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Re: Microsoft CEO Says He Would "Love To Get Rid Of" Exclusives On Consoles

jorel262

There have been exclusives on consoles, in one form or another, since probably the 1980s. All console makers have done it. Why is this being seen as such a bad thing now? Where has the outrage been the last 30+ years?

And are people pissed off about exclusive deals with third party publishers or with first party? Should a first party studio from Nintendo really be expected to make their games for other systems, PC or console?

Re: Seth Rogen On Voicing Donkey Kong In The Mario Movie: "It's Gonna Sound Like Me And That's It"

jorel262

@RainbowGazelle Agreed. Sadly this is nothing new and won't be stopped anytime soon. It's all about marketing, suits feel the need for bigger names instead of letting characters speak for themselves through VA veterans.

Scoob! is a good example IMO. They recast everyone in the gang but Scooby-Doo, voiced by Frank Welker, who had been the voice of Freddy Jones since the 1960s. Ugh!

A VA could do a character in TV or video games for decades. But if that character shows up in a movie the VA veteran doesn't get the part for a big payday. Instead the part goes to a big name actor that quite frankly probably doesn't need more money.