Topic: Pokémon Interview with J.C. Smith

[MegaByte]

We talk with Pokémon's spokesperson about the franchise,  tournaments, and phenomenon that is Pokémon.

The 2010 Pokémon Video Game Regional Championships are underway.   During the San Francisco tournament, we had a chance to sit down with  J.C. Smith, Director of Marketing for The Pokémon Company.

Nintendo World Report (NWR): Can you describe the relationship  between Nintendo and The Pokémon Company?

J.C. Smith (JCS): We're actually a separate company. The  Pokémon Company was started by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures to  manage the brand. So, while Nintendo has a stake in Pokémon, we're run  independently from them. So, we have a separate office. We work very  closely with them, but our office is in Bellevue, which is down the road  from them.

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[BlackNMild2k1]

Tell me there is a 3DS question(s) sprinkled in there somewhere.

[KDR_11k]

Missing question: "Have you caught 'em all?"

[yoshi1001]

Pretty good interview, though I could have given you some of those answers myself. Yeah, access to transportation is one of the main reasons that older people are more heavily represented at these things (extends to the TCG, or perhaps the other way around).