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Nintendo Announce Pokemon Art Academy (3DS) - Launches June 19th in Japan
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JennyTablina
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That's quite alright! I just wanted to correct your point as artwork from Art Academy can be adapted and kept.
From a gaming standpoint? No Art Academy doesn't have a point or use but that's not it's intention. Art Academy as a series is intended to be an art program and a teaching tool for art.
Yes there are many art programs for PC that do the job just as well if not better! But those programs don't come with any sort of tutorial (unless you seek those out, and even then user created tutorials come in varying levels of quality) - Art Academy: Lessons for Everyone gives lessons of a calibre you would pay quite a pretty penny to get from professional classes.
This iteration is clearly intended to be more relaxed and fun for kids, but with the intention of getting them confident with art and drawing without tracings or guideline assistance. Just because it's not a game, doesn't mean it doesn't have any worth.
Art Academy pictures can be posted in the Art Academy Miiverse community where people generally get plenty of attention if they put the effort in!
To say the tools are rudimentary expresses a lack of understanding of what the Sketchpad actually has. It's got paints, pastels and pencils which is a pretty broad range of tools, the only awkward thing about sketchpad is the awkward limitation that switching one toolset for another kind of "locks in" what you did before in the set you used before. Though this does present the interesting effect of Sketchpad having "layers" - be it a limited number (as I believe each tool set can be used only once per drawing)
Besides that, it's not about what tools you use for art, it's what skill you bring to the table. People can do amazing things with ball point pens. People do amazing things with the absolute basic tools in Miiverse. Art isn't wasteful if you enjoy what your doing (and learning from the experience too!)
Silver_DNA
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So this is what they chose to do instead of finishing the Wii U Art Academy.
StreetsAhead
Member
"You can't draw a Pokemon until you've caught it in this mini game!"
Which you can only play once every 24 hours.
gen 4 still hurts 
Infernal Monkey
Member
That music in the trailer is so relaxing~
Crimsonclaw111
Member
And also, Picross 3DS?
Anyway, I'd be in for this easily but $40 seems a pretty high price.
Hero of Legend
Member
We need to go deeper.
Wario Fart Academy.
Wario Fart Academy.
StreetsAhead
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It's cheaper than standard first party titles in Japan on 3DS, though, which are usually 4,500 yen before tax. Presumably, if released in the West, it'd be closer to thirty.
I don't get your meaning. The logo is different with each game (or game sub-series). There is no one "Pokémon" logo in Japan. Here's a few more examples
And so forth. So what did you mean? I'm legitimately unsure.
He means the logow ritten in the same font the western logo is written in. Within the examples you posted he'd mean Pokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire and that is an earlier example of them using the western font for Pokemon logo on japanese boxart, by 10 years nonetheless.
Edit: At least that's what I think he means. "Pocket Monsters" written in the distinct yellow font that is used outside of Japan.
Oh, it's using a similar colourscheme. I get it now. Thanks
I think this is a cute idea. I actually have the 3DS Art Academy game - it's pretty great and can be found for fairly cheap (£8). Playing one with cartoony images could be cool, since I can't draw very well.
If there's a large amount of images to copy, and a fair amount of lessons, it could be fun, especially for kids since Art Academy is pretty in-depth and not exactly simple. Even I might buy it if the price drops down to a decent amount (£15?). But knowing Nintendo they'll launch it at £30.
If there's a large amount of images to copy, and a fair amount of lessons, it could be fun, especially for kids since Art Academy is pretty in-depth and not exactly simple. Even I might buy it if the price drops down to a decent amount (£15?). But knowing Nintendo they'll launch it at £30.
StreetsAhead
Member
Yeah, seems to have some new materials and an undo button (?)
*insert avatar quote here*
best poke spinoff to date
fabricated backlash
Member
Is this made by Headstrong Games? If so, I hope the new brushes, markers and tools make their way into the final version of the WiiU version.
Starwolf_UK
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Boxart is not final as the rating is basically pending (that is usually the only change, in my gamefaqs submitting days* I would commonly photoshop in the rating if a non-final box was better quality).
*-Last time I tried you had to be so quick as in, have the image submitted within a few minutes of the release date. Thats too hardcore for me. I also got too busy to image search for backs and spines of older games,
Amazon UK have it for a very reasonable £16.44 and ship to America for not too many $. The keyboard is a bluetooth one so will be useful outside of the game too.
I just hope that in the case of an international release Nintendo remembers the Art Academy succeeded at a certain price point on the DS and failed miserably at a higher price point on the 3DS. Unless the failure of that has put the brakes on an international release at all (ala Brain Training 3DS in Europe).
*-Last time I tried you had to be so quick as in, have the image submitted within a few minutes of the release date. Thats too hardcore for me. I also got too busy to image search for backs and spines of older games,
Typing came to Europe (complete with keybaord layout variants; e.g. France with its AZERTY one) but only in white.
Amazon UK have it for a very reasonable £16.44 and ship to America for not too many $. The keyboard is a bluetooth one so will be useful outside of the game too.
Thanks for that. JPEG is a bit of a blow but it beats nothing.
I just hope that in the case of an international release Nintendo remembers the Art Academy succeeded at a certain price point on the DS and failed miserably at a higher price point on the 3DS. Unless the failure of that has put the brakes on an international release at all (ala Brain Training 3DS in Europe).
We don't know yet. All the official site lists is Nintendo, in addition to the standard Nintendo/Creatures/GameFreak trademarks
Hero of Legend
Member
It is indeed being made by Headstrong Games
Source?
Excellent, thanks. I shall update the site. Makes it the first Pokémon game to be developed in the UK, too!
Them announcing it gives me hope with localisation, too. Have been checking every day for localisation news, but nothing yet.
sakipon
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Yeah. I really wish these would be added to the Wii U app. I sold my 3DS Art Academy after drawing on the GamePad, it just felt so much better.
TechnicDownfall512
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Imagine taking pictures of Pokemon on a Nintendo console. Mind blown.
I love that box art :3
Not making this game compatible with the current Art Academy feels like a missed opportunity. Nintendo could have created an AA hub and periodically released AAs for Zelda, Mario and other IPs.
I'm not arguing against giving this AA (or other future AA) a standalone physical release just that the games should be able to share lessons, upgraded UI, features...
I'm not arguing against giving this AA (or other future AA) a standalone physical release just that the games should be able to share lessons, upgraded UI, features...
I imagine that the lessons are just similar across the board. This time, they just use Pokémon for examples rather than fruit, animals, objects etc.
Not really something they can make compatible.
Hero of Legend
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Even just having different examples for the same lesson would be something. And the IP based AA could focus more on how to draw X character.
