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Social Swamp's Social Thread 3 - And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain...

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Lucas is the only character we see crying over his dead mom

Who else has a confirmed dead mother?
This is a little late but we have to remember that
Corrin's mother dies right in front of his eyes
And
The weapon used to do so is his/her own Yato blade
And guess who killed her?
Her own presumably-dead husband
Ike's mom was killed by his father
Well, now I'm curious as to what were his reasons to do so but I'll save that for when I finally play the Tellius games
 

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You expected a final battle against Bowser?
Don't you remember?
Waluigi's grand journey to keep the power of the Mischeif Star safe from the clutches of Bowser until he was strong enough to defeat him?
It's the reason we call him the hero of time!
 

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Hey guys.
Could ask you all a question?
I have two little mac Amiibo still in the box, one from the first release and one with a better looking face from a later print of production. But I don't which would be better to keep in the box and to remove from the box?
So I'm looking for your opinions.
I am also really shocked that Mario and DK's smash Amiibo are the hardest to get.
 

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Don't blame Anime, blame Fujoshis. They ruin more things than your hardcore otaku fanboys.
They're both the worst parts of the anime fanbase, to be honest. They're the ones that make the anime fandom look weirder than it actually is. You know, the vocal minorities. Then again, every fanbase has their share of vocal minorities.

Don't you remember?
Waluigi's grand journey to keep the power of the Mischeif Star safe from the clutches of Bowser until he was strong enough to defeat him?
It's the reason we call him the hero of time!
The Hero of Waa, chosen by the Waaster Sword.

Truly, an inspiring tale of heroism and courage.

I know you may be joking but neither are any different from each other lol

The industry practically caters to the latter.
I've seen several anime/manga where you can clearly see what is the author's intent with the series and what is the tacked-on pandering (which no doubt the editors/publishers might have a hand on).

It's like telling day and night apart, since some anime actually are interesting if you completely overlook the fanservice/pandering. They just shove that stuff in to attract the more hardcore fanboys/fangirls, who are in just for the shipping/moe/boobs/yaoi and couldn't care less about the story itself.

Fire Emblem has, of course, fallen into this as well. No doubt the story and strategic elements of Fates make it an interesting game, but there is a lot of fanservice tacked on for you know who.

Then again, the dev team was divided. Just as divided as the fanbase itself and every anime/manga fanbase ever. The everlasting dichotomy of those who are in for the actual content and what a series is really about and those in just to have more characters to ship and more boobs to stare at.
 
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Hey guys.
Could ask you all a question?
I have two little mac Amiibo still in the box, one from the first release and one with a better looking face from a later print of production. But I don't which would be better to keep in the box and to remove from the box?
So I'm looking for your opinions.
I am also really shocked that Mario and DK's smash Amiibo are the hardest to get.
First print editions NiB are always better if you are looking to resell.

amiibo generally aren't worth much anymore, but if you do plan to resell, make it a first print edition if you can.
 

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There's also the story of how Waluigi dies trying to save the president's daughter and comes back with a mask of a wrestling god and then explores the land getting powers from a goat man and satan himself to stop an army of the undead trying to bring about the end of the world.

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Apollo Justie is just as.much fun ans Wright's games so far. And i like the music better :p
There's also the story of how Waluigi dies trying to save the president's daughter and comes back with a mask of a wrestling god and then explores the land getting powers from a goat man and satan himself to stop an army of the undead trying to bring about the end of the world.

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IUnderstoodThatReference.JPG
I should probably finish that game
 
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ChikoLad

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Apollo Justie is just as.much fun ans Wright's games so far. And i like the music better :p

IUnderstoodThatReference.JPG
I should probably finish that game
Most of the issues with that game aren't something you realise until you beat it.

It's good enough but it pales in comparison to the original.
 

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Puyo Puyo Quest is super popular app. My ex was trying to get me to play it so she could get bonuses or whatever. They also made an arcade game of the app.
 

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Not surprised by Sonic Runners' failure. With expensive microtransactions like that, no one would waste their time paying for them to enjoy the game as their favorite characters.
 

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SEGA considers Sonic Runners to be a failure.
How much money did they spend on it for that much money per month to be considered a failure? I figured it was just a very small budget title for them, considering all of the reused assets.

Seriously this sounds more like a Tomb Raider reboot situation.

Though I'm not surprised Runners is one of their lesser performing games considering all of the stupid stuff they did with it.

Shame too, it had so much promise when it started...
 
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I thought Sonic Runners sold millions...

How much do these have to sell to be a success?
 
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Also.
I remember a few days back about people saying that Waluigi's a weakling and what not.

He BattleToads Boot'd Bowser. OHKO.
Even the Millenium Star is shocked.
Waluigi's strength is all in his legs. :awesome:
 

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I thought Sonic Runners sold millions...

How much do these have to sell to be a success?
Sonic Runners is F2P, so they don't make money off the downloads of the game (which you are correct on, it's past the 10 million mark in terms of downloads IIRC).

Instead, they make money off of ad revenue and microtransactions.

The latter is where Sonic Runners has problems. The way microtransactions work now has discouraged people from playing the game and spending money on it.

In terms of success, as I've said before a few times, there is no set milestones for the success of any product. It's all about how much of a profit you make from the product, not HOW much it sells.

As an extreme, unrealistic example, you could make 10 copies of something, all costing €1 to make each, and sell each for €100. If even one copy was purchased in this scenario, you'd be able to consider it a success. You made 100 times the money it cost to make the product.
 
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Y'know its funny sometimes reading the pages you missed...

It went from Shovel Knight is a Yo-kai, to a bunch of dead mothers, to Fifty shades of Naruto....in just a couple pages...

"Internet"
 

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Y'know its funny sometimes reading the pages you missed...

It went from Shovel Knight is a Yo-kai, to a bunch of dead mothers, to Fifty shades of Naruto....in just a couple pages...

"Internet"
It's less "internet" and more "the average process of socialising".
 

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It's less "internet" and more "the average process of socialising".
Isn't that what the internet is these days?

Just one big social community? One that generates more stranger topics than those that occur outside of the internet?
 
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Isn't that what the internet is these days?

Just one big social community? One that generates more stranger topics than those that occur outside of the internet?
Nah, Internet is more or less this:
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Isn't that what the internet is these days?

Just one big social community? One that generates stranger topic than those that occur outside of the internet?
Well the internet is just the information highway. It isn't any one thing beyond that. As much as people in the gaming or anime community may make jokes about how it's all weird and stuff, you have to remember we are in a bit of a bubble as it is. :p

Though regarding the latter part.....that's all down to a person's personal experiences.

I'd say the strangest conversations I've ever had are all mostly IRL, personally.

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Also, some context on the Sonic Runners situation.

Sonic Runners makes over $259,684 a month.

The lowest of the games that are considered successful, make over $432,807.

Note that this may not necessarily mean they are losing money on the game, but it's not making a respectable enough profit for their standards or financial plans.
 
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The only mobile game I play is Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes. Got it because I was a Star Wars fan, but it hooked me.

One of the only games I know that rewards you with the "Premium Currency" that you usually have to spend real money for. Lots of community events and the devs care about the Free to Play players. Fun game.
 
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I. . .I need calm. . .can't calm. . .

Either we're not getting a port or we're not getting another character reveal for another decade.

This fandom as a whole clearly wants the latter from the bottom of it's hearts, or it wouldn't get emphasized so often.

For the love of gravy I hope E3 destroys everyone's expectations, or Smash is going on a longer hiatus than Mega Man.
 

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I. . .I need calm. . .can't calm. . .

Either we're not getting a port or we're not getting another character reveal for another decade.

This fandom as a whole clearly wants the latter from the bottom of it's hearts, or it wouldn't get emphasized so often.

For the love of gravy I hope E3 destroys everyone's expectations, or Smash is going on a longer hiatus than Mega Man.
Uhm.
Former, not latter.
And it really depends.
We go NX Port for 2017 (which may even have a character reveal trailer there)
But then we go... what? 2022/23 for "Smash 5" with the kind of approach of reveals coming from around 2020 itself.
 

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I. . .I need calm. . .can't calm. . .

Either we're not getting a port or we're not getting another character reveal for another decade.

This fandom as a whole clearly wants the latter from the bottom of it's hearts, or it wouldn't get emphasized so often.

For the love of gravy I hope E3 destroys everyone's expectations, or Smash is going on a longer hiatus than Mega Man.
What are you talking about?? What did I miss, was the NX leak like deconfirmed??
 

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So why were people upset about the Pokemon commercial from last night?

I thought it was pretty good and well made.
 

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So why were people upset about the Pokemon commercial from last night?

I thought it was pretty good and well made.
BECAUSE EVEN IF IT WAS SHOWN OFF BACK IN JANUARY WE'RE UPSET THAT WE DIDN'T GET THE GLOBAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF POKEMON Z OR SOME NEW GAME DURING THE ADVERTISEMENT MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR AN AMERICAN SPORTING EVENT.

...Seriously.
 
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Looking at Fire Emblem's TV Tropes Radar page makes me realize how much the game really had to be censored
Especially because of this
I'll just put the link in spoiler tags
http://i.imgur.com/KR0tsr4.jpg
I mean, it's not like I don't like him but this is just crossng the line
So why were people upset about the Pokemon commercial from last night?

I thought it was pretty good and well made.
Because of the same reason someone opened one of the Smash newcomer trailers on Youtube and expected something new to be revealed
 
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Well the internet is just the information highway. It isn't any one thing beyond that. As much as people in the gaming or anime community may make jokes about how it's all weird and stuff, you have to remember we are in a bit of a bubble as it is. :p

Though regarding the latter part.....that's all down to a person's personal experiences.

I'd say the strangest conversations I've ever had are all mostly IRL, personally.

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Also, some context on the Sonic Runners situation.

Sonic Runners makes over $259,684 a month.

The lowest of the games that are considered successful, make over $432,807.

Note that this may not necessarily mean they are losing money on the game, but it's not making a respectable enough profit for their standards or financial plans.
Would be nice to make more than a quarter million a month....jus sayin
 

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The only mobile game I play is Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes. Got it because I was a Star Wars fan, but it hooked me.

One of the only games I know that rewards you with the "Premium Currency" that you usually have to spend real money for. Lots of community events and the devs care about the Free to Play players. Fun game.
Sonic Runners does reward you with the Premium Currency (Red Star Rings) without paying anything, the problem was that they also got more and more stingy over time to the point where it's way too much of a grind to play the game and progress without paying money. Also, you basically don't get anything guaranteed, everything is roulette based and what not, so the game is essentially a gambling game and it's near impossible to get anything you might actually want, and you can get dupes now.

Aside from this, updates ended up bugging the game up, making questionable design choices, or making phones feel like they were about to catch fire. And there was an incident of players being banned for no reason, and now the game currently can't be downloaded in the US.

The game was fine when it first had it's soft launch and the core gameplay is excellent but they just butchered it overtime.

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Also here is the full presentation that this info is coming from.
https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/settlement/2016/20151218_sgn_presentation_e.pdf

They seem fairly happy with Sonic Dash 2: Sonic Boom, though:

 

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What are you talking about?? What did I miss, was the NX leak like deconfirmed??
I just get really triggered every time I hear the port talked about because that's how I view it, three different people forgot to read the OP in the RTC thread and started putting it into the logic of their posts when they weren't even supposed to, and I'm having feminine emotional difficulties right now.

Expect me to start crying in a couple of minutes when my post gets ripped to shreds.
 
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