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Re: Rumour: SNK Is Readying a New Switch Release for 2018

Nonno_Umby

I think people confuses Emily Rogers with Laura Kate Dale. Emily never said that Smash Bros was a launch title or that Zelda was delayed, it was Laura. The only thing Emily really got wrong was MK8DX having new courses.

@gaga64 Again, it wasn't Emily who made those claims, but Laura Kate Dale.

Re: My Nintendo Adds More Rewards for Discounts in Europe

Nonno_Umby

The biggest problem with My Nintendo is that all those (great) games are already owned by most of the fanbase. I really think that with the launch of NX, having some discounts on launch games for the new console, would be way more tempting and useful. Like, you buy Zelda BotW digitally and get a 20% on another launch title. Now that is a good deal. Also bring back physical prizes: they have already stated that they will come back, so give us them!

Re: Feature: Five Franchises That Deserve A Fresh Chance on the Nintendo NX

Nonno_Umby

@Baker1000 So Mario 64 isn't a Mario game because it isn' about completing linear levels in 8 worlds but is more exploration and adventure based? Or Luigi's Mansion shouldn't have the green plumber because "Mario isn't about ghostbusting!!!!!"
People should really stop s*itting on Federation Force. It wasn't what we Metroid fans wanted, but it is still a great game that is part of the Metroid franchise as a spin off, which never hurted any franchise in history (actually they helped the main series when they succed, but the Metroid "fans" made it blow really hard for no real good reason).

Re: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Has Been Delayed To 2018

Nonno_Umby

Why is everyone assumibg that since it has been delayed the game will be another Mighty No. 9? Shantae Half-Genie Hero was supposed to come out in October 2014 (almost 2 years of delay), but the game looks to be awesoke anyway.
Eck, even Zelda BotW has been delayed simce its 2015 target, but the game will still be a masterpiece.

Re: Puns and Timing Pinpointed As Reasons for a Pokémon Absence in Rio Olympics Closing Ceremony

Nonno_Umby

@DragonEleven Actually it holds up perfectly. They didn't wanted to have too many video game characters (note that there was also Pac-Man in it). Now why Mario over Pikachu (because if they went woth Pokémon they would have used the yellow mouse)? He actually has a lot going for him:
-Because of its importance (Super Mario is THE biggest franchise in video game history, beating Pokèmon, and is the mascotte of one of the most well-known Japanese company in the world);
-Of course the saucy Mario/Rio pun;
-Mario is also more associated with the Olympics, thanks to the Mario and Sonic series (which are OFFICIAL licensed games, btw), so he was the natural choice for it.
Also Mario of italian has only the name, and there are almost no games that specifically call him "italian". So yeah, he kind of became an international being (or maybe they used him as a way to unite the world? An italian (Europe) who lived on America who was created by Japan. It's actually really clever, though it is unlikely that they thought about it :/ ) bit even so they changed to hat from the classical "M" to a Tokyo label, emphasising on his japanese origin.

(And also they already used Pikachu in their national soccer team for the 2014 World Cup. Maybe they wanted to change rappresentative (: )

Re: Puns and Timing Pinpointed As Reasons for a Pokémon Absence in Rio Olympics Closing Ceremony

Nonno_Umby

@DragonEleven Still Pokémon are heavily associated with Nintendo, and this wasn't a Nintendo commercial, but an official video from the Japanese government.
Captain Tsubasa is an exceprion because he is the face of sports manga/anime, which is, guess what, what the Olympics are about: sports, not video game characters/Nintendo.
We should really just enjoy that Nintendo got that kind of exposition just some weeks before they reveal the NX.

@GeminiSaint In the west, but in Japan Doraemon is way more popular as the "animation mascotte". Japanese players even suggested Sakurai to add the blue space cat to Smash Bros when he was developing Melee!