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Title: The Wonderful 101 Originally Featured Nintendo Characters
Post by: bluelander on August 21, 2013, 10:23:33 PM

Smash Bros. almost wasn't the only Nintendo mascot-fest on the block.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/35250

The Wonderful 101 was originally supposed to have a cast consisting largely of Nintendo characters, according to Director Hideki Kamiya.

He said that he "got an order from the president of Platinum Games, Tatsuya Minami, asking [him] to create a game idea that had an all-star cast of Nintendo characters," in addition to other characters that Kamiya didn't specify.

It was after the the project was put on hold and Kamiya returned to it that he decided to use the hero characters now in the game instead of a Nintendo-centric cast.

Title: Re: The Wonderful 101 Originally Featured Nintendo Characters
Post by: Soren on August 21, 2013, 10:37:54 PM
I'm glad they didn't stick with a Nintendo all-star cast. New characters allow you to try new things without the pressure of living up to history or an ideal.
Title: Re: The Wonderful 101 Originally Featured Nintendo Characters
Post by: Adrock on August 21, 2013, 11:13:50 PM
Nintendo just does whatever the hell they want with their characters anyway.

Takashi Tezuka: Hmm, we need Mario to have a cape.
Shigeru Miyamoto: **** it. Give him a cape.

12 Years Later

Takashi Tezuka: Hmm, we need Mario to shoot water at things.
Shigeru Miyamoto: **** it. Let Mario shoot water at things.

Still, I'm glad Hideki Kamiya decided on an brand new cast. It makes the game more his own. I wouldn't mind Nintendo and Platinum Games revisiting the idea of an action-adventure games featuring Nintendo characters.
Title: Re: The Wonderful 101 Originally Featured Nintendo Characters
Post by: Ian Sane on August 22, 2013, 12:17:42 PM
Nintendo NOT using their existing characters when they could have?  Now watch as the game doesn't sell well and discourages Nintendo from creating new IP in the future.

Interesting that it mentions Kamiya deciding to use original characters.  It's HIS call?  His boss told him to use Nintendo characters but he can just change his mind and not do that?  Cool!
Title: Re: The Wonderful 101 Originally Featured Nintendo Characters
Post by: Oblivion on August 22, 2013, 12:36:05 PM
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Title: Re: The Wonderful 101 Originally Featured Nintendo Characters
Post by: Urkel on August 22, 2013, 09:27:15 PM
Quote from: Oblivion on August 22, 2013, 12:36:05 PM
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10 years of this forum condensed in to a single post.
Title: Re: The Wonderful 101 Originally Featured Nintendo Characters
Post by: Mop it up on August 22, 2013, 11:01:39 PM
I think Smash Brothers is enough for Nintendo character mash-ups, so I'm glad they went this route.