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Nintendo tradmarks "QOL" in Japan, for many kinds of products
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to stop your little Marios from getting through the warp pipe
TheRealTalker
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Peach brush
Mario mustace gel
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fredrancour
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Everybody assumes that the centerpiece of the idea will be some attempt at melding heath and gaming. Nintendo's big differentiating factor over competitors in the field will be that game content. It's not as if they're about to found a home goods division out of nowhere that doesn't tie into gaming in any way.
Kinky John
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AcademicSaucer
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i would totally buy nintendo condoms
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
Don't you see? They're becoming Square Enix!
Superb.
TheSlySoul
Member
You deserve a huge cookie, my good sir!
wackojackosnose
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I'm waiting for the feminine hygiene products.
Someone's gotta turn that grey Nintendo logo back to classic red.
R
Rösti
Unconfirmed Member
I don't know much how trademark application processes work in Japan, but in the US there's a minimum of 4 months until a Notice of Allowance is given and normally a minimum of half a year until a trademark a registered. Normally it takes between 1-2 years until everything is as it should be.
As for what it means in terms of when this platform could be revealed, I'd say there's a good chance of them talking about it at E3 (maybe they are even demonstrating it to key partners at GDC right now).
And its going to be on EVERYTHING it seems...
Also, nintendo may steal that from you. You better move fast.
RobFox64tm
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I didn't understand what quality of life meant during Nintendo's investor briefing, and I don't understand what it means now. Just make a competitive game console for fucks sake.
fredrancour
Member
Hey, people who know stuff about internal company timelines for developing things:
Based on this trademark thing, can we make any guesses about how long the QoL plans have been in the works for? Like, is this a long-term plan coming to fruition, or the result of a panicked decision made last fall, or something in-between?
Based on this trademark thing, can we make any guesses about how long the QoL plans have been in the works for? Like, is this a long-term plan coming to fruition, or the result of a panicked decision made last fall, or something in-between?
They said that QoL and their home consoles will be separate entities.
I would seriously buy that, it would be badass. The "feel" of being a plumber
Anyways, I get that Nintendo's focusing on expanding their revenue sources through QOL but I hope they also have a good plan in place for their next platforms too. I am interested in seeing what they come up with though.
RobFox64tm
Member
I know, I know. I'm just making fun really. It still frustrates me that the real issue seems to escape Nintendo, when everyone else can see it so clearly; we want Nintendo to be unique, but at the same time, they need to try and outdo competitors at their own game too. I think they are more than capable of finding a middle ground here. I do love my Wii U though. I just wish more people would give it a fairer shake.
Yeah...as said by many others, this is standard practice. So...I don't thinmk we're going to see QOL condoms (even if...that would be great in a random way), let's just say that. However, this is a hint to the fact that QOL could even be the name of the product, after all.
They want the Qol money for their main market.
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Rösti
Unconfirmed Member
Could certainly be. They haven't got much competition regarding this either, only two trademarks registered currently (one in the US, other in EU) and the G&S for those seem totally unrelated. Should be a cakewalk to get this, though I can definitely see the USPTO attorneys wanting clarification on a bunch of these goods and services, at least if Nintendo aims to have it as elaborate in the US as in Japan.
We are all clueless, seriously. It could be crazily inventive, or crazily backwards. Even at the same time, knowing Nintendo.
I hope someone will open a thread about what we think it'll be...I'm sure one of us will come close to the real thing.
Hopefully for Nintendo, not what someone said while trolling hard with the stupidiest idea ever...but that's a possibility as well :lol
fredrancour
Member
If this turns out to be the second coming of wii fit income-wise, that would be absolutelly amazing. It would potentially subsidize conventional or niche games. Even if I love my WiiU, I'm not gonna pretend the games on this thing are mainstream.
Immaculate
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OT but oh my god your tag lol
RobFox64tm
Member
To me, that's a good thing. It would be nice to have one system that could be home to all types though.
Nintendo may not either.
TheSlySoul
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Tom Nook Sawyer
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That's even if the part of it not being about games and the console business would remain separate is even truthful. It just as easily couldn't have been (companies lie and mislead) and the excuse being they "changed their minds later". After all to say it was, even in part, would have been to place an even darker cloud over the Wii U and possibly the 3DS. That's a front where they're trying to minimize their losses as far as the Wii U is concerned. At least for the time being.
The Horror the horror
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I'm all for Nintendo doing their own thing and separating itself from the competition, but they are in serious need of reconciling their ambitions with the realities of today's technology and market. They're chasing unicorns when they should be chasing the rabbit.
Could you elaborate more?
fredrancour
Member
Yeah, but that's why a successful QoL system could be an amazing thing too. Producing games with limited appeal at a loss isn't exactly sustainable. Balancing inventiveness with mainstream appeal is a difficult science to pull off that would probably be 50/50 at best even if Nintendo was actually currently trying to do so instead of pouring their heart and soul into unabashedly niche products while half-assing the mainstream ones. A health and fitness cash cow would provide them with the funding to continue experimenting with conventional games til they find big hits there.
freenudemacusers
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so you're telling me in the future i can literally falcon punch my wife's baby box.
Exterminieren
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I originally thought not, but it depends on what form their E3 show takes. If there's a stage show, I can see them making an appearance, but probably not if there's just a Direct again.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Nintendo coming for the urinal industry.
I want a live demonstration at their E3 press conference.
zenosparadox
Member
I am bracing for a train wreck. I am not their target audience, and I want Nintendo to succeed as a company, but this new direction saddens me.