[Krysta] -There is a curry making, portion [Kit] -Right!
-of Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. [cheery synth music]
This is the first time I've ever made it. We'll see how it goes. -Sounds good to me.
This is some secrets coming out! [laughing] I love it.
-Now it's curry time. -Ta-da! -Wow!
-Okay here we go. -One, two, three.
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[Krysta] -Hi guys, welcome back to Nintendo Minute. [light adventure music]
We are in a very unique location today.
[Kit] -This is, completely different, [laughs] yes.
-With some very special guests. -So special, yes, welcome.
Welcome Mr. Masuda and Mr. Ohmori who are of course,
the developers of Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield--
-From Game Freaks. -Thank you for joining us!
-Thank you so much for being here in this strange place with us.
[laughing] So we are actually here because there is a curry making,
portion of Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield.
I mean, which is amazing by the way. So, we're going to make some curry today. Ready?
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. We all love curry, yes. [laughing]
-Let's do it. All right, so we have some very, uh, typical curry ingredients here.
We're also-- [Kit] -We're going to be making your recipe.
-My recipe. -Right! -Don't tell everyone that.
-Why not? -Now I'm like nervous. -Your personal recipe.
-But the, the other thing I wanted to say that,
the game has lots of different kinds of curries. [Kit]- Oh my gosh, so many.
-you can make. And one that really just kind of, jumped out at me was spicy sausage curry.
-Oooo. [laughing] [cheery synths music]
I've never heard of spicy sausage curry before.
What was the inspiration behind spicy sausage curry?
[translator] -Well we really wanted a lot of variety.
for the different curry recipes in the game and,
amongst those I thought, you know, a spicy sausage curry would be uh, a good one to have.
-This is the first time I've ever made it.
We'll see how it goes. -Sounds good to me.
-So first step in curry making, from scratch-- -Right.
-Is you have to make the roux.
-Yeah, so what all do we have here, what are these ingredients?
So, for roux, you need butter, a lot of butter always good but you can't go wrong.
And then you need some spices, so I have some garam masala,
which is like a mixed spice and it smells really good.
It smells so good. Right? -Mm-hmm.
-And then, Japanese curry powder.
-Shared smelling experience here.
-Shared smell test. Yes, exactly.
Um, and then we also have some other sauces that we'll be putting into the,
the actual curry once we finish the roux.
So while I'm, while Mr. Masuda and I are doing this,
don't just stand around maybe cut some vegetables!
[Kit] -I thought you were in charge of this.
All right so we need to cut some vegetables, we've got carrots, [funky upbeat music]
an onion and three-- -Three cloves. -Not four, not two,
cloves of garlic. -Three cloves of garlic.
So we'll go ahead and start chopping these for you.
-This butter is really melting here.
So, what other features in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield,
besides the amazing curry making that, you know,
that you're most excited about Mr. Masuda?
[translator] -So actually with the curry uh, creation feature,
the being able to create curry, you can only do it when you're out camping in the game.
So, it was actually kind of inspired by the typical Japanese camping experience
where everyone will go out camping and one of the things people typically do
is make curry while you're camping. So...
[Krysta] -So the roux is going, it smells really good.
-Yeah. Oh that looks great.
-Then you have to add the, when you finish putting the spices into the butter,
you kind of add this flour in here and it just thickens it up.
-Now you can make the curry in the game with other players, and other Pokémon can help out.
What do you think are some Pokémon who would be especially useful in making curry?
[translator] -Maybe Scorbunny since it can kind of, you know, [lighthearted orchestral music]
use the fire and power of the flame--
[Kit and Krysta] -Oh yeah!
-Making sure it kind of uh, holds back a little bit or it might burn the-the curry, so...
-Yeah, that's what I'm doing right now I'm like, making sure the butter doesn't burn.
[laughs] So our roux is done. [translator] -Smells good.
-Wow. Look at that. -I'm gonna scoot it over so I don't burn you.
-That looks great.
-Yes the roux is done, let's put it back into a bowl here.
I feel like this is ready to go. -Look at this.
-Mr. Masuda are you ready to sauté some onions?
-All right everything that we've got here...
-A little oil here in the pan.
And then I'll trade spots with Kit.
-I'll just get that in for you.
-The carrots look beautiful. [Mr. Ohmori] -Oh yeah, thank you.
[laughter]
-So what else in the game do you want players to discover besides the sort of the camping element?
[translator] -I think one of the coolest things you'll see,
and of course where you camp is inside of this really wide open, wild area,
where you can play with other players and I think it's gonna be
a lot of fun exploring that area as a player.
You of course, you can use the communication features to play with others
and not just the camping but also getting together and maybe challenging one of the,
max raid battles with your friends [merry bells music]
and also in the wild area it's just fun to explore
and find all the different types of Pokémon in there.
And even without internet connection like for example,
if we're here with, all four of us we could use the local wireless
to connect, trade, and battle with each other in the wild area.
[Krysta] -That's a really nice thing to do while you're eating the curry
is play in the wild area with your friends. [laughter]
[translator] -You can go outside with your friends,
eat curry together and also play the game together.
-So now we have the onions going,
we put the roux back in with the onions, and now it's like, really good.
-I think we need to call attention to Mr. Ohmori's,
criss-cross cut carrots. [Krysta] -That's what I said. It's very very amazing.
Artisanal carrot cutting, not like your manhandling of this potato, look at-what is-
[Kit] -This knife is... -Don't blame the knife!
-You-you know I like to use my own personal knife that I got in Japan,
with my name engraved on it. -Engraved, engraved knife?
-Yeah. [laughter]
[jokingly] -He's very uh, prissy with the knives.
And then we're also gonna put in some other, other sauces here.
This is a mixture of soy sauce, honey, and apple cider vinegar.
Japanese curries sometimes have like a fruity flavor to it.
So, that's what this is. -Wow.
-Put that right in there. -Sizzling.
Also we have just a little bit of apple juice.
-Apple juice. Yeah.
-So our potatoes and our carrots are ready. -Wow.
-You say they're crudely chopped I said this is rustic,
we're making it outside. Yeah. -Very rustic.
-This is very much a camping, wild area. -It's extremely rustic, right.
[laughter] [translator] -Sounds like fun.
[Krysta] -All right, we're gonna also just add a little bit of water
to just thin out the sauce a little bit, and you can also do chicken broth.
Yeah, it's looking very nice, smells good.
Can Mr. Masuda, come home with me
and just help me make curry everyday? [laughter]
-I did really like in the curry descriptions in the game, [upbeat funky music]
there's very detailed and very like, well thought out,
like they said one is very amateurish, but it's very delicious.
-Yeah, it's true. [Kit laughing]
-Who-who is the person who had all these curry opinions? -Little descriptions, yeah.
These descriptions. [laughter]
[translator] -There's a character you'll encounter in the game who's,
very knowledgeable about curry
and we believe that it's probably him who wrote all those descriptions.
-I see. -Ah. Is that based on somebody you know or,
just uh, an imaginary character?
[translator] -I'm not sure if I can ah, say this but, one hint is that,
the character's face looks kind of like Ken Sugimori, so...
[Kit and Krysta] -Oh! [laughter]
This is some secrets coming out, I love it.
All right, so this is all stirred together,
we can actually just put the top right on this and just let it simmer.
[Kit] -Blip away, as they say. [lighthearted orchestral music]
-Yeah, so I'll take that and then we'll just literally pop this on
and while we let this simmer, we can cook this.
We got a pan. -Here you go.
-We've got some oil, we got some sausage, some spicy sausage. -You got no heat,
you got no heat. -I need heat.
Do you know how to open this package? -Yeah, see.
-I brought you scissors, just...oh.
So this is one of the recipes in the Curry Dex. -Right. There's four sausages.
[Krysta] -And four of us! -And four of us.
-Mm-mm-mm. -All right.
-Now that's going, this is going,
this is the best part about curry you could just like leave it,
and then chat with your friends. -Yeah. Don't leave the sausage though.
-Don't leave the sausage.
[translator] -Just a taste, just a taste.
-Just a taste yes. [laughter]
So another really cool thing in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield is the Dynamax Pokémon.
-Yes. -Which we saw for the first time at E3 a few months ago
and ever since then I've been like fascinated by them.
So what kind of inspired that in the game? [merry bells music]
[translator] -I think one of the biggest reasons that this is the first
all new generation of Pokémon games on a video game console
with a much higher resolution screen both on the Switch
and on the televisions people are gonna connect to,
so we really have the ability now to be able to show the size difference
between small and big Pokémon.
And the idea for the feature came from wanting to have these really cool looking,
impressive battles. So making them really huge was one way to uh, do that.
And it's really thanks that, being on Nintendo Switch with the much you know,
much more powerful hardware that allows us to do these visuals.
-Was there a Pokémon that you saw for the first time in HD
On Nintendo Switch and you just said, "Yes! I love the look of that?"?
I'm wearing a Machop shirt so obviously, [lighthearted music]
the whole Machop and all the evolutions were very exciting for me.
[laughter] -Now he's just looking at you.
-You could tell by my muscles, clearly. [sarcastic] -Oh right.
[laughter]
[translator] -Probably Tyranitar for me, it really-those kind of more, like,
monster-like Pokémon, they look really impressive on the visuals.
[translator] -And Charizard for me.
[Krysta] -Aw, Charizard, classic choice, yes.
Do you, have you picked out your partner Pokémon
for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield yet?
This will determine the future of our friendship by the way.
[translator] -Probably Scorbunny.
-Yeah! [laughter] I knew I liked you.
[translator] -Grookey for me, I think. -Aw!
Aw, Sobble squad. [Kit] -I'm on the Sobble squad.
Well we've got good representation here. -That's true,
all three representing. Clearly the winners, clearly the winners.
But you know, you know. This is looking pretty good.
[Kit] -Yeah.
-All right, everything is cooked. -Yes.
We are very hungry. Yay! -Look at these sausages. [upbeat funky music]
-Kit, you're going to do the honor of plating. -The whole thing?
-So you have to make it look exactly like the game. So don't-
-This is nerve-racking. -Don't mess it up.
-All right, so on one side, we have rice, on another side we have the curry.
-The curry. -And then placed, the opposite way-
-The opposite way. -The sausages. [laughs]
All right we've got that. -Ready for the curry? [cheery flutes music]
-Now the curry, now it's curry time. -Ta-da!
-Wow! I think it's cooked pretty good, alright curry, oh.
Smells very nice. Yes. -We could have some leftovers here.
-I think so.
-Highest-- -Plating is very-- -class. Look at this.
-Mm-hmm! -And then, and then. -Now, the sausages.
One,
two,
three,
[Krysta] -Ah that's a lot. [Kit] -Gotta make room. [laughter]
and four! -Yay! -Wow!
Look at that! -This is a beautiful plate! Okay.
[clapping and laughter] [translator] -It looks delicious.
[Krysta] -Do you think it looks like the game? Yeah? Does it pass your approval?
[translator] -Big pass.
-Okay. It's the, the final, Mr. Masuda is so excited. We're all so excited.
[Mr. Masuda] -Hungry hungry. -Hungry hungry, yes. [merry bells music]
-Excited and hungry, yes. -Okay here we go, should we dig in?
-Yes! -Okay everybody grab a bite.
I feel like this is gonna be my death, oh!
[Kit] -There we are. Okay. -Okay ready?
-Here we go. -Okay here we go.
-One, two, three.
[Everyone] -Mm-hmm!
-It's really good, how's the spicy sausage, is it spicy?
Is it really spicy? -I'm waiting for that to kick in.
Would this uh, would this pass in the Galar region?
[translator] -Perfect.
-Now I'm feeling the spice. [laughter] [cheery funky music]
[Krysta] -Alright well, we are gonna- this is really spicy,
we're gonna eat curry, and we're gonna wrap it up for today.
-Yes. -Thank you so much to Mr. Masuda and Mr. Ohmori
for being here with us and cooking a beautiful curry. -Amazing.
-And telling us all about Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield
which comes out on Nintendo Switch on November 15th -That's right.
Very excited about that. So, we hope you guys enjoyed this video and remember-
-Nintendo Minute is never a minute.
-See you next week. Bye! -Bye bye.
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