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==Pokémon Bank Delay==
==Pokémon Bank Delay==
Shortly after the release of {{bp|Generation VI}}'s first title, {{bp|Pokémon X and Y}}, {{bp|Game Freak}} announced the release of a utility application compatible with it, the Pokémon Bank.  The Pokémon Bank was revealed to be an application downloadable on the {{bp|Nintendo 3DS}} {{bp|eShop}} which could be used for an annual fee of $5 to transfer Pokémon between copies of Pokémon X and Y via a cloud-based service, removing the need for a second system to perform a trade.  It was also revealed to come with a companion application, Poké Transporter, a service that would allow a one-way transport of Pokémon from {{bp|Generation V|the previous generation of games}} to the current generation, a feature which has been customary in the {{bp|core series}} games since {{bp|Pal Park|Generation IV}}.  Slated for a release date of December 25, 2013 in Japan, December 27 in the Americas and Europe, and December 28 in Australia and New Zealand, with a free 30-day trial to be available to all players, Pokémon Bank was cause for much excitement and anticipation in the Pokémon fandom, mostly because of Poké Transporter.
On December 26, the day after its release in Japan, Pokémon Bank had been downloaded by so many people and the service used by so many people simultaneously that all online services on both the Nintendo 3DS and {{bp|Wii U}} were rendered unusable, forcing {{bp|Nintendo}} to pull the application off of the eShop.  Players who had already downloaded it were still able to use the service, meaning that Japanese players who had already downloaded it before it was pulled down would be the only people able to use it for a while.
This enraged many players, mainly those in non-Japanese regions who had not been given the opportunity to download Pokémon Bank yet.  For the next month, people took to the internet to criticize Nintendo for not expecting the online traffic the application would garner, as well as taking it down so abruptly.  Image macros were produced mocking Nintendo for its absence and often insinuating that it would never be released.  [https://www.youtube.com/user/NateWantsToBattle NateWantsToBattle], a YouTuber renowned for writing and performing parodies of pop songs relating to the Pokémon franchise, released ''Pokémon Bank'', a parody of Daniel Powter's ''Bad Day'', begging Nintendo to release it.  At the time of this article's publication, this video has nearly 470,000 views.
This meme, although very prolific in its time, met with a quick death. Pokémon Bank was re-released on the Japanese eShop on January 21, 2014, and the rest of the world followed shortly after, with Europe, Australia, and New Zealand getting it on February 4, and the Americas getting it on February 5.  The fandom initially rejoiced over finally being able to access the application, but since there was nothing to complain about anymore, the subject was quickly dropped, and the internet waited for the next big thing to obsess over.


==Please Understand==
==Please Understand==
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*[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/pokebank-delay Pokebank Delay - Know Your Meme]
*[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/pokebank-delay Pokebank Delay - Know Your Meme]
*[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/satoru-iwata Satoru Iwata - Know Your Meme]
*[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/satoru-iwata Satoru Iwata - Know Your Meme]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPCv5rubXhU "Pokémon Bank" A Parody of Bad Day - NateWantsToBattle - YouTube]

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Pokémon Bank Delay

Shortly after the release of Generation VI's first title, Pokémon X and Y, Game Freak announced the release of a utility application compatible with it, the Pokémon Bank. The Pokémon Bank was revealed to be an application downloadable on the Nintendo 3DS eShop which could be used for an annual fee of $5 to transfer Pokémon between copies of Pokémon X and Y via a cloud-based service, removing the need for a second system to perform a trade. It was also revealed to come with a companion application, Poké Transporter, a service that would allow a one-way transport of Pokémon from the previous generation of games to the current generation, a feature which has been customary in the core series games since Generation IV. Slated for a release date of December 25, 2013 in Japan, December 27 in the Americas and Europe, and December 28 in Australia and New Zealand, with a free 30-day trial to be available to all players, Pokémon Bank was cause for much excitement and anticipation in the Pokémon fandom, mostly because of Poké Transporter.

On December 26, the day after its release in Japan, Pokémon Bank had been downloaded by so many people and the service used by so many people simultaneously that all online services on both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U were rendered unusable, forcing Nintendo to pull the application off of the eShop. Players who had already downloaded it were still able to use the service, meaning that Japanese players who had already downloaded it before it was pulled down would be the only people able to use it for a while.

This enraged many players, mainly those in non-Japanese regions who had not been given the opportunity to download Pokémon Bank yet. For the next month, people took to the internet to criticize Nintendo for not expecting the online traffic the application would garner, as well as taking it down so abruptly. Image macros were produced mocking Nintendo for its absence and often insinuating that it would never be released. NateWantsToBattle, a YouTuber renowned for writing and performing parodies of pop songs relating to the Pokémon franchise, released Pokémon Bank, a parody of Daniel Powter's Bad Day, begging Nintendo to release it. At the time of this article's publication, this video has nearly 470,000 views.

This meme, although very prolific in its time, met with a quick death. Pokémon Bank was re-released on the Japanese eShop on January 21, 2014, and the rest of the world followed shortly after, with Europe, Australia, and New Zealand getting it on February 4, and the Americas getting it on February 5. The fandom initially rejoiced over finally being able to access the application, but since there was nothing to complain about anymore, the subject was quickly dropped, and the internet waited for the next big thing to obsess over.

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Closing

This was the fifth article of Gotta Meme 'em All, a column whose purpose is to provide in-depth explanations on the origins and spread of various Pokémon memes. If you have any suggestions as to what future articles should feature, as well as any general questions, comments, and criticism, the author can be contacted here.

As always, keep it dank up there!

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