Mario+Rabbids Kingdom Battle

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>"When the game leaks, no one is happy," Soliani says. "Also, let's be honest, the reaction at the beginning was not 'sceptical' - it was a little bit worse than that. It was quite hard on the team morale to read some of those comments. I asked for Grant's opinion, [since he] has way more experience than me. 'Do you think they will love it? Do you think they will hate us? Do you think that we've done everything wrong?' I was very, very worried. Because, you know, people on the internet can be very, very, very harsh."

>Grant continues: "Davide was completely panicking. I kept saying to him not to worry and that everyone was going to love it."

>That's why Soliani had warned his team to prepare for the worst at E3. His best hope, he tells us, was that someone would think, "It's OK for a strategy game". A good result would be to come away with one E3 Award nomination.

>Yet from the moment Miyamoto took to the stage, it became clear that Soliani need not have feared. The reception was strong, and when the Nintendo legend called out Soliani's name on stage, the camera panned towards the tearful Ubisoft creator.

poor Davide ;-;

>italian developer tasked with making the shittiest sounding crossover ever
>it looks good
I'm proud to be pasta for once

So will Nintendofags play anything as long as it has a Nintendo reskin?

good goy

>>384402086
try harder next time

>>384401421
the worst thing is the rabbids: WHERE'S F*CKING RAYMAN

>>384401951
this guy really loves Nintendo. you can feel that it means everything to him. to develop a game in collaboration with Nintendo and Miyamoto

the game looks amazing

>>384402312
Iirc he posted a pic of him working and his desk was filled with amiibos and Nintendo merchandise

>>384401919
>Laura Kate Dale did this

Leakers were a mistake.

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>>384402752

>>384401421
isn't this moth supposed to be the "convince gamers" Month? what happened to that shill plan ubisoft?

>>384403627
Probably next direct

>>384402760
The real mistake is the idiot at Ubisoft who thought they were actual 'leakers' when all they do is pull predictions out of their ass and gave him the shit.

Although I really think the leak was actually a positive thing because it allowed people time to digest what it was, because if Ubisoft unveiled it out of the blue, people would probably give a lot more knee jerk and negative reaction even with Miyamoto on stage giving it his full throated support. Either way, it must have been hell to be able to work with a legendary IP that you worship, and then find out everyone is shit talking it without even knowing what the gameplay is.


Another great point is the Director of X com was asked about his opinion and his first thought was 'Shit, if I knew they were developing this I would have pitched the idea to Nintendo.' And he believes a rising tide lifts all boats and likes what he sees about battle kingdom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zH-Rhdj5Wc

>>384401421
XCOM for kids

>>384404220
>Another great point is the Director of X com was asked about his opinion and his first thought was 'Shit, if I knew they were developing this I would have pitched the idea to Nintendo.'

Got a link to this shit?

>>384404354
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK4VB5g7JXc

>>384401951
The concept is mostly good.
Mostly.
This Soliani fellow wouldn't have had to sit there pissing and shitting his pants if he didn't force rabbids into the thing though.
Also he would have had a ton more sales too.

>>384404535
>XCOM 2

Oh nevermind, I thought you were talking about the director of the original X-CO.M

>>384404317
I hope so.

>>384404220
it looks like an animated movie. truly beautiful. what graphics engine is that?

>>384404354
>>384404535
Now if Jake took something out of Mario or Asscreed you could see the lawsuits rolling in 2K.

>>384404856
If you think Nintendo is lawsuit happy about genres, they'd have already sued multiple companies into the ground for taking ideas.

>>384401919
Say what you will about Rabbids and shit, but that's pretty touching. I hope it turns out well. The aesthetics are beautiful.

>That Kirkhope/Miyamoto story

Lmfao.

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>tfw Gone Home 2 never ever
I know they practically killed Rayman and the rest of the franchise is crap but that was unironically one of the best games for the Wii and a great collectathon.

>>384401919
Davide is a pure man who didn't deserve the backlash

>"I was amazed by the player reaction. We had a queue that was six hours long, and at the end of the waiting time, they were still happy. That was the best reward we could have received. When I arrived back in Milan, the team felt like a new team. It was the same for Paris. They were completely aware of how it did."

awwww

>>384401421
I'm glad for the guy
Hopefully the game does well

Fuck you, now I want it.
I feel bad for this guys, he literally was given the worst possible premise and spun gold out of it. Let's hope it's as good as it looks.

>>384406526
>Gone Home 2 never ever
...good?

>"Yeah... my Miyamoto story is a bit worse," he admits. "It was when E3 had moved to Atlanta [1997]. Nintendo had a party in a museum, and we all got hideously drunk. I saw [Rare founder] Tim Stamper talking to Miyamoto, and I introduced myself as the composer of Banjo-Kazooie, totally drunk. He just looked at me with the blankest expression, he couldn't tell what I was saying. A while later, I was in the bathroom - and this is embarrassing - I was trying to pull down [Donkey Kong 64 designer] George Andreas' trousers for a joke. I was on my knees and I looked up to see Miyamoto staring down at me. That was the last time I spoke to him."

KEK

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>>384408647
Holy shit

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>Between them they've created 1,500 different character animations to make the game feel like a cartoon. There's almost three hours of music, with the background animation bobbing along to the sounds - it's a project built with love.

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>>384401421
>Miyamoto fell in love with his passion
This fucking article, my god damn heart

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>this entire article
it's a warm kind of feeling

>>384401421
>One of the only moments where genuine passion was shown at E3 came from fucking Ubisoft, of all publishers
What a weird timeline.

>>384404804
No clue, but Ubisoft can make some beautiful games when they actually try. Problem is that rarely happens.

You guys think the reception post-E3 would have been the same if we didn't have months to prepare for it?

>>384404220
>a rising tide lifts all boats
Great attitude

>>384401919
And people made fun of him for crying. He didn't deserve that.

>>384410820
Yeah the E3 reveal would have been way bigger and have a ton more impact.

>>384410869

People that don't cry(or don't understand why people cry) are the saddest.

>>384408630
Go Home I mean, not the shitty walking simulator.

>>384404220
I'd say it's more the marketers fault for making the leaked images such a load of shit.
Shit like "badass princess" and it being just a bunch of memes.

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>>384401421
>Miya fucking Moto was the one to convince everyone at Nintendo that Mario having a gun was okay
What the fuck is going on

>mario will have short hop laser in the new smash

>>384411184

Timeline convergence.

>>384411184
The only thing Miyamoto gives a shit about when it comes to Mario is if the gameplay is fun enough and there's no blood. Other than that it's fair game, it's why they cram him into every genre imaginable.

>>384401919
This makes me feel bad for shitting on games /v/ when did I become such a cynical cunt. I'm buying his game now

>>384408647
So that's why they sold Rare.

>>384410820
Nope, the shock that came with the leak pretty much prepared everyone.

>>384411320
Mario GTA when?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jum0LImABLI

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>>384401421
Didn't think I'd feel this happy over seeing a man achieve his dream. Also like the dynamic between Kirkhope and Davide, just kinda mocking each other.
Good on him. When I first heard about it I thought the worse but he really did surprass expectations. Let's see how the game turns out.

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>>384410820
I think the leak did a good setup for the official announcement. It made a lot of people assume the worst and come out amazed how great it looked.

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>>384411658
I always knew those pizza fuckers loved Lupin

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>>384408647
Can't wait to see some fan art of that.

>>384401421

I loved X-Com games and will be glad to play this. I'm going to rent it through Gamefly, though, since I can't justify $60 for 20 hours of gameplay.

>>384411812
I think it would have been more of an impact if no one actually know what was going on beforehand. It would have been a perfect one-two punch. The initial shock of a rabbids and Mario game in the first five minute. And then with everyone still surprised, wow them with the x-com gameplay and colorful aesthetics.

>>384411349
I wonder if people have sent emails apologizing for being cynical towards the game before the E3 conference.
>>384411184
Kinda surprised as well. I guess Davide's enthusiasm and passion really was captivating to convince Miyamoto.

>>384411184
Considering he was the one to demand the morph ball be put into Metroid Prime or not have a Metroid Prime at all, he's good as his job and extremely likable.

/v/ is just angry he made Sticker Star so they have to be autistic about him.

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>SM64

>>384412054
Perhaps. It's a weird mix that takes a bit to fully wrap your head around so I don't think it was negative to have rumors beforehand. Honestly, what matters is that the reception was so positive. Davide's enthusiasm does show in the interview, and despise us making fun of the crying dev, I'm happy for him.

>>384412123
Miyamoto, and by extension Nintendo, doesn't really care too much if their characters are put in non-family friendly situations. It's whether or not the people involved actually put in genuine effort into making it good or not. If anyone else just wanted Mario with a gun for a quick cash grab, they would have rejected it, but as with Ubisoft, they actually want to make a fun game, they said yes despite knowing it would involve Mario with a gun.

>>384411583
Remember when Miyamoto almost bankrupted Rockstar?

>>384412429
It's a fun gun though. If the gun looked like a real gun it would've been a big no-no

>>384404317
There would be literally nothing wrong with this.

>>384404317
You mean the Reboot XCOM? Yeah glad we've got this instead

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>>384411184
If you think Miyamoto is anti gun, well fun fact, he was the one who came up with the ideas used in this game.

>>384411884
Everyone loves Lupin.

>>384404220
Hell even more so he said he was happy for it since he can play an X-Com game with his kid. You might be right about giving us time to digest the idea of Rabbids. Actually reading his twitter he sounded like he was going die of having his heart broken with all the anger people have it. Happy everything worked out for him since he seem to put way too much heart for a Rabbid game.

>>384414635
the pikmin series is pretty much us playing a shooter shooting at big creature using pikmin as bullet

>>384408647
it's like a bad dream
shit like this is why i don't drink anymore

>>384401421

holy fuck I wasn't aware he was italian, this might be our biggest breakthrough in gaming since grezzo, but why the fuck did it have to be rabbids, I fucking hate those shitheads

>>384411184

nigga miyamoto was supervising the team that was making what would end up being gta, he was never anti guns ever

>>384415892
Good news, you get to gun down rabbids!

>>384416112

fuck off davide

>>384416192
>Not being a Davide shill
Fuck off

>>384416192
Leave Davide alone faggot

>>384404804
Snowdrop. The engine behind the division

>>384414635
Guess someone remember that game and decided to somehow put the control part in the next Mario game.

>>384416192
leave, you asshole

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>>384416192

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>>384401919
I'm sorry, Davide.

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>you will never be mentioned by name by Miyamoto at E3
Why live

>>384401421
Game looks good. If I ever pick up a Switch, I'll definitely buy this

>>384401919
To me personally, the first gameplay footage during the reveal was a lesson to never judge a game before even seeing the fucking gameplay.
I went from hard pass to day one preorder.

>>384419330
>change your name to mario
>voila

>>384404606
I doubt he had a choice
probably the higher ups told him it had to be Rabbids because they have no other mascots with similar I'm so sorry Rayman

>>384419749
this
if given the choice he probably just do mario and his pals alone, but since it is an ubisoft title they have to shove something into it and rayman wouldn't be as fit imo

>>384411884
Lupin is fucking huge in pastaland though, that's why the new series is set there. They got their own jacket colour. Blue Jacket is Italy Lupin, they funded that series.

It's fucking good too.

>>384420074
holy shit i just googled it

>The first series to star Lupin III in over thirty years (though the Spin-Off, Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine did air three years prior), the show is also notable for airing in Italy before its Japanese debut, largely as a thank you to the country for their support of the franchise. TMS Entertainment again handles animation duties.

the pasta got it BEFORE the japs, wew lads

>>384419884
How in the fuck wouldn't it be a fit.
Hell how would it be a worse fit compared to fucking rabbids.
I would have been excited for this game if at the very least the rabbids were enemies alone. Not playable characters. They should have never rose out of generic enemy.

>>384412181
>Implying he made Sticker Star
He said no OCs, and tanabe took it like "only toad allowed".

>>384404762
He's busy making a game called 'Phoenix Point'.

>>384401421
I love how this game is breaking people apart. For one side they honestly think the gameplay is good, but for the other they hate rabbits.

>>384420284
They got a worse opening though
Compare this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hus_FbVrFE
To THIS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvaosZlQqrY

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>>384408647
Fucking classic Rare, the absolute madmen. Why are britbongs such cheeky cunts all the time?

>>384421159
kek no wonder i check out the italian main theme on youtube and it was like 40% dislike despite all the italian comments

>>384421159
>Changing the fucking Lupin theme

Italy man what are you doin

>>384422313
I don't know because Italy didn't like it either.

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>>384411583

>>384411076
you mean grow home

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>Giving Mario a gun.

>>384411884
I wanted to get some Lupin canvas prints made. Literally none in America. Meanwhile a thousand and one shops over in Italy trying to sell them.