The Japanese boxart for We Ski (Family Ski over there) used a simple ski-resort signage theme. It may not have been the most exciting boxart, but it's pretty nice-looking, and kind of serene. Very vacation-y. The American boxart dials the serenity way down and the excitement way up. We expect the totally extreme skiers here to be headed back to the lodge to slam some Chibi Mountain Dew. Except for the guy in the back, who just came along because there was an extra ticket, even though he doesn't really like skiing.The facial expressions remind us of Nintendo of America's frequent edits of Kirby boxarts. Nintendo knows that if we're going to buy a game about a spherical pink baby, he had better be one angry baby. A few examples can be found after the break.
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3-13-2008 @ 10:06AM
Waffala said...
haha, those Kirby changes are awesome. This is why America rarely gets really interesting Japanese games, like Katamari, we'll just draw angry eyebrows on all the characters with sharpies.
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3-13-2008 @ 10:07AM
toga's wii said...
Has anyone tried one of those downloading services for the Wii? It allows you to download games, movies and music to your Wii. I read this article about it and wanted to find out if anyone has tried it.
Check out an article about it.
http://www.iphonedownloadworld.com/review_1225.html
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3-13-2008 @ 10:13AM
Roto13 said...
Kirby is a bad motha- SHUT YO' MOUTH!
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3-13-2008 @ 12:06PM
White Rose Duelist said...
Just talkin' 'bout Kirby, baby.
3-13-2008 @ 12:09PM
Roto13 said...
Then I can dig it.
3-13-2008 @ 10:23AM
Nigeria said...
I still laugh at the idea Kirby needs "attitude".
I thought we left all that back with the PS1.
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3-13-2008 @ 2:14PM
Mr Khan said...
Sadly, no. 'Tude is still in, even more so with games targeted to the kiddies. Remember what they did to Jak and Daxter after that lovely first game? They gave him guns (shudders)
Shadow the Hedgehog is another perfect example
3-13-2008 @ 11:06AM
CJC said...
Ahahaha, Chibi Mountain Dew. Why did I find this line so funny?
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3-13-2008 @ 12:43PM
Mrblonde said...
I think they should make a kirby air ride for the wii with online play and a whole bunch of other insane features crammed in like in brawl. That should be Sakurai's next project. If it happens, im a day one buyer
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3-13-2008 @ 8:53PM
Nii said...
Because Kirby is a lot more evil than you think. Observe:
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=256
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