'Make Pikachu more muscular,' Nintendo president recalls - Sensationalist Headlines

[url]http://www.shacknews.com/article/81516/make-pikachu-more-muscular-nintendo-president-recalls[/url]

That's kind the reverse of what happened to Spyro. Eastern: [IMG]http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/22/31/46803122/photos/Official-Pictures/Spyro Japanese.png[/IMG] Western: [IMG]http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101031033643/spyro/images/thumb/a/a0/Spyro_attack.jpg/290px-Spyro_attack.jpg[/IMG]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf2cK0adfIM[/media]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/cb1G0BZ.png[/IMG]

*Said the exact thing as the article talks about, nevermind.*

[QUOTE=Maestro Fenix;42478563]Is funny, because when Pokemon Red and Blue was being planned for North America, it was rejected redesign the pokemons to make them less "friendly" and make them more attractive for the general western public.[/QUOTE] I never understand why they feel the need to change everything for the western demographic.

[img]http://newsimg.ngfiles.com/266000/266469_1822331654-diggletundergro.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=Hogie bear;42478596]I never understand why they feel the need to change everything for the western demographic.[/QUOTE] Kirby is the weirdest example- the games are marketed as cute anyway, why bother giving him angry eyes?

Nintendo gets so much shit, but they're the dominant force in the gaming industry for a reason. They may not have the triple-A titles and they may have people going "NINTENDO'S FOR BABIES", but they're [b]Nintendo[/b] - they spurred Sony into the gaming market, they reinvented the home console and kickstarted the game industry after the Atari gaming crash, and although the Wii U isn't doing too strong, the 3DS has beaten the Wii in sales in just three years. People need to rethink the shit talking.

[QUOTE=borisvdb;42477058]That's kind the reverse of what happened to Spyro. Eastern: Western: [/QUOTE] Still better than New Age Spyro~ [img_thumb]http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/193783-hd.jpg[/img_thumb]

[QUOTE=Alxnotorious;42478979]Still better than New Age Spyro~ [img_thumb]http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/193783-hd.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] They really fucked up with the snout. He looks less like a dragon, and more like an angry pug with a facelift done on it.

[QUOTE=Alxnotorious;42478979]Still better than New Age Spyro~ [img_thumb]http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/193783-hd.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] Ew what the fucking gross

That face What did they do to Spyro.. It looks like a mentally retarded aborted version of Spyro

[QUOTE=ChickenMan99;42478647]Kirby is the weirdest example- the games are marketed as cute anyway, why bother giving him angry eyes?[/QUOTE] I actually don't mind this as much as other people seem to. He doesn't look angry in the western covers so much as he looks determined, because he's like a hero who has to save dreamland and shit.

[QUOTE=Nemisis116;42479209]That face What did they do to Spyro.. It looks like a mentally retarded aborted version of Spyro[/QUOTE] Not as what happened to Crash... Damn Titans...

[quote=ShackNews][img]http://cf.shacknews.com/images/20131010/pika332_27559.nphd.jpg[/img][/quote][img]http://files.1337upload.net/pikawaaagh.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=Alxnotorious;42478979]Still better than New Age Spyro~ [img_thumb]http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/193783-hd.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] He's missing a few chromosomes.

[QUOTE=borisvdb;42477058]That's kind the reverse of what happened to Spyro. Eastern: [IMG]http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/22/31/46803122/photos/Official-Pictures/Spyro Japanese.png[/IMG] Western: [IMG]http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101031033643/spyro/images/thumb/a/a0/Spyro_attack.jpg/290px-Spyro_attack.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] honestly like the Western one better. He doesn't [I]look [/I]tougher, but he looks cocky and confident which matches his scrappy personality

[QUOTE=Zender Troop;42479313]Not as what happened to Crash... Damn Titans...[/QUOTE] I wouldn't have minded if they gave him fingerless gloves and got rid of those gay ass tribal tattoos

[QUOTE=Venezuelan;42479424]honestly like the Western one better. He doesn't [I]look [/I]tougher, but he looks cocky and confident which matches his scrappy personality[/QUOTE] You're preaching to the choir, since it [I]is[/I] the original design that aligns to his character. I guess Sony felt the need to cutesify his character for the Japanese audience.

ohhhh okay I wasn't clear on which came first

Well shit, I guess the Longchu fad has been entranced. (What'll Smash Bros. U & 3DS have? Mega-Pikadorf?)

[QUOTE=borisvdb;42477058]That's kind the reverse of what happened to Spyro. Eastern: [IMG]http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/22/31/46803122/photos/Official-Pictures/Spyro Japanese.png[/IMG] Western: [IMG]http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20101031033643/spyro/images/thumb/a/a0/Spyro_attack.jpg/290px-Spyro_attack.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Holy crap I never noticed how muscular the western Spyro is.

I miss chubby pikachu circa 1996. [img]http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1b1bald8E1qztxsh.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=ChickenMan99;42478647]Kirby is the weirdest example- the games are marketed as cute anyway, why bother giving him angry eyes?[/QUOTE] [URL="http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/comic072.html"][img]http://i.imgur.com/Selvpgd.jpg[/img][/URL]

we get this far with no mention of megaman? [t]http://timewarpgamer.com/images/nes/mega_man2/mega_man2_box_eu.jpg[/t]

[IMG]http://fuuka.warosu.org/data/jp/img/0104/35/1359731839540.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Pat.Lithium;42485023]we get this far with no mention of megaman? [t]http://timewarpgamer.com/images/nes/mega_man2/mega_man2_box_eu.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] I'd be more surprised if this came first: [img_thumb]http://www.nemmelheim.de/celal/galery/turrican2.jpg[/img_thumb]