this long to do it. In fact, it makes me wonder why they didn't do it sooner. I can understand Waluigi not being in Smash, but sitting on a Pokémon Snap sequel for over two decades is truly head-scratching.
I'll be honest. I didn't grow up on this game. I was a sony kid enjoying crash and spyro at the time.
One of my online friends learned this and showed me why it was a special game for them (and I guess alot of people).
The game is short (completed in little over an hour), but it's also an interesting puzzle trying to get all the pokemon and get high scores by getting the highest quality pictures. Even as we went through it a couple days ago, we found secret bonus point yields he didn't even know about. Even knowing how deep getting some of these scores can get, what carried the whole experience to me was the metric ton of charm this game has. You lure vulpix through the path and they'll dance for you. You can feed charmander and they'll screech at you for more. You can help a meowth get some pidgey eggs. Saving all the jigglypuff gives you a concert at the end of the track. you bowl a mankey with squitrle shells. You can even see pikachu riding articuno. These were just a few highlights for me. Simply just watching all of it was a blast.
One of my local game stores still has a pokemon snap machine and they let you print out your pictures. It's a nice way to keep reliving your childhood or just keep good shots if you ever replay pokemon snap.
I'm really glad wittz uploaded this. I know he had reservations because he felt like he missed his window. But I feel there is so much value in just expressing your opinion and personality on platforms like this. There are times where I miss my little dose of jwittz. I know streaming is also a vehicle for more casual expression, but it never feels the same. Even the little time between the inception of an opinion and posting quicker discussion style videos makes a world of difference when it comes to articulation and clarity. I know we will never get back to the nintendo news days but I hope wittz isn't afraid of lower production videos just to make his voice heard on the platform people know him best.
Yeah, I myself was happy. I played the original game, one of my fave N64 games. Glad it’s coming back!
I really hope they nail it! 1st day buy for me if they do!
I have never played Pokémon snap, was born a decade plus after it. I screamed when this game was revealed.
hey Jwittz, this is a little unrelated but i wanted to tell you that i really love your new intro. it actually makes me like to watch your videos a lot more. i just wanted to let you know
I played this game so much. I'm so happy they are finally making a new game. I always thought it would come to 3DS, but better late then never
I'm super excited for this, I still remember playing this at McDonald's when I was 5. I also love that it goes up to gen 8
I remember as a kid, me and my siblings each got an N64 game when we got the system for Christmas. Pokemon Snap was my game and I had a blast figuring out how to find and snap all the pokemon and Signs.
I bought snap on the Wii virtual console back in the day and that was my first experience with it.
You bet I am hyped
I got Snap on the Wii shop, and I still love it to this day. I cannot wait to see it on the switch.
pokemon snap is just so nostalgic and i know im gonna feel like 10 again when i get to play it
A wild area with randomly appearing pokemon who take randomized paths as you come across them would add so much replayability to the format of the game. One of the things that held the original game back was that the stages were the same every time you played them but obviously that's understandable for a N64 game. These days there's so much more they can do with the format if the developers are creative enough.
Oh...oh my gosh. I have played through this game so many times, and I NEVER noticed the cave etchings of the egg & music note. It’s just always something I knew how to do from seeing other people do it as a little kid 😂 The more you know!
I’ve never played the first one and this video is really getting me hyped for this game
The 'YES!" will always be burned into my memory.
Can't wait to revisit this game!
I’ve never played it & was born after it came out, but i saw vids of it on here & had me in awe. Excited for the new one!
This is the quickest I’ve ever made it to a video this early! Love your videos J! Pokémon Snap 64 was the first Pokémon game I ever played. It’s so nostalgic for me!
I was like 2 or 3 when this came out
geeze has it been a ride, this was probably one of the first video games I remember getting my noob hands on.
Imagine if there’s a chance for us to take photos of shiny pokemon in the new game
The meme’s this game will be birth will be epic.
So good to see ReenaCollects on screen again; I miss her UA-cam channel/shiny streams and WitzLife.
I personally didn't grow up with the N64 but I still am fairly excited for New Pokemon Snap as I'll finally get to see why people loved the first one as much as they did.
I was binge watching your old videos and then this came up: it made my day! 💕
Thanks for making me feel old, just turned 28 today. I love this game, and i wasnt ready for this announcement.
It probably won't have the cheezy but incredibly memorable Oak lines though...
"You were close" will always haunt me every failure
I remember when I beat game freaks picture score on mew I was like 12.i was so happy about it lol.
Pokémon snap was one of my N64 pastimes originally purchased by my grandfather after he resorted to video games following his hip surgery. This announcement was the most amazing bout of nostalgia.
really glad to see Pokemon Snap come back as a sequel and has more than just Gen 1 Pokemon
I haven't played Pokémon Snap, but I love taking photos of things in the environment. I also love camera modes in video games, and tend to spend a lot of time getting a single, elaborate photo. New Pokémon Snap looks like exactly my kind of game, and I can't wait to play it.
I really hope that we still get to hear Oak say things like "Wonderful!" when he sees our photos. For some reason I love the way he says it in Snap lol
I never did get to play Snap as a kid, but I did manage to pick up a copy in college. And it absolutely hit me with that First Generation nostalgia.
It's amazing how Pokémon Snap was trending on social media. We have been asking for a new Pokémon Snap for nearly a decade. Now that its arriving and on the switch, I'm so getting it and I'm getting one for my nephew as well.
Used to play this game so much as a kid in like 2003-2005; I'm now almost 20 and so excited for this :D
Wish that this had its own direct instead of that lousy MOBA
lets just hope snap takes off and unite is either REALLY good or flops
and maybe just maybe the pokemon company focuses more on snap
Vitalij Brem don’t worry, TPC isn’t bothering to develop New Snap themselves. I trust Bandai Namco to do it well since they’ve done a fantastic job with Smash Ultimate. This game is gonna be GOOD.
Sadly Tencent most likely demanded their own presentation OR The pokemon company actually wanted to promote their new highly profitable mobile game with its own presentation... Either way TPC has become increasingly pathetic and I'm utterly disappointed in them.
The Chinese market will eat Unite up and thats a lot of cash
The MOBA was the worst out of the bunch. Every other game had some sort of charm or audience
I loved playing the original Pokemon Snap into oblivion. It was always fun showing my younger siblings the things I uncovered, like getting Gyarados or Dragonite, or getting the three singing Jigglypuffs if you saved the one from the Koffing. I still have my original Pokemon Snap cartridge sitting in my closet, I absolutely can't wait for this one to be released. I don't think I'll be able to schedule any time in for Animal Crossing when it does come out.
I remember that Marriland vs Sephazon Pokemon Snap. The bygone days of early 2010s Poketubers
Steve’s “welcome back” at the end made me giggle.
My only question is if Professor Oak returns, who will voice him?
I stan Stan Hart
Danny devito
It looks like there will be a new camera man so there will probably be a new professor too
What if it's not Professor Oak? What if it's Professor Magnolia? Or Sonia.
@@evanminton8315 or, and hear me out on this, it's the great and dignified, Professor Rowan.
I remember getting this game for Christmas when I was 12, along with the special Pikachu edition N64 where Pikachu's cheeks light up when you switched the console on. I remember playing it in my childhood house, with my childhood best friend for hours on end, trying so hard to make that darn Arcanine appear, and trying to get those Vulpix to turn round at just the right time. My friend and I would also play Banjo-Kazooie, Pokémon Stadium and Super Mario Bros N64. One day we put the joystick down for the very last time and we didn't even know. I still have that N64 and those games, but I don't have my childhood best friend anymore. Just the memories.