tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post386844654706940147..comments2024-03-21T19:59:49.407-04:00Comments on KoopaTV: Localisation Is Not CensorshipLudwig Von Koopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-25589808159320765202015-12-31T17:06:23.124-05:002015-12-31T17:06:23.124-05:00Question:
How come many of the people that (right...Question:<br /><br />How come many of the people that (rightfully) bash NeoGAF for normalising pedophilia are the same people that are clamouring for DOAX3?<br /><br />(That said, those particular Play-Asia's tweets do make me smile a bit.)Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-34939140602531054762015-12-31T10:01:11.136-05:002015-12-31T10:01:11.136-05:00I'd absolutely agree with you on the DOAX3 deb...I'd absolutely agree with you on the DOAX3 debacle. It's telling that a company like Play-Asia would try to capitalize on this, pandering to the people desperate for some titty (especially those underaged ones) and those bitching about NOA's recent actions. Besides, many games still get away with showing good amounts of cleavage and Koei Tecmo felt that those outside of Japan would import it anyways.<br /><br />It's absolutely amazing how people can bitch about a game just because we don't get clothing or imagery that sexualizes underaged girls in North America, but the truth is is that Japan's age of consent is much lower than ours and most gamers in Japan outside of Nintendo's systems are "moe otaku", so that's why we get so much creepy fan-service over here in the West, especially on Sony's systems like the Vita (a haven for games like these). They might as well normalize pedophilia if they're really desperate for "uncensored" lolicon games.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-57938895066226036662015-12-31T07:52:06.779-05:002015-12-31T07:52:06.779-05:00Hm, well if both sides are stupid and you're a...Hm, well if both sides are stupid and you're asking me to pick a side, that sounds like I'll end up making myself look stupid. Which isn't anything new for me.<br /><br />http://knowyourmeme.com/comments/2989636#comment_2989636<br /><br />(HolyCrapItsBob is <i>clearly wrong</i> here and I don't know what reality these people are living in where the opinionated Facebook intern breaking internal protocol is taken as seriously or more seriously than a company statement saying not to listen to that guy.)<br /><br />I think DOAX3 is shameless garbage. I don't think that necessarily means it shouldn't be released outside of Japan. The idea that Koei Tecmo is afraid of what SJWs would think of DOAX3 if it were released here doesn't suddenly erase their history of releasing DOAX2 and DOAX here. Koei Tecmo, to this day, still earns the ire of SJWs (and a lot of other people in general) for their previous decisions. They carry with them a negative reputation regardless of what they do in the future because of what they already did in the past.<br /><br />I'm in the position that they just figure that no one would really buy the game now. In 2016, gaming is very social. Much moreso than 10 years ago when we saw DOAX2. Now gaming systems share to the world what you're playing when you're playing it. Along with people maaaaybe having better tastes and advances in consumer education from a decade ago, people might not want to be seen playing this game in this very social gaming environment. Japan apparently doesn't have these barriers, so... They release it there. (I dunno why they made the game at all and if it may have consequences for Linkle.)<br /><br />Now, see, KoopaTV's Twitter follows <a href="https://twitter.com/alisonrapp" rel="nofollow">Nintendo Treehouse's Alison Rapp.</a> And that's probably who people are referring to when they say NOA is being "infected with SJW culture" or something. Obviously she'd qualify as a SJW as a proud social progressive.<br /><br />But there's no evidence that she was involved in localisation decisions, and it'd make sense because her role is in product marketing, not localisation.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonrapp" rel="nofollow">According to her LinkedIn profile</a>:<br />“• Product marketing lead on: Yoshi's New Island, Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Bayonetta 2, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, Mario Party 10, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival<br />• Product marketing back-up on: Wii Sports Club, Wii Fit U, Tomodachi Life, Kirby Fighters Deluxe/Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe, New Nintendo 3DS XL, Super Mario Maker, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes”<br /><br />Judging by <i>Yoshi's New Island</i> she seems to be stuck on working with second-tier games, mostly.<br /><br />Is it possible that NOA is making decisions based on some sort of hijacking of their convictions rather than what they believe would most appeal to North America? Sure, it's possible, but there's a lack of conclusive evidence.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-60864613926365703022015-12-31T00:48:46.616-05:002015-12-31T00:48:46.616-05:00Already shared it with some of my friends on those...Already shared it with some of my friends on those forums. It'll be interesting since one of them staunchly thinks that NOA's being infected with SJW culture and is censoring "art", since they don't provide "validation" for every single edit they made.<br /><br />Now can you talk about the DOAX3 debacle? I'd love to hear your two cents on this whole debacle since this emerged around the same time that Nintendo was getting shit on for their "censorship". This for some reason became part of the larger conspiracy that SJWs are influencing gaming and removing anything they perceive as offensive.<br /><br />To safely put it, both sides for and against this T&A game are stupid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-34426683574718296182015-12-30T20:57:15.058-05:002015-12-30T20:57:15.058-05:00Thanks!
(I better make sure it's in KoopaTV...Thanks!<br />(I better make sure it's in KoopaTV's Best Article of the Year nominations then.)<br /><br />You can help do your part by sharing this article to folks. But yeah, everything you said is spot-on.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-7185950478271068842015-12-30T19:55:08.305-05:002015-12-30T19:55:08.305-05:00I must say that this article was one of the best y...I must say that this article was one of the best you've ever written and it really needs to be read more by others who still don't get it. There can be good and bad examples of localization that exist, and not every bit of censorship in media is damaging. Of course, they have to focus solely on the bad parts and demand literal translations that apparently respect the "artistic integrity" of the creators, regardless of how nonsensical or slap-dash they will be. <br /><br />Video games can still be called "art" and at the same time accommodate cultural standards in each country. Few "creators" actually care about what they create compared to say, an auteur like Kojima or Suda51 and will approve of any edit or change of dialogue necessary to make it more widely acceptable outside of Japan. The Ace Attorney localizations are a great example of this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-38305897801015770012015-12-11T18:17:10.384-05:002015-12-11T18:17:10.384-05:00...yeah that thread turned into garbage....yeah that thread turned into garbage.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-39207461819337233702015-12-11T08:35:54.076-05:002015-12-11T08:35:54.076-05:00I saw it has already been seven pages so out of cu...I saw it has already been seven pages so out of curiousity I wondered what they have been talking about and as predicted it because aboue fighting for Cephalopod Cousin waifus. I wish I have not let curiousity get the better of me.ShinyGirafarighttp://shinygirafarig.deviantart.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-4649008321806942462015-12-06T14:27:07.412-05:002015-12-06T14:27:07.412-05:00I think we need Japan-style results to shake up th...I think we need Japan-style results to shake up the popularity vs. wins thing.<br /><br />Like how Team Art won both, except have it be a more dramatic thing where they win both by bigger numbers.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-24880517928900450882015-12-06T12:43:55.195-05:002015-12-06T12:43:55.195-05:00Squidboard topics I now avoid are any NA Splatfest...Squidboard topics I now avoid are any NA Splatfest topics after winners are announced whether I win or lose. After Cars vs Planes and Pirates vs Ninjas I see there is pretty much no difference in complaining and defensive posts now. I look at the topics in the beginning and during the Splatfest to gauge which teams people will go for and how things are going but afterwards *shudders*.ShinyGirafarighttp://shinygirafarig.deviantart.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-21764229395737248242015-11-28T19:26:46.144-05:002015-11-28T19:26:46.144-05:00"Try to think before you make accusations, Mr..."Try to think before you make accusations, Mr.Wright."Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-12064221969214544932015-11-28T19:13:53.952-05:002015-11-28T19:13:53.952-05:00......Why would NoA have anything to do with the l.........Why would NoA have anything to do with the localized name of a PS2 game?Samantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-18060582873101271482015-11-27T17:11:55.563-05:002015-11-27T17:11:55.563-05:00oooh may I reaaad itoooh may I reaaad itLudwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-15401107262873402242015-11-27T15:33:38.740-05:002015-11-27T15:33:38.740-05:00I wrote an essay on racism not so long ago actuall...I wrote an essay on racism not so long ago actually... Used a political cartoon with the Redskins as a reference. What a coincidence!<br /><br />Wing Kirby was one of my favorites. Should have kept the paint, he looked cooler.<br />ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525180395586476958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-50201222323488982392015-11-27T14:31:57.066-05:002015-11-27T14:31:57.066-05:00Well it's not just NoA. It's... sort of a ...Well it's not just NoA. It's... sort of a business's natural inclination to play it safe and appease everyone. (See: Chamber of Commerce on social issues.)<br /><br />So if they see there is a controversy they'll try to avoid it. Washington Redskins controversial? No Indians!<br /><br />My question is this: Will Wing Kirby ever be in a game again?<br /><br />http://kirby.wikia.com/wiki/Wing#Trivia<br /><br />He's already being white-washed!Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-14646348921396608202015-11-27T14:16:17.196-05:002015-11-27T14:16:17.196-05:00They did many years ago!They did many years ago!Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-18199034318527078062015-11-27T13:29:48.076-05:002015-11-27T13:29:48.076-05:00NoA always likes to play it safe, that's why t...NoA always likes to play it safe, that's why there's so many edits to games that come here. Sad part is that the only reason they're doing that is because people here get angry over everything, so if they saw the Tomahawk girl they would probably call it racist. So they used a cowboy, because yknow. We are the WILD WILD WESSSSTTTTT! (or... something.)ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525180395586476958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-62042637253711264072015-11-27T12:35:14.046-05:002015-11-27T12:35:14.046-05:00But... it's always been like that. So NoA had ...But... it's always been like that. So NoA had nothing to do with it!Samantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-78858101211279224292015-11-26T21:00:04.474-05:002015-11-26T21:00:04.474-05:00Yeah, got that Project Zero stuff.Yeah, got that Project Zero stuff.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-55613266249481088572015-11-26T16:20:37.188-05:002015-11-26T16:20:37.188-05:00America-exclusive title? It isn't Maiden of Bl...America-exclusive title? It isn't Maiden of Black Water in Europe? Or do you mean "Fatal Frame"?Samantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-13910602493599257612015-11-26T14:57:58.461-05:002015-11-26T14:57:58.461-05:00I'm pretty abysmal either way, so yeah, cues d...I'm pretty abysmal either way, so yeah, cues definitely help me out!<br /><br />"Oh, yeah, obviously Brock is the rock-type gym leader!"Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-26647360393512652872015-11-26T13:51:17.112-05:002015-11-26T13:51:17.112-05:00I'm good at remembering fictional character...I'm good at remembering fictional character's names far better than real people's names that I do not need to rely on cues like positioning. I wish I am able to remember real life names just as well as fictional names.ShinyGirafarighttp://shinygirafarig.deviantart.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-38682957808834904972015-11-26T12:35:45.404-05:002015-11-26T12:35:45.404-05:00Yeah, I joined Team Art for a reason!
Do you know...Yeah, I joined Team Art for a reason!<br /><br />Do you know that the user on Squidboards is a SJW? Maybe he's just stupid and ideologically neutral. I always wanna be careful about mislabelin' people into groups.<br /><br />To be honest, I seem to be relying on remembering that Callie is the one on the left and Marie is the one on the right during the Squid Sisters news broadcasts. (Knowing which is where is easy because name pun.) So I always need to take a second to visually remember that. If they ever switch sides I'll be totally ruined!<br /><br />Octoling hype thread just seemed full of hype over spoilers so blegh.<br /><br />As for youuuu Samantha, well, uh, I guess it goes without saying what the response is to people who can't read Japanese but want the "pure" experience.Ludwig Von Koopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286894104423855927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-33615829419683762922015-11-26T08:54:18.620-05:002015-11-26T08:54:18.620-05:00Ah, Ludwig, that only helps the people who can rea...Ah, Ludwig, that only helps the people who can read Japanese. The people who can't read Japanese but nevertheless want the "pure" experience are the problem here. (Though I suppose that at least helps the "we won't play if there isn't dual audio" people also troubling Xenoblade.)<br /><br />...This Squidboard conversations remind me of the old days at Capcom-Unity (before I came to my senses and quit visiting the general discussions).Samantha Lienhardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00050896759185927270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7803482805925136251.post-26445146861046123302015-11-26T07:56:34.713-05:002015-11-26T07:56:34.713-05:00You missed out on a few "gems" in the In...You missed out on a few "gems" in the Inkling/Octoling biology topic such as someone posting if Callie was really male because the tentacles were short, I was like huh, Callie has the longest tentacles known in this game and will drag the tentacles on the floor if they were untied. Then the person said he/she confused with Marie and said never bothered to properly learn their names. I then said something like "so only males are allowed to tie their tentacles?" and showed an example of a male inkling in canon that has the tentacles down which was the purple tentacled band member in Squid Squad (splatoonus.tumblr) said that only the orange tentacled inkling is female, so we know for sure purple tentacled inkling is male. The person also said that he/she never saw the Squid Sisters from the back so I wrote that you can see them when they turn around in their dance during Splatfest. The person said he/she never paid attention during Splatfest, just ran quickly into battle. I then showed screenshots of their backs along with someone's interpretation of how long the Squid Sisters' tentacles will be if untied. I managed to stop Splatoon from thurning into a "Samus is really transgender" situation. This just shows you how SJW almost never bothers to look at all the facts before making outrageous theories.<br /><br />I used to read the Octoling hype thread but quickly lost interest. I understand why you would avoid the biology topic. It can get too technical really quick but I do like seeing how fictional species may work in the real world.ShinyGirafarighttp://shinygirafarig.deviantart.com/noreply@blogger.com