Reggie-800's Nintendo Secretsさんのイラストまとめ

Pokemon Pinball 3:

The studio who made Metroid Prime Pinball was contracted by Nintendo and TPC to make a DS prototype for a new Pokemon Pinball. Which turned out great, but unfortunately the full game never got made. (fan recreations below)

Full story: https://t.co/Q31ZLgMHzK

Early Pokedex:

In 1996, a Pokedex book with unique entries was released in Japan. It was never officially translated, so we hired Gen 1's localizer Nob Ogasawara to translate the whole thing into English. Fair warning, it's 90 minutes long: https://t.co/STOdL7k8rt

Gen 5's Definitive Edition:

In some newly-translated interviews, devs say they initially thought they'd make a third version for Gen 5, not two sequels. But they go out of their way to say Gray wouldn't work. Here's some possibilities.

Tons more info: https://t.co/2H6GRYM4Xu

Portal 2 Beta:

Multiplayer was originally about Atlas & P-Body searching Aperture for human artifacts. The devs made one stage where they find a comic and bring it to GLaDOS, who doesn't think it's funny, so she rewrites it into this.

More Portal trivia: https://t.co/wtFeLVRnyu

Early Pokedex:

In 1996, a Pokedex book with unique entries was released in Japan. It was never officially translated, so we hired Gen 1's localizer Nob Ogasawara to translate the whole thing into English. Fair warning, it's 90 minutes long: https://t.co/STOdL7k8rt

Smell No Evil:

The Elemental Monkeys are based on the 3 Wise Monkeys from the Japanese proverb "see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil." Some variations include a 4th monkey, "smell no evil," which someday could become a new Pokemon.

More Gen 5 trivia: https://t.co/9QvJQlEl0y

Kanto's 8 Legendaries:

In 1996, Creatures Inc published a book in Japan called "Pokedex," featuring 150 unique entries. Interestingly, the book categorizes these 8 Pokemon as Legendaries, and there's nothing in-game that contradicts it.

The full Pokedex: https://t.co/XqlxA1avJr

Retro's Zelda Game:

Between 2005-2008, Retro Studios was working on a Zelda spinoff for the Wii starring the last surviving male Sheikah. The game got canned, but in 2020 lots of concept art made its way online -- including Horntown & Rocktown. More info: https://t.co/FwleusfpY7

Beta Dwebble & Crustle:

According to Gen 5's art director Ken Sugimori, Dwebble & Crustle were originally "Furnace Pokemon" with ceramic shells made of kiln-fired pottery. To hear more about early Unova from Game Freak devs, check out this 22min video: https://t.co/9QvJQlEl0y

Elgyem Origins:

Since Unova's based on New York, many of its Pokemon draw inspiration from NY and American culture. Like Elgyem, who the Pokedex says "are linked to a UFO crash site in the desert 50 years ago"... a reference to Roswell. More Gen 5 trivia: https://t.co/9QvJQlEl0y