Author Topic: Whoa--How did I miss this?? (Crash Bandicoot is Nintendo Exclusive) (Read 9720 times)

Pittbboi · « **on:** April 18, 2007, 08:19:38 AM »

Saw this at GoNintendo: I should start parsing these thing...heh heh
Well, color me interested. How this guy went from being a Sony Mascot to a Big N exclusive is beyond me, but I'll be looking out for this game. Crash's last few adventures left plenty to be desired, but part of me will never forget how much fun I had with the first PS1 games.

And, from the few screenshots in the magazine scan, the game actually looks pretty good with huge environments. Though I will say Crash's new look is a little...Nickelodeon

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 18, 2007, 08:24:40 AM »

I hate Crash's new look. In fact, I never cared much for the character.

But this is STILL the biggest irony in history. Crash went from standing in front of Nintendo bashing them like crazy to having his games being Nintendo exclusive.

I love how life sometimes works out!

In all seriousness, I don't care for the series, but the more games the Wii has the better.

Ceric · « **Reply #2 on:** April 18, 2007, 08:24:48 AM »

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Originally posted by: Pittbboi
Saw this at GoNintendo

He looks younger.

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #3 on:** April 18, 2007, 08:29:03 AM »

I still remember the commercial where he was outside Nintendo HQ with a megaphone mocking Mario.

They need to make another one with Mario coming out and the two of them shaking hands and Crash says, "I'll take you out to to the Olive Garden sometime to make it up to you."

Pittbboi · « **Reply #4 on:** April 18, 2007, 08:39:39 AM »

This commercial? http://youtube.com/watch?v=-PCJ1lWMaSA

If only Crash knew he was about 2 years away from being sold to Vicarious Visions and whored out on the corner...

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 18, 2007, 08:39:45 AM »

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
I still remember the commercial where he was outside Nintendo HQ with a megaphone mocking Mario.

They need to make another one with Mario coming out and the two of them shaking hands and Crash says, "I'll take you out to to the Olive Garden sometime to make it up to you."

Hence why I said "IRONY" in my first post.

Ceric · « **Reply #6 on:** April 18, 2007, 08:41:23 AM »

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
I still remember the commercial where he was outside Nintendo HQ with a megaphone mocking Mario.

Ask and thee shall recieve

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They need to make another one with Mario coming out and the two of them shaking hands and Crash says, "I'll take you out to to the Olive Garden sometime to make it up to you."

Little did Smash know but Olive Garden closes whenever Mario nears. The Neverending Bowl of Pasta has brought down many franchisees in Mario wake.

Edit:

This came up while looking for that pasta contest Nintendo did

Kairon · « **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2007, 08:52:23 AM »

Haha! New look! Cool!

Awesome that this so far looks exclusivo to Nintendo platforms. I actually owned the first two Smash Bandicoot games, and they were pretty decent. Even my die-hard N64 era Nintendo fanboi could see that.

Hopefully, this one turns out to be Nintendo's third-party action-platformer answer to PS3 titles like Rachet & Clank.

~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

Maverick · « **Reply #8 on:** April 18, 2007, 09:17:05 AM »

Poor Crash, the first three games were amazing, and then it just went all to hell. I can't say I'm digging the new look too much either, unless this is some sort of Crash prequel or something (he does look "younger"). It's probably just some sort of ploy to make him look more "extreme" or something, though.

UltimatePartyBear · « **Reply #9 on:** April 18, 2007, 09:29:56 AM »

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
I still remember the commercial where he was outside Nintendo HQ with a megaphone mocking Mario.

They need to make another one with Mario coming out and the two of them shaking hands and Crash says, "I'll take you out to to the Olive Garden sometime to make it up to you."

They should recreate the end of this comic (profanity warning) with Crash acting apologetic and really creeping Mario out.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #10 on:** April 18, 2007, 11:57:44 AM »

This is pretty funny though ever since Crash was sold and went multiplatform he ceased being anything even resembling a major player. So it doesn't have the same punch to it. Going from Sony to multiplatform to Nintendo really isn't all that exciting compared to if he had gone from Sony directly to Nintendo. It's still good irony though.

That's the problem when these sort of things happen. By the time they do the franchise in question has dropped so much in credibility that it lacks the impact it would have. Sonic appearing on a Nintendo platform was a big deal but not as much as it would have been in the mid 90s. If Mario ever went to Sony or MS it would be the result of a huge fall for Nintendo which would weaken Mario's star power and thus make it only seem like a big deal for old timers like ourselves.

Ceric · « **Reply #11 on:** April 18, 2007, 01:31:08 PM »

You have to love a hobby where you can be part of the new generation and an oldtimer.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #12 on:** April 18, 2007, 01:32:49 PM »

After the loading times of his first PS2 game, I haven't played a Crash game since.

wandering · « **Reply #13 on:** April 18, 2007, 01:49:18 PM »

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Originally posted by: Ceric
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Originally posted by: Pittbboi
Saw this at GoNintendo

He looks younger.

You're right.

Incidentally, that reminds me of a good article by the late Stephen J. Gould, about how and why Mickey Mouse has gotten younger-looking over the years.

blackfootsteps · « **Reply #14 on:** April 18, 2007, 01:55:56 PM »

Never really got into Crash Bandicoot, being the N64 lad that I was. However when I did play the game I feel it very linear and ho-hum. I wouldn't exactly say this is fantastic news but it's better than the series going back to PS exclusivity.

Shecky · « **Reply #15 on:** April 18, 2007, 02:22:08 PM »

Lesson to learn: Don't try to make a mascot out of a property you don't own.

Adrock · « **Reply #16 on:** April 18, 2007, 04:35:05 PM »

I remember the Crash Bandicoot commercials. That was excellent marketing.

Kairon · « **Reply #17 on:** April 18, 2007, 04:38:26 PM »

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Originally posted by: Adrock
I remember the Crash Bandicoot commercials. That was excellent mudslinging.

Fixed.

~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

couchmonkey · « **Reply #18 on:** April 19, 2007, 02:08:52 PM »

Mudslinging seemed to work against Nintendo. Or did it? For Sega, yes, but come to think of it, PSX and N64 were supposedly pretty close together in the early running, by the time PSX pulled ahead, these commercials were long-gone.

Sony kept Naughty Dog, which was the most important part of the Crash formula. Still, this was always a bad mistake. It's a good thing Sony spent the better part of the PS2 generation whipping up exclusive franchises, or I wouldn't have any faith in it at all anymore.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #19 on:** April 19, 2007, 02:12:40 PM »

Ehhe, not too excited, I personally didn't like any of the Crash Bandicoot games and found them to be pretty shallow. THen again it appears to be an exclusive so I guess that is a good thing.

Tanookisuit · « **Reply #20 on:** April 19, 2007, 03:18:31 PM »

Are those Wii screens or DS screens? They look WEAK.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #21 on:** April 24, 2007, 05:52:49 AM »

Hey, at the least the 360 screens look just a weak.

Check out the screen comparisons. Appears to be the same amount of polywogs on each platform:

http://gaming-realm.blogspot.com/2007/04/crash-of-titans-comparison-screens-wii.html

Kairon · « **Reply #22 on:** April 24, 2007, 08:39:30 AM »

What?!?! Not exclusive? Darn.

~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

Ceric · « **Reply #23 on:** April 24, 2007, 09:04:45 AM »

To my eyes the PS2 version doesn't look that different from the other two. PS2 Holding yet another generation of Consoles back.

Blue Plant · « **Reply #24 on:** April 24, 2007, 10:09:04 AM »

There be heavy jaggies in them thar Emotion Engines™.

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Author Topic: Whoa--How did I miss this?? (Crash Bandicoot is Nintendo Exclusive) (Read 9720 times)