Kit & Krysta, a YouTube duo previously employed by Nintendo that worked on the Nintendo Minute show, have said that The Pokemon Company once said Nuzlocke runs inPokemongames are on the same level as using ROM hacks. Nuzlocke runs, for the uninitiated, are special rules thatPokemonfans impose upon themselves for a greater challenge.
InNuzlocke runs, if a Pokemon faints, they have to be released into the wild. Additionally, players are only allowed to catch the first wild Pokemon they encounter in any given area. Needless to say, this makesPokemongames significantly more challenging than they would be otherwise. It can also lead to plenty of intense and exciting moments, which is why manyPokemonfranchise content creators tackle the Nuzlocke Challenge for their videos.
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It seems Kit & Krysta once pitched aPokemonNuzlocke Challengevideo for Nintendo Minute, but the idea was rejected. According to the duo, The Pokemon Company said Nuzlocke runs were on the same level as using ROM hacks. This controversial claim caught the attention of Joe Merrick, webmaster ofPokemonsite Serebii, who reached out to The Pokemon Company for clarification on the matter.
Merrick says that The Pokemon Company stated it does not have any issues with fans/creators playingPokemongames using Nuzlocke rules. However, it seems safe to assume, based on Kit & Krysta’s account, that The Pokemon Company does not necessarily want those making content forofficial Nintendo videos like Nintendo Minuteto partake in Nuzlocke runs. And while we do not have any official reason as to why that is, there seems to be one obvious answer.
Pokemon that faint in Nuzlocke Challenge runs are considered to be “dead,” which stands in stark contrast toPokemon’s family-friendly image. While thePokemonfranchise has dealt with serious themes like death, and thePokemonmanga has plenty of disturbing momentsespecially, it makes sense that The Pokemon Company would want to avoid giving an official stamp of approval to fan-made rules with dark undertones like the Nuzlocke Challenge by featuring it in a Nintendo Minute video.
Nintendo Minute, for the uninitiated, was a web-series hosted on Nintendo’s official YouTube channel that produced over 400 episodes over the course of eight years. It featured a wide variety of Nintendo content, ranging from gameplay previews to interviews with some of the company’s most famous developers.Nintendo Minute’s eight-year run came to an unexpected endin December 2021.
