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Sonic Boom heading to Japan as Sonic Toon
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spindashing
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what
Vox Chaotica
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MrSaturn99
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I wonder how they'll translate "HEY THERE ARE THINGS INSIDE THESE THINGS"
Black Door
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Sonic Doomed.
....Welp, they don't want to lose money, right?
I guess it could work in Japan (at least the 3DS version; that version is more faithful to past games than the Wii U version), but don't Sonic games sell like crap in Japan? Sure, I remember Jak 1 being a hit in Japan but...I don't know; we think the Wii U version looks sub-par....what is Japan going to think about this...
Either way, this isn't a stupid move (as the game MIGHT be successful in Japan), so who knows :l.
I guess it could work in Japan (at least the 3DS version; that version is more faithful to past games than the Wii U version), but don't Sonic games sell like crap in Japan? Sure, I remember Jak 1 being a hit in Japan but...I don't know; we think the Wii U version looks sub-par....what is Japan going to think about this...
Either way, this isn't a stupid move (as the game MIGHT be successful in Japan), so who knows :l.
peanutbutterlatte
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The game is being developped in the West. In English. They're spending more money to localise it, for what, 4k sales total the first month? It's a real waste of money, and doesn't make any sense at all.
Sonic Lost World was JP made game, and it sold like crap.
This a Western developped game, made for the West, based on a TV show only airing in the West (so far). It's not going to end well.
Dusk Golem
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Now the Sonic CD song Sonic Boom changed in my mind to Sonic Toon.
Whoops, I read that in The Pharaoh's voice. From the Abridged Series.
Sonic fans are an interesting bunch, so I wouldn't be surprised.
Guess they wanted a fresh take on the series but perhaps they need to tone it down a bit.
Adding in new characters like Sticks is one thing but making her crazy with that accent?... :/
Now a series revolving around ^ those two is something I want to see.
Ultimadrago
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Sonic Toon~
Sonic Toon~
Sonic Toooooon~
Sonic Toon~
Sonic Toooooon~
king grimlock
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Heading to rule34/deviant art as sonic's poon
Didn't see that coming.
From what I've seen, the scripts for the Japanese Sonic games are usually better, as in less cheesy, than their American counterparts. So that right there, with the fact that I like Sonic's Japanese VA, would make the show/games more appealing to me.
Unfortunately, 2% interest isn't much better than 1% in this situation, so I'm still highly unlikely to watch/play it either way.
This has me even more curious about what Sonic Team in Japan is working on.
Does this mean whatever they're working on is farther off than we might think?
I don't think they'd release something along side "Sonic Toon", lol.
From what I've seen, the scripts for the Japanese Sonic games are usually better, as in less cheesy, than their American counterparts. So that right there, with the fact that I like Sonic's Japanese VA, would make the show/games more appealing to me.
Unfortunately, 2% interest isn't much better than 1% in this situation, so I'm still highly unlikely to watch/play it either way.
This has me even more curious about what Sonic Team in Japan is working on.
Does this mean whatever they're working on is farther off than we might think?
I don't think they'd release something along side "Sonic Toon", lol.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Read as Sonic Tomb.
Do I see what you did there? Or did you not mean to go there? I like there.
This is a surprise.
shojx also makes an interesting point. I am wondering what sort of angle the humor, and the general writing, is going to take. Will characterizations deviate from whatever's already established in Japan in the original canon (do they really want to make Knuckles slow on the uptake?) Plus the original doesn't sound funny at all anyway, unless they also decide to include epic meme talk humor in the Japan version.
Sonic games generally sell fewer games in Japan than they do in the West, IIRC. On occasion games localized from the West to Japan will sell fairly well, GTA4 was one of them I think.
shojx also makes an interesting point. I am wondering what sort of angle the humor, and the general writing, is going to take. Will characterizations deviate from whatever's already established in Japan in the original canon (do they really want to make Knuckles slow on the uptake?) Plus the original doesn't sound funny at all anyway, unless they also decide to include epic meme talk humor in the Japan version.
Sonic games generally sell fewer games in Japan than they do in the West, IIRC. On occasion games localized from the West to Japan will sell fairly well, GTA4 was one of them I think.
Guess they wanted a fresh take on the series but perhaps they need to tone it down a bit.
Adding in new characters like Sticks is one thing but making her crazy with that accent?... :/
Now a series revolving around ^ those two is something I want to see.
It'd be like Arrow except Knuckles is the arrow, Shadow is felicity and tails is diggles.
I wouldn't be surprised if I googled Sonic x Green arrow and found exactly this.
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