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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
07/10/09

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No. Not more stars. They are everywhere. Panic.
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NeöStarr
07/10/09

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"inviting children of all ages to the Nintendo World Store in New York City for hot face painting action."...
All those friend codes and it still attracts pedos.
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Stephen Totilo
07/10/09

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Fahey, I'm not going. Deal with it.
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[Medic]iEro-Sennin
07/10/09

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That thing reminds me of this:

Anyway, that sounds like some fun even for children. If I had a son(or daughter for that matter) and if I lived somewhere close to NYC I'd go there. Maybe!

Totilo must go there. I want to see him painted. :<
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Kobun
07/10/09

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I love Stafy, but I wouldn't feel right attending an event promoting itself as a place for hot children to get their face painted.
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Ferkner
07/10/09

@Kobun: And YOU are a star commenter? So all it takes to get a star is you make piss poor jokes about sexing up children? Two star commenters, two inappropriate comments about little kids. Ok then...

I fucked the Olsen Twins before they were famous.

Where is my god damn star?
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Kobun
07/10/09

@Ferkner: Yes, my statement and yours are exactly the same.

Since you seem to be dead to humor and wit no matter how small, I'll go ahead and point how the preceding sentence is an example of sarcasm, since that, too, might fly over your head.
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Ferkner
07/11/09

@Kobun: So jokes about diddling kids is funny? Humour and wit are great, but your comment contained neither. I expect more from you so-called "star commetners".
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LucasReis
05/22/09

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Too japanese? Us, REAL GAMERS, like japanese stuff, and american stuff, and whatever is good to be played, regardless of nationality. Hell, games are a big part of me getting into other cultures and being a more aknowledged human being (and I´m sure hordes from Kotaku and other websites feel the same way).

It´s so cool to discover other cultures, to "be" in settings other than the ones you live in. Bring the japanese games on, we´re pretty damn open to it! Stop the anti-japanese feeling.
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orenn
05/22/09

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I am NOT buying this game for one reason and one reason only. His name is Stafy for Christ sake, not Starfy. Bastards changing the name...
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
05/22/09

@orenn:That's a great reason there chief. Great, great reasoning and a good way to make sure that they release more. I bow to your logic.

@Ueziel:This.
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shouryuuken
05/22/09

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too japanese?! whoever heard.. this is the kinda stuff ive been missing.. fools.
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Dark_Mirage
05/21/09

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So a cute starfish is too Japanese... but a pink ball thing isn't? Nor is a game like Pikmin? Nor is Rhythm Heaven? What the hell? Sometimes localization decisions astound me... no one can really judge with much certainty what is and is not going to catch on to our market.
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Kobun
05/22/09

@Dark_Mirage: Kirby was introduced as a white puff ball and gradually turned pink after being accepted by the public over the course of a few releases. I suspect that was part of making Kirby more palpable to a US audience.
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Milton Allemand
05/21/09

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What the hell, Nintendo. This is no more Japanese than Kirby and he's been rocking our shores since the early 90s.
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Ueziel
05/21/09

@Milton Allemand: There's the key. He's been "rocking our shores since the early 90s." Kirby is actually recognizable to at least some section of the current gaming populace. Starfy's on a level with Toki Tori over here.
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Kobun
05/22/09

@Ueziel: Kirby has been seeing dozens of releases in the US for nearly 20 years now. Of course, he's going to be more recognizable than a character who has yet to make a formal appearance.
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GohanGVO
05/21/09

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"Disaster: DoC" is the complete opposite of "Starfy" yet NoA turned that down as well.

*pouts*
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Crash__Man
05/21/09

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my brain:

"should I check Kotaku before bed?

meh... if I do I'll probably just see an article about how Nintendo can't win no matter what it does.

meh... I'll go check anyway...."

Kotaku:

"For all Nintendo's recent follies, one thing they've done right is bring Starfy to the West. But boy, it sure took a while. Want to know why? Blame Nintendo of America."

...*sigh*

so now Nintendo should be blamed and criticized when it DOES release obscure content??

pick a side and stick with it! stop faulting Nintendo no matter WHAT it does!

g'night.
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Kobun
05/21/09

@Crash__Man: Stafy has been out for a long while now. Nintendo of America was stopping the series from coming here. Yes, it is to blame. Wonderful that the company finally decided to bring it out, but it's been blocked for years and the chances of seeing the three GBA releases seem nil (though Nintendo did state that the GBA isn't dead... never mind that the DSi had the GBA slot excised from the DS Lite).
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icedrake523
05/21/09

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We Westerners appreciate good games regardless of their design.
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Ueziel
05/21/09

@icedrake523: No, no they do not. That is absolutely not true. There are so many examples of gamers of any type not appreciating a TON of good games. Western gamers are not some special breed.
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Curse lily
05/21/09

@icedrake523: HA HA HA! Oh, wow
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NoBullet
05/22/09

@Ueziel: US has a much more diverse appreciation of games than Japan. Just look at the weekly charts. Theres never a western game on the list.
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Pombar
05/21/09

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I always thought that after we got Freak Out, we'd never see that excuse again. Ah, well.

Stafy is cute, though. And less disturbing than Kirby.
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Curse lily
05/21/09

@Pombar: (>^o^)>
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Alex_Mexico
05/21/09

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If Mystical Ninja 64 Starring Goemon (LOVED that game) could make it to western shores back in 1997 I dont see why freaking Starfy couldn't before.

Mystical Ninja 64 (again, I fucking love that game so much its unhealthy) is so Japanese my mind still boggles now as to how did it made its way here. But Im so grateful for that. And Konami had my money because of that.
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NoBullet
05/22/09

@Alex_Mexico: That was Konami's decision to bring over, not Nintendo of America.
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