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Title: DS Cover Art
Post by: vudu on October 04, 2005, 08:59:11 AM
Has anyone noticed the recent trend of putting outstretched arms/hands on the cover art for DS games?

Observe the following examples:

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Trace Memory
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Is there a reason for this?  Are they trying to emphasize (possibly even subconsciously) the touch screen?  Is it all one big conspiracy?  Or am I just paranoid?
Title: RE: DS Cover Art
Post by: Stimutacs Addict on October 04, 2005, 09:06:27 AM
maybe they're just japanese
Title: RE:DS Cover Art
Post by: Strell on October 04, 2005, 09:17:26 AM
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Originally posted by: vudu
Has anyone noticed the recent trend of putting outstretched arms/hands on the cover art for DS games?

Observe the following examples:

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Trace Memory
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Is there a reason for this?  Are they trying to emphasize (possibly even subconsciously) the touch screen?  Is it all one big conspiracy?  Or am I just paranoid?


OMFG LOOK AT YOUR AVATAR!!!111

 
Title: RE: DS Cover Art
Post by: PaLaDiN on October 04, 2005, 09:28:59 AM
Yeah, it's not exactly an uncommon pose.

I like the M&L2 cover art.
Title: RE:DS Cover Art
Post by: vudu on October 04, 2005, 09:56:03 AM
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Originally posted by: PaLaDiN
Yeah, it's not exactly an uncommon pose.

I like the M&L2 cover art.
Find me four GameCube (or GBA, N64, whatever) games that came out within a month of each other that all have that pose on them.

And funny you should mention M&L2.  The cover art for that game has an outstretched-arm.  (But not as prominent, so I didn't mention it in my original post.
Title: RE: DS Cover Art
Post by: Hostile Creation on October 04, 2005, 10:59:25 AM
I think that is some subtle touchscreen thing, which is pretty cool.  I hope not too many games have the same cover pose, though, because it'd probably get pretty old.  Nintendo and other companies have been very clever with the subliminal subtleties with the DS.
Also note, Trauma Center and Phoenix Wright even have a halo-like glow about their hands.
Nice observation, very interesting.
Title: RE: DS Cover Art
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 04, 2005, 11:14:11 AM
Touching is good...  But yeah, probably because of the emphasis on the touch screen...
Title: RE:DS Cover Art
Post by: Mr. Segali on October 04, 2005, 01:41:33 PM
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Originally posted by: Stimutacs Addict
maybe they're just japanese


Yep, I'm pretty sure this is the reason.  
Title: RE:DS Cover Art
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on October 04, 2005, 05:18:14 PM
The only reason is that it's a very common anime pose.  I mean if you've ever seen an episode of You-Gay-Ho (Yu-Gi-Oh blolz), it's more pointing than actual card playing.  No conspiracies here...
Title: RE:DS Cover Art
Post by: vudu on October 05, 2005, 09:33:41 AM
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Originally posted by: kirby_killer_dedede
The only reason is that it's a very common anime pose.  I mean if you've ever seen an episode of You-Gay-Ho (Yu-Gi-Oh blolz), it's more pointing than actual card playing.  No conspiracies here...
Oh yeah?  Then tell me why the Yu-Gi-Oh game is one of the few games to come out recently that doesn't have someone with an outstretched arm (facing the viewer) on the cover art.
Title: RE: DS Cover Art
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on October 05, 2005, 09:48:01 AM
Oh, blol.
Title: RE: DS Cover Art
Post by: Myxtika1 Azn on October 05, 2005, 10:16:37 AM
Um... look at Dark Magician Girl.
Title: RE:DS Cover Art
Post by: vudu on October 05, 2005, 10:20:10 AM
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Originally posted by: Myxtika1 Azn
Um... look at Dark Magician Girl.
Damn, didn't see her.  She doesn't count, because technically she's spreading both her arms to the side, but the way she's positioned makes it look like one's pointing towards you.
Title: RE: DS Cover Art
Post by: Don'tHate742 on October 05, 2005, 11:15:25 AM
Hahaha, what are you guys arguing about?
Title: RE:DS Cover Art
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on October 05, 2005, 12:18:37 PM
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Originally posted by: Strell
OMFG LOOK AT YOUR AVATAR!!!111


AHHH!!!! OMG my avatar too!!!!! conspiracy?!!

OMG I must be japanese!!! My mom lied to me!! quick touch me!!!  
Title: RE:DS Cover Art
Post by: nickmitch on October 05, 2005, 02:20:14 PM
Can't wait for the Diamond and Pearl box art.
Title: RE: DS Cover Art
Post by: wandering on October 05, 2005, 04:00:46 PM
mmm- interesting. I'd say there's definitely a pattern and it's more than just a coincidence. Now, whether this happened because of a) unconscious choices made by the artists, b) a deliberate marketing scheme, or c) the fact that marketing people tend to copy each other (ever notice when a popular movie coins a tagline in its trailer like "nothing you've ever seen, nothing you've ever experienced, can prepare you for....", suddenly fifty movies start using it?).... I can't say.  
Title: RE: DS Cover Art
Post by: Infernal Monkey on October 05, 2005, 05:24:20 PM
Well, it's better than having their hands down their pants.

Unless....
Title: RE: DS Cover Art
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on October 06, 2005, 03:02:03 PM
I'm laughing out loud here.

There is no conspiracy!  It's just a picture!
Title: RE: DS Cover Art
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on October 06, 2005, 03:03:17 PM
I'm laughing out loud here.

There is no conspiracy!  It's just a picture!