Lupin the Third
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Because signs are that it is true? You are not paying attention. Unless we're not talking about Trevelyan's reports and someone else threw their hat into the ring without my knowledge...
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Because signs are that it is true? You are not paying attention. Unless we're not talking about Trevelyan's reports and someone else threw their hat into the ring without my knowledge...
For some reason as soon as I read Torte City I thought of mayor "Tortimer", from Animal Crossing. Then I thought of the legal term "tort".
Anyway, this stuff is reasonable as far as leaks go. They're taking a long time to announce it but I expected a major Pokemon game this year.
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1102411
TBH, I don't even consider FFVIIR for NX to be that farfetched. If Nintendo can successfully negotiate for Cloud to appear in Smash they should be able to get a port of a game that runs on an engine (UE4) that NX will likely support. In all likelihood, Squenix already has devkits because it seemed as if they accidentally spilled the beans about an NX version of Dragon Quest XI.
Anyway, this stuff is reasonable as far as leaks go. They're taking a long time to announce it but I expected a major Pokemon game this year.
http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1102411
TBH, I don't even consider FFVIIR for NX to be that farfetched. If Nintendo can successfully negotiate for Cloud to appear in Smash they should be able to get a port of a game that runs on an engine (UE4) that NX will likely support. In all likelihood, Squenix already has devkits because it seemed as if they accidentally spilled the beans about an NX version of Dragon Quest XI.
Controlled leak.
Its too perfect, and none of the information is all that strange/mind blowing. Marketing budgets are neat to know but don't mean much.
Fine Ham Abounds
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Trev's source is actually Bish and they're just fucking with us to see how many pages this thread can reach by E3
The leak is far from being fantasyland like and hardly deserves the criticism it has gotten from certain folks.
Sure Pokemon Rainbow is unlikely, but we know a Pokemon game is coming this year. We also wouldn't be shocked if it celebrates the 20th anniversary. So it's not that insane.
If you want to criticize or laugh at trev, save it until he is proved wrong. Doing it before hand will just keep him and other leakers from quenching some of you thirsty people.
Honestly, if I were him I would just keep the info to myself.
Sure Pokemon Rainbow is unlikely, but we know a Pokemon game is coming this year. We also wouldn't be shocked if it celebrates the 20th anniversary. So it's not that insane.
If you want to criticize or laugh at trev, save it until he is proved wrong. Doing it before hand will just keep him and other leakers from quenching some of you thirsty people.
Honestly, if I were him I would just keep the info to myself.
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
..And can be off the mark by an arbitrary epsilon, since we have no way of verifying the numbers ; )
For what purpose would they do a controlled leak of this info? Genuinely curious.
Linkstrikesback
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Yes, it's genius. It's not like Nintendo had some sort of way to directly release information to the fanbase. Some sort of 'Nintendo direct', of you will.
Enter the Dragon Punch
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There has been no verification and nothing new.
Also, Pokémon Rainbow is an old "leak" that was supposed to be announced in 2013.
Not75Drops
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There's definitely still room to be skeptical but watch when the new Pokemon game isn't called Niji/Rainbow followed by people shitting on the guy because they didn't read what he said properly.
The thing with the Disney Art Academy listing is weird since it was found less than a day after he leaked it. Is there any way of knowing that the listing went up beforehand?
The thing with the Disney Art Academy listing is weird since it was found less than a day after he leaked it. Is there any way of knowing that the listing went up beforehand?
Lupin the Third
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Trev himself even said Pokémon Rainbow is just a codename, and we shouldn't read too much into it. And yet many people treating it like it's the deal-breaker of this whole thing. It's probably not what people are thinking it is.
Edit: Just looked up the specifics of the old rumor. There is no way on Earth it is a compilation of Generations 1-4 on one cart. That sounds like someone may have heard the Rainbow codename and then inserted their own wild wet dream into it.
ArchedThunder
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Not just that, he said Niji is the code name, not rainbow, he just said Niji means rainbow.
DaSorcerer7
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Well, "Torte" means "cakes" in italian
Mario 3D land 2.
phoenix3934
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I'll quote this again since people seem to miss it.
Exactly. Some people are just ridiculous but that's just how thirsty we are lol.
Now if he said the next Pokemon game is a remake of Red and Blue for the NX, I'd understand the extreme skepticism.
BTW, I think a Red/Blue HD remake/remaster would be insanely cool and the perfect way to put a mainline game on a home console.
We don't know that yet. The Zelda team hasn't exactly been successful at filling open spaces with fun things to do like twilight princess or skyward sword so I don't have too much faith in a completely open world Zelda game from that team. Probably why it got delayed in the first place, not because of the NX but because the game was short on things to do in that vast open world.
Not75Drops
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IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Yeah, Pokemon Rainbow might be Pokemon Z (or Pokemon XY2.) Rainbow = Bifrost (which is basically rainbow bridge) which is a part of Norse Mythology which featured in Pokemon X and Pokemon Y.
Edited: I'm totally aware that it's codename tho but I found it funny that they went with Rainbow, considering with Pokemon X and Pokemon X being based on Norse Mythology.
Polygon used that logic for Mario Kart 8.
We probably won't know for a long time...
Fine Ham Abounds
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Well, "Torte" means "cakes" in italian
Cake City
Cooking Mama / Animal Crossing crossover confirmed
Hero of Legend
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GUYS.
Niji starts with N, which is Z when turned 90 degrees counterclockwise!
Niji starts with N, which is Z when turned 90 degrees counterclockwise!
thisisvlad
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Game codenames aside, leaking the forecasted marketing budgets for major titles is an . . . interesting choice by this unconfirmed source.
Specific budget #s for marketing are usually considered to have high business impact as it effectively signals to your competition what they need to spend in order to better reach your target audience. Also it helps indicate what you are prioritizing and what other things may be in the pipeline based on the magnitude of your spend. Distributing this information, therefore, seems like a surefire way to get discovered; if not face severe litigation.
I guess where I'm getting that, is why would this leaker ever need to publicly tell an enthusiast gaming forum about $-figure marketing budgets? I understand the need to confirm their validity, but assuming they are real (cmon Bish) then they must really not value their current employment. Perhaps they were recently let go? The motivation really bugs me.
Specific budget #s for marketing are usually considered to have high business impact as it effectively signals to your competition what they need to spend in order to better reach your target audience. Also it helps indicate what you are prioritizing and what other things may be in the pipeline based on the magnitude of your spend. Distributing this information, therefore, seems like a surefire way to get discovered; if not face severe litigation.
I guess where I'm getting that, is why would this leaker ever need to publicly tell an enthusiast gaming forum about $-figure marketing budgets? I understand the need to confirm their validity, but assuming they are real (cmon Bish) then they must really not value their current employment. Perhaps they were recently let go? The motivation really bugs me.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
Also I would like to share the picture as well.
Zelda U would come out right as NX is coming out. That kills a lot of interest in Wii U game purchases, even Zelda. Especially assuming NX is not backwards compatible with Wii U.
Not comparable at all.
ArchedThunder
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Yeah, Pokemon Rainbow might be Pokemon Z (or Pokemon XY2.) Rainbow = Bifrost (which is basically rainbow bridge) which is a part of Norse Mythology which featured in Pokemon X and Pokemon Y.
Edited: I'm totally aware that it's codename tho but I found it funny that they went with Rainbow, considering with Pokemon X and Pokemon X being based on Norse Mythology.
I wasn't even aware of the Norse connection for rainbow, that's pretty cool.Also I would like to share the picture as well.
Fine Ham Abounds
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Exhaustive google research indicates this is a Tibetan word which Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche explains means shining, glittering, splendid dignity, and referring to the warriors quality of unconditional confidence
Pokemon Ziji is Nintendo's QOL killer app, teaching Shambhala Buddhism through Pokemon training
What if the $-figure is not real though? Not in what was sent to Bish, but In what was made public.
Not75Drops
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Trevelyan9999
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To be totally clear on Pokémon, the code name is Niji, nothing actually said "Rainbow" on the document, just the Japanese translation means that if you Google translate. The final name will most definitely be something different. This does not change the fact that Pokémon 20th anniversary is coming to the 3DS for holiday 2016.
Sorry if I made it seem like the document said "Rainbow" it did not. My website has also been updated with this as well.
Sorry if I made it seem like the document said "Rainbow" it did not. My website has also been updated with this as well.
Likely just Pokemon Z.
GenericJoe
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I just wanted to point out that I know that Pokemon Rainbow is not the actual title, but is supposedly the code name for what is probably Pokemon Z. The thing that makes me skeptical, is that as far as I know the term "Pokemon Rainbow" has basically been in the rumor mill since Gen 3 and has consistently been false every time it surfaced. So even having it show up as a code name is enough to raise a red flag for me.
And I know it's not like years of false Pokemon Rainbow rumors somehow bars Nintendo/Game Freak from using it as code name, I'm just pointing out why people are particularly skeptical of that one bit.
HandsomeCharles
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May I ask, was it in Hiragana, Katakana or Kanji?
Graphics Horse
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Why wouldn't it be Romaji?
kuroneko0509
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most likely romaji
LegendofLex
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It's supposedly the code name for NoA's marketing team, so most likely neither of them.
HandsomeCharles
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TheGreatMightyPoo
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Do you have piecharts to support this???
Spyder_Monkey
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"Why Mario Kart 8 will be the lowest selling game in the series."
A bit of an exaggeration but I think you get his point. It wont reach its full potential in sales.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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If anything the NX version will be done first and then Wii U... only thing that can be done from Wii U is controls.
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