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[Hero of Legend]

HA!!!

I just picked up on something! Nintendo has LIGHTLY adjusted their logo on boxes.

Here's Sochi and Rio Wii U:

The logo on Rio is white but with a very light shadow on it, likely for when the art would be too bright without it and they'd just go with grey or black previously.

Pokken still uses grey, but Rio is after April 1st so maybe any after in thew new FY will use this now?

Edit: Star Fox Guard is still grey, but maybe it's among the last with it? Dunno.

 

[Elitist1945]

Diggin' the red, Nintendo.

 

[potatohead]

Red is for winners.

I hope the Rio Olympics game will include a Zika virus simulation.

Or a small heads mode, maybe. Even just a Olympic committee spoof and I'd be satisfied.

 

[Not]

Oh my god. Goodbye blue and white. Goodbye Wii years. Hopefully forever.

 

[DownGrader]

HA!!!

I just picked up on something! Nintendo has LIGHTLY adjusted their logo on boxes.

Here's Sochi Wii U:



And Rio Wii U (out June 24th):



The logo on Rio is white but with a very light shadow on it, likely for when the art would be too bright without it and they'd just go with grey or black previously.

Pokken still uses grey, but Rio is after April 1st so maybe any after in thew new FY will use this now?

Edit: Star Fox Guard is still grey, but maybe it's among the last with it? Dunno.

Sorry to crush your dreams, but Nintendo alternates between grey, white and black logos on boxarts since the very introduction of "modern" Nintendo logo. It mostly depends on a background.

 

[-shadow-]

Edit: Star Fox Guard is still grey, but maybe it's among the last with it? Dunno.

Well TPHD was already white. So who knows?

 

[DNAbro]

More like REDbranding am i right? haha comedy

 

[Metal-Geo]

White logo on a red background actually looks better than the original red on white combo, in my opinion.

That MyNintendo logo is also some gooood stuff.

 

[Red Fire]

I will never understand the color selections Nintendo used with the Wii U, especially on their box template:

Why the blue and WHYYY the yellow stripe underneath? What's the yellow for? It's the ugliest combination of colors I've ever seen for a box template. It reminds me of your generic medicine pills you get on the drug store. Wii U was simply a mess in all aspects starting from it's selection of colors to represent it.

Never seen a wii u game box with yellow on it besides the very thin line under the logo which i JUST noticed

 

[Jonneh3003]

I will never understand the color selections Nintendo used with the Wii U, especially on their box template:

Why the blue and WHYYY the yellow stripe underneath? What's the yellow for? It's the ugliest combination of colors I've ever seen for a box template. It reminds me of your generic medicine pills you get on the drug store. Wii U was simply a mess in all aspects starting from it's selection of colors to represent it.

The yellow strip is to mirror the Gamecube's strip:

Can't say why its yellow but the two have more or less the same design.

 

[prateeko]

Nintendo's website still uses the grey colored logo. I love the red and wish they'd go back, but until their official (and corporate sections) switch from grey to red this would only signify change in marketing.

 

[JMTHEFOX]

Nice to see that good o'l iconic red is back at Nintendo.

However, is it strange that I actually dig the grey logo?

 

[foxuzamaki]

Oh my god. Goodbye blue and white. Goodbye Wii years. Hopefully forever.

No, the Wii years would be great to capatalize on 10-15 years from now

 

[Joqu]

The non american accounts still haven't made any changes like this, it really might just be a NoA thing huh.

 

[Hero of Legend]

There's a legit difference between how they'd use the white logo and now.

I found more examples of this "shadowed" white logo:

Versus the previous shadowless white:

But it actually looks like Tri-Force Heroes already used the shadowed logo:

But yeah, seems like most after at least June will use it. We'll see, but you can see the difference.

 

[infinitys_7th]

Red, green, and blue. . .

Oh, god, the console war will end like Mass Effect 3!

 

[ajvizzgamer101]

So.. red for Nintendo, blue for Sony, green for Microsoft..



What will you choose?

Funny thing is, I love Sony and Nintendo. Don't care for Xbox. With my Pokemon I will always choose Squirtle or Charmander. Will never choose Bulbasaur.

 

[PyroPaperPlanes]

Red for Nintendo, Blue for Sony, Green for nVidia.

 

[ape2man]

Red, green, and blue. . .

Oh, god, the console war will end like Mass Effect 3!

lol

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Happy to see they're going back to red but I miss the actual font of the logo being red. They continue to use white for the letters, though.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Just checked their FB and it's still grey with white background.

How recent was the change to red on Twitter?

 

[EndlessFloydian]

So...will they use red cases for NX games?

 

[GamerJM]

There's a legit difference between how they'd use the white logo and now.

I found more examples of this "shadowed" white logo:



Versus the previous shadowless white:



But it actually looks like Tri-Force Heroes already used the shadowed logo:



But yeah, seems like most after at least June will use it. We'll see, but you can see the difference.

I've starred at this for like a minute and don't see any differences.

 

[L95]

I've starred at this for like a minute and don't see any differences.

I can see a shadow under the logo on the left just fine...

 

[Hero of Legend]

I've starred at this for like a minute and don't see any differences.

See the shadow, like at the bottom of the top logo? It's basically all around the font and the oval.

Edit: THE SAME DAMN BOXES L95!!! LOL

 

[SuperBlank]

This makes me happier than I think it should.

Hopefully this results in more than Nintendo simply trying to capitalize off nostalgia.

 

[GamerJM]

I can see a shadow under the logo on the left just fine...

See the shadow, like at the bottom of the top logo? It's basically all around the font and the oval.

Edit: THE SAME DAMN BOXES L95!!! LOL

This is hard for me to see, and the shadow doesn't even necessarily look like a shadow. It looks more like the coloring around the logo to me.

 

[Zackat]

So...will they use red cases for NX games?

They better. Red boxes like Playstation Greatest Hits boxes maybe? Those look good on my shelf.

 

[Blues1990]

HA!!!

I wanted to point out, that despite the questionable quality of the gameplay, the production values and box art for the Mario & Sonic Olympic game series is really topnotch. I really love the cover art for Rio 2016.

 

[Big Nikus]

I wanted to point out, that despite the questionable quality of the gameplay, the production values and box art for the Mario & Sonic Olympic game series is really topnotch. I really love the cover art for Rio 2016.

It's also important to note that the remixes in the soundtracks are like a gift from the gods.
https://youtu.be/-DkWkAgzf3I?list=PLz5gUls4mkX_A1TnwyJKqRY2yQVKfMmYF

 

[liliththepale]

I know what the My Nintendo logo is supposed to be but it's always looked like a fetus to me.

 

[Nanashrew]

So...will they use red cases for NX games?

Those would be so pretty to see. Their red cases are actually really nice and would love everything just in all red besides just Mario.

You know, The Wonderful 101 looks really good in a red case. I actually swapped the cases between that and Mario Kart 8.

I know what the My Nintendo logo is supposed to be but it's always looked like a fetus to me.

Ｎｏｏｏｏｏｏｏｏｏｏｏｏｏｏ

 

[10k]

I know what the My Nintendo logo is supposed to be but it's always looked like a fetus to me.

Given Nintendo's conservativeness, after seeing this, they may fire the one who designed it and then issue a meaningless PR statement saying that's not why that artist was fired.

 

[Orakio Rob]

Red is for winners.

I hope the Rio Olympics game will include a Zika virus simulation.

Or a small heads mode, maybe. Even just a Olympic committee spoof and I'd be satisfied.

My wife was infected with Zika while pregnant and we were very lucky that our baby had no Microcephaly, but we're still scared about other potential unknown effects. People are suffering due to Zika, you shouldn't be joking about it.

 

[Toxi]

So.. red for Nintendo, blue for Sony, green for Microsoft..

What will you choose?

Just like a Microsoft console, Bulbasaur is a convenient option that will die the moment the temperature goes up.

 

[KamiCrit]

The Redtendo future! I welcome it like a bright red logo on a black background and the anticipation of playing a great gamecube game.

 

[Replicant]

Now the big three are all distinct different colors.

As ME3 intended.

FTFY. Red, Blue, and Green. Which one you gonna choose?

 

[DownGrader]

So...will they use red cases for NX games?

NX to use HD-DVD discs, confirmed.

 

[Nightbird]

I know what the My Nintendo logo is supposed to be but it's always looked like a fetus to me.

So now Earthbound is also involved?

 

[WarAdept]

Really digging the red logo retur....

So.. red for Nintendo, blue for Sony, green for Microsoft..

What will you choose?

Noooo I hate Charizard!

 

[Mokujin]

Now all they need to do is invert it and it's perfect again.

Pretty much, so glad we got rid of the grey Nintendo logo though.

 

[Blues1990]

If there is one thing that I hope does happen, is that there will be more Nintendo World Stores opening across Canada, the United States, & Europe.

It's also important to note that the remixes in the soundtracks are like a gift from the gods.
https://youtu.be/-DkWkAgzf3I?list=PLz5gUls4mkX_A1TnwyJKqRY2yQVKfMmYF

Agreed. There some fantastic remixes for this series.

 

[djtiesto]

That's good, I was getting sick of that sterile, milquetoast Apple look they went for this past decade. That My Nintendo logo is absolutely fantastic, too.

 

[-shadow-]

It's also important to note that the remixes in the soundtracks are like a gift from the gods.
https://youtu.be/-DkWkAgzf3I?list=PLz5gUls4mkX_A1TnwyJKqRY2yQVKfMmYF

I find the game to be absolute garbage, but I'm seriously considering buying it myself just for the soundtrack for a while now. It's absolutely amazing!

 

[royox]

So.. red for Nintendo, blue for Sony, green for Microsoft..



What will you choose?

Charmander: The one everybody loves but makes the game harder.

Squirttle: The one that can beat the other 2 (can learn Ice Beam or Blizzard that can one-hit Venusaur), most badass final evolution.

Bulbasaur: The "easy mode" choice. Grows up faster. Nobody likes it.



Water Starter for life!

 

[diaspora]

If there is one thing that I hope does happen, is that there will be more Nintendo World Stores opening across Canada, the United States, & Europe.



Agreed. There some fantastic remixes for this series.

An Eaton's Centre nintendo store would be so good.

 

[Toxi]

Charmander: The one everybody loves but makes the game harder.

Squirttle: The one that can beat the other 2 (can learn Ice Beam or Blizzard that can one-hit Venusaur), most badass final evolution.

Bulbasaur: The "easy mode" choice. Grows up faster. Nobody likes it.

Water Starter for life!

Don't forget having a horrible weakness to high temperatures.

 

[10k]

imagine that logo with the red background and white font.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

That's a flavor of red that makes my eyes sore quick.

 

[2+2=5]

So.. red for Nintendo, blue for Sony, green for Microsoft..

What will you choose?

I guess we should expect a fourth one becoming the main character

Spoiler

yellow rulez!