Nick Robinson (YouTuber)

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Nick Robinson
  
Personal information
BornMarch 17, 1990-1991
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • Internet personalist
  • Journalist
YouTube information
Also known asBabylonian
Channel
Years active2014–present
GenreVlogging, comedy
Subscribers710 thousand[1]
Total views123 million[1]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers 2019[2]
Last updated: August 29, 2020

Nicolas Robinson,[3] 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.[4]

Early life

In elementary school, Robinson attended North Chatham Elementary School.[5] Robinson was an intern at the American gaming website Giant Bomb.[6][7]

Career

Polygon

In August 2016, Robinson and Griffin McElroy started the series Car Boys on the Polygon YouTube channel,[8] a weekly series that aired on thursdays[9] where Robinson and McElroy played the 2015 game BeamNG.drive.[10] 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"[11] and Popular Mechanics' Andrew Moseman stated that the series had "great BeamNG[.drive] videos."[12] Wired's Julie Muncy stated that Robinson and McElroy make some of the "funniest videogame stuff on YouTube".[13] Robinson and McElroy also hosted the series Touch the Skyrim.[14] In March 2017, Robinson was in an episode of Too Embarrassed to Ask.[15]

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.[14] This caused numerous other females in the gaming industry to further back the claim by sharing their history with Robinson.[16] Robinson later made a statement about the accusations and apologized for his actions.[17] A few weeks after Robinson's apology, he returned to actively using Twitter,[18] which he was criticized for.[19]

After Robinson's sexual harassment allegations, Robinson was suspended from Polygon and was pending "a thorough Vox Media inquiry".[4] Robinson was later released from Polygon as announced by the senior vice president of the website, Chris Grant, in a now-deleted tweet.[20]

YouTube

On November 13, 2017, Robinson uploaded a video titled "Mario's Troubling Relationship with Death",[21] a comedic "playthrough" of Super Mario Odyssey.[22]

On June 25, 2018, Robinson uploaded a video titled "A 1989 TETRIS Expert Plays TETRIS EFFECT for the First Time",[23] in which he played Tetris Effect with professional Tetris player Trey Harrison.[24][25]

On October 20, 2018, Robinson uploaded a video titled "SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004) Game Designer Tries the PS4 Game for the First Time",[26] in which he played Spider-Man with Jamie Fristrom, the game designer of Spider-Man 2.[27][28]

On April 19, 2019, Robinson uploaded a video titled "Nintendo's chair controversy, explained",[29] 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.[30] In the video, Robinson also promoted a petition to give Fils-Aimé a new chair.[30] Later on May 6, 2019, Fils-Aimé received a new Herman Miller chair.[31]

On May 15, 2019, Robinson uploaded a video titled "The Nintendo character with zero Google results"[32][33] 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.[34] The video quickly became popular and Robinson gained over 100 thousand subscribers 10 days after the video's release.[35]

On December 7, 2019, Robinson uploaded a video titled "How I solved Super Monkey Ball's biggest mystery",[36] in which he revealed the voice actor of the announcer in the Super Monkey Ball series, who was previously uncredited.[37] 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",[38] in which he reportedly leaked a new mainline installment in the Super Monkey Ball series.[39][37]

Personal life

Robinson's father is also named Nick[40] and his younger brother, Porter,[41] is a musician.

Notes

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Babylonian". YouTube.
  2. ↑ Robinson, Nicolas (June 4, 2019). "Unboxing my YouTube Play Button". YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ Robinson, Nicolas (April 1, 2019). "Can I visit a Coin Convention without touching a single coin?". YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Plunkett, Luke (August 11, 2017). "Polygon Parts Ways With Nick Robinson Following Twitter Claims". Kotaku Australia. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ↑ Zelada, Sebastian (August 5, 2017). "Schwere Vorwürfe: US-Spielejournalist soll Frauen belästigt haben". PC Games (in German). Retrieved August 28, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ↑ Robinson, Nicolas; McElroy, Griffin (August 8, 2016). "Car Boys - Nick and Griffin Play BeamNG.drive — CAR BOYS, Episode 1". YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Orlove, Raphael (September 23, 2016). "There Is Only One YouTube Channel Worth Watching And It's Car Boys". Jalopnik. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Muncy, Julie (March 23, 2017). "5 YouTube Gaming Channels That Haven't Gone Full PewDiePie (Yet)". Wired. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Klepek, Patrick (August 7, 2017). "We Discuss Nick Robinson, Harassment, and Power Dynamics on Waypoint Radio". Vice. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  15. ↑ Johnson, Eric (March 10, 2017). "Is the Nintendo Switch as fun as the Wii?". Vox. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  16. ↑ 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.
  17. ↑ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  18. ↑ Smith, John (September 9, 2017). "Nick Robinson is not a sexual predator". Medium. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  19. ↑ Valens, Ana (June 10, 2019). "Former Unity executive claims CEO repeatedly committed sexual harassment, fostered hostile workplace". GameDaily.biz. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  20. ↑ Sheehan, Gavin (November 13, 2017). "IGN Issues Statement Regarding Alleged Treatment Of 2 Employees". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  21. ↑ Robinson, Nicolas (November 13, 2017). "Mario's Troubling Relationship with Death". YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ Robinson, Nicolas (June 25, 2018). "A 1989 TETRIS Expert Plays TETRIS EFFECT for the First Time". YouTube. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  24. ↑ Vincent, Brittany (November 15, 2018). "What are Ultimatris, Perfectris, and Decahextris in Tetris Effect". Shacknews. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  25. ↑ Winslow, Jeremy (June 25, 2018). "Watch A Tetris Expert Absolutely Dominate PS4 Tetris Effect". PlayStation LifeStyle. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  26. ↑ Robinson, Nicolas (October 20, 2018). "SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004) Game Designer Tries the PS4 Game for the First Time". YouTube. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  27. ↑ 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.
  28. ↑ 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.
  29. ↑ Robinson, Nicolas (April 19, 2019). "Nintendo's chair controversy, explained". YouTube. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Doolan, 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.
  31. ↑ 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.
  32. ↑ "Pappy Van Poodle: Rusty Slugger's Long Lost Friend". Heavy. May 16, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  33. ↑ Robinson, Nicolas (May 15, 2019). "The Nintendo character with zero Google results". YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  34. ↑ Doolan, Liam (May 16, 2019). "Video: Meet Pappy Van Poodle, The Nintendo Character Nobody Knew Existed". Nintendo Life. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  35. ↑ "Nick Robinson's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) § Detailed Statistics". Social Blade. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  36. ↑ Robinson, Nicolas (December 7, 2019). "How I solved Super Monkey Ball's biggest mystery". YouTube. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Doolan, Liam (June 23, 2020). "Is The Original Super Monkey Ball Announcer Teasing A New Game?". Nintendo Life. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  38. ↑ Robinson, Nicolas (June 12, 2020). "How I leaked Sega's next game". YouTube. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  39. ↑ Fischer, Tyler (June 13, 2020). "New Super Monkey Ball Game Reportedly in Development". Comic Book. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  40. ↑ Robinson, Nicolas (October 14, 2016). "hahah my dad is also named Nick!". Twitter. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  41. ↑ "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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