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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games?
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http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/news_280307_mario.html
This is a pretty big thing in the gaming forums I usually go to.
Some users there are even hoping that this is some sort of April Fools joke.
I must say, these two are easily my favourite gaming characters in the world and I'm just lost of words about this crazy nonsense.
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If you are reading this, then you're not illiterate.
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This is from my second link:
Mario and Sonic have been respectful rivals since the early days of videogames. In fact, for a long time they have been discussing the possibility of one day competing against each other. Now they have been given the perfect opportunity to meet at the Olympic Games, we may finally learn who is actually faster, Mario or Sonic?
- Shigeru Miyamoto
WTF? Do they think he's high? This game must be fake.
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Of course I do seriously wonder about who would come up with such an idea, or even why they would need or want the Olympic name to be associated with it....well at least the promo art looks neat.
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RevFirst wrote:
Sorry about that, gamefan06.
This is from my second link:
Mario and Sonic have been respectful rivals since the early days of videogames. In fact, for a long time they have been discussing the possibility of one day competing against each other. Now they have been given the perfect opportunity to meet at the Olympic Games, we may finally learn who is actually faster, Mario or Sonic?
- Shigeru Miyamoto
WTF? Do they think he's high? This game must be fake.
This is from my second link:
Mario and Sonic have been respectful rivals since the early days of videogames. In fact, for a long time they have been discussing the possibility of one day competing against each other. Now they have been given the perfect opportunity to meet at the Olympic Games, we may finally learn who is actually faster, Mario or Sonic?
- Shigeru Miyamoto
WTF? Do they think he's high? This game must be fake.
1. It's fine
2. How does that prove it's a fake? Though I do find that last sentence in the quote kind of...retarded.
If you are reading this, then you're not illiterate.
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Wooster wrote:
If there was such a thing as the "Wooster Seal of Approval", this post would get it.
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http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=11783
And if you actually follow the link to the forums you'll be redirected to Sega.com's phpBB2 forums where the 'offical' discussion is well underway.
Considering that Both Nintendo and Sega are showing their 'offical' support for this game it is impossible for it to be a april fool's joke.
And here's the Press Release from International Sports Multimedia, the license holder of said game, and all games directly involving the Olympics.
http://www.ismltd.com/pdfs/M&S%20Press% ... ease%20(US).pdf
This is way too organized to be a joke.
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Wooster wrote:
If there was such a thing as the "Wooster Seal of Approval", this post would get it.
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Still, I suppose this means one of two things: One, that Nintendo and Sega know how to pull a good trick on everybody, or Two, that Sonic's chances of getting into Super Smash Bros. Brawl just shot up a little more.
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gamefan06 wrote:
2. How does that prove it's a fake? Though I do find that last sentence in the quote kind of...retarded.
I've seen some odd quotes from developers but I've yet to see anyone diss Shigeru Miyamoto's.
If this game isn't a joke then I hope Shigeru Miyamoto was really high when he had said that.
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RevFirst wrote:
gamefan06 wrote:
2. How does that prove it's a fake? Though I do find that last sentence in the quote kind of...retarded.
I've seen some odd quotes from developers but I've yet to see anyone diss Shigeru Miyamoto's.
If this game isn't a joke then I hope Shigeru Miyamoto was really high when he had said that.
SEGA slowed Sonic way the hell down in Sonic 06, so they might be close in speed now. And as someone said on the talk page for the game on wikipedia, it's on the Japanese SEGA website, and Japan doesn't celebrate April Fool's day. I think it's real, as Nintendo and SEGA would have to pay a lot of money to use the license, which I don't think they'd shell out just for an April Fool's joke. Also, imagine how much money this game could make at Christmas. Kids love Mario and kids love Sonic, put em together and you have a huge cashcow on your hands. As for this game being the first game they appear together in instead of Smash Bros, I think both companies wanted the characters to actually interact in some sort of story with each other in the first game they appear together in, instead of Smash Bros where they wouldn't talk to each other at all, and there would be no interaction between the two for the historical gaming event. I agree though that this probably ups the possibility of Sonic in SSBB.
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This game is real. There's so much evidence for it!
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HyperJerk wrote:
The game Described in 2 Emotes.... Figure it out
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Are you saying that Mario and Sonic will be makin*gets hit with the KOP trophy*Kayube wrote:
This game is real. There's so much evidence for it!Like what Wooster has just said?
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BAD move by Sega. No olympic game has ever been good enough to warrant anything over 5 out of 10. I've played Barcelona 1992 (which was pretty damn good back in the day), Atlanta 1996 (Horrible, HORRIBLE), Nagano 1998 (decent) and after that, I hear they ended up worse than Atlanta.
The only good move from this is putting it on the Wii and DS, since both will feature events that are maybe a bit less than button mashers.
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YingGirl wrote:
Anyways, FanBoys made a comic, expecting what to be seen in this.
http://www.fanboys-online.com/comic.php?cid=165
http://www.fanboys-online.com/comic.php?cid=165
I feel compelled to point out that the artist drew a left hand on Mario's right arm in the first panel.
As far as Miyamoto's quote, I think it's pretty obvious that Sonic's speed is going to be "adjusted" to make for a fair competition. Most of the track and field events would be useless if he could just dash through it all in 2 seconds. Everybody's reading into that "who's faster" line way more than they should be.
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Anders wrote:
YingGirl wrote:
Anyways, FanBoys made a comic, expecting what to be seen in this.
http://www.fanboys-online.com/comic.php?cid=165
http://www.fanboys-online.com/comic.php?cid=165
I feel compelled to point out that the artist drew a left hand on Mario's right arm in the first panel.
As far as Miyamoto's quote, I think it's pretty obvious that Sonic's speed is going to be "adjusted" to make for a fair competition. Most of the track and field events would be useless if he could just dash through it all in 2 seconds. Everybody's reading into that "who's faster" line way more than they should be.
You say that like bad art in a webcomic is a stunning revelation. Also, the jokes are terrible. (lol old news too)
I've really got nothing to say on the game, but god I hope it is an April Fool's joke. Either that or Nintendo and Sega just REALLY like to punch you in the wallet for brand names, since the gameplay will be mediocre at worst and WiiSports / Play at best.
At least you won't have to jump up and down on a power pad.
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Kenjimurasame wrote:
You say that like bad art in a webcomic is a stunning revelation. Also, the jokes are terrible. (lol old news too)
To be fair, professional artists make that mistake too. So says a certain page of the Street Fighter comic where Sagat has two left feet.
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Attorney Hatman wrote:
Kenjimurasame wrote:
You say that like bad art in a webcomic is a stunning revelation. Also, the jokes are terrible. (lol old news too)
To be fair, professional artists make that mistake too. So says a certain page of the Street Fighter comic where Sagat has two left feet.
I don't really think that makes it any more permissible--in that instance, actually, I'd be a bit more annoyed since I would have (theoretically) paid for it. Also, professionals should know better--we hope. The obvious claim that they don't is the annoyingly large amount of times in which anime characters end up with 6 fingers.
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Rob Liefeld.
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But by now, people who buy anything by Liefeld deserve what they get.
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Kenjimurasame wrote:
Yeah that pretty much ends the debate right there.
But by now, people who buy anything by Liefeld deserve what they get.
But by now, people who buy anything by Liefeld deserve what they get.
By now, any company who actually HIRES Liefeld deserve what they get.
And about the Sagat thing, UDON recognized their mess up and in the second printing, redid the whole drawing so that he had a right feet. The best "We're sorry, we messed up." thing I've seen from an independant comic company.
Which doesn't explain as to why exactly the Tiger Uppercut card has the botched art.
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