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Post by TV Eye on May 28, 2008 7:27:03 GMT -5
I thought Brawl was as close as we would get to a Kid Icarus sequel...
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Post by Flip on May 28, 2008 12:25:40 GMT -5
Haven't there been two Kid Icarus microgames thus far? Or am I making that up?
Also, Pit totally needs to come back on the merit that he appeared alongside all the other "golden age" characters in shit like Tetris, F-1 Racing, and Captain N. C'mon. He was meant to be their kid bro, and they totally shafted him.
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Post by Fryguy64 on May 29, 2008 3:00:11 GMT -5
Don't want to sound like a broken record - but only one of those things was released in Japan (F-1 Race). He didn't get a proper cameo again until SSBM, and since then he's had all his WarioWare and SSBB love. The time is ripe. Nintendo's obviously testing the ground with the character, as (like Samus) Pit is more popular in the West than in Japan. Metroid has quite a dedicated fanbase in Japan now that Nintendo's revived the series in the last few years. Thinking about it, remember back to the announcement of the Gamecube, and all the panic over Metroid Prime's development? Remember it turned out to be largely unfounded? I wonder if we're seeing the same again with Kid Icarus  |
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Post by Grandy02 on May 29, 2008 8:02:22 GMT -5
The time is ripe. Nintendo's obviously testing the ground with the character, as (like Samus) Pit is more popular in the West than in Japan. Could you explain why they are? I would like to know. |
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Post by Fryguy64 on May 29, 2008 8:25:49 GMT -5
Could you explain why they are? I would like to know. So would I! There's no second-guessing a fickle market, I suppose. |
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Post by TV Eye on May 29, 2008 16:04:17 GMT -5
Pit's popular here in America because he's not some cliche Japanese hero. He's an angel kid who fights the grim reaper and eggplants. That's awesome!
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Post by Grandy02 on May 30, 2008 8:03:06 GMT -5
Pit's popular here in America because he's not some cliche Japanese hero. He's an angel kid who fights the grim reaper and eggplants. That's awesome! Thanks, but the next question: What do you see as the cliche Japanese hero? ;D |
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Post by TV Eye on May 30, 2008 11:07:30 GMT -5
Pit's popular here in America because he's not some cliche Japanese hero. He's an angel kid who fights the grim reaper and eggplants. That's awesome! Thanks, but the next question: What do you see as the cliche Japanese hero? ;D You're kidding... If you're not, then - big sword
- large amount of hair
- dark depressing past
- emo attitude
- care for only one person (usually a man)
- girly clothing
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2008 12:22:05 GMT -5
Basically, the two really bad archetypes for Japanese heroes are best summed up in five words: Cloud Strife and Rick Wheeler.
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Post by Smashchu on May 30, 2008 12:42:32 GMT -5
Well, I think it's illogical to say that Pit is more popular in the west becuase he's not like Cloud. The Japanese have taste beyond that. It doesn't mean they can't like Kid Icarus. In fact, they bought more of the game then any other country. Not by a huge margin, but they still did.
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Post by TV Eye on May 30, 2008 13:19:33 GMT -5
Well, I think it's illogical to say that Pit is more popular in the west becuase he's not like Cloud. The Japanese have taste beyond that. It doesn't mean they can't like Kid Icarus. In fact, they bought more of the game then any other country. Not by a huge margin, but they still did. Well, I'm not talking about the Japanese taste. I'm talking about American's taste. Cloud's constantly made fun of in America. |
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Post by Flip on May 30, 2008 19:34:54 GMT -5
Well, I think it's illogical to say that Pit is more popular in the west becuase he's not like Cloud. The Japanese have taste beyond that. It doesn't mean they can't like Kid Icarus. In fact, they bought more of the game then any other country. Not by a huge margin, but they still did. Though the GBA re-release sold terribly. Not as poorly as Metroid, but it was definitely baaaad. Hence the lack of a NA or EU release. |
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Post by Dasher Misire on May 30, 2008 22:21:41 GMT -5
Rick Wheeler isn't much of a Japanese archetype if he fits into an anime based on an American comic book styled racing series... Hair's one thing but his clothes seem to fit an American feel, I'd say. Or one that can't be easily associated with a general trend.
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Post by TV Eye on May 30, 2008 23:24:46 GMT -5
Rick Wheeler isn't much of a Japanese archetype if he fits into an anime based on an American comic book styled racing series... Hair's one thing but his clothes seem to fit an American feel, I'd say. Or one that can't be easily associated with a general trend. All of F-Zero seems to appeal to America. I mean besides Samurai Gooroaghaagh. But, then there's Captain Falcon. If that name doesn't just scream America, well, I don't know what does. |
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Post by Boo Destroyer on May 31, 2008 15:14:13 GMT -5
I don't know about Rick Wheeler, really.
But then, wasn't his Japanese name Ryu or something? First name anyway?
Nothing screams Japanese cliche more than that, ever.
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