TripleJump Podcast #102: Scalpers Buying Out McDonald’s Happy Meals For Rare Pokemon Cards?
Summary: Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and speculate how different the video game landscape and gaming technology will be in 30 years? What about greedy adults proving that not even children’s Happy Meals from McDonalds are safe from scalpers, when they’re bundled with rare Pokemon cards celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the classic Nintendo franchise? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. 0:00 Intro 17:02 What We Playin' 36:00 WEIRD NEWS 1:03:04 Big Discussion LINKS: - https://www.polygon.com/2021/2/9/22274841/mcdonalds-pokemon-cards-anniversary-25-scalpers-ebay-prices-resell-happy-meal - https://www.thegamer.com/steam-bot-reviews-very-positive-sketchy-company-name/ - https://www.thegamer.com/how-ionizing-particle-outer-space-helped-super-mario-64-speedrunner-save-time/ #Pokemon #SuperMario64 #FutureOfGaming -------------------------- Subscribe for more wonderful video game content from Ben Potter and Peter Austin! TripleJump provides video coverage of video games - including top ten lists featuring current gen platforms (PS4 & PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and PC), retro consoles (PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox and Sega), as well as Worst Games Ever, video game challenges, weekly news updates, first impressions, podcasts, livestreams and much, much more. Merch, careers, and more information can be found on our website: http://tripleju.mp ⇨ Patreon: https://Patreon.com/TeamTripleJump ⇨ Twitch: https://Twitch.tv/TeamTripleJump ⇨ Livestream VODs: http://tripleju.mp/vods ⇨ Podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump ⇨ Twitter: https://Twitter.com/TeamTripleJump ⇨ Facebook: https://Facebook.com/TeamTripleJump ⇨ Discord: http://Bit.ly/TeamTripleJump Follow the boys on Twitter: Ben: http://www.twitter.com/Confused_Dude Peter: http://www.twitter.com/ThatPeterAustin Follow the boys on Instagram: Ben: https://www.instagram.com/BenPotter20 Peter: https://instagram.com/ThatPeterAustin The TripleJump Podcast is hosted in Acast, but available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and more! Acast: https://play.acast.com/s/triplejump <br><hr><p style="color: grey;">See <a style="color: grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
