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XBLA - My Little Pony Avatar items / Pets comes to Xbox 360
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Ambience7817x
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But it wasn't started with the idea of having a male fandom. it was just supposed to be little things to notice when watching it. one of those "hey, that's from 'The Big Lebowski', I get that reference and its funny because its in a show about ponies and i didn't expect it". it ended up pandering, but it didn't start that way and it seemed organic
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
That video always struck me as fake, at least somewhatXBLA thread on its way to a regular Ponies thread fast.
Now where is that youtube vid where someguy confesses to his father via Skype that he's a "Bronie".
IdreamofHIME
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If gotten passed being phased by grown ups liking MLP, what's got me scratching my head here is...are they keeping avatars for XBONE?
Coz MLP has a huge following and I think it would be pretty shitty to release these before the new console and then have them obsolete in a few months.
Coz MLP has a huge following and I think it would be pretty shitty to release these before the new console and then have them obsolete in a few months.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Meh, even before it became pandering it still would seem...lazy? This kind of humor is something I've had problems with for years before MLP came around, and its just kind of a collusion of two things that annoy me when people point to it as an example of "how the show can be for adults"
Haha, well that's pretty much the biggest reason. If you like shows like Adventure Time, Regular Show, SpongeBob Squarepants etc I'd suggest you gave it a try. Those are all kids shows that keep adults in mind and kinda exploit the nostalgic feeling adults usually get when they watch cartoons from their childhood. But if you're not into cartoons at all you won't like it.
My friends didn't get why I watched a couple episodes of the show at first, but then I let them watch the first 2 episodes. Now a couple of 'em are watching the show too.
I'm not going to defend the show or whatever (it's just a cartoon, come on), but all I can say is just watch a couple episodes and then you'll either understand it or you won't, but there's not really more to it than it just being a good cartoon in a pink marshmallow coat (like the PowerPuff Girls, for instance).
DidntKnowJack
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Persona 4 and My Little Pony are comparable now?Perfect.
Ban Puncher
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Ambience7817x
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well, it isn't meant for adults. things are not meant to be specifically for one group, and only that one group. its more because its reminiscent of cartoons when they didnt become "lol so RANDUM XD" like most things are now on Cartoon Network, its just an enjoyable cartoon, and some people get enraged about it, as seen in this thread
SuperSonic1305
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Dudebronies
I have an eight year old daughter who loves MLP. Not every MLP fan is a brony.
These items are going to make my life difficult.
Wachu sayin bout advanture time and regular show
Winterfang
Banned
Sexually.
jim-jam bongs
Member
Friendship really is magic, especially when your friends are a legion of foul mouthed 13 year old boys.
We both know it's not ironically.
Visualante2
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If Minerva's Den comes to Steam I know what I'm wasting my remaining space bucks on.
You can't get a refund on Allards, right?
You can't get a refund on Allards, right?
Ambience7817x
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I was referring to things like Chowder, Flapjack and Amazing World of Gumball. I've heard those shows are good, but haven't gotten around to watching them. no shit was meant to be flung in their direction, just at the 3 I mentioned above
Baron von Loathsome
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That's a pretty creepy-looking Rainbow Dash right there.
too late, they already have meme dynamic themes and meme avatars on psn
Chiaroscuro
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Isn`t avatars being phase-out in the new dash for Xbox One? I do not see a point in investing on something that will not carry on.
And yeah, MLP are cool, pony-gaf assemble!
And yeah, MLP are cool, pony-gaf assemble!
What the shit Gumball is amazing, what madness do you speak. Also chowder and flapjack haven't been on for years so.
Because it was a no budget show vs MLP being made by people who actually cared. The first 2 seasons are quite good and worth watching.
Also, furries.
Ambience7817x
Member
Those 2 shows were the reason I stopped watching cartoon network, so I've missed a few things. is it actually good? from the trailers it seemed to be unfunny, but i never gave it a shot
The Technomancer
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Well, I mean, my favorite animated show on right now (aside from the Venture Bros) is Gravity Falls because Gravity Falls is really cleverly written, relying on a rapid-fire mix of wordplay, absurdism and self-aware satire instead of falling back on "hey remember this thing you adults like that you don't normally see in a kids show! Its amazing that we also like the things you like!"
Chowder is, IMO, an excellent example of a deliberately aimed at kids show that adults can enjoy also, not as straight up funny as GF but very well done.
...but I really wouldn't compare it to MLP at all. I mean, I've watched a handful of MLP episodes directly and probably a dozen or so in the background when I go home to visit the family, and its more like your standard "group of friends learn life lessons show". Its not bad by any means, but nothing about it has ever seemed particularly good or compelling either. There's not much to separate it from something like Arthur (except that from what I've seen Arthur in its prime had much better scripts, although to be fair it had been on the air for like eight years at that point)
Arkos
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FROM ORBIT
I have an eight year old daughter who loves MLP. Not every MLP fan is a brony.
These items are going to make my lifedifficult.AWESOME
Adventure Time and Regular Show are probably the two best new cartoons to come out in a loooooong time. At least since Spongebob started. But AT and RS are way more modern. They use a lot of internet slang etc. Also, april fools episode (kinda NSFW).
Delusibeta
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Tenshi
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Flapjack was pretty good too. At least I thought so. Spongebob is still my favorite American cartoon though.
Sorry, but that's a really low quality model. I have seen far better fan works. Propably due to constraints but no thanks.So Microsoft has jumped on the Pony bandwagon with a bunch of pony stuff to purchase in their store for your Avatar. Hoodies, Shirts, and even a pet Dash.
Store link - http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Search?query=My little pony&DownloadType=AvatarItem
Video demonstration - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5qeYPO5QBmU
I know this will probably get a lot of hate, but still pretty cool if your an MLP fan. Too bad I don't own an Xbox. I may have to head on over to my sister's place though to check it out for myself.
Yeah well, MLP is not nearly as good as Gravity Falls. Then again, Gravity Falls is probably the best cartoon Disney ever had on their channel.
Gumball is fantastic, and the animation is amazing. It isn't just random stuff happening, sometimes it does but most of the episodes are pretty self contained plots involving some weirdness that makes sense in the context in their world. Also Its following this nice let children voice act children thing that went into full effect over the past decade with cable animation it benifits from it.
Sorry I am rambling, its good watch it.
Why is sonic still popular.
The answer to that question is the answer to your question.
Ambience7817x
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Whenever this came on, by parents would make me change it, and I would agree with them. It was to loud and annoying to me, it wasn't funny, it was just loud. But you are right with comparing it to MLP, it really isn't a good comparison, I just meant it in the sense of cartoons that I find enjoyable.
Baron von Loathsome
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Tenshi ;72327726 said:
Flapjack was pretty good too. At least I thought so. Spongebob is still my favorite American cartoon though.
I never could get myself to like Flapjack. I don't know, it just seemed weird for the sake of weird.
Yeah, I think those Source models are better, and those things are ghastly.
WrenchNinja
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Dude, Gargoyles.
Rhomega Beta
Member
Dude, there are Power Rangers avatars! Who wants avatars from a show with guys in spandex fighting rubber suit monsters with giant robots?
I'm actually a fan
I'm sticking with the Mega Man avatar I have. Also, there's no Luna.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
I suppose it's better to say that Gravity Falls is the best comedy cartoon Disney has ever had.
Even then, it's got some serious competition.
Surprising quality as of late?
Tenshi
Banned
That's pretty much exactly why I liked it ahaha. Some of my favorite parts in SpongeBob are the weird ones, for example;
:lol
I don't think they ever showed that in Holland. At least not when I was a little kid (I'm 22 now).
Arkos
Nose how to spell and rede to
So many Saturday mornings. So many.
Sadly I am an expert on MLP, my daughter loves the show. Being honest though its really not that bad, I would say its one of the better kids shows on television at the moment.
I understand why people wont like this, but its cool of MS to put up more female oriented items up for Avatar use. Kind of funny they are doing this as I dont think Avatars are transferring to the Xbone are they?
I understand why people wont like this, but its cool of MS to put up more female oriented items up for Avatar use. Kind of funny they are doing this as I dont think Avatars are transferring to the Xbone are they?
Skiptastic
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Pretty cool. Makes me wish Pokemon was third party, so I could get a Pikachu pet for my avatar. :3
Well to be fair even during the shit period of sonic there other good sonic games coming out but. ( no one rembers rush or the series for the psp)
-But quality,
-characters, ( this specifically, each MLP character is just a sonic character disguise, seriously)
-actually personalities people can project themselves onto
-People over there actually give some type of shit what fans say
-Merchandising
-The seedier side of each community
Apparently "Xbox One will support avatars like Xbox 360, but Microsoft believes that users will use more "real images" to represent themselves on the next-gen console"
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Any male on my friendlist with this nonsense is going to be deleted. Its one thing to like a little girls cartoon, but this grown men obsession is not healthy and not something I want around me, even online. Its too weird for me.
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