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Pokemon News - The Power Of Us on Singapore Airlines, Pokemon Stand vending machines get facial recognition, Game Freak's new YouTube series, Chinese Pokemon fans get scammed
Pokemon The Movie: The Power Of Us on Singapore Airlines
- Pokemon The Movie: The Power Of Us is being added to Singapore Airlines' in-flight entertainment
- available in February 2019
- voiced in Japanese with English subtitles
Pokemon Stand vending machines get facial recognition
- facial recognition cameras have been installed on all Pokemon Stand vending machines
- these cameras are used for the purpose of “ensuring high customer satisfaction”
- it's also used for restocking goods, preventing goods from selling out too quickly, and other potential services
- the facial recognition cameras do not capture any photos, but derive data based on the customer’s face
- data is sent to The Pokemon Company for analysis
Game Freak starting a new YouTube series
- starts January 11, 2019.
- series will focus on Game Freak illustrators Ken Sugimori, Hironobu Yoshida, and James Turner
- all three will draw while they talk about their work
Chinese Pokemon fans being hit with scams
- Pokemon Quest is launching soon in China
- fans signed up to be notified on updates for the game
- those on NetEase’s mailing list have been receiving scam messages for other bootleg Pokemon games