Nintendo and SBCG4AP
More than one person from Telltale has said on this forum that when they know the release date for SBCG4AP they will tell us. This sounds to me that someone (most likely Nintendo) will be dictating the release date to Telltale. My question is; to what extent does Nintendo have control of the release date for the Wii version of episodes of SBCG4AP?
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We've had nothing but good experiences working with Nintendo on this project. I don't want people to have the impression that they're dictators pushing us around, because that's not the case at all. I think it's Nintendo's priority as well as Telltale's to release the best Strong Bad game we possibly can.
What do you wanna bet that "itshomsaragain!" is going to go tell all of his (1) friends not to buy the game now because he got banned for spamming. :P
Anyway..... Yeah, I have faith that Nintendo is going to try and deliver for us.
Imo, there's way too many people that have been whining and complaining and saying this and that about how "bad" they think WiiWare and Virtual Console is, just because they don't get the exact game they wanted on the exact date they wanted it.
Either that, or they ignore all of the other great games that Nintendo has given them or that Nintendo even provides such a great service, and they complain about how "Nintendo hates us" because weeks go by without them having gotten Super Mario RPG, or Kirby Super Star yet, when they tell Nintendo to jump.
Yeah, honestly Nintendo has a lot to manage, with over 100 WiiWare titles being worked on, and even though I am very much anticipating the Strong Bad game, it is but one of the 100 titles that Nintendo must go through and give them all their fair due... which is a lot of work! Work that Nintendo is doing for everyone!
If you had told me, at least 2 years ago that Nintendo and another great devloper were going to team up with the Brothers Chaps and make a Strong Bad game, I wouldn't have believed it. Ever.
But they did. And it's pretty mindbogglingly really, as Strong Bad is a cult hit, but not a national mainstream or worldwide phenomenon. It's about as likely as a weekly internet webcomic getting a feature length movie released in theaters. That's pretty amazing in and of itself.
With something like a Strong Bad video game, i'd much rather see the license handled well and a release that has every little bug tested and every little bell polished before it it packages and gets shipped to the masses.
As they say, you don't send a cow to market just to eat a mooing hamburger.
.....actually, I just made that saying up. Yeah, yeah, I know it's crap. :P
I don't know about this. I mean, okay, yeah, maybe people should stop just pushing their pet game, but I think you're ignoring the fact that they've released some really really bad games in the meantime.
There is no good reason for releasing, say, Ninja Combat but not, for example, Earthbound.
Right now, we're talking about downloads, and last time I checked, Nintendo has a good deal of control over what gets put out.
Of course, I could be wrong, but that's certainly what it seems to be.
Perhaps "dictating" was a stronger word than I meant to use.
Sorry about that Telltale and (If anyone from Nintendo reads this forum) Nintendo.
As for Nintendo, I love 'em, but I have to admit I have a bit of lingering animosity towards them for their treatment of the Mother series.
I'll tell you what my point was.
I've been seeing this in the thread:
I said that because Nintendo is not developing this game; Telltale is. Nintendo is merely approving what does and doesn't make it onto WiiWare.
I'm sorry, it's just that I'm anal and I don't like seeing people unable to differentiate between Nintendo the maker of the Wii Console and Nintendo the First-party game developer for said console.
Making as in people putting it on the Wii.
That is obviously what I meant.
Yes, you are being anal. Extremly anal. Anal to the point of reading between the lines, and twisting my words to add things you just assume.
In fact, that's not called anal. That's just called "reading it incorrectly"
I know what I meant when I said that, and honestly.... I think you do, too. I never said anything that seemed as I didn't "understand" that Telltale programmed the game and Nintendo is releasing it.
I just said "Nintendo and Telltale making the game". Sorry if you read something ridiculous into that, but I think you know precisely what I meant. All I did was shorten the sentence, and put them into the same category of "producing the game"
I did say 'another great developer" obviously that meant Telltale making and Nintendo producing/releasing for their system.
Don't get cute with me, with pointless semantics, or use ridiculous assumptions you made up from my words, to try talk down to me like i'm an idiot. I believe you know exactly what I meant.
Take it to email or PMs if you want to fight, guys.
I mean, I'm here for reasonable discussion about the Strong Bad game. Not to have words put into my mouth.
So, I'm sorry if I got over-defensive, though. I just don't appreciate that kind of treatment, since I'm not stupid nor a small child. Yeah, i'd rather the topic went back on track.
Now I believe that's a subject that everyone can agree on.
anyways, I just hope they release it in July, BEFORE July 24th. Weird date, yes, but I seriously don't want it released while I'm on vacation.
(Meanwhile, Miles away in Nintendo Secret HQ)
"All right Telltale, when's the SCG4AP to be released?"
"How's about July 24th?"
"Sounds good, we'll release it with that other game your making... what is it... Monkey Island: Wii Edition...?"
lol, jk. =P
I don't think Nintendo had anything to do with the delay. Yes, the submission process takes time but it seems like Telltale was aware of the time since early in the process.
The delay from June to July was Telltale's doing: they needed more time to work on the game. I could see the long time it's taking to get a set release date as a result of the submission process, but I think that's cause Nintendo is aware Telltale would rather delay a completed game a week to ensure monthly releases than not follow the schedule. What I mean is, it could very well be in Nintendo's power to release the game on the 21st, but they might be unable to guarantee an August 18th release for the 2nd game.
/End rambling
Note: When I first posted this, I expected it to be message #22
That'd be 900 wii points... though, I'd be real angry if they rounded it up to 1000 points! GRR!
(I only have 900 points on my account right now, lol. I don't wanna buy another card...)
So if the first episode happens to be 900 points, you'll be able to enjoy the first fifth of SBCG4AP.
Otherwise... you'll have to buy more cards.
actually a different game is being released on the 21st
Which is, you know, entirely possible given Nintendo's erratic and unpredictable Wii Shop releases.
Well, I'm sorry. and you are absolutely right. I was being a dick. I can have a stick up my you-know-where at times (not literally, thank god), so I would like to apologize.
TellTale said that it would be playable at comic-con and I don't think they would say that if the game were to be released before comic-con.
But of course, this is just my opinion.
They will be released at the same time.
Whenever it will be......
Man, I'm so ready for this game.
It's the main reason that I got a Wii in the first place.