Random: Not Everyone Is Happy With Cadence Of Hyrule's Interior Artwork

Follow up question: do hardcore collectors want both versions?

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@Xylnox No it's not. If somebody buys a physical game he should get a good product. Otherwise he could just go digital or pirate it, if the content is the only thing of interest.

(This comes from a digital only person btw)

Well this explains the discrepancy in the comments from the earlier article. Kinda odd that different regions got different interiors but I'm sure this isn't the first or last time this has or will happen.

Looking at that blank interior box art hurt my soul.

This is a Nintendo Published Physical Game, not a funeral, blind man, or Ubisoft Published Physical Game, so the interior should have box art in ALL REGIONS!!!!

this is the one time where I'm glad I'm in America and not Europe.

My copy of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle has no interior artwork.

There's naked women inside my cover

@javiboy2 It has happened before as Tourtus mentions. My first experience was with PuyoPuyo Tetris

I guess the real complaint is that some people get art and some get nothing.

But this still comes off as such a minor thing to me.

This was the sort of tacky move I associated with Capcom. (Mega Man 11 was cheaper than this game at launch, at least for me, and I didn't complain; nonetheless the blank interior was noticeable.)

A very minor, but somehow symbolic, thing to remember when we next hear about the annual profits of these companies.

It does look rather tacky. If you’re making the effort to get a physical version, especially one of a previously digital-only game, you expect a certain level of quality.

@PALgamer Quite unfortunate. I figured that if one region had blank artwork then they all would. But I suppose games often have different publishes depending on region so they can do what they want. But hey maybe the reverse is also true and some of the blank art games I own might have art outside the US

Who gives a toss? It’s a great game, that’s enough.

People are so feckin’ superficial these days.

Ok then.. people are sure picky. Who cares about artwork. Why not just go make your own then.

@0blivion collectors man that's how they are

I hate to "back in my day" but ... wow, are gamers a bunch of whinny entitled sobs now.

You used to buy a game based completely off the box art and screen shots unless someone on your street had a Nintendo Power subscription, and when you got that cart home from Toy R Us you were THRILLED if it came with an instruction manual and was remotely playable.

Now we pick up flawless masterpieces that are already pandering to fans by taking a huge lose on a limited physical run and we whine about how the art isn't double sided.

This is why EA gives us microtransactions and garbage games. You can't please us regardless, so why try? Just suck us for every dollar they can.

Anyone else think that when it's small like it is on the cartridge the Lute in the logo kind of looks like half of Tom Selleck's face?

@Northwind I would agree if these were like old-school SNES cartridges. I collect physical mostly. The Switch physical game art is just a meh thing to me. It's too tiny and I can barely see what's on the cartridge. Heh

@newrulesjules ya, I just read the article. Oops.

@Yanina The switch physical game is nothing to look at really. It's not like you can display it easy because you need the case. I buy mostly physical and will sometimes own multiple copies because a physical game came out after launch.

Anyway, I just read the article and I am sorry for what I said. I had assumed the article was about something else.

man that would bum me. like sure you buy the game for the actual game, but knowing you got less than what other people got makes you wonder why some regions dont even have the art to begin with

@ohhaime I agree. But I see Tom Selleck's face everywhere anyway. It's a blessing and a curse.

@Mr_Persona sickening behavior...

It seems bizarre to exclude certain regions, but then again, most European DS games (from memory) had plain text on the spine as opposed to the actual logo of the software. The same applied in Australia for the most part, but we at least got spine artwork for first party titles.

Art or no art, I prefer to support Australian releases, and I intend to pick it up tomorrow.

Most games don't have interior artwork. On other consoles none of the games have them. It's hard to make localised versions and then also add special interior versions as well.

It seems to me that people these days whine about every little detail. That's very unhealthy.

@Yanina I don't like what you are saying here: "Otherwise he could just go digital or pirate it, if the content is the only thing of interest."
If a gamer does not like a physical presentation of a video game he can go digital, and when you say "go" you obviously mean "buy". He cannot "pirate" it. Because if he does then Mr. policeman comes at his home. Got it?

I got the blank canvas too.
Didn't think much of it. But now seeing there are version with interior art stings a little.

@sanderev Most game boxes aren't clear like Switch's

@Cosats It was obviously not meant literal.

I can't stand the blank interiors. Lazy bloody publishers.

And now we have people complaining about the absence of an image inside a game box! WOW, just wow...

The people who complain about this kind of stuff are over indulged mummy’s boys who stomp their feet when they don’t get what they want.

The people who act like nothing is wrong are bootlickers and company shillers. Give it a rest already.

@Yanina Yes they do

And even the US inside art is the cover art repeated!

I don't much care about the box - but many many do, and it's sad to see any real effort in that department is becoming a rare thing.

@HeadPirate I’m not really sure that’s the point. It’s just odd the game has art in one region but not another. Shouldn’t every customer be treated equally and get the same thing?

Anyone know what artwork Australia has?

It's an SD card people. The minute you accepted paying $60 for an SD card containing a game with no manual and day 1 updates, you signed a contract that says SCREWED

when you got that cart home from Toy R Us you were THRILLED if it came with an instruction manual and was remotely playable.

@HeadPirate First question: which games from the NES days lacked instruction manuals? All my games had them up to the GCN era.

This is actually a problem for some people? And I thought people complaining about how a homescreen icon looked were whiny, entitled babies, this is a whole new level.

@ADV I doubt very much that people like you, who casually throw around invective against people making a reasonable observation, would have the physical courage to speak your nonsense to us in person.

@HeadPirate No it’s people like you that accept anything and call anyone with standards entitled is why we have things like micro transactions and grubby game practises. Those with standards and that expect a certain level of service that are fighting the good fight.

As a gamer of age myself I can say your statement is nonsense. Until this last gen ALL games came with a manual. I think I’m the case of Nintendo they actually had a rule that all games did come with a manual. The NES, SNES and Certainly all N64, GameCube, Wii and DS family all had manuals.... for gamers of a certain age the manuals were a big part of gaming. Now we don’t get manuals and are lucky to even get colour on the interior of a case. It’s lazy. It’s not entitled to want a nice product.

@COVIDberry I’m pretty sure Nintendo had a rule that all games had to come with a manual back then. I certainly until switch don’t remember a single Nintendo game third party or in house that didn’t come with a manual brand new - I didn’t own a wii u but I know all 3ds games do so it was until pretty recent. I’m sure every nes and SNES game did

Is it me or are the people that are moaning about people “moaning” actually the self entitled mommies boys they claim the others to be?!? I don’t understand the venom and stupidity these people freely wish to show. It’s a damning indictment of the modern education system.

for gamers of a certain age the manuals were a big part of gaming. Now we don’t get manuals and are lucky to even get colour on the interior of a case. It’s lazy. It’s not entitled to want a nice product.

@Stocksy Truly. The manual for the original Zelda was fascinating to so many of us kids; all those enemies with the flavour text, all those treasures to collect! This sparked the imagination, especially if it was your first adventure game. EPD themselves were inspired by the artwork in the manual when setting the scene in Breath of the Wild:

https://zeldadungeon.net/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=6799

Imagine getting upset about the INSIDE of a box 🤦🏼‍♂️ #FirstWorldProblems

@COVIDberry oh ya I'm just terrified to confront someone who complains about the inside of a videogame case in person, wouldn't wanna mess with those tough guys.

@Silly_G I think you can argue about the spines, it's not lazy vs effort. I personally like the more plain text, it makes it look cleaner and less cluttered. But at the same time it's not mandatory either. Many of my PS4 games have the same font, but some have their logo on the spine.

The German Atelier games have one blank half and one with all the warranty stuff.

Hmm Get a life ?

Is it me or are the people that are moaning about people “moaning” actually the self entitled mommies boys they claim the others to be?!? I don’t understand the venom and stupidity these people freely wish to show.

@Stocksy Agreed. Their inability to present a reasoned argument with their abusive language, let alone back up their assertions when challenged, tell us what we need to know.

If they can give me food for thought, and demonstrate the unreasonable escalation of people's expectations, perhaps we might have a discussion. As it is, I group them in with those a) trivializing or denying Joy-Con drift, b) imperiously pushing us to abandon physical for digital, and c) siding immovably with a particular corporation. Aggressive stupidity always has that tone to it...

@0blivion if it would cost the same like digital or slightly more, I would agree. And if every region got the same content. This way it's just BS in my opinion.

How much time does anyone spend looking at the inside of a game case. This is normal for most consoles it being whatever colour case is often. Ps4 ones are just a bunch of safety info no one notices

@Pandy got mt copy from EB and unfortuately it's the blank one.

@HotGoomba The one time? Dunno people over in US, Canada and Japan have lots of cool stuff you cant get here in Europe region

Can't remember really, but did people also complain about the artwork in Gamecube-, Wii- or Wii U-game cases?

@Tourtus Mine does, my only ones that dont have interior art is CTR and crash bandicoot

Its so odd seeing games these days having blank white interiors like that xD

@MrBlacky which gamecube games or wii games had blank pages? Not sure why you're calling a blank white page "artwork" in first place but okay

@MrBlacky wasnt any at least in Europe. Same with most 3ds ones. (Starfox had little character faces in those square holes is all I recall)

@Yanina sounds like a entitled brat to me.and people that complain about stupid things needs to get a life

Bit miffed that I don't get My Nintendo points for buying the physical copy as with other physical titles. Tried to redeem today, said it wasn't possible in my region. Blank interior artwork is lazy for a title that's using a first-party IP like Zelda, albeit by an indie developer. Happy to finally have it though, and that all dlc is on the cartridge with no day-1 update required.

well if you are complaining about artwork you are a entitled brat.

@Darkyoshi98 Fine, boss. Don't ever criticize any architecture, paintings, sculpture, photography, or certainly graphics ever again. Nintendo should sell you games that feature human excrement on the cover.

Also, pay your damn taxes.

I think we are seeing the real consequences of the "digital divide". I would surmise many who feel indifferent or view those that do care as complaining grew up without the vinyl record, the vinyl collection or the early video game carts with illustrated manuals first in color and later black & white. There is a tactile connection to the imagery, feel of the paper and the smell of freshly printed artwork. It really cements the impression of a new product.

I agree i was disappointed when I saw a blank inside but honestly I rather be disappointed with a blank reverse then reverses that look like this.

@Liam_Doolan so if understand right, the version with the white interior has all DLC on the cart?

Because I got an email promoting the game in the US, and it said the DLC is just a code. I would take a blank interior import if it has all on cart!

@Tharsman Mine has the white interior and it seems the dlc is on the cart as it didn't come with a dlc code and when I tried and see if there was a patch for the game it told me it was up too date.

@SilentHunter382 region? I might look into importing this...

@Tharsman Europe version. Hmm I just looked at the tweet of the white reverse and his reply was too someone who had the american version which has the art on the reverse and they said. "There is no dlc code in the case, the cartridge is version 1.4.0 and requires no download when starting."

So it seems it is the same for the european version.

@Slain
Darn it

@SilentHunter382 hmm wonder if it was a wording mistake on the email I got...

There is a tactile connection to the imagery, feel of the paper and the smell of freshly printed artwork. It really cements the impression of a new product.

@Zidentia Nicely put. I would add that Nintendo, and other companies peddling entertainment products in earlier decades, knew that they had to do more work. They were trying to do world-building for incipient franchises; in the case of video games, that world-building was being done in a new hobby, aimed at kids.

I often think of the emotion that Takashi Tateishi infused into his music for Mega Man, and I ask myself: did the company feel that level of quality was necessary? Did he think people would still be listening to that music decades later? ... Do you think Tateishi-san would agree that criticizing artwork (or the lack of artwork!) makes you a whiner?

I don`t buy physical games anymore, because the saves are not on the cart but in Switch memory, unlike it was with 3ds.

I think it's silly they have such large boxes for such small cards.

Why they couldn't go with DS sized boxes is a mystery to me.

Guess it's better than a case with a download code in it.....

This is just really lazy. If you are bothering to make a physical release, then take some pride and make it a nice one. Seeing as very few physicals are put out with manuals these days, interior printing should be a standardised format on all releases. It is in no way a cost issue, as it would cost a literal few pence to incorporate it.

I've been playing All Characters Mode since I got it. I haven't touched the game since I beat it the first time, before the first patch came out, so I'm not sure if this was part of the DLC, or something that was patched in, but this is good training for the original Crypt of the Necrodancer; maybe I'll actually be able to clear the third world!

Why do people care so much about packaging and the sticker on the front of the cartridge? I buy games for the games themselves and not how they're presented in the store.

@YANDMAN "It is in no way a cost issue, as it would cost a literal few pence to incorporate it."

A few "pence" times thousands of copies printed can quickly add up to a significant cost. And for what? The vast majority of customers will only look at the inside of the case for as long as it takes to remove the cartridge and will never look at it again.

Yeah, it happens now and then.
'Poi' is one game I remember hearing had inside cover art in the US version, but the EU one is just blank white.
There's enough games without inside art that I've stopped even trying to check, not going to seek out imports over cover differences anyway.

@Yanina well... in my humble opinion pirating switch games is stealing, pirating wii u or 3ds games is okay but I wont do it, and stealing anything before that is completely all right and I do it all the time. Pirating the first phoenix wright led me to support the dev's with the trilogy and I think a lot are like that. I know what you mean though. The fire emblem anniversary set I want because I mildly collect (I collect nintendo sets but don't really collect games ya know? Not in the economic standing to do so...) and it sold out in ten minutes (a death sentence for my internet) and they probably didn't make close to enough stock for the set. Same with 3d all stars artwork and this. You know nintendo is a smart company but the sad thing is they know collectors are a minority and they make these sets for fans of series (like I am of fe and many others who bought the set). For example, I bought xenoblade netbook with it because I am a fan. If you were a fan if xenoblade and havent played it for the first time you probably got the art book.

No interior art for me sadly. Wish they gave it the Nicalis treatment with a nice manual, interior art, etc.

@Doktor-Mandrake That was much more of an inside/political joke, but yeah you're right.

I would have chosen “some people care about weird things” as a headline.

How often are people looking at the art inside their video game cases?

@Cosats No police are showing up at your door for pirating looool Paranoid much

You'd think it takes more effort to intentionally make some of them have blank interiors rather than just print the same thing with language differences for all regions. I'm not interested in the game, but that would irk me if I got a blank interior knowing that others didn't...then I'd forget about it an hour later as the case for the game goes on a shelf and the cart either in my Switch or in my games' storage case.

@Krambo42 More often than you.

@COVIDberry Apparently!

Who is making a big deal about the Small cartridge art? I can see how the box art can be a interesting topic. As the canvas is large enough to wow me with. Just give me my physical media with decent box art.

It actually does bother me to the point where I won't buy the physical game (have it digital anyway). When compared with the USA version it feels like I'm missing out. Didn't realize I was this picky.

"There's also been a trend of physical games shipping with a code instead of a card. There are even entire collector editions - like the Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light one Nintendo announced this week - that come with everything but a game card."

What a giant waste of resources it would be to push a single NES game, not even 1mb large, onto physical Switch cartridges.

I was a little disappointed to open the case and see just the same cover art on a black background, but at least it wasn’t blank!

There are plenty of things to attribute this to other than malice or greed. The meat and potatoes of the release are there and, as far as I know, at standard. While it's nice when ketchup is provided without asking, it's ketchup.

Always weird to me how much of a stink people raise over the art on front and inside of the case, the sticker on the cart, the icon on the dashboard etc. Each to their own I guess.

Not bought one single physical title for the switch. Completely potty notion that it's "Better" or represents a better level of ownership.
I'll never have to worry about wear on the cartridge flap, have the inconvenience of changing cartridges, worry about losing or breaking it...
It seems like collectable boxes are getting increasingly unreliable too.

@Papichulo “ It's an SD card people. The minute you accepted paying $60 for an SD card containing a game with no manual and day 1 updates, you signed a contract that says SCREWED”

So what’s the alternative? Pay 60 for a digital copy with no manual and day 1 updates?

The sense of entitlement amongst gamers never ceases to amaze me.

It's the inside cover of a box that sits on your shelf ffs

@Real_Obsi I can see why people buy physical releases. You can sell them on if you grow bored of them and even if the game gets delisted in future or the entire store closed down you can still play those games. I had over £500 worth of downloads on my Work before it broke and now I can never get them back.

But moaning about the lack of artwork inside a bloody box takes the cake. My SNES boxes never had art on the inside!

What people on here and online not happy about something, imagine my shock.

Boohoo may as well by digital!

Lol, cry more. Sad times for ppl if this gets you upset

Too all the people telling other people. "So what your not going too look at it. It's going too be on your shelf."

Well you might aswell throw away that box as your not going too be looking at it and it will just be taking up space on your shelf.

Cadence doesn't seem to have any artwork except for the one used as boxart. It doesn't make much sense to have the same art on the front and the inside.

On that note however, I wish every game had a reversible cover just to get rid of the age rating that is obscuring a chunk of the cover. Some games did this and it was great, but if not everyone is doing it, it's pointless.

Not sure why this is such an issue. You got cover art on the outside, just like every other game. You got the physical game, which I would assume that is why you bought it. If it came with a generic gamestop cover I’d understand but inside cover artwork is not always a thing. Heck for many gens it wasn’t at all. Why is it so important now?

Complaining about inner artwork, cartridge art and game icons. Get a real problem people.

Wow, not even the Disclaimer, trademarks, and warnings like almost every other interior Switch case?

First world problems. My God...

Seriously? It's just the cartridge! More than half the time you won't even see it!

I'm not saying people should lose their mind over this and spew hate on the internet, but I'm going to side with the people voicing disappointment over the lack of inner box art. As someone who buys music on vinyl, I can appreciate the value of artwork on the packaging. For example, I recently bought the 2001 soundtrack and on the front and back are paintings showing the monolith on the African Serengeti. When you open up the gatefold sleeve, there's artwork of the spaceship passing Jupiter, and the records themselves are colored to look like HAL's glowing eye and a starburst. You could say it's all a waste because isn't it the music that counts? But it's just really cool when you open the album up for the first time as see all that. Now back to the game in question, Cadence of Hyrule has been out for a while as a download, so the people planning to buy the physical release are obviously wanting a collectable. So why not give it the artwork fitting for a collector's item?

What is with all the criticisms towards those of us who are disappointed about the lack of interior artwork? Some of us gamers who are enthusiasts love all things about video game culture, not just the game itself.
Me personally, I love game covers and artwork. I have even purchased several books just about game covers and their art and occasionally I will take my physical games out just to look at them. So what?
None of us here have said that it was a problem. We are merely expressing our disappointment that there isn't interior art. Most Switch games do have interior art so those of us who appreciate that kind of thing get disappointed when publishers don't make the effort to include it.
People have different things that they love and are enthusiastic about and they invest in all the small details related to that. Should I call them a bunch whiners because they feel disappointment over minor things they love about their hobby.
Seriously, some of you are so judgmental.

Looks the same to me..

@Mountain_Man The cost of the print is already in the cost of the game silly.

@YANDMAN I'm referring to the cost to the publisher. While consumers don't pay more for games with elaborate packaging, it does eat into a publisher's profits, because two-sided color inserts aren't free.

@Mountain_Man As I said it's in the cost. They don't work out the price to manufacture a game and then wonder about how they could possibly also configure another two pence per unit for printing into it. Budgets aren't that tight.

@YANDMAN I'm not sure what you mean by "it's in the cost". The fact is that printing elaborate, two-sided color inserts is an additional cost to the publisher which means reduced profit.

@Mountain_Man O.k cool, you're never going to understand and I'm really bored of trying.

@YANDMAN The problem is that you're not making any sense.