Social NintenZone Social 4 - Bring It In, Guys!

[Swamp Sensei]

Oh yeah he is. It's why people call him "the black DSP"

Even then he sucks *** at all fighters. He complains about Shotos and Charge characters, doesn't even play low tier characters as much and nobody really likes him in the FGC.

"Nash is totally low tier guys."

 

[Wolfie557]

Knew they were big, but not that big.

Makes it even cooler that they recognise Summer of Sonic. The Matt guy they mentioned must have been working with them. I did see him around at the event, a lot of people confused his cosplay for being Professor Pickle!

First to have live tv too.

 

[AreJay25]

Anti just got a perfect in SFV against Low Tier God after he tried to say no one from the Smash community could beat him.

If you don't know who Low Tier God is, look him up.

He's a horrible human being.

LTG logic:

If he beats you, you're a scrub.

If you beat him, you're a scrub.

If you destroy him, you don't know how to play the game.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

So now I will attempt to sum up my Summer of Sonic experience as briefly as I can. Though it's still gonna be a long post either way, as there is so much for me to talk about!

The queue for the event was extremely long, winding out of the hotel and way down the street, probably around the corner of that street too (there were over 1,000 people in attendance, after all). I was further down the queue than I thought I'd end up, but not by much. I was there for an hour in the queue, but I was there very early too, and they opened a bit late because of guests like Yuji Naka and Takashi Iizuka showing up a little behind schedule. I saw them walking by and they were given a hearty welcome by the crowd.

I entertained myself in the queue by chatting with people and playing some Smash 3DS. But I also saw lots of the cool cosplays. The most impressive of which (and the one who ended up winning) was right in front of me in the queue - a spot-on Perfect Chaos cosplay!



This cosplay was simply unbelievable. It was very mobile, with a body that could swing around, a mouth that could move dynamically like a puppet or something, and even the limbs were individually articulated. The appearance was spot on too, as you can see. Though if that wasn't enough, the girl under the costume had a speaker with a huge selection of voice clips from the Sonic Adventure games, as well as Classic Sonic sound effects, and was able to use them to hilarious effect. She often played Sonic's "Sound Test! You get to listen to cool sounds!" line at random points, and Tikal's Chaos Emerald speech. There was also a pair cosplaying as Tikal and Chaos Zero, and when they showed up, Perfect Chaos ran towards them to confront them, playing Sonic's "I've finally found you, faker!" line. And when the pair started walking away, she played his "Where are ya goin', ya big drip?" line, and we all lost it at that point! The cosplayer's brother guided her around (she actually couldn't really see while in-costume) and helped her carry stuff around. She was able to reach her hand out of the mouth though! Her brother also had a Super Sonic figure stuck to a rod with a rope on the end, and would swing it around for her to chase it, recreating the fight from Sonic Adventure in a humourous fashion!

There was also an impressive Manic the Hedgehog cosplayer who passed by, and he had a face-off with Perfect Chaos! I also met him later on in the elevator, when I was dropping my merch up to my room, and had a chat with him. He was a cool guy!



Not long after the fun with cosplayers, I finally made it inside! In there, I saw Yuji Naka and Iizuka once again, and managed to snap a photo of them this time! Yuji Naka was taking photos of the crowd coming in too! (...Also, prepare for my ugly mug!)



Then I picked up my free goodies, including the t-shirt and 25th Anniversary Silver Coin I pledged for on the Kickstarter. The goody bag included the event schedule, details, and map of the venue. It also had some posters and previews for upcoming entries of the unofficial Sonic the Comic (the old UK-made comic) continuation. And most surprisingly and awesomely, the goody bags also contained a card with a download code for a free copy of Sonic Generations on Steam! If anyone wants it, be sure to let me know, since I already have Sonic Generations on Steam. I also saw MegaGWolf, a well-known YouTuber in the Sonic community. However, being my first convention and the fact he was here as a visitor (and looked focused on something on his phone), I was too nervous to go up and talk to him, and ask for a photo. A lot of people apparently did though, as he mentioned in his own vlog about the event, so now I feel like I missed out. I saw him multiple times too so I had multiple chances. Oh well, maybe next time!

The hall itself was massive (I have a video of this. I will be posting a few short clips to Twitter soon, and will make a separate post about them). Even with over 1,000 people filling it within the hour, I still found it fairly easy to get around. The first thing I did was head to the Sonic Merchandise section, and bought most of my stuff for the day, since I noticed people heading towards it and didn't want it to sell out before I got a chance to look at anything. My favourite things that I bought there were the Sonic Boom: Big Head Sonic Plush, and an art print of some concept art of Classic Sonic from Sonic 1's development stages (I still have not opened it though because I want to frame it), as well as a pair of figurines of Orbot & Cubot from the Sonic Boom toy line. I also got a really nice leather Sonic bag with some Uekawa (Adventure style) artwork of Sonic on it, and his name printed on it in Japanese. I returned to it near the end of the 9 hour event to get a couple more things from it. Overall, the merch selection was fantastic, and I would have bought more, but I was being careful with both money and bag space for my trip home (could only take so much luggage on the plane, after all). Regardless, I ended up buying way more than I thought I would, for way cheaper than I expected. A lot of the products were being sold at a discount, and the key chains were free! I didn't find that out until the end of the event though, so I only managed to get one of the last Eggman ones.

Soon after that, I, of all people, was asked by a nice girl if they could take a picture of me, who was wearing a Shadow themed outfit IIRC. She really liked the Drop Dead Robotnik hat I was wearing. It was actually on display at a small section for the DDxSonic range of clothes, and I was going to take it off for her so she could take a picture of it. But she wanted to specifically take it with me wearing it because she thought it suited me...dunno if that's a compliment or an insult, but it's humbling either way!

I then queued up for the first signing session with Yuji Naka and Takashi Iizuka. I talked to a lot of Sonic fans while in the queue, so that was a good time. I got my copy of Rodea signed by Yuji Naka here, as well as my Sonic amiibo and Sonic Unleashed promo copy signed by Takashi Iizuka. Yuji Naka was acting a bit strange at this point. Seemed a little quiet, maybe he was nervous or tired or something. I gave him the Wii version side of the Rodea cover to sign (that was the one he made and encouraged everyone to play), but for some reason, he turned it over to the Wii U version's side and signed that. Maybe it was just because he liked that cover art more or because the blue Wii U banner goes better with the blue Wii U box? Iizuka, on the other hand, was EXTREMELY cheery and friendly, he kinda reminds me of Iwata. When he saw me giving Rodea to Naka to sign, he cheerily said "Ah, Rodea, hahaha!", surprised and pleased to see someone bring it to the event. He must be a fan of the game! I then gave him the Sonic amiibo to get signed. He asked me where I wanted it signed, and I told him to sign the cardboard part above the plastic box. As he was signing it, he started laughing and explained "This is very difficult!". I felt kind of bad (he had suggested the front of the plastic box but I was afraid of the ink not sticking as well there), but he was kind enough to do the whole thing for me and it came out looking well too. My friend got the Unleashed promo copy signed for me. I shook hands with both of them too so that was an honour. I also got a picture with both of them. They were taken by staff, and unfortunately, the one with Naka somehow didn't register (my phone camera was being fussy on the day, unfortunately), and the ones with Iizuka came out all saturated because the guy didn't know how to use the focus on the camera. However, you can still make us out. I want to get some of these photos printed and framed soon, even if I look like a huge **** in them!



I then got a Facebook text from a guy who initially wanted to buy my third ticket spot, but ultimately got one from someone else. He was looking to get my third t-shirt off of me, and I was happy to comply. I wanted to give it to him for free, but he insisted I take £10 for it. I asked him if he was here with anyone, and when he told me he wasn't, I invited him to hang out with my friend and I for the day, and he did just that! His name is Max. Really cool guy and I had a lot of fun hanging with him, both before and after the event when we went to the pub for some dinner and drinks. Gushed a lot over Sonic and discussed favourite games and other non-Sonic things. If I'm ever in London again (and I'm sure I will be), I'll be sure to meet up with him again!

In terms of cosplay, I saw some more. I took a picture of a girl who had a Nack the Weasel/Fang the Sniper head mask on, especially for my friend in new York who is a big fan of the character.



Other cosplay highlights were the pair of ladies dressed as Jet the Hawk and Wave the Sparrow (who were invited to sing a line each in the Crush 40 concert! They had beautiful singing voices!), a perfect Classic Eggman, a female Eggman (complete with a Sonic plush in a cage!), a Shadow cosplay with a big Chaos Emerald, someone cosplaying as Blaze the Cat cosplaying as Boba Fett from Star Wars, a tougher than leather lady with an awesome Knuckles cosplay, and a Sir Percival Blaze cosplay. There was also an amazing Amy Rose cosplayer, and we met up with her (and her fianceé) on the night before, in the pub. Her hammer was MASSIVE. I unfortunately could not get pictures with or of most of these, but I will be making a follow up post with more things that I don't talk about here, and will look for photos of some of them taken by other people.

I think I will leave it here for now, this ended up way longer than expected...this can be Part 1 of 2 or 3! I might actually make a video of this too.

Sounds like you had a good time, I would love to go to something like this sometime.

 

[CyberHyperPhoenix]

Anti just got a perfect in SFV against Low Tier God after he tried to say no one from the Smash community could beat him.

If you don't know who Low Tier God is, look him up.

He's a horrible human being.

I saw Mike Haze tweet some of the things he said about Anti.

Anti bodied him so hard it was hilarious

 

[Swamp Sensei]

I saw Mike Haze tweet some of the things he said about Anti.

Anti bodied him so hard it was hilarious

Is there a video?

 

[Champ Gold]

"Nash is totally low tier guys."

Remember he played Rolento in Ultra SF4.

That dude is no where near low tier. He was considered one of the best characters in that game if Evil Ryu and Ibuki didn't beat him out

 

[Z25]

That was Zoroark
And we all know how that ended up...
Better to just make Rockruff Eevee 2.0 as many theorize imo

Well zoroark was let's make a mascot like Lucario again, but it didn't work as well. He was popular, but Lucario's always stayed top tier. Zoroark also fell behind because XY was going to be out and have new mascots, rendering zoroark less useful for an advertisement essentially. Greninja was predicted to be very popular which gave it the upper hand. So it could be like that, but we'll see. We don't have it's evolution yet, so I'm curious as to how it will be received. I don't think it's likely it would be in smash but it may be neat based on what it looks and acts like.

 

[Champ Gold]

Is there a video?

Ask and you shall receive

There was a problem fetching the tweet

 

[Cutie Gwen]

I saw Suicide Squad. My thoughts~
Plot is boring
so ****in bleak. I demand ****ing colour after those colourful bios
Margot Robbie is ****ing GREAT
Will Smith was ****ing amazing
El Diablo was alright
Captain Boomerang needed more important stuff
everything else sucked
**** JARED LETO THOUGH THAT IS NOT A GOOD JOKER

 

[CyberHyperPhoenix]

Is there a video?

Anti said he would upload a video iirc, don't know if he has yet.

 

[Schnee117]

I saw Mike Haze tweet some of the things he said about Anti.

Anti bodied him so hard it was hilarious

*looks at tweets*

doesn't even begin to cover 1% of it.

And apparently Bill Trinen was retweeting something about it.
Brilliant.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

Anti just got a perfect in SFV against Low Tier God after he tried to say no one from the Smash community could beat him.

If you don't know who Low Tier God is, look him up.

He's a horrible human being.

After looking up some about Low Tier God..

Yeah, he had what was coming to him.

 

[Z25]

Pretty interesting discussion and surprising to see. If you are unsure about the anime, I'd recommend watching this.

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

Spoiler: Earthlings spoilers

After today's leaked episode, we now know that FTDs (Fusion Transmitted Diseases) are a thing. Still, poor Japser though. And it's about damn time the whole "Rose Quartz is Pink Diamond" theory is dead.

I ****ing love this fandom.

 

[AwesomeAussie27]

After today's leaked episode, we now know that FTDs (Fusion Transmitted Diseases) are a thing.

Spoiler: Earthlings spoilers

Still, poor Japser though. And it's about damn time the whole "Rose Quartz is Pink Diamond" theory is dead.

I ****ing love this fandom.

To be honest, that theory was stupid since the day it blew up. Rose was always a Quartz and she was never loyal to the The Great Diamond Authority. Pink Diamond was always meant to be her own character

Spoiler: Earthlings spoilers

But we still don't know what really became of her before the current Diamond Authority. But we know now that Rose had something to do with it based on Jasper's last words.

Still won't stop some fans from holding on to the theory later on.

 

[Wario Bros.]

I really can't wait of Shadow Lords mode for Killer Instinct. Shame we still have a month away until release.

 

[Deleted member]

Could you guys actually put those SU spoilers in spoiler tags?
Or at least link me the new episode AND the leaked one?
Any of the two work

 

[epicmartin7]

Welp.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/4wt2jm/the_nintendo_takedown_notice_towards_am2r_is/
The Nintendo take-down notice towards AM2R is apparently legitimate.

Metroid Database Update Tweet: https://twitter.com/MetroidDatabase/status/762737283908956160

Also, the download link was taken off the official website too according to this article: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...or_impressive_fan-made_metroid_ii_remake_am2r

Nintendo also said this towards Polygon:

Nintendo's broad library of characters, products, and brands are enjoyed by people around the world, and we appreciate the passion of our fans. But just as Nintendo respects the intellectual property rights of others, we must also protect our own characters, trademarks and other content. The unapproved use of Nintendo's intellectual property can weaken our ability to protect and preserve it, or to possibly use it for new projects.

So... yep... I'm afraid this is real. In my personal opinion, I'm tired of this happening and wish Nintendo would just leave things alone just like Sega does. It's in their own right to do something like this, but its putting a bad impression on Nintendo. It's not like they were going to do anything for the anniversary anyway.

 

[Wario Bros.]

I'm still very thankful that Super Smash Flash 2 hasn't been hit with a ban-hammer.

 

[Burruni]

It's not like they were going to do anything for the anniversary anyway.

No matter your opinion on the game.
It's a fact that Nintendo's adding another entry to its series. The first in... 6 years? The one thing that proves that Other M hasn't actually killed the series as some feared?

This is better than Metroid got in 2011 for the 20th anniversary.
It's not "Ultra Metroid" and it's not "Prime 4," I'll admit that.

But.

It's not like Capcom who had nothing for the anniversary of Megaman so they took a fan game and redistributed it.

It's not like Sonic and Zelda who have games coming out next year.
This is the anniversary title.

While it isn't the grandest, I'm personally tired of this "Nintendo's ignoring Metroid's anniversary" mentality.

 

[Yomi's Biggest Fan]

Could you guys actually put those SU spoilers in spoiler tags?
Or at least link me the new episode AND the leaked one?
Any of the two work

Both Earthlings and Beta can be seen on this channel. And since you've asked, I'll spoiler everything.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzKmFLUHCl-yf-bMBD3DYJQ/videos

Again, spoiler alert for those who aren't up to date.

 

[Deleted member]

It's not like Capcom who took a fan game and sold it for the anniversary.

I remember Street Fighter X Mega Man being free.

 

[Burruni]

I remember Street Fighter X Mega Man being free.

I'LL EDIT MY TESTIMONY.

 

[Deleted member]

Both Earthlings and Beta can be seen on this channel. And since you've asked, I'll spoiler everything.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzKmFLUHCl-yf-bMBD3DYJQ/videos

Again, spoiler alert for those who aren't up to date.

I can't find them in that channel nor does it seems like they have the full episodes with those 3-minute videos
I guess I'll just wait for them to show up on Kiss Cartoon

 

[Ura]

Y'know at least Metroid is still alive as a series in the year 2016. I don't think Metroid fans fully appreciate that. Look at all the Nintendo series that have been missing.

- F-Zero
- Golden Sun
- Advance Wars
- Custom Robo
- A whole bunch of other smaller series that haven't seen the light of day in so long

Not saying Metroid fans can't be upset about the state of their series because they have every right to be but they outta be grateful at least that it hasn't suffered the same fate as other M.I.A. Nintendo series. That's what sort of grinds my gears when I see people saying "Metroid is dead" and stuff.

 

[Deleted member]

A new development update was posted on the official Bloodstained channel. This video showcases attack animations with various weapons.

 

[Wario Bros.]

Just a render that October 21 is the 12th anniversary of F-Zero Climax (last game in series if you don't count the Nintendo Land "installment").

At least Fast Racing Neo is a pretty nice substitute (and getting DLC next month).

 

[Mythra]

Both Earthlings and Beta can be seen on this channel. And since you've asked, I'll spoiler everything.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzKmFLUHCl-yf-bMBD3DYJQ/videos

Again, spoiler alert for those who aren't up to date.

Spoiler

Jasper being corrupted was basically a Cheeto getting moldy

 

[Schnee117]

This is better than Metroid got in 2011 for the 25th anniversary.

How this actually reads:
"It's better than nothing"
*sigh*

Oh yeah people here don't like different opinions do they?

 

[Aetheri]

Welp.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/4wt2jm/the_nintendo_takedown_notice_towards_am2r_is/
The Nintendo take-down notice towards AM2R is apparently legitimate.

Metroid Database Update Tweet: https://twitter.com/MetroidDatabase/status/762737283908956160

Also, the download link was taken off the official website too according to this article: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...or_impressive_fan-made_metroid_ii_remake_am2r

Nintendo also said this towards Polygon:



So... yep... I'm afraid this is real. In my personal opinion, I'm tired of this happening and wish Nintendo would just leave things alone just like Sega does. It's in their own right to do something like this, but its putting a bad impression on Nintendo. It's not like they were going to do anything for the anniversary anyway.

'We appreciate the passion of our fans.' Then please show us this appreciation...show us you care...
one of the main reasons these fan projects is because you're not doing much with the real thing...

While Nintendo is within their right to do this...it still leaves a bitter taste in my mouth...

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Welp.
https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/4wt2jm/the_nintendo_takedown_notice_towards_am2r_is/
The Nintendo take-down notice towards AM2R is apparently legitimate.

Metroid Database Update Tweet: https://twitter.com/MetroidDatabase/status/762737283908956160

Also, the download link was taken off the official website too according to this article: http://www.nintendolife.com/news/20...or_impressive_fan-made_metroid_ii_remake_am2r

Nintendo also said this towards Polygon:



So... yep... I'm afraid this is real. In my personal opinion, I'm tired of this happening and wish Nintendo would just leave things alone just like Sega does. It's in their own right to do something like this, but its putting a bad impression on Nintendo. It's not like they were going to do anything for the anniversary anyway.

Well they are protecting what is theirs. I cant say much because I dont like Metroid sadly other then " Nintendo protecting what is theirs"

 

[epicmartin7]

There was a problem fetching the tweet

And... Nintendo Power was taken offline too. Damn son.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

There was a problem fetching the tweet

And... Nintendo Power was taken offline too. Damn son.

" I will protect all my children, at any cost"

 

[Z25]

Spoiler: Earthlings spoilers

After today's leaked episode, we now know that FTDs (Fusion Transmitted Diseases) are a thing. Still, poor Japser though. And it's about damn time the whole "Rose Quartz is Pink Diamond" theory is dead.

I ****ing love this fandom.

Spoiler

Just watched both as the U.S. got both today on tv. All I can say is damn. a lot went down. The first part was slow but had cute moments. Liked the barn redo. The second part though. Seeing Jasper's dialog and change was pretty interesting. There were people hoping for redemption, but I like her being truly evil/brainwashed by the diamonds cause. Her point about Rose recruiting weak gems in weak moments was neat as well, it's a very true parallel. The Steven and amethyst fusion was interestingly designed, but that weapon was amazing. Peridot being there was neat as well. The corruption was surprisingly but led to a pretty cool end. The end where the Rubys were back was funny. I wonder if that will lead to the diamonds attack or being important. Looking forward to the rest of the episodes.

Really liked both episodes.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Oh haaaaay Phelps is swimming tonight, Yesss

 

[Bananija]

Spoiler: Earthlings spoilers

After today's leaked episode, we now know that FTDs (Fusion Transmitted Diseases) are a thing. Still, poor Japser though. And it's about damn time the whole "Rose Quartz is Pink Diamond" theory is dead.

I ****ing love this fandom.

"It's at this very moment that bananija realized he was an idiot that missed the new episode."

At least I saw Beta friday thanks to my Canadian's superpowers.

 

[Wario Bros.]

Still having problems remembering Fomantis and Lurantis aren't Bug type.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

How this actually reads:
"It's better than nothing"
*sigh*

Oh yeah people here don't like different opinions do they?

I'm pretty sure they could have made Metroid Prime 4 and the fanbase would complain.

We don't dislike different opinions.

But saying Nintendo doesn't care when they obviously do is asinine and idiotic.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Still having problems remembering Fomantis and Lurantis aren't Bug type.

I...Is that NSFW?