ShockingAlberto
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I think Capcom spit on an indian grave or somethingnincompoop said:Explain Bionic Commando and Dark Void then :lol
I think Capcom spit on an indian grave or somethingnincompoop said:Explain Bionic Commando and Dark Void then :lol
DisenLedZep said:Sadly, I except no more sales than Zack And Wiki...
It's still fucking Disneyland?slit said:If it's a ghost town why is it in the top 10 most visited theme parks in the world?
:lol Leave it to Capcom to come up with the ultimate HD bombs.nincompoop said:Explain Bionic Commando and Dark Void then :lol
nincompoop said:Explain Bionic Commando and Dark Void then :lol
Well then make up your mind. Is it a ghost town or fucking Disneyland? 15.4 million visitors does not a ghost town make.which1spink said:It's still fucking Disneyland?
SapientWolf said:It's almost akin to Pixar making a movie based on the lamp .
Wag said:I still think "Epic Mickey" sounds like a really strong drug you slip into someone's drink to knock them out.
SapientWolf said:It's almost akin to Pixar making a movie based on the lamp .
Idiots these days on GAF are a dime a dozenjj984jj said:You think a game with Mickey Mouse on the cover is not going to sell any better than Zack and Wiki? :lol
slit said:Well then make up your mind. Is it a ghost town or fucking Disneyland? 15.4 million visitors does not a ghost town make.
They closed Clover.ShockingAlberto said:I think Capcom spit on an indian grave or something
Pixar made a Lamp short but not a whole movie, IIRC. In fact, I think a lot of their full featured films started off that way.zigg said:Since you mentioned it, I'm curious what the inevitable title change is going to be.
They did that already!
SpacePirate Ridley said:doesnt matter if the game is a dime a dozen.
I'm not totally convinced that they are going to change it. Creatively speaking, it's not a great title at all, but they seem to be standing by it. They've repeatedly referred to it as Disney's Epic Mickey, rather than simply Epic Mickey.zigg said:Since you mentioned it, I'm curious what the inevitable title change is going to be.
Nice to see GAF being so open-minded. Nothing like condemning yet another game that you haven't seen a second of in motion.BruceLeeRoy said:If it retained even a shred of the incredible art that was prevalent in the storyboards I would say maybe. As is no way. Ha who am I kidding Mickey is colossal it will sell like gangbusters.
Dupy said:Seriously.
Look I don't know what the brand is like overseas but in the US girls love The Princesses, parents take their kids to see The Lion King and The Little Mermaid on Broadway, their classic cartoon DVD releases are hits and everyone loves Pixar movies. Which by the way everyone realizes is a Disney brand.
Your anecdotal brother observation is as unreliable as the "Would my mom buy this?" argument someone else used earlier.
BertramCooper said:Nice to see GAF being so open-minded. Nothing like condemning yet another game that you haven't seen a second of in motion.
which1spink said:Sure, I don't know about the worldwide situation of Disney, but based on my personal experience I can tell you that kids here in Europe aren't that stoked about Disney franchises anymore.
Look: When I was young and Disney released a new movie we were so hyped like pre-E3 GAF is today. Now, when I take my brother and his friends as an indicator they ain't giving shit about anything Disney related. Also Disneyland in France is pretty much a ghost down since the early 2000s.
So kids still care about Disney? Sure, but not nearly as much as we did. Classic Toons are dead get along with it. The only thing Disney does nowadays is to print the money out of fucking Reallife franchises (and of course Pixar, which basically is todays Disney to me).
From what I've seen, I think it works. And we've only seen screenshots from a few areas of the game.BruceLeeRoy said:I am not speaking about the overall quality just the horrible art. I mean Warren is behind it so it definitely has the potential to be amazing.
It's a Wii game. Plus, Disney has high hopes for it.schuelma said:Why is this thread so long? Is this really that controversial?
slit said:I didn't make the brother observation, he did, unless that's who you were replying to?
Is Mickey really that big a deal in the public eye now? When was the last huge movie he starred in? Honest questions, I really don't know.MYE said:What? :lol
Are you MAD? This is Mickey Mouse
MICKEY MOUSE
BertramCooper said:From what I've seen, I think it works. And we've only seen screenshots from a few areas of the game.
For what it's worth, I dig the Mickey design.
Fredescu said:Is Mickey really that big a deal in the public eye now? When was the last huge movie he starred in? Honest questions, I really don't know.
:lol I just ordered Fantasia.mugurumakensei said:Fantasia re-releases still sell amazingly.
Maybe among old school PC gamers. After all, the last game he did was Invisible War in 2003 which did come out on Xbox but didn't really make much of a splash if I recall correctly.Black-Wind said:Developer with a good rep- check
BruceLeeRoy said:If it retained even a shred of the incredible art that was prevalent in the storyboards I would say maybe. As is no way. Ha who am I kidding Mickey is colossal it will sell like gangbusters.
Did I just break through the fabric of space/time to some alternate reality where a 3rd part publisher says something that makes sense for the Wii?"I think we've tried to learn from the things Nintendo does well," he says. "One of the things that Nintendo does on their own platforms is they give their projects the time and appropriate resources to be successful, and they iterate until they get there. And I think we're doing the same with Epic Mickey, giving it the time and resources to be successful."
GANGBUSTER-WindYoshi- said:WHAT THE FUCK IS A GANGBUSTER
ymmv said:Million selling games on the PS360 do this primarily on their own merits, million selling games on the Wii are successes through marketing and brand awareness. The people who buy Wii games are usually parents who don't read gaming sites or reviews, they take no risks. Hardcore gamers are knowledgable, they recognize every single title on store shelves, know exactly what games they want to buy from their wish list. Parents who buy a Wii are clueless, they only know they need games for their new console but have no idea what to pick up so they go for whatever is the most popular and that's usually a safe choice with Mario or Zelda in the name. Mickey is a well known, kid friendly IP and if Disney succeeds with focused, heavy advertising in making Epic Mickey the must have title for their young ones, it could become one of the two, three titles that most parents will pick up for their kids for Chrismas.
BruceLeeRoy said:I probably would be much more forgiving about the look of the game If we hadn't been teased for months with that phenomenal concept art.
It was a radio drama from the 1930's that with police sirens, gun fire, squealing tires, and all sorts of other loud noises.-WindYoshi- said:WHAT THE FUCK IS A GANGBUSTER
Well sir, in the 30s there was a radio program called Gangbusters, which was about police officers who broke up and arrested gangs of the day. This type of police were noted for their incredible efficiency, power, and speed. Around the time of the show, people started using the slang expression "going like gangbusters" and it wasn't long before it cross-pollinated with other expressions, creating "it'll do gangbusters" and "it'll sell like gangbusters".-WindYoshi- said:WHAT THE FUCK IS A GANGBUSTER
Black-Wind said:GANGBUSTER
: with great or excessive force or aggressiveness <came on like gangbusters>; also : with great speed or success <making money like gangbusters Martha Hume>
: outstandingly excellent or successful <a gangbusters ballplayer>
Nirolak said:It was a radio drama from the 1930's that with police sirens, gun fire, squealing tires, and all sorts of other loud noises.
Hence "Coming on like Gangbusters".
Segata Sanshiro said:Well sir, in the 30s there was a radio program called Gangbusters, which was about police officers who broke up and arrested gangs of the day. This type of police were noted for their incredible efficiency, power, and speed. Around the time of the show, people started using the slang expression "going like gangbusters" and it wasn't long before it cross-pollinated with other expressions, creating "it'll do gangbusters" and "it'll sell like gangbusters".
BertramCooper said:I'm not totally convinced that they are going to change it. Creatively speaking, it's not a great title at all, but they seem to be standing by it. They've repeatedly referred to it as Disney's Epic Mickey, rather than simply Epic Mickey.
In any case, it's a far more marketable title than I think a lot of people realize. I'd rather them keep it instead of change it to some shovelware-sounding title like Mickey Mouse and the Spooky Wasteland or Mickey Mouse Adventures, which I fear is what they'd end up doing..