Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure Page 8

  • Tonka 25 Oct 2007 08:03:13 31,980 posts
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    JinTypeNoir wrote:
    Much greatness

    Thanks for the impressions. I now want this game even more.

    ilmaestro wrote:
    For me, the problem with the title is that they had an awesome title in 'Treasure Island Z'

    I never fully understood what the hell the Z was all about. First when I read 'Treasure Island Z' by Capcom I thoughtabout Zombie Pirates (obviously).

    ilmaestro wrote:
    and then they went and ruined it by conforming to an incredibly boring cookie-cutter naming convention, with the inevitable addition of the thing that has plagued game titles for so many years now: the unnecessary sub-title. If they'd started with the generic title and just stayed with it, I don't think it would have been a problem.

    Yup. With this I agree to no end. The way SE has taken it to a whole new level is just gut wrenching.
  • ilmaestro 25 Oct 2007 11:14:53 32,932 posts
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    JinTypeNoir wrote:
    Well, they couldn't exactly use a straight translation, or people woudl be wondering if it was a game about a particularly polite wind. But I don't like it either and as long as I could I called Kaze no Takuto. But people since a lot of people don't always know I'm a native, they thought I was just being pretentious.
    I think 'Baton of the Wind' would have been the best English title, or at least something that stays with the Zelda semi-consistent naming convention (which has been highly inconsistent in the West, and not 100% consistent in Japan, I'll admit).

    My favorite title (which I'm not even going to bother finding for copy and paste purposes) is the driving test one that lists all the different vehicle classes after it. Madness.
  • MadMirko 25 Oct 2007 21:00:25 2,974 posts
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    While the various impressions around the web are great, I always read how difficult it is to get the game.

    Official Capcom Guy, please make them ship some extra copies for the Euro launch, ok?
  • Tonka 31 Oct 2007 08:31:03 31,980 posts
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    Quick update. Zack & Wiki tops [link=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=16039">some rental chart and gets
  • TheBear 31 Oct 2007 11:22:51 4,763 posts
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    groovemeister wrote:
    Oh God, I so want tis game and have a US machine but not enough money - AAARGH!

    Steal some you fool!
  • Tonka 31 Oct 2007 11:39:39 31,980 posts
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    groovemeister wrote:
    Oh God, I so want tis game and have a US machine but not enough money - AAARGH!

    Isn't it a budget release anyways? That coupled with the cheap dollar should make this kind to the wallet.
  • Retroid Moderator 31 Oct 2007 12:56:31 45,464 posts
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    New NoE motto: FUCK YOU, CUSTOMERS
  • TheBear 31 Oct 2007 12:58:09 4,763 posts
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    Hold up - I think 'rumour' is the key word here.
  • Kay 31 Oct 2007 12:58:41 21,321 posts
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    disc wrote:
    There's a rumour on NeoGAF that the European release has been delayed until the 25th of January.

    That's it I think. Fuck European Nintendo consoles.

    Didn't OCG say here that the game was on track to meet the PAL release date of Dec 7th?

    K
  • Tonka 31 Oct 2007 13:01:46 31,980 posts
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    Kay wrote:
    Didn't OCG say here that the game was on track to meet the PAL release date of Dec 7th?

    K

    He did and it was no comfort. On track != will.

    Jumps off cliff
  • UncleLou Moderator 31 Oct 2007 13:13:47 40,723 posts
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    Worrying thing about that is that the amazon.de entry is new, as they didn't have it listed at all till a couple of days ago.
  • Blerk Moderator 31 Oct 2007 13:21:24 48,222 posts
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    Didn't I read somewhere recently that Nintendo had been actively trying to stall the release of Zack and Wiki because they didn't want it coming out so close to SMG? Crap... where the hell did I read that? It was yesterday. I seem to remember something about them complaining that a "cloud looked like Pikachu" or something.

    Edit: Nope, scrub that. It wasn't Zack and Wiki, it was Rayman Raving Rabbids 2. You all know about the cult phenomenon that is Surfer Girl, right?
  • Retroid Moderator 31 Oct 2007 13:22:30 45,464 posts
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    Retroid wrote:
    New NoE motto: FUCK YOU, CUSTOMERS
    What am I talking about?

    That's been their motto since 1987.
  • Tonka 31 Oct 2007 13:26:42 31,980 posts
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    Blerk wrote:
    You all know about the cult phenomenon that is Surfer Girl, right?

    What on earth was that? You kids have to help us old folks out with your hipster talk and WHo's who people sometimes.
  • Blerk Moderator 31 Oct 2007 13:35:00 48,222 posts
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    Tonka wrote:
    Blerk wrote:
    You all know about the cult phenomenon that is Surfer Girl, right?

    What on earth was that? You kids have to help us old folks out with your hipster talk and WHo's who people sometimes.
    Surfer Girl. Industry insider breaking NDAs like twigs under a veil of anonymity, or evil deceiver, spinning fibs to a hungry internet for her/his own amusement? You decide!
  • Tonka 31 Oct 2007 13:42:50 31,980 posts
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    Reminds me of that godawful "insider" that had a blog before the Wii release. The best bit was that he kept going for a while afterwards and people still believed in him.

    67.00.12
    UNBELIEVE
  • Tonka 31 Oct 2007 13:43:34 31,980 posts
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    groovemeister wrote:
    Still £20.

    Really. You could get it for £20?
  • kissthestick 1 Nov 2007 03:03:19 1,002 posts
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    Possible delay to Jan 25th?

    http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=204248
  • Tonka 1 Nov 2007 07:25:49 31,980 posts
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    Oh FFS. It never made sense to put it so close to SMGbut still. FFS: I hopeintendo (who will publish in EU) spend the time marketing it really well. If they just sneak itout the day after my birthday I'll send them anangry letter.

    Now it will clash WithWii FIt and NMH
  • JuanKerr 1 Nov 2007 10:45:05 37,710 posts
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    kissthestick wrote:
    Possible delay to Jan 25th?

    http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=204248

    I actually hope this is true - with Mario Galaxy on the horizon, Zack & Wiki is simply not going to sell, so a 2008 release might give it a proper chance to be successful. Plus, I certainly won't have time to play it because I'll be too busy with MG.
  • Killerbee 1 Nov 2007 10:53:48 5,251 posts
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    I can certainly see the logic in holding it back until after Christmas - it's a prime candidate to get buried in the usual Xmas rush, yet it clearly deserves much, much more exposure.

    Launching it in the otherwise quiet period at the end of January / beginning of February will almost certainly give Nintendo more of an opportunity to create some awareness of the title and, crucially, sell more copies.
  • figaro7 1 Nov 2007 10:55:05 1,396 posts
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    ^ It def helped lost planets sales on the 360
  • TheBear 1 Nov 2007 11:01:29 4,763 posts
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    Capcom still have it as 7th Dec on their website. That Gaf rumour has probably just come from the date listed on amazon.de website, but they are the only people having it listed for January. I hope they are wrong, was looking forward to getting this at Christmas time.
  • Tonka 4 Nov 2007 14:35:16 31,980 posts
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    It's official. Q1 release ;_;

    I can see why but man that sucks ;_;
  • Telepathic.Geometry 4 Nov 2007 15:06:49 12,422 posts
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    Tonka wrote: It's official. Q1 release ;_; I can see why but man that sucks ;_;
    +1 I'm gutted... ;_;
  • kissthestick 5 Nov 2007 16:50:02 1,002 posts
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    sorry to bump again


    official delay fron Nintendo

    http://wii.nintendo.co.uk/18542.html

    Jan' it is
  • JuanKerr 5 Nov 2007 16:55:18 37,710 posts
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    Well, I think that it's a good move - Mario Galaxy is going to be the main focus for Nintendo this Christmas and as it's been said, Zack and Wiki would have just been overlooked if it was released in December.

    Hopefully, people with Christmas money/vouchers will give Zack and Wiki a go in January.
  • richardiox 5 Nov 2007 17:01:44 10,099 posts
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    You can't really spin this delay into positive news. The argument of "you only need Galaxy this winter" puts us right back into classic N64 era Nintendo where it was enough to rely on the 4 or so big nintendo releases every year. What if I'm not into platforming games for example and have already finished Metroid? I'm looking forward to Eurogamers 12 Wii games for Christmas article.

    Third party wise, there is nothing i want this Christmas on the Wii other than maybe Forever Blue but I'm still not convinced this hasn't been delayed too. Was thinking about RE:UC but it's been getting awful reports. What else is there left that doesn't fall into the party game bracket?
  • Official-Capcom-Guy 5 Nov 2007 17:01:47 425 posts
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    kissthestick wrote:
    sorry to bump again


    official delay fron Nintendo

    http://wii.nintendo.co.uk/18542.html

    Jan' it is

    Yeah, sorry about not being able to tell you, but it's Nintendo's game to distribute so I wasn't going to mention the possible change before the decision was finalised and they'd announced it
    It was on target for the December release when I posted that, it was only a few days after that we realised it might get moved. Seems like a reasonable idea to move it - it looks like it will have a better chance of not getting missed as a Jan release.
    I notice the Nintendo site doesn't have the age rating - it'll be PEGI 7+ (with the violence and fear modifiers)
  • jellyhead 5 Nov 2007 17:06:27 24,356 posts
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    Well, that's put me off getting a Wii until the New Year then.
    oh well, more cash for chrimbo booze! \0/
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