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[[File:TPP TwitchCon Video.png|thumb|250px|A video produced by Twitch for TwitchCon 2015, featuring a protagonist trekking through forests and deserts to find the [[Helix Fossil]]]] | [[File:TPP TwitchCon Video.png|thumb|250px|A video produced by Twitch for TwitchCon 2015, featuring a protagonist trekking through forests and deserts to find the [[Helix Fossil]]]] | ||
The success of Twitch Plays Pokémon’s first season has had a notable impact outside of the stream. Though its parent site Twitch had been known amongst gamers for some time, international media coverage of Twitch Plays Pokémon introduced the platform to thousands of new users; the stream’s community-based roots demonstrating how versatile Twitch could be. Responding to | The success of Twitch Plays Pokémon’s first season has had a notable impact outside of the stream. Though its parent site Twitch had been known amongst gamers for some time, international media coverage of Twitch Plays Pokémon introduced the platform to thousands of new users; the stream’s community-based roots demonstrating how versatile Twitch could be. Responding to the surprise success of the stream, Twitch's VP of marketing Matthew DiPietro wrote "This is one more example of how video games have become a platform for entertainment and creativity that extends WAY beyond the original intent of the game creator. By merging a video game, live video and a participatory experience, the broadcaster has created an entertainment hybrid custom made for the Twitch community. This is a wonderful proof on concept that we hope to see more of in the future."<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/over-60k-people-watching-twitch-play-pokemon-update/1100-6417762/ Over 60k people watching Twitch play Pokemon - GameSpot]</ref> | ||
The exposure the stream brought helped launch the platform into the "mainstream" (sometimes called the "CNN moment"), becoming the defacto standard in video game streaming used by gamers and major games publishers alike. Its rapid expansion was also seen as the catalyst for Google to launch its competing platform, YouTube Gaming. Twitch’s staff have praised and thanked both the stream and its community numerous times for their achievements<ref name="Victory Twitch Blog" />, and presented it with the Innovation Award at the first TwitchCon event in 2015.<ref name="TwitchCon 2015 Award">[https://redd.it/3mjafg Twitchplayspokemon won Most Innovative Award at TwitchCon! - Reddit]</ref><!--For lack of a better reference - please change if Twitch actually posts the winners as a results page--> | The exposure the stream brought helped launch the platform into the "mainstream" (sometimes called the "CNN moment"), becoming the defacto standard in video game streaming used by gamers and major games publishers alike. Its rapid expansion was also seen as the catalyst for Google to launch its competing platform, YouTube Gaming. Twitch’s staff have praised and thanked both the stream and its community numerous times for their achievements<ref name="Victory Twitch Blog" />, and presented it with the Innovation Award at the first TwitchCon event in 2015.<ref name="TwitchCon 2015 Award">[https://redd.it/3mjafg Twitchplayspokemon won Most Innovative Award at TwitchCon! - Reddit]</ref><!--For lack of a better reference - please change if Twitch actually posts the winners as a results page--> | ||
