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> Nintendo parodies the Kickstarter (nintendo.com) Do you have a link to the specific Kickstarter they're mocking? Or is that an errant 'the' in the title? Al

by huhwhat 13y ago

> Nintendo parodies the Kickstarter (nintendo.com) Do you have a link to the specific Kickstarter they're mocking? Or is that an errant 'the' in the title? Also, does anyone know the backstory?

Samuel_Michon 13y ago
It makes sense if you read it with an Italian accent (Wario is supposed to be Italian). As for background: Nintendo is crapping on crowdfunded games in general. Apparently, they feel threatened.
- mehwoot 13y ago
  Why does everyone assume they feel threatened? Crowd funded indie games are hardly destroying their business, or look like doing so anytime soon... Just because someone makes fun of something, doesn't mean they are threatened by it.
  - Samuel_Michon 13y ago
    ‘Just because someone makes fun of something, doesn't mean they are threatened by it.’ Usually, that’s exactly what it means.
    - darkarmani 13y ago
      People must be terrified by blondes.
archgoon 13y ago
This is just marketing for this game http://mynintendonews.com/2013/05/03/game-wario-hitting-australia-on-june-29th/ http://mynintendonews.com/2013/05/03/game-wario-hitting-aust... Starting a bad Kickstarter campaign completely fits with the Wario character, whose basic modus operandi is running get-rich-quick-schemes. This is, of course, not saying that is what Kickstarter is good for (or that it's what Nintendo thinks its good for), but it _is_ what _Wario_ would think it would be good for.
shulk 13y ago
I'd guess this is parodying Kickstarters where rich people ask for money to support them like the person who wanted 800 dollars to send her daughter to the RPG maker camp or the PennyArcade podcast kickstarter that only required $10 to fund completely. Wario is extremely rich and is asking for support in a similar manner in a way that suits his personality.
flowsnake 13y ago
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/the#Article http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/the#Article 4. Introducing a term to be taken generically; preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.

by huhwhat 13y ago

> Nintendo parodies the Kickstarter (nintendo.com) Do you have a link to the specific Kickstarter they're mocking? Or is that an errant 'the' in the title? Also, does anyone know the backstory?

Samuel_Michon 13y ago

It makes sense if you read it with an Italian accent (Wario is supposed to be Italian). As for background: Nintendo is crapping on crowdfunded games in general. Apparently, they feel threatened.

mehwoot 13y ago
Why does everyone assume they feel threatened? Crowd funded indie games are hardly destroying their business, or look like doing so anytime soon... Just because someone makes fun of something, doesn't mean they are threatened by it.
- Samuel_Michon 13y ago
  ‘Just because someone makes fun of something, doesn't mean they are threatened by it.’ Usually, that’s exactly what it means.
  - darkarmani 13y ago
    People must be terrified by blondes.

archgoon 13y ago

This is just marketing for this game http://mynintendonews.com/2013/05/03/game-wario-hitting-australia-on-june-29th/ http://mynintendonews.com/2013/05/03/game-wario-hitting-aust... Starting a bad Kickstarter campaign completely fits with the Wario character, whose basic modus operandi is running get-rich-quick-schemes. This is, of course, not saying that is what Kickstarter is good for (or that it's what Nintendo thinks its good for), but it _is_ what _Wario_ would think it would be good for.

shulk 13y ago

I'd guess this is parodying Kickstarters where rich people ask for money to support them like the person who wanted 800 dollars to send her daughter to the RPG maker camp or the PennyArcade podcast kickstarter that only required $10 to fund completely. Wario is extremely rich and is asking for support in a similar manner in a way that suits his personality.

flowsnake 13y ago

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/the#Article http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/the#Article 4. Introducing a term to be taken generically; preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.