(01-20-2011, 07:33 PM)Fuchikoma Wrote: id rather see new franchises than the same old characters and same old mechanics that we have seen for the last 20 years.

We get the point, you don't like old games.

I seriously doubt series like Mario or Sonic are going to die anytime soon, sure there maybe new franchises but it won't change the fact there will always be a new game from a old dog.

Besides, Games like mario and sonic are influential to most new game dev's anyways, not like they won't borrow some of the mechanics from them to make a new game.

what, no you dont get my point at all.

let me put it this way: Epic Yarn could easily spawn a new character but they felt they had to plug kirby because otherwise the game might not sell as much as it would with an original character. thats what i really dislike on how things are handled nowdays in terms of franchises.

(01-20-2011, 07:33 PM)Fuchikoma Wrote: id rather see new franchises than the same old characters and same old mechanics that we have seen for the last 20 years.

Independent market

Fuck yeah

(01-20-2011, 08:09 PM)Fuchikoma Wrote: what, no you dont get my point at all.

let me put it this way: Epic Yarn could easily spawn a new character but they felt they had to plug kirby because otherwise the game might not sell as much as it would with an original character. thats what i really dislike on how things are handled nowdays in terms of franchises.

Agreed - I bet Kirby: Epic Yarn outsold Legend of Starfy by a large margin simply because it's Kirby. They're similar games and of the same quality, yet Kirby will always sell more.

Speaking of franchises from SEGA that should have taken off, into some new iterations but never did whatever happened to?:

Pulseman
Ristar
Astal
Bonaza Bro's
Jet Grind Radio
Ecco
Golden Axe
Vectorman
Dynamite Headdy
Shining Force
Kid Chameleon
Comix Zone
Shinobi

Gunstar Heroes?

Pulseman is Gamefreak, wouldn't it (if rebooted) become a nintendo franchise?

there was a shinobi reboot (idk if it was sega) and they at least attempted a 3d vectorman a few years ago.

(01-20-2011, 11:10 PM)Kriven Wrote: Gunstar Heroes?

Gunsstar SUPER Heroes for your GBA. I thought it was good so i didn't question it.

(01-20-2011, 11:11 PM)Sengir Wrote: Pulseman is Gamefreak, wouldn't it (if rebooted) become a nintendo franchise?

But it feels like a stamped it no erasies for SEGA, legally your right but to know SEGA had a hand in it would make me feel good.

(01-21-2011, 12:18 AM)[fish in space] Wrote: there was a shinobi reboot (idk if it was sega) and they at least attempted a 3d vectorman a few years ago.

Yeah called Shinobi and Kunoichi(Nightshade) for PS2 I have em' both (Cause they're good games) but that feels like so long ago...

(01-20-2011, 11:08 PM)Djanjo Wrote: Speaking of franchises from SEGA that should have taken off, into some new iterations but never did whatever happened to?:

Pulseman
Ristar
Astal
Bonaza Bro's
Jet Grind Radio
Ecco
Golden Axe
Vectorman
Dynamite Headdy
Shining Force
Kid Chameleon
Comix Zone
Shinobi

In bold, games that are not developed by SEGA, just published.
In italic, games that actually got continued recently (even if the sequel(s) suck ass)

(01-21-2011, 11:06 AM)Rökkan Wrote:

(01-20-2011, 11:08 PM)Djanjo Wrote: Speaking of franchises from SEGA that should have taken off, into some new iterations but never did whatever happened to?:

Pulseman
Ristar
Astal
Bonaza Bro's
Jet Grind Radio
Ecco
Golden Axe
Vectorman
Dynamite Headdy
Shining Force
Kid Chameleon
Comix Zone
Shinobi

In bold, games that are not developed by SEGA, just published.
In italic, games that actually got continued recently (even if the sequel(s) suck ass)

I don't consider Nightshade or Shinobi recent at all.

"Sonic the hedgehog is a beautiful statement on capitalism. You spend your whole life collecting yellow rings and then hit one spike and lose them all. And there is a fat man who wants to kill you." - Thom Yorke

not to mention you will buy it just cause its sonic.

(01-23-2011, 12:45 PM)Fuchikoma Wrote: not to mention you will buy it just cause its sonic.

Okay Metaru, we get it.

(01-20-2011, 08:09 PM)Fuchikoma Wrote: what, no you dont get my point at all.

let me put it this way: Epic Yarn could easily spawn a new character but they felt they had to plug kirby because otherwise the game might not sell as much as it would with an original character. thats what i really dislike on how things are handled nowdays in terms of franchises.

Well look at it this way when Nintendo does release a new franchise you'll never know or care about it. Nintendo tests these things in one region and if it fails then nobody else gets it.

How did you Europeans like Disaster: Day of Crisis? I'm pretty sure the feeling was mutual with the USA's Excitbots: Trick Racing.