Topic: Quebec Getting More Games in French

[TheYoungerPlumber]

Soooo, how does this affect games with different publishers in North America and Europe? Will this affect the publishing "border lines" for a contract?

[TJ Spyke]

I don't think that has any effect at all. Whoever is publishing a game in North America will be responsible (i.e. Majesco would have to translate the Cooking Mama games, wheras the games European publisher 505 Games would have nothing to do with it).

[JonLeung]

I could be wrong, but Quebec looks larger than Texas to me.  At least in comparison to the rest of Canada compared to how Texas is to the rest of the States.  And I'm sure Canada has more landmass than the States.  Of course, I could be wrong, whatever.

I remember the Quebecois making a big deal about this back when Pokémon started.  They wanted French names for them or the games would be banned or something.  I guess the accent aigu on the e (é) wasn't enough to fool them.  You don't see us complaining that "Pikachu" and "Pachirisu" and "Togepi" are still in Japanese...but I can still understand, for the names that are portmanteaus (I like that word).

Just stick Es on things and reverse the order of some words.  I'm fairly confident that "Pokémon: Diamond Version" is "Pokémon: Versione Diamonde".    

[Ian Sane]

"Just stick Es on things and reverse the order of some words. I'm fairly confident that "Pokémon: Diamond Version" is "Pokémon: Versione Diamonde". "

Don't forget to put "Le" in front of everything like in Pepé Le Pew cartoons.

"I wonder if we'll get France french version or an actual Québec localization?"

I'd imagine France French will be cheaper since they already have to do that for France which is a bigger market.

European forumers do UK or Australian games have a different English translation or do they appear to be in American English?

Now no one put the idea in the Canadian government's head that we need Canadian English translations.  I don't want anything delayed just so that "honor" is spelled "honour".

[KDR_11k]

I think most games come to the UK in US English if such a version already exists. If the game comes straight to Europe from Japan (or is made in Europe) or has a different publisher it might get a different translation.