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Title: The Nintendo investor meeting and what it means for Mario
Post by: Glowsquid on February 01, 2014, 05:52:45 PM: Amidst the various news and (mostly) non-news resulting for the January Nintendo investor meeting, two things could (should Iwata not resume his proud traditions of saying things and not doing [dukar]) have an interesting impact on the franchise: Nintendo has expressed a willingness to expand character-licensing deals as well as doing more collaborations with third-party developers.

Do you expect more substantial promotional material (such as cartoons, comics... etc) to be produced in the coming years? Do you think there will be more third party-outsourced Mario games in the future? Do you view such potential developments positively or negatively?
Title: Re: The Nintendo investor meeting and what it means for Mario
Post by: Luigison on February 01, 2014, 06:09:41 PM: I expect a lot more merchandise featuring Nintendo characters like T-shirts, K'nex, and figurines. This actually started before the official announcement. I do not expect cartoons or comics being outsourced according to what I've seen, if they are I'd expect close oversight from Nintendo as they don't want their franchises to lose value. For example, Nintendo no longer wants Mario portrayed as a plumber or Peach called Toadstool. I'm not expecting a mature Mario game either.

I also expect to see more ads like the Chicago train, but more focused. I hope they have more sweepstakes and contests.
Title: Re: The Nintendo investor meeting and what it means for Mario
Post by: TheMightyThor on February 01, 2014, 07:50:19 PM: They don't want Mario portrayed as a plumber? But him and Luigi fixed a pipe at the beginning of 3D World...

Although I'm certain you're referring to the Super Show.
Title: Re: The Nintendo investor meeting and what it means for Mario
Post by: Weegee on February 01, 2014, 08:49:32 PM: I would only endorse a Super Show revamp if all 22 minutes were live-action bliss.
Title: Re: The Nintendo investor meeting and what it means for Mario
Post by: The Chef on February 01, 2014, 11:29:05 PM: I doubt they'll immediately jump to handing out the cartoon and movie license for Mario.

Although, I wouldn't mind it if they let Ian Flynn write a Mario comic.
Title: Re: The Nintendo investor meeting and what it means for Mario
Post by: MamaWeegee on February 02, 2014, 09:23:43 PM: A CGI Mario cartoon, a movie or an anime would be a dream! I'm not a huge fan of other Nintendo liscences, but any game Mario related could be interesting... if it is better than crossovers like Fortune Street and Mario & Sonic ...
Title: Re: The Nintendo investor meeting and what it means for Mario
Post by: bobbysq1337 on February 03, 2014, 06:52:03 AM: Quote from: MamaWeegee on February 02, 2014, 09:23:43 PM
a movie
lol
Title: Re: The Nintendo investor meeting and what it means for Mario
Post by: CrossEyed7 on February 03, 2014, 01:32:12 PM: What's wrong with Fortune Street? Other than having no way to suspend a game and resume it later.
Title: Re: The Nintendo investor meeting and what it means for Mario
Post by: SuperPeach on February 03, 2014, 02:43:17 PM: Quote from: Weegee on February 01, 2014, 08:49:32 PM
I would only endorse a Super Show revamp if all 22 minutes were live-action bliss.

Me too!
Title: Re: The Nintendo investor meeting and what it means for Mario
Post by: TheMightyThor on February 03, 2014, 03:30:05 PM: Too bad they won't reanimate Lou Albano's corpse.
Title: Re: The Nintendo investor meeting and what it means for Mario
Post by: Weegee on February 03, 2014, 05:16:37 PM: Quote from: TheMightyThor on February 03, 2014, 03:30:05 PM
reanimate

Intentional?
Title: Re: The Nintendo investor meeting and what it means for Mario
Post by: TheMightyThor on February 03, 2014, 09:01:07 PM: Not when I was typing it, but immediately after posting it I realized it.
Title: Re: The Nintendo investor meeting and what it means for Mario
Post by: bobbysq1337 on February 06, 2014, 06:44:14 PM: This calls for major character redesigns to make the franchise more modern.
Title: Re: The Nintendo investor meeting and what it means for Mario
Post by: Bigluigifan1.0 on February 06, 2014, 06:55:08 PM: Based on Sonic Boom? I'll buy it.
Title: Re: The Nintendo investor meeting and what it means for Mario
Post by: Weegee on February 06, 2014, 08:43:32 PM: Needs more shoe-bandages.