Author Topic: Brawl has gone gold in Japan (Read 9664 times)

NWR_pap64 · « **on:** December 27, 2007, 10:41:31 AM »

This thread on the Smash boards confirms that the Japanese version of Brawl has gone gold. Meaning that the game is pretty much done and ready for release, meaning that a delay is out of the question, at least in Japan.

So everything from the final roster to the game modes is set in stone, no changes can be done at the last minute.

True, they can still delay it in the US and Europe but it won't be because the game will be going through an overhaul. It might be for a small change. Whatever the Japanese are getting the rest of the world will be getting it too.

Take that as you will...

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2007, 10:54:11 AM »

That's okay, I'll take it as-is...

Mario · « **Reply #2 on:** December 27, 2007, 11:16:31 AM »

Another rushed cash-in

stevey · « **Reply #3 on:** December 27, 2007, 11:56:12 AM »

A delay is still possible, it just cost Nintendo dearly now as it should always....

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 27, 2007, 01:01:04 PM »

One thing I forgot to mention is that even if they are planning on adding region specific extras and features they could've easily done so during the development of the Japanese version.

After all, we HAVE gotten English screens, so that means that translation work was done while the game was being developed.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #5 on:** December 27, 2007, 01:58:53 PM »

They still probably had to leave things out of the game, like stereo sound and decent online setups.

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #6 on:** December 27, 2007, 03:07:23 PM »

Going gold has nothing to do with release. It just means that a certain number of people have pre-ordered the game.

Arbok · « **Reply #7 on:** December 27, 2007, 03:25:08 PM »

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Originally posted by: Dirk Temporo
Going gold has nothing to do with release. It just means that a certain number of people have pre-ordered the game.

lo...l?

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 27, 2007, 03:38:15 PM »

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Originally posted by: Arbok
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Originally posted by: Dirk Temporo
Going gold has nothing to do with release. It just means that a certain number of people have pre-ordered the game.

lo...l?

I'm feeling the same way.

Dirk, were you kidding or were you serious? Do you know what going gold means?

LuigiHann · « **Reply #9 on:** December 27, 2007, 04:14:26 PM »

I bet he's thinking of the music industry, where "gold" is tied to sales numbers.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #10 on:** December 27, 2007, 05:39:56 PM »

He is. Gold has a different meaning in video games/software, and most people who don't explicitly track release information don't know it, though it's becoming more commonly used for Nintendo software, it's still a rarer term, mostly used for PC titles, and has drifted to video games in the last three or four years, I'd say. Confusing the idea behind "gold" isn't something to laugh about, and it hardly is a symbol of general ignorance, either.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 27, 2007, 05:52:53 PM »

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Originally posted by: thatguy
He is. Gold has a different meaning in video games/software, and most people who don't explicitly track release information don't know it, though it's becoming more commonly used for Nintendo software, it's still a rarer term, mostly used for PC titles, and has drifted to video games in the last three or four years, I'd say. Confusing the idea behind "gold" isn't something to laugh about, and it hardly is a symbol of general ignorance, either.

Oh wait, you were defending him. I thought you were agreeing with Dirk.

I thought he was being sarcastic, but then thought that he was being serious, hence the confusion.

S-U-P-E-R · « **Reply #12 on:** December 27, 2007, 07:15:26 PM »

pre-ordering my Japanese copy now. lol!

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #13 on:** December 28, 2007, 01:02:16 PM »

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Originally posted by: S-U-P-E-R
pre-ordering my Japanese copy now. lol!

We can count on you to not spoil the roster, right?

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #14 on:** December 28, 2007, 01:24:51 PM »

I can picture it now...

<spoiler> Tingle, Porkey, Sora and the rest of the Melee cast, clones included, are secret playable characters! </spoiler>

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #15 on:** December 28, 2007, 01:42:23 PM »

We'll know the final roster before Ty gets his hands on his copy, I'd wager.

But I'll never believe him again, not after I got so excited over Maya being dead...

S-U-P-E-R · « **Reply #16 on:** December 28, 2007, 02:49:20 PM »

nothing is funnier to me than people getting mad over made-up spoilers

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #17 on:** December 28, 2007, 02:52:36 PM »

So what the f**k does going gold mean?

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #18 on:** December 28, 2007, 02:53:23 PM »

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Originally posted by: S-U-P-E-R
nothing is funnier to me than people getting mad over made-up spoilers

Nothing? Really?

You should spend 100% of your time on Gamefaqs, then. They'll believe anything.

In any case, the only spoilers I've ever been "mad" about would be the videos of the Japanese SSBM roster which showed that they had actually turned Ganondorf into a clone of Falcon which, to this day, is still idiotic.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #19 on:** December 28, 2007, 03:05:13 PM »

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Originally posted by: Dirk Temporo
So what the f**k does going gold mean?

Going gold
"The gold or general availability release version is the final version of a particular product. It is typically almost identical to the final release candidate, with only last-minute bugs fixed. A gold release is considered to be very stable and relatively bug-free with a quality suitable for wide distribution and use by end users. In commercial software releases, this version may also be signed (used to allow end-users to verify that code has not been modified since the release). The expression that a software product "has gone gold" means that the code has been completed and "is being mass-produced and will be for sale soon." Other terms for the version include gold master, golden master, “GM”, gold release, or gold build.

The term gold anecdotally refers to the use of "gold master disc" which was commonly used to send the final version to manufacturers who use it to create the mass-produced retail copies. It may in this context be a hold-over from music production. In some cases, however, the master disc is still actually made of gold, for both aesthetic appeal and resistance to corrosion."

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #20 on:** December 31, 2007, 09:25:15 PM »

That's obnoxious. Why can't we just say "finished"? That's a lot less stupid.

anubis6789 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 01, 2008, 12:16:13 PM »

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Originally posted by: Dirk Temporo
That's obnoxious. Why can't we just say "finished"? That's a lot less stupid.

Says the person who regularly uses 4chan slang to describe tourney players.

Really though I cannot believe someone who obviously is in to both games and the internet has never heard the term "gone gold" in reference to a game being finished before.

But it is no worse then when I, amongst a group of my friends, asked "does anyone want DP?", in reference to Dr. Pepper, and everyone just started laughing. It is not like I am some dictionary of porn industry lingo.

nickmitch · « **Reply #22 on:** January 01, 2008, 01:40:44 PM »

I've never heard anyone abbreviate Dr. Pepper to "DP." I've heard "Dr. P." before though.

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #23 on:** January 02, 2008, 06:17:14 AM »

Oh in Texas many people use the DP slang. But, Doctor Pepper is a product of Texas and we are very proud of our drink here.

(Actually Texas is proud of almost everything it produces...we are kinda crazy that way.)

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #24 on:** January 02, 2008, 07:32:04 AM »

You guys aren't proud of Metroid.

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Author Topic: Brawl has gone gold in Japan (Read 9664 times)