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Happy 19th Birthday, Mewtwo!
10 years ago
Admittedly I didn't have the journal set up and ready to post right at midnight this year - I've honestly been wondering exactly what's left to be said beyond "Happy Birthday!"
There's even more to celebrate this year than last though - as of last February 6th, Mewtwo was announced for Smash 4, but not yet playable. April 15th has come and gone, and there have been a few tweaks to Mewtwo in patches - while he's not top tier as far as competitive viability goes, he's not the worst character by any stretch of the imagination, which is still an improvement over his prior Smash appearance.
But the more things change, the more they stay the same - we go into this February 6th waiting for another Mewtwo fighting game release. Pokken Tournament is just around the corner and both Mewtwo and Shadow Mewtwo are separate playable characters. Some Dave & Buster's stores will also be getting Pokken Tournament Arcade in, and we know that at least Shadow Mewtwo will be in there, with the possibility of the original later (heh, isn't it weird how Mewtwo keeps getting added to games after the fact from fan interest and demand?)
If you go by the official release date of February 27, 1996 for Pokemon Red/Green in Japan, that would be AFTER February 6th, meaning that Mewtwo would not officially have been "born" until 1997. Here we are 19 years later, and boy has this fandom come a long way.
There's nothing left to get riled up over, and this'll be the second of Mewtwo's birthdays where no one that loves Mewtwo should feel like they're left wanting more for him. We might get even more in the future, but as it is we can just sit back and enjoy the ride.
I hope everyone out there's enjoying Mewtwo's special day!
There's even more to celebrate this year than last though - as of last February 6th, Mewtwo was announced for Smash 4, but not yet playable. April 15th has come and gone, and there have been a few tweaks to Mewtwo in patches - while he's not top tier as far as competitive viability goes, he's not the worst character by any stretch of the imagination, which is still an improvement over his prior Smash appearance.
But the more things change, the more they stay the same - we go into this February 6th waiting for another Mewtwo fighting game release. Pokken Tournament is just around the corner and both Mewtwo and Shadow Mewtwo are separate playable characters. Some Dave & Buster's stores will also be getting Pokken Tournament Arcade in, and we know that at least Shadow Mewtwo will be in there, with the possibility of the original later (heh, isn't it weird how Mewtwo keeps getting added to games after the fact from fan interest and demand?)
If you go by the official release date of February 27, 1996 for Pokemon Red/Green in Japan, that would be AFTER February 6th, meaning that Mewtwo would not officially have been "born" until 1997. Here we are 19 years later, and boy has this fandom come a long way.
There's nothing left to get riled up over, and this'll be the second of Mewtwo's birthdays where no one that loves Mewtwo should feel like they're left wanting more for him. We might get even more in the future, but as it is we can just sit back and enjoy the ride.
I hope everyone out there's enjoying Mewtwo's special day!
Still it's always great to see more Mewtwo love in games.
And I still ended up getting the Mew plush, figure and code. I'm a sucker for Pokemon limited edition stuff, which is why I even preordered the Red/Blue Limited Edition New 3DS. Pokemon Red was the very first game I got with my lime green GBC back in the day, though I originally wanted the Pokemon Yellow special edition GBC instead. XD
Now give me all your gifts.