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Activision Dishes Up The Little League

SuperMaxZero — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:36:05 MDT

@Asper:

The 8-ball says yes to this causing you trauma. Not to mention me. And the gaming world, really...

SuperMaxZero

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Evil Tortie's Mom — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:53:00 MDT

@Mr.SithNinja: Maybe the catcher's a girl?

Or perhaps they're supporting gay kids who want to play baseball?

Evil Tortie's Mom

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mitch079 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:54:35 MDT

As long as the gameplay is good, I think it will be fine. One of my NES favorites is Little League Baseball.

mitch079

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Fireblast — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:53:50 MDT

@statnut: Any DS baseball game is better than that Fantasy All-Stars one that just came out.

Fireblast

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Gen16Snes — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:31:28 MDT

It's probally just me but the faces kind of remind me of Nights.

Gen16Snes

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Marouku — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:26:11 MDT

@kseezy: Then I have no idea as to what kind of anime you're watching.

Marouku

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UmeShoryu — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:23:57 MDT

@ViperTooth: You post is mostly true, but elaborate on your Japan has a white man complex and huge eyes statement please. Do you mean they wish they were white or that they tend to copy western culture?

I always figured it to was the latter and that the origin of big eyes in Anime wasn't because they were stereotyping white people but copying Disney characters and how they looked, such as Mickey Mouse. I forgot his name, but one of the pioneers of Japanese animation said he drew his characters with large eyes because large eyes made them look cuter. Now isn't identifying large eyes with cute a universal thing? It can't be Japan only.

Here's an illustration that demonstrates the "cute character".

[cdn-www.cracked.com]

UmeShoryu

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boopadoo — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:58:59 MDT

All I want to know is whether the Hawaii team is featured in this (it better!).

boopadoo

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ach77 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:40:53 MDT

That's the creepiest baseball screenshot I've ever seen.

ach77

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angry_gamer — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:40:52 MDT

@ViperTooth: I'll agree with you on this one here being Chinese background myself.

angry_gamer

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ViperTooth — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:16:48 MDT

@kseezy:

Yeah. I'd like better looking asian characters in games. All the asian RB6V2 faces look like butt.

@B-Minus:
I've honestly never met an asian person who got upset about asians being depicted as slant eyes.

We ARE slant eyes. That's why you can tell we're... you know, asian. This isn't japan where they have a white people complex and make all of their characters have huge eyes.

When they make a game when an asian guy is like CHING CHONG NONG BONG, then we have a problem. But untill then? Shove the racist stuff into the overhead compartment. You aren't going to be needing it on this flight.

ViperTooth

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Robotube — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:04:42 MDT

@B-Minus: Great point. It seems there are too many unwanted heroes out there. I really don't think Asian people need anyone to come to their rescue over a depiction of eyelids.

Robotube

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B-Minus — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:54:42 MDT

Ugh. People are always looking for something to get "offended" about, ESPECIALLY when it involves cultures and ethnicities outside their own. It never fails.

B-Minus

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Kaizuden — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:42:27 MDT

"Mommy, what's wrong with that man's face?"

Hmm but from the style of the models this might be a quick code to cash game for them... sadly them kids will eat it up -Grasps Okami box away from bad games-

Kaizuden

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kseezy — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:57:33 MDT

@ViperTooth: Right on. I too am Asian American and there is no racism here. The whole art style of the game is reminiscent of anime anyway.

kseezy

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Robotube — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:54:40 MDT

@badasscat: OK, so if they DID show a black character eating chicken, how would you know that the black character depicted was indeed black?

Answer that question and you'll see that there's nothing wrong with depicting Asians as having unique eye shapes. Why is "slanted" (your words) a negative stereotype? What did a particular shape of one's eyes ever do that were negative? Are they a disability? Are they ugly? "Negative" was your choice of words. Can you explain that?

Robotube

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ViperTooth — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:45:26 MDT

@badasscat:

As an asian american I am offended by the fact that you are sensitive enough to think this is a problem.

Stop looking for racism where there is none. This is the same situationa s the ludicrous RE5 racism scandal.

ViperTooth

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badasscat — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:23:24 MDT

@Bon5ai: No.

I admit I didn't particularly take offense to it, but the batter is depicted with slanted eyes, and cross-eyed. Both are negative western stereotypes of Asians and neither happen to be accurate. Asian eyes are no more "slanted" than western eyes, and neither are they cross-eyed.

The cross-eye thing may be just an unfortunate choice in the art style - it looks like the umpire and catcher might be western and their eyes are both stuck in the middle too. (MLB Power Pros also has characters with their eyes stuck to their noses, but it's not combined with slanted eye sockets.) But it's kind of like making a game about an eating contest where fried chicken is one in a series of eating contests, but the one screenshot you happen to release features a black character eating fried chicken. Why on Earth would you choose to release that as your first screenshot?

There's really no excuse for the slanted eyes, though. And I think that's what makes the cross-eyed look more noticeable.

badasscat

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Sadgasim — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:17:53 MDT

Those eyes are weird, like they could peer into the depths of your soul...I dont trust them.

Sadgasim

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Bon5ai — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:04:33 MDT

I'm pretty sure all the "eggs" complaining in these comments about the depiction of the batter would prefer if the batter wearing the Japan jersey be drawn, rendered and represented as a white person, am I right?

Bon5ai

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eakolb — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:03:40 MDT

Never underestimate the cross-eyed league. It's a whole new level of challenge.

eakolb

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A Puckish Satire of Contemporary Mores — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:02:33 MDT

Boring. When I clicked on this I was expecting to see 6th graders hooked up to mocap.

A Puckish Satire of Contemporary Mores

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crescentfresh — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:58:31 MDT

The guy at bat looks like he should be in the special Olympics.

crescentfresh

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battra92 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:57:34 MDT

Hmm, it looks interesting. The current crop of baseball games and the Madden-like mentality (updated rosters and essentially the same games) is why you can pick up most baseball games for $5 two years after they come out.

Sadly, people get turned off by different things. My sister must own a good dozen baseball games like those 2KX yet she has no interest in Power Pros, no matter how many times I show her the good reviews for it.

Here's hoping this is good. Little League Baseball was best done on the NES, though. I had a classmate in high school who played the game incessantly.

battra92

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DorkimusPrime — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:56:39 MDT

@Raziel Dune: Yeah, I'm pretty sure they are - that's what i was thinking when I looked at the screenshot.

DorkimusPrime

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Sabastian_Chadwick_McGirt — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:51:38 MDT

Love the shot of the japanese kid. That's not racist in the slightest.

Sabastian_Chadwick_McGirt

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Knate — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:51:15 MDT

If anyone has played Power Pros. for the Wii already then you know its all been done, it may not be little league but the characters sure look it

Knate

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Señor Vorpal Kickass'o — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:41:39 MDT

"Activision has captured the essence of what makes Little League so wonderful for players and spectators alike..." Yes, I know my favorite part of playing Little League was watching the other kids mock the fat kid on the team for being slow and unathletic. So, my favorite part would be the childhood trauma. Does this game promise me trauma?

Señor Vorpal Kickass'o

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hotgarbage — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:38:02 MDT

@liquid_kore:

You and me both

hotgarbage

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Lokno — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:19:15 MDT

This, ladies and gentlemen, is how raskar et al. silhouette enhancement can look bad. Okami is the counterexample, but Clover had kick-ass artists to make up for its shortcomings.

Lokno

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greeble — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:13:16 MDT

I'm so sick of super deformed crap. I just don't like that "art" style at all. And the fact that all the characters are cross eyed is just weird.

greeble

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0bsessions — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:09:30 MDT

@Han Daimond:

Actually, yes, that IS just what the Wii needs. MLB Power Pros is easily the best baseball experience on the current crop of consoles.

0bsessions

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Len Bias Cocaine Surplus — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:07:20 MDT

Danny Almonte is a unlockable character

Len Bias Cocaine Surplus

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Mommar — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:05:46 MDT

"Activision has captured the essence of what makes Little League so wonderful for players and spectators alike,"

Angry parents instigating brawls and wrestling each other to the ground?

Mommar

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Raziel Dune — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:04:23 MDT

ummm are they cross eyed?

Raziel Dune

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Dragonzigg — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:03:21 MDT

It's good to know I'm not the only one who finds beanballs hilarious.

Dragonzigg

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黒天使 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:01:55 MDT

@Sasquatch: LOL, i wanna know too

黒天使

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liquid_kore — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:01:12 MDT

That picture will haunt me tonight.

liquid_kore

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MSUSteve — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:00:44 MDT

I like how the catcher is staring moonily at the batter and the batter is looking all smug. He clearly needs to be taken down a notch by the pitcher.

MSUSteve

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Sasquatch — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:59:01 MDT

Do the characters cry if their team loses?

Sasquatch

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Han Daimond — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:58:34 MDT

@badasscat: In fact it started on the SNES but with another name, if I recall correctly.

Han Daimond

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Mr.SithNinja — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:57:42 MDT

Why is the catcher staring at the batter likes he wants to make out with him?

Mr.SithNinja

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statnut — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:56:41 MDT

@badasscat: Hey, MLB the Show is good. What the world needs are good portable baseball games. I'd love to see a DS baseball game that focused on the strategy of the game, but I know that will never happen.

statnut

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badasscat — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:54:59 MDT

@Han Daimond: Power Pros was a PlayStation series before it ever appeared on the Wii.

And yes, the world does need more baseball games like that. Console baseball games these days suck.

badasscat

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furiku — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:54:48 MDT

looking at the picture I thought "My lord, are those eyes not a bit racist?"

furiku

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Pezdispenser — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:54:23 MDT

I can't help but feel offended by how the characters look.

In any case, I'll pass on this. I think I'd be better off with the Mario one coming out later.

Pezdispenser

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Han Daimond — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:52:58 MDT

Perfect.

Another super-deformer-baseball-themed game along with Wii Sports and the other one of Konami... just what the Wii needs.

Han Daimond

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statnut — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:52:40 MDT

Please let this be a good DS baseball game. Just one would be nice. The Wii screenshots look pretty awesome though.

statnut

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TDunne — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:51:57 MDT

How about just signing your kids up for Little League? This sounds really lame.

TDunne

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0bsessions — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:51:20 MDT

I'll be keeping an eye on this. I'm an absolute whore for Wii baseball games.

0bsessions