The Pokemon Company Just Gave AMAZING News...

Summary

The video discusses the potential for new information on 'Pokemon Legends: Arceus' following its announcement in February. It highlights Game Freak's decision to hire new staff across 37 positions, including planners and programmers, to bolster its development capacity. The hiring drive is seen as a positive move to improve the quality of future Pokemon games, especially with the upcoming release of 'Pokemon Legends: Arceus' in 2025 and the Nintendo Switch 2. The video also notes the contrast between Game Freak's expansion and the industry trend of layoffs, emphasizing the company's commitment to enhancing the gaming experience.

Takeaways

• 📅 The anticipation for new information about 'Pokémon Legends Za' is growing, as it was announced during Pokémon Day in February with no updates since then.
• 🎮 There is speculation that more details might be shared in an upcoming Pokémon presentation in August, a tradition that has been observed for the past three years.
• 🎙️ The video creator has upgraded their audio equipment, resulting in a noticeable improvement in the quality of their voice, which they invite viewers to comment on.
• 📈 Game Freak, the developer of Pokémon, is actively hiring for 37 different positions, indicating a significant expansion and the need for a diverse range of skills.
• 🔍 The recruitment drive includes positions for both experienced professionals and newcomers, with some roles specifically mentioned as related to the Pokémon series.
• 🌐 Game Freak is known for its work on the main series Pokémon games and has also ventured into other projects, such as 'Little Town Hero' and the upcoming 'Project Bloom'.
• 🚀 The hiring initiative could be a strategic move to revitalize the Pokémon franchise, especially following criticism of the latest games 'Scarlet and Violet' for performance and graphical issues.
• 📈 'Pokémon Legends Za' is expected to launch in 2025, marking the first time the franchise has gone more than two years without a major release.
• 📝 Contract jobs listed by Game Freak may offer the possibility of becoming permanent positions if the individual proves to be a valuable asset to the company.
• 💡 The influx of new hires is seen as a positive move in an industry that has been experiencing layoffs, with Game Freak and its partners aiming to grow and improve the gaming landscape.
• 🎉 The video creator expresses optimism that the new hires will bring fresh ideas and improvements to future Pokémon games, especially with the potential of a new Nintendo Switch on the horizon.

Q & A

What was announced during Pokémon Day in February?

The announcement of the game 'Pokémon Legends Za' was made during Pokémon Day in February.

Why might there be new information about Pokémon Legends Za coming soon?

There might be new information about Pokémon Legends Za coming soon because there is usually a second Pokémon presentation in August, which has been a tradition for the past three years.

What is the significance of Game Freak ramping up hiring?

The significance of Game Freak ramping up hiring is that it indicates the developer is preparing for major projects, such as 'Pokémon Legends Za', and is looking to expand its team with both experienced professionals and newcomers.

What types of positions is Game Freak looking to fill for their upcoming projects?

Game Freak is looking to fill a variety of positions including planners, programmers, 3D artists, R&D programmers, UI programmers, Unity engineers, and more.

What is the current status of Pokémon games in terms of critical reception?

The latest generation of Pokémon games, 'Pokémon Scarlet and Violet', were criticized for performance issues and poor graphical quality, and currently hold the lowest rankings among critics in the franchise's history.

What is the potential impact of hiring new staff on the quality of future Pokémon games?

The hiring of new staff could potentially lead to improvements in the quality of future Pokémon games by bringing in fresh ideas, new skills, and more experienced personnel to address the issues faced in recent titles.

What is the potential significance of the new hires for Pokémon Legends Za?

The new hires could be significant for Pokémon Legends Za as they may bring in the necessary expertise to develop the game successfully, especially considering the game's departure from the traditional Pokémon formula.

What is the potential for contract jobs to become full-time positions at Game Freak?

Contract jobs at Game Freak have the potential to become full-time positions if the individual performs well and is seen as a valuable asset to the company.

How does the hiring spree at Game Freak contrast with the current trends in the gaming industry?

The hiring spree at Game Freak contrasts with the current trends of layoffs and studio closures in the gaming industry, showing a commitment to growth and development.

What is the potential impact of the Nintendo Switch 2 on the development of future Pokémon games?

The development of future Pokémon games could benefit from the capabilities of the Nintendo Switch 2, with the potential for improved graphics and performance, especially with the addition of more experienced developers.

What is the role of the community in providing feedback on the video's audio quality?

The community plays a role in providing feedback on the audio quality of the video, which helps the creator understand if the upgrade to a new microphone has made a noticeable difference and if any further adjustments are needed.

Outlines

00:00

📢 Anticipation for Pokémon Legends Za Updates and Game Freak's Hiring Spree

The video script discusses the lack of recent updates on the game 'Pokémon Legends Za' since its announcement in February during Pokémon Day. It speculates about potential news in the upcoming Pokémon presentation in August, a tradition of the past three years. The main focus then shifts to Game Freak, the developer behind Pokémon, which is reportedly hiring for a multitude of positions, ranging from planners to programmers. This hiring drive is seen as a strategic move to infuse fresh talent and ideas into the company, especially with the upcoming release of 'Pokémon Legends Za'. The script also mentions the audio quality upgrade experienced by the speaker due to a new microphone and seeks feedback from the audience. The hiring initiative by Game Freak is viewed positively against the backdrop of layoffs in the gaming industry.

05:00

🔍 Game Freak's Expansion and the Impact on Future Pokémon Games

This paragraph delves into the potential impact of Game Freak's hiring spree on the quality of future Pokémon games. While not expecting a drastic overnight improvement, the speaker hopes that the influx of new staff with varied skills, including industry veterans, will lead to more polished and higher quality games. The discussion includes the possibility of these new hires contributing to the development of games for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, anticipating better graphics and performance on the new system. The script also touches on the nature of contract jobs and the chance for temporary employees to become permanent if they prove valuable to the company. The speaker contrasts Game Freak's growth with the unfortunate layoffs happening in other parts of the gaming industry, expressing optimism for the future of Pokémon games and the industry as a whole.

Keywords

💡Pokemon Legends Za

Pokemon Legends Za is an upcoming game in the Pokemon franchise, which was announced during Pokemon Day in February. It is significant as it marks a potential shift in the series, with the game expected to launch in 2025 after a longer gap than usual between main series Pokemon games. The script mentions the anticipation of new information about this game, indicating its importance to fans and the gaming community.

💡Pokemon Presents

Pokemon Presents is an event where new information about Pokemon games is typically shared. The script refers to the expectation of a second Pokemon Presents in August, which has been a regular occurrence for the past three years, suggesting that it is a platform for updates on Pokemon games, including possibly Pokemon Legends Za.

💡Game Freak

Game Freak is the developer behind the main series Pokemon games. The script discusses Game Freak's ramping up of hiring, indicating the studio's growth and the need for additional staff to work on high-profile games like Pokemon Legends Za. This hiring drive is seen as a positive move for the future of the Pokemon franchise.

💡hir ring

The term 'hir ring' in the script refers to the hiring process that Game Freak is undertaking. The studio is seeking a variety of positions, from planners to programmers, which is indicative of the diverse skills required to develop complex games and suggests an expansion in the studio's capabilities.

💡Project Bloom

Project Bloom is mentioned in the script as a new action-adventure game from Game Freak in collaboration with publisher Private Division. This signifies that Game Freak is not only working on Pokemon games but is also expanding into other genres, showcasing the studio's versatility and ambition.

💡recruitment list

The recruitment list in the script details the various positions Game Freak is looking to fill, including planners, 3D artists, and programmers. This list provides insight into the different roles needed for game development and the scale of Game Freak's hiring initiative.

💡Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are recent entries in the Pokemon main series that were criticized for performance issues and graphical quality upon launch. The script uses these games as a contrast to the potential improvements expected with the new hires at Game Freak, suggesting a desire for a change in the quality of future Pokemon games.

💡contract jobs

Contract jobs, as mentioned in the script, are temporary positions that may be offered for a set period. However, the script also notes that these can potentially become full-time positions if the individual performs well, indicating a pathway for temporary staff to secure long-term employment at Game Freak.

💡game industry trends

The script discusses major trends within the game industry, such as the hiring of new staff and the challenges faced by studios, including layoffs. The hiring drive by Game Freak is presented as a positive counter to the negative trends of job cuts in the industry, highlighting the company's commitment to growth and stability.

💡Nintendo Switch 2

The Nintendo Switch 2, although not explicitly detailed in the script, is alluded to as an upcoming platform for which Pokemon games will be developed. The mention of this new system suggests that the quality of future Pokemon games could be enhanced by the capabilities of the new hardware.

Highlights

The anticipation of new information about Pokémon Legends: Arceus following its announcement during Pokémon Day in February.

The possibility of an upcoming Pokémon Presents in August, as it has been a tradition for the past three years.

The Pokémon Company and Game Freak's decision to ramp up hiring, seeking a variety of positions from planners to programmers.

Game Freak's increased hiring efforts in response to the development of high-profile games like Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Game Freak's history since its establishment in 1989 and its reputation as a major developer in the gaming industry.

The studio's continuous busyness with major title releases nearly every year, including main series Pokémon games and DLCs.

The announcement of Project Bloom, a new action-adventure game from Game Freak in collaboration with Private Division.

Game Freak's recruitment drive for 37 positions, including planners, 3D artists, R&D programmers, and more.

The variety of job requirements, targeting both seasoned veterans and newcomers without game industry experience.

Specific positions mentioning Pokémon, hinting at potential involvement with Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

The potential for contract jobs to become permanent, depending on performance and value to the company.

The contrast between Game Freak's hiring drive and the industry trend of layoffs and studio closures.

The historical size of Game Freak as a small studio with around 200 employees working on multiple projects simultaneously.

The hope that new hires will bring fresh ideas and improvements to the quality of future Pokémon games.

The upcoming release of the Nintendo Switch 2 and expectations for enhanced Pokémon game quality on the new system.

The mixed reception of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, which were criticized for performance and graphical issues.

The expectation that Pokémon Legends: Arceus will launch in 2025, marking a significant gap in the release schedule.

The call for community engagement through likes, subscriptions, comments, and social media following.

Transcripts

so ever since the announcement of

Pokemon Legends Za during Pokémon day

inside of the Pokemon presents that

happened earlier this year in February

we haven't heard any new information yet

about this game and there is a

possibility that we might get some

information coming very soon in the

coming days as there usually is a second

Pokémon present that happens in August

and we've kind of had that for the last

3 years so it's pretty likely that we

could see that get announced in the

coming days but today I want to talk to

you guys about a very good decision that

was actually made by the Pokémon company

and game free which could be really good

for Pokémon moving forward now real

quick I just want to mention that I am

using a brand new microphone which I

just upgraded to recently and putting

headphones on and listening to this

video I definitely notice a big

difference now compared to the audio

that I had before my voice just sounds

much more warm and richer and Fuller

than what I was using before so let me

know if you guys hear a difference as

well I definitely feel like we've

upgraded the audio quality now to a very

nice level so I just want to see what

you guys think about that as well and if

there's any tweaks that I could do

definitely be sure to comment them down

below as well all right so the

information that we're going to be

taking a look at today is the Pokemon

developer game freak is actually ramping

up Hing and this information came out a

few days ago but if we take a look down

here it says the Pokemon developer game

freak is reportedly heating up with its

hir ring seeking a variety of positions

from planners to programmers with

high-profile games like Pokemon Legend

Za on the way the Juggernaut developer

has become a household name in gaming

following its original establishment in

1989 most well known for its work on the

main series Pokémon games while the

developer has mostly worked on Pokémon

since heading the franchise gamefreak

has also produced some smaller titles

including 2019 Litt toown hero now the

studio is looking to bring in new staff

game freak has kept itself consistently

busy as a studio throughout recent years

constantly pushing out major titles with

nearly every year Pokemon has released a

multitude of main Series games within

the past decade with new generations

like sword and shield and Scarlet and

violet alongside DLC for those games the

developer also has a non-pokemon project

in the pipeline with game freak

announcing project Bloom as a new action

adventure from the studio in

collaboration with the publisher private

division now game freak is hiring with

plenty of positions to fill and if we

take a look down here it says gamefreak

is hiring for 37 positions as reported

by Nintendo Life Game Freak has listed

several different positions that the

developer is looking to fill within the

coming weeks the full recruitment list

features more than 35 different jobs

available at game freak with everything

from planners and 3D artists to R&D

programmers included the hiring Drive

includes jobs with a wide variety of

requirements looking for both season

veterans with years of experience and

newcomers with no game industry

experience some positions also

specifically mention Pokemon potentially

hinting at involvement with Pokemon

Legend Za and if we take a look down

here we can even see these positions so

they've got a planner a planner in

scenario setting creation a contract job

for a sound planner with the Pokemon

series a character model effects

background model cutscenes section

director lighting artist human motion

Pokémon models 2D art designer 2D art

designer for backgrounds 2D artwork

designer for Pokemon series project

manager assistant project manager game

programmer game programmer for

communication system game programmer for

characters with a new IP game programmer

for events UI programmer for new IPS uh

communication game programmer for

Pokemon series Unity engineer animation

programmer infrastructure engineer

information systems for Windows

infrastructure engineer R&D programmer

for communication systems animation

machine learning engineer Graphics

systems battle systems libraries uh

procedural tools HR and Recruitment and

then also the it help desk so we can see

here there's a lot of different types of

positions that game freak is hiring the

push for new employees at game freak

comes as the developer is looking to

Buck several major Trends within its

biggest upcoming game Pokemon Legends Za

will Mark the first time the in

franchise history that Pokemon has gone

more than 2 years without the release of

a major new game with scarlet and violet

launching in late 2022 Pokemon Legend Za

setting also served as a major surprise

to fans with game freak seemingly

skipping over the fifth generation's

univer region to focus on gen 6's callow

Pokemon Legends Za is currently expected

to launch in

2025 new hires at game freak will look

to bring in fresh ideas and new faces

into an iconic developer likely looking

to make a change while Pokemon scarlet

and violet sold well the newest

generation of Pokemon games were panned

on launch by fans and critics citing

performance issues and poor graphical

quality the two newest Pokémon games

currently sit at the lowest ranked main

Series games among critics in Pokemon's

nearly 30e long history game freak will

look to breathe in some fresh life into

the franchise soon with Pokemon Legends

Za's 2025 debut so yeah this is a huge W

coming from the Pokemon company and Game

Freak as game freak is actually looking

to hire in a bunch more new people now

that are going to be coming in and

working on things now now of course this

doesn't mean that all of a sudden

Pokémon games are just going to become

drastically better but I am hoping that

this is going to mean that there's going

to be some improvements that we're going

to notice in terms of slight

improvements to their games that are

coming out and having more polish and

hopefully with better quality because

they are looking to hire some people

with different types of skills and also

having people that are more veterans and

have worked with this type of stuff

before so I hoping that we do kind of

notice that moving forward especially

with the brand new Nintendo switch 2

around the corner of course Pokémon

games are going to be coming out for

that and with a brand new system now I

hope that game freak does have like more

season and Veteran developers who know

how to work with like these Home console

HD types of games to make future

generations and new Pokémon games look

even better on that now you might have

noticed that a lot of these jobs were

also contract and contract jobs are

usually ones that are only there for a

set amount of time and once that time is

done they usually let the person go but

apparently it also does say on the game

freak website that these contract jobs

can also become tempt to hire meaning

that if the person does do a really good

job and Game Freak sees them as a

valuable asset they can actually give

them a full-time position and have them

work permanently at game freak as well

so that's really nice and we also don't

know exactly how many positions we have

for each of these roles as well as well

we do have like 35 or 37 different like

options here it doesn't mean that

there's only going to be like one person

hiring for all of these so like if we

take a look at something like the

lighting artist it doesn't mean that

there's only going to be one lighting

artist that they're going to hire this

could be like four or five new lighting

artists that they're all going to bring

in so it's possible that there could be

like a lot more people coming in here at

game freak and we don't even know like

the full context to how big this is

going to be and honestly this is just

nice to see because it really feels like

right now the game industry is always

just kind of letting people go and kind

of laying off so many employees at so

many different developers actually the

same day that this game freak

information came out we actually got the

information that Bungie which was the

studio that PlayStation acquired

recently had to let go of like 200 I

think people that were working there

which is a very sad thing for a lot of

people so it's nice that game freak is

out here hiring people and bringing more

people into the gaming industry as well

as like so many other like we saw like

so many studios always closing down and

people getting laid off and stuff and

it's just really unfortunate so I glad

that at least game freak and the Pokemon

company Nintendo and all of them seem to

be bringing in more people and trying to

make it Thrive and make it better so

that is very nice to see and Game Freak

themselves have always just kind of been

a very small Studio they always have

like about 200 or so people that are

working there and that's also divided

between multiple projects that they work

on all at the same time because there

was one point where they had that amount

of people working there but they were

divided between like Pokémon Ultras and

Ultra Moon Pokemon let's go Pikachu and

let's go Eevee Pokemon sword and shield

and Pokemon Legends archus which were

all in development at the same time so

that's just kind of crazy with having

such a small group of people that are

working there also working on so many

different projects at the same time like

you definitely need to bring in some

more people so I'm glad to see this is

making a change now and we are actually

seeing more people coming in does this

mean now that every new Pokemon game

that's going to come out is going to see

like a night and day difference and it's

going to be super high quality and

amazing probably not but it is nice to

see that game freak is just taking the

steps here and hopefully we can get

smaller kind of increases in terms of

the quality and stuff especially moving

to a brand new system very soon and I

just want Pokemon to be the best that it

can be and so yeah if you guys enjoyed

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freak is hiring a lot more people that

are going to be working for them now or

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now with some Pokémon games what would

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