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Re: Dragon Quest HD-2D Remakes Include A "Surprise" If You Play In Chronological Order

Ruler-Of-All-Evil

@Maulbert Refer to the comment from @jesse_dylan about the price of the original Dragon Quest III back in the day.

@Daniel36 Yeah, I remember Call of Duty games being total shelf warmers. My dad had only played a few of them (MW2, MW3, Black Ops 2, Black Ops 3, and the remakes of Modern Warfare 1 & 2).

@RygelXVIII Yes, that is true — everything else is affected by inflation.

Re: Palworld Developer Responds To Nintendo Lawsuit

Ruler-Of-All-Evil

@Arehexes To be fair, Pocketpal is an... INCREDIBLY scummy company. If you want an image of just how scummy, think of all those posts from those people on Twitter that make Nintendo out to be heartless monsters.

As for ROM Hacks, not entirely sure about Nintendo's stance on those, as while some get DMCA'd, others are used as inspiration for them. Same with fangames, for that matter (some get DMCA'd, some don't), only it's far more common and confusing as to why with that specific category. With Pokémon Uranium, it was just... obvious (monetizing a fan-game is... no), but for AM2R, I think it was a matter of coincidence and that Nintendo didn't want that project to compete with Metroid: Samus Returns, which they were working on with Mercury Steam at the time.

Re: Onward And Upward! This Upcoming Mario Wonder Plushie Actually Talks

Ruler-Of-All-Evil

@smoreon Yeah, if I remember correctly, Kenny James started voicing Bowser in 2005, but Scott Burns’ clips were also used for Bowser in Mario games until 2009 when New Super Mario Bros. Wii & Bowser’s Inside Story came out, so by that point Kenny James had taken over the role. Mario Sports Mix was the last game Scott Burns worked with Nintendo on, and even then he voiced a Square Enix character.

Re: Onward And Upward! This Upcoming Mario Wonder Plushie Actually Talks

Ruler-Of-All-Evil

@smoreon Best thing is, I actually emailed Scott Burns a couple years back the day before April Fool's asking him about why Ninja, Shirma and Chroma were in the Mario world in both Mario Hoops 3-on-3 and Mario Sports Mix, especially considering certain events in Super Mario RPG (cough, Culex, cough).

On April Fool's Day, he actually responded back, and while he didn't have a definitive answer to my mystery, he actually told me about an experience he had voicing Bowser for Mario Power Tennis, and showed me the room in Bad Animals Studio where he recorded voice clips for Nintendo!

PS: "I know, she's not really my mama. Someday, when I'm bigger... I wanna fight that Mario again!"

Re: Capcom's Investors Want Monster Hunter Wilds On Switch, Because Of Course

Ruler-Of-All-Evil

"…one daring attendee asked whether the upcoming Monster Hunter Wilds would be limited to 'non-portable platforms', specifically singling out the Switch as one of the consoles not currently in the pipeline."
It’d be funny if it weren’t so pathetic.
(reads Capcom’s response, which is basically just them shoving the investor’s own on-paper idea back into their greedy mouths)
Oh, what the heck, I’ll laugh anyway!