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1. Mario227 said on March 6, 2011, 08:43:50 PM (-08:00)

Volcarona
569 posts

Made most to every popular game known to mankind a anime/cartoon. There's the terrible Mario and Zelda cartoon, there's a Kirby cartoon targeted at a very young audience, there's a F-Zero, Animal Crossing and the horrible Captain N. It's a broken record on popular games made into cartoons and anime. Anyone find this strange in general how Nintendo has made so many video game tv shows?

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2. V-Generate said on March 6, 2011, 09:02:02 PM (-08:00)

Servine
56 posts

Cartoons=More exposure of their games=$$$
Gamers will pick up games because they think it looks interesting (or any other reason you may have), while little kids will have their parents pick it up because they moved around on a cartoon and looked cool.

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3. LiteTheIronMan said on March 6, 2011, 09:33:58 PM (-08:00)

Shaymin
2,854 posts

The F-ZERO GP Legend anime and the Kirby anime were actually pretty okay, though. And Best Wishes! looks decent too.

The rest of those mentioned (except the Animal Crossing OVA anime, which was apparently REALLY great but I haven't seen it) were made in the 80s, and as we all well know that was the period of Nintendo's marketing campaigns gone rampant- i.e. R.O.B., the Zapper, etc.

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4. Jaredvcxz said on March 7, 2011, 04:27:16 AM (-08:00)

Giratina
3,185 posts

I went to my local target and they had a rack that said "GREAT Movies for 5$"

On it they had the SMB movie.

I don't think any of them watched it. It should have been in the trash bin.

On-Topic: What V said.

5. Shadow said on March 7, 2011, 08:36:41 AM (-08:00)

Giratina
3,209 posts

These TV shows, especially ones targeted at younger audiences, increase the potential base of customers for any merchandise related to the shows. So in other words, it's usually, if not always, a marketing strategy to increase sales revenue and profits.

6. NismoZ said on March 12, 2011, 06:44:34 AM (-08:00)

Kyurem
2,014 posts

Nintendo didn't directly make the cartoons, if in partnership with the creators. And it makes money.

Also, Sega did it too, and that was actually pretty decent.

7. Digimon Kaiser said on March 12, 2011, 08:19:52 AM (-08:00)

Charizard
104 posts

Pixar or Dreamworks needs to make a Star Fox movie with Nintendo.

8. Idno58 said on March 12, 2011, 04:18:33 PM (-08:00)

Landorus
1,770 posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digimon Kaiser

Pixar or Dreamworks needs to make a Star Fox movie with Nintendo.

There's only one problem with that...

Nintendo doesn't own copyrights to rareware anymore. Starfox won't be around for a while.

9. OMGITSJAD said on March 12, 2011, 04:40:03 PM (-08:00)

Shaymin
2,490 posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Idno58

There's only one problem with that...

Nintendo doesn't own copyrights to rareware anymore. Starfox won't be around for a while.

>implying Rare owns the series

>

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10. Mario227 said on March 28, 2011, 08:01:55 PM (-07:00)

Volcarona
569 posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by OMGITSJAD

>implying Rare owns the series

>

How did Star Fox becoming a movie come up to this? I have to agree with JAD. Rare only helped with Star Fox Adventures. However, Nintendo made Star Fox Assualt (which came after Adventures) by themselves. (I think)

Oh, and I forgot Pokemon, Mega Man, and Sonic, they had shows.

11. CharmanderMaster108 said on April 7, 2011, 01:20:39 PM (-07:00)

Mudkip
38 posts

Mega man had a show?

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12. Ningamer said on April 7, 2011, 02:16:23 PM (-07:00)

Giratina
3,415 posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by CharmanderMaster108

Mega man had a show?

He's definitely in cartoon form, hence the meme:

Spoiler Alert:

I think he was part of that Captain N thing.

13. Digimon Kaiser said on April 22, 2011, 02:21:40 PM (-07:00)

Charizard
104 posts

Back onto Star Fox... Who'd voice everybody?
Based off 64.. Judging by their game voices....
General Pepper = Jeremy Irons?
Fox = Haley Joel Osment?
Falco = Samuel L. Jackson?
Peppy = Larry the Cable Guy?
Slippy = Adam Sandler?
ROB64 = Ben Stein?
Wolf = Morgan Freeman?
Leon = Jackie Chan?
Pigma = Gilbert Gotfried?
Andrew = Nathan Lane?
Bill = Billy Crystal?
Katt = Ashley Tisdale?
Andross = James Earl Jones?

The random bosses wouldn't be voiced by anybody TOO famous.

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The Media → Is it me or has Nintendo....

1. Mario227 said on March 6, 2011, 08:43:50 PM (-08:00)

2. V-Generate said on March 6, 2011, 09:02:02 PM (-08:00)

3. LiteTheIronMan said on March 6, 2011, 09:33:58 PM (-08:00)

4. Jaredvcxz said on March 7, 2011, 04:27:16 AM (-08:00)

5. Shadow said on March 7, 2011, 08:36:41 AM (-08:00)

6. NismoZ said on March 12, 2011, 06:44:34 AM (-08:00)

7. Digimon Kaiser said on March 12, 2011, 08:19:52 AM (-08:00)

8. Idno58 said on March 12, 2011, 04:18:33 PM (-08:00)

9. OMGITSJAD said on March 12, 2011, 04:40:03 PM (-08:00)

10. Mario227 said on March 28, 2011, 08:01:55 PM (-07:00)

11. CharmanderMaster108 said on April 7, 2011, 01:20:39 PM (-07:00)

12. Ningamer said on April 7, 2011, 02:16:23 PM (-07:00)

13. Digimon Kaiser said on April 22, 2011, 02:21:40 PM (-07:00)

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