Podcast: Did Nintendo underestimate Pokemon Pokopia?

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Jordan Middler

Podcast: Did Nintendo underestimate Pokemon Pokopia?
This is a blog post, where VGC writers post irreverent and (occasionally) entertaining coverage of video game culture.

The latest episode of VGC: The Video Game Podcast is now live, featuring insight on the week’s biggest gaming stories from our team of journalists.

This week, VGC’s Jordan Middler and Chris Scullion are joined by Pete Donaldson from VGC’s sister podcasts The Football Ramble and Abroad in Japan to chat about the week in gaming news.

The big stories this week include Pokemon Pokopia’s huge success, WWE 2K26‘s changes to its new battle pass, and the Lego PlayStation that’s reportedly debuting later this year.

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VGC: The Video Games Podcast episodes are available weekly, hosted by VGC’s Jordan Middler, Chris Scullion, and Andy Robinson, and broadcaster Pete Donaldson, featuring regular special guests from across the games industry.

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