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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:25 pm
by Kaito-kun
Reknoc wrote:
Oh I thought you were just trolling.
A part of me wishes I had left it now.
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 5:05 pm
by Twinny
Well, ain't this something...
http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/M ... launch_day
Guess you all over there are pretty lucky...
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:04 pm
by Kaito-kun
Well, the ones who are able to get to Oxford Street, London, between 9 and 10am on a weekday morning are lucky, the other 99.7% of the UK population who have jobs, school, college and/or don't live within a 40 mile radius of the capital are just as unlucky.
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:48 pm
by Twinny
We got this Black and White Tour thing going on which, by the looks of it, won't be comming anywhere near New York City...that's a real bummer...
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:57 pm
by Schezo
Do pokemon fans really care that much about whoever created their games? I've never heard of these people and I'd be surprised if anyone have except maybe one or two percent of the fans. It's not like it's Miyamoto himself or even Koji Kondo...
Then again, a signed copy is always a signed copy. Might boost the price on online auctions later.
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:32 am
by Reknoc
uh, I'd imagine the actual fans do know who they are especially since they're responsible for the best pokemon designs and an awesome soundtrack. But no you're right, they should have Koji Kondo there, always better to have someone with zero input on the series.
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:10 am
by Schezo
The majority of my IRL friends would more or less classify as pokemon fans. But once when I asked who the people behind the series were, all they could say was "Nintendo" (Ok, one could name the musician, but he has an almost unhealthy passion for gameboy music). Despite this, they all are usually pretty knowledgeable about the people behind the games they like (especially musicians and designers).
This has led me to assume the Pokemon fans care allot about the content of the games, but not so much for the people behind them.
I'm not saying Koji Kondo should actually be there since I DO know he has nothing to do with the series. He's just an example of big-shot Nintendo name who'd attract fans. My point is that I don't think these fellas have the star-status needed to motivate allot of buyers to wait in a long line to get their games signed.
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:15 am
by Kaito-kun
Just reading through that link and this discussion once again made me think. Who the heck is Satoshi Tajiri then? I thought he way the Pokémon master.
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:35 am
by Reknoc
Kaito-kun wrote:Just reading through that link and this discussion once again made me think. Who the heck is Satoshi Tajiri then? I thought he way the Pokémon master.
He was, he's now the CEO of Gamefreak I believe.
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:24 pm
by Twinny
Looks like we're celebrating the games over here too:
http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/B ... _announced
I'm hoping I can actually make it down to Rockefeller Center by the time Nintendo World opens it's doors for the event.

I already told a couple of people about it and they're insisting on going.
Oh, and about that tour, here's an first-hand account of it all:
http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Black_and_White:_The_Experience
Even though I'm not really a hardcore Pokemon fan (I consider myself being neutral on it) did Nintendo do any sort of celebration like this with the other versions?