About this episode

Daan Koopman returns to discuss PokePark Kanto and the latest in Pokemon news.

Returning guest and Japan explorer Daan Koopman is back to bring us to PokePark Kanto, the newest Pokemon theme park in Japan! We explore every nook of this amazing new section of YomiuriLand, and what you should say if you meet Junichi Masuda! And I take a look at Pokemon Pokopia, one of the biggest Switch 2 surprises! Plus, the news including a peek at Pokemon Winds and Waves! Follow our guest! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nintendaan.com Twitter: https://x.com/NintenDaan Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nintendaan (0:00) - Intro Feature (0:53) - PokePark Kanto w/ Daan Koopman Games (39:30) - Pokemon Pokopia News (52:16) - Pokemon Winds and Waves, Indie World Social media: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tokyogamelife.bsky.social Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tokyogamelife Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

People in this episode

Host: Tokyo Game Life

Guest: Daan Koopman

Topics covered

• Pokemon theme park
• video game news
• Switch 2
• interview
• Japan exploration

Keywords

• PokePark Kanto
• Daan Koopman
• Pokemon Pokopia
• Switch 2
• Pokemon news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pokemon

Products: Pokemon Pokopia, Switch 2, Pokemon Winds and Waves

Places: PokePark Kanto, YomiuriLand

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