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''Oh, Yay, Another Mario Game.'' Step up to Playstation 2/20
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AWWW....
Just thought this would be relevant to some of the discussion in this thread.
Time and again, Bowser kidnaps Peach. Why do Mario and Peach still race go-karts and play tennis with him?
SM: If you're familiar with things like Popeye and some of the old comic characters, you would oftentimes see this cast of characters that takes on different roles depending on the comic or cartoon. They might be businessman in one [cartoon] or a pirate in another. Depending on the story that was being told, they would change roles. So, to a certain degree, I look at our characters in a similar way and feel that they can take on different roles in different games. It's more like they're one big family, or maybe a troupe of actors.
Time and again, Bowser kidnaps Peach. Why do Mario and Peach still race go-karts and play tennis with him?
SM: If you're familiar with things like Popeye and some of the old comic characters, you would oftentimes see this cast of characters that takes on different roles depending on the comic or cartoon. They might be businessman in one [cartoon] or a pirate in another. Depending on the story that was being told, they would change roles. So, to a certain degree, I look at our characters in a similar way and feel that they can take on different roles in different games. It's more like they're one big family, or maybe a troupe of actors.
nhlducks35
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haha damn
Appollowexx
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Now all we need is for the original troll Chad Warden to return and smack talk.
Playstation always wins baby!
Playstation always wins baby!
Vidya4chan
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How ridiculously immature for a company. Didn't Sony hit financial junk status a few months back?
DoDonGouki
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Aggressive Sony is back (Psone/ PS2 days where they attacked competition with shit to back it up
)Hit the weak point for massive damage!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayJNJ-BYEoQ
Believe it!
Yep, the last 10 Killzone, Resistance and Uncharted games on the playstation consoles give a completely different set of experiences compared to the last 10 NSMB, Mario Kart, Tennis, Smash, Party etc etc on the Ninty ones.
As for characters, ten of those games have a plumber in overalls taking part in a variety of genres as a mascot, the other ten have a white male with cropped brown hair and a selection of guns taking part in a variety of shooting bipedal targets in the head.
Video games repeat what is popular, both companies are guilty of that, but at least there is one of each of those Mario games per system, rather than putting out 8 first party shooters on one console with the same faceshooting gameplay in each one.
DidntKnowJack
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Well, what can I say? I like Sony and Nintendo. I like them both. Is that supposed to be unusual or something?
I love how people think all those avatars are Sony GAF haha.
Uno Venova
Banned
I'm sure it does both.
oconnomiyaki
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It's funny because Sony's first-party stuff is terrible. The system sounds like it will win by default in spite of that, especially if the Xbox rumours prove true.
To those people posting lists everywhere:
1. Sony is a much bigger publisher than Nintendo, its natural that they have more IPs (That doesn't excuse Ninty from releasing few this gen though).
2. Mario is a bigger franchise than arguably all of Sony's IPs combined. Of course his face will be seen at least five times a year.
EDIT: Console wars are gold in the beginning of a generation.
1. Sony is a much bigger publisher than Nintendo, its natural that they have more IPs (That doesn't excuse Ninty from releasing few this gen though).
2. Mario is a bigger franchise than arguably all of Sony's IPs combined. Of course his face will be seen at least five times a year.
EDIT: Console wars are gold in the beginning of a generation.
Not really sure what your point is. The difference is Sony invests in both breath and depth. We haven't seen a creativity beyond their comfort zone from Nintendo's titles in over two generations now.
Deserters get killed soldier. Pick up your gun and join the fight.
the last of us should be pretty good. beyond will probably be horrendous, but that's okay because it comes with this warning label:
Holy shit :lol this killed me.
That's pretty stupid to be honest.
It was like that argument that Kirby Epic Yarn and Wind Waker should have been new IP's.
What fucking difference does it make? The game would be exactly the same mechanically, and you'd be doing the same shit with a different character. It really doesn't matter that much, and people make it a far bigger deal than it should be.
This E3 is going to be amazing. And the whole month leading up to it.
Phoenician_Viking
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FhahahahahAhahahahahA.
they can't contain it, and as 2/20 is approaching more and more will rise from their hibernation.
i just wonder where Xbox-gaf is...
SkylineRKR
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ChosenPredator
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finally people talking shit about sony refreshing lol
(besides vita)
(besides vita)
Nope. Not at all. Note the word "fake" in my statement.
At least he hasn't started playing basketball, baseball, soccer, played against a blue hedgehog, etc.
OriginofHysteria
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MGS, GT5, Uncharted (1-3), Killzone 3, God of War...
Oh dear god this is hilarious and yet so true at the same time!
The Champ is here.
Fine Ham Abounds
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Pretty much.
I'm actually a lot more thrilled about the console war stuff starting up again than I thought I would be, though
Sometimes it's nice to see people remember they are competitors and actually come out swinging.Haha, exactly!
Don't think he meant you with that comment.
SirMossyBloke
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I don't know why he's smiling. Some fucker just stole his chin.
I bet it's in another castle.
Oh man, yes. Give me guy in Giant Crash Bandicoot costume standing outside Nintendo headquarters talking shit through a megaphone.
SneakyStephan
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Btw I don't remember any of that smack talking or arrogance or whatever you want to call it in the psx era (shown in the history of playstation docus etc) and have never seen that ff7 thing.
I never ever went on gaming forums or websites in the late 90s though.
Or maybe it just never reached Europe.
The image I got from sony back then is that they were benign and let the games do the talking.
Maybe that is still how it is for the general public and only forum warriors will ever notice any of this.
I never ever went on gaming forums or websites in the late 90s though.
Or maybe it just never reached Europe.
The image I got from sony back then is that they were benign and let the games do the talking.
Maybe that is still how it is for the general public and only forum warriors will ever notice any of this.
If all 8 of those games were the same genre then you'd have a leg to stand on. you use the term "mascot" in your post, that's exactly why Mario appears in so much, he is a mascot character capable of appearing in a wide range of genres.
DoNUTta. Terrible is factually incorrect!
None of those games are platformers!
Chie Satonaka
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It's funny, because Sony WISHES they had a franchise mascot that was anywhere close to as marketable as Mario. Microsoft does too.
Zen_Arcade
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Holy shit.Sony's on the offensive.
it's happening right now, the arguments are all about the flops.
yurinka
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Colonel Nasty
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Its far from terrible even though they havent had a great game since U2.
brandonh83
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Some third person shooters, a racing game, and a first person shooter are better platformers than Mario Galaxy?
Haunted
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Sharpening their knives, I assume.
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