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Born | March 17, 1990-1991 | ||
Nationality | American | ||
Residence | Los Angeles, U.S. | ||
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Also known as | Babylonian | ||
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Years active | 2014–present | ||
Genre | Vlogging, comedy | ||
Subscribers | 710 thousand | ||
Total views | 123 million | ||
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Updated August 29, 2020 |
Nicolas Robinson,[2] also known as Nick Robinson or Babylonian, is an American YouTuber and gaming journalist known for solving video game-related mysteries, notably for finding the character Pappy van Poodle in the 2013 video game Rusty's Real Deal Baseball. Robinson is also a former editor for video game website Polygon, however, he parted ways with the website in 2017.[3]
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Early life
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In elementary school, Robinson attended North Chatham Elementary School.[4] Robinson was an intern at the American gaming website Giant Bomb.[5][6]
Career
Polygon
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In August 2016, Robinson and Griffin McElroy started the series Car Boys on the Polygon YouTube channel,[7] a weekly series that aired on thursdays[8] where Robinson and McElroy played the 2015 game BeamNG.drive.[9] The series ended in May 2017 and had a total of 38 episodes. During its run, the series was well-received, and Jalopnik's Raphael Orlove said that it's the 'only YouTube [series] worth watching'[10] and Popular Mechanics' Andrew Moseman stated that the series had 'great BeamNG[.drive] videos.'[11] Wired's Julie Muncy stated that Robinson and McElroy make some of the 'funniest videogame stuff on YouTube'.[12] Robinson and McElroy also hosted the series Touch the Skyrim.[13] In March 2017, Robinson was in an episode of Too Embarrassed to Ask.[14]
Following Robinson's criticism of the Nintendo Switch port of Overcooked, a former Polygon employee stated that she had been sexually harassed by Robinson through Twitter.[13] This caused numerous other females in the gaming industry to further back the claim by sharing their history with Robinson.[15] Robinson later made a statement about the accusations and apologized for his actions.[16] A few weeks after Robinson's apology, he returned to actively using Twitter,[17] which he was criticized for.[18]
After Robinson's sexual harassment allegations, Robinson was suspended from Polygon and was pending 'a thorough Vox Media inquiry'.[3] Robinson was later released from Polygon as announced by the senior vice president of the website, Chris Grant, in a now-deleted tweet.[19]
YouTube
On November 13, 2017, Robinson uploaded a video titled 'Mario's Troubling Relationship with Death',[20] a comedic 'playthrough' of Super Mario Odyssey.[21]
On June 25, 2018, Robinson uploaded a video titled 'A 1989 TETRIS Expert Plays TETRIS EFFECT for the First Time',[22] in which he played Tetris Effect with professional Tetris player Trey Harrison.[23][24]
On October 20, 2018, Robinson uploaded a video titled 'SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004) Game Designer Tries the PS4 Game for the First Time',[25] in which he played Spider-Man with Jamie Fristrom, the game designer of Spider-Man 2.[26][27]
On April 19, 2019, Robinson uploaded a video titled 'Nintendo's chair controversy, explained',[28] in which he brought attention to how former president of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aimé, who had recently retired, had been sitting in a 'cheap' chair during his time at Nintendo.[29] In the video, Robinson also promoted a petition to give Fils-Aimé a new chair.[29] Later on May 6, 2019, Fils-Aimé received a new Herman Miller chair.[30]
On May 15, 2019, Robinson uploaded a video titled 'The Nintendo character with zero Google results'[31][32] where he covers how he found the character Pappy van Poodle in the game Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, who at the time, had 0 Google results.[33] The video quickly became popular and Robinson gained over 100 thousand subscribers 10 days after the video's release.[34]
On December 7, 2019, Robinson uploaded a video titled 'How I solved Super Monkey Ball's biggest mystery',[35] in which he revealed the voice actor of the announcer in the Super Monkey Ball series, who was previously uncredited.[36] As of 2020, the video has surpassed over 1.9 million views.
On June 12, 2020, Robinson uploaded a video titled 'How I leaked Sega's next game',[37] in which he reportedly leaked a new mainline installment in the Super Monkey Ball series.[38][36]
Personal life
Robinson's father is also named Nick[39] and his younger brother, Porter,[40] is a musician.
Notes
References
- ↑Robinson, Nicolas (June 4, 2019). 'Unboxing my YouTube Play Button'. YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑Robinson, Nicolas (April 1, 2019). 'Can I visit a Coin Convention without touching a single coin?'. YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑ 3.03.1Plunkett, Luke (August 11, 2017). 'Polygon Parts Ways With Nick Robinson Following Twitter Claims'. Kotaku Australia. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑Robinson, Nicolas (May 30, 2017). 'oh my god… my dad just sent me a 'book' i wrote about the Sega Genesis when i was 7'. Twitter. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ↑Radzewicz, Szymon (September 11, 2017). 'Gdy Polygon walczył o prawa kobiet, jeden z redaktorów... nagabywał panie z branży o nagie zdjęcia'. Spider's Web (in Polish). Retrieved August 28, 2020.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
- ↑Zelada, Sebastian (August 5, 2017). 'Schwere Vorwürfe: US-Spielejournalist soll Frauen belästigt haben'. PC Games (in German). Retrieved August 28, 2020.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
- ↑Robinson, Nicolas; McElroy, Griffin (August 8, 2016). 'Car Boys - Nick and Griffin Play BeamNG.drive — CAR BOYS, Episode 1'. YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑Feldman, Brian (October 14, 2016). 'Car Boys, the Hilarious Existential Horror Car-Crash Series, Is the Best Fall Show'. New York Magazine. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑Vincent, James (December 27, 2016). 'First Click: This was the year I gave up on TV and just watched YouTube'. The Verge. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑Orlove, Raphael (September 23, 2016). 'There Is Only One YouTube Channel Worth Watching And It's Car Boys'. Jalopnik. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑Moseman, Andrew (October 20, 2017). 'A Car Driving Over 100 Straight Speed Bumps Until It Flies Apart Is Magic'. Popular Mechanics. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑Muncy, Julie (March 23, 2017). '5 YouTube Gaming Channels That Haven't Gone Full PewDiePie (Yet)'. Wired. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ↑ 13.013.1Klepek, Patrick (August 7, 2017). 'We Discuss Nick Robinson, Harassment, and Power Dynamics on Waypoint Radio'. Vice. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ↑Johnson, Eric (March 10, 2017). 'Is the Nintendo Switch as fun as the Wii?'. Vox. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ↑Kaser, Rachel (August 28, 2019). 'Women in gaming open up on Twitter about sexual assault in the industry'. The Next Web. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑Kilman, Joakim (August 12, 2017). 'Speljournalisten Nick Robinson får sluta på Polygon' [Gaming journalist Nick Robinson leaves Polygon]. Svenska PC Gamer (in Swedish). Retrieved August 10, 2020.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
- ↑Smith, John (September 9, 2017). 'Nick Robinson is not a sexual predator'. Medium. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ↑Valens, Ana (June 10, 2019). 'Former Unity executive claims CEO repeatedly committed sexual harassment, fostered hostile workplace'. GameDaily.biz. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ↑Sheehan, Gavin (November 13, 2017). 'IGN Issues Statement Regarding Alleged Treatment Of 2 Employees'. Bleeding Cool. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ↑Robinson, Nicolas (November 13, 2017). 'Mario's Troubling Relationship with Death'. YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑Valens, Ana (May 31, 2019). 'Nick Robinson and Matt Conn faced sexual harassment allegations. Why are they still in games?'. The Daily Dot. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑Robinson, Nicolas (June 25, 2018). 'A 1989 TETRIS Expert Plays TETRIS EFFECT for the First Time'. YouTube. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑Vincent, Brittany (November 15, 2018). 'What are Ultimatris, Perfectris, and Decahextris in Tetris Effect'. Shacknews. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑Winslow, Jeremy (June 25, 2018). 'Watch A Tetris Expert Absolutely Dominate PS4 Tetris Effect'. PlayStation LifeStyle. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑Robinson, Nicolas (October 20, 2018). 'SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004) Game Designer Tries the PS4 Game for the First Time'. YouTube. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑Fischer, Tyler (October 21, 2018). 'WATCH: 'Spider-Man 2' Web-Swing Director Plays 'Marvel's Spider-Man' For The First Time'. Comic Book. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑Tailby, Stephen (October 22, 2018). 'The Inventor of Spider-Man 2's Web Swinging Takes Spider-Man PS4 for a Spin'. Push Square. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑Robinson, Nicolas (April 19, 2019). 'Nintendo's chair controversy, explained'. YouTube. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ↑ 29.029.1Doolan, Liam (April 24, 2019). 'Random: Some Nintendo Fans Think Reggie Deserved A Better Chair During His Time At Nintendo'. Nintendo Life. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑Craddock, Ryan (May 15, 2019). 'Random: 23,000 Fans Petitioned To Get Reggie A New Chair, And It Worked'. Nintendo Life. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑'Pappy Van Poodle: Rusty Slugger's Long Lost Friend'. Heavy. May 16, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- ↑Robinson, Nicolas (May 15, 2019). 'The Nintendo character with zero Google results'. YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑Doolan, Liam (May 16, 2019). 'Video: Meet Pappy Van Poodle, The Nintendo Character Nobody Knew Existed'. Nintendo Life. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑'Nick Robinson's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) § Detailed Statistics'. Social Blade. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑Robinson, Nicolas (December 7, 2019). 'How I solved Super Monkey Ball's biggest mystery'. YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑ 36.036.1Doolan, Liam (June 23, 2020). 'Is The Original Super Monkey Ball Announcer Teasing A New Game?'. Nintendo Life. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑Robinson, Nicolas (June 12, 2020). 'How I leaked Sega's next game'. YouTube. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑Fischer, Tyler (June 13, 2020). 'New Super Monkey Ball Game Reportedly in Development'. Comic Book. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑Robinson, Nicolas (October 14, 2016). 'hahah my dad is also named Nick!'. Twitter. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ↑'asQ.me / Porter Robinson / Porter Robinsonに直接聞いてみよう!'. asQme. September 7, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
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