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(1/11) Most of the traditional DKC cast has noticeably gone since Donkey Kong has been bounced around post-Rare
It really is the old-school Nintendo ethos behind it all.
There is feeling that if your team or studio did not create something, you should create your own thing
It really is the old-school Nintendo ethos behind it all.
There is feeling that if your team or studio did not create something, you should create your own thing
(2/11) Hence why Super Mario Land is filled with obscure new characters rather than Bowser and the Koopa Troopas
(3/11) Or why Waluigi has never been in a Wario game.
Tanabe definitely pushed this.
Tanabe definitely pushed this.
(4/11) So you isolate the core characters that transcend as "the brand" and use them, and create new casts around them.
(5/11) That might still be the mindset at Nintendo, but K. Rool has definitely "transcended" now. Which, is good news for the Kremlings as a whole.
(6/11) Namco and Paon were able to skirt this since they were outside of Nintendo working with the license
(7/11) whereas Nintendo EAD and Retro Studios were directly under the thumb of Nintendo corporate culture.
(8/11) But Donkey Kong is a bit of a unique circumstance...
As in, the originator studio behind most of the characters is now owned by the competition, and are no longer making DK games...
As in, the originator studio behind most of the characters is now owned by the competition, and are no longer making DK games...
(9/11) The fans did show that there is a tremendous love for the DKC cast via K. Rool in the Smash Ballot...
(10/11) And since so many younger staff at Nintendo EPD are Super Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Country fans...
There is hope.
There is hope.
(11/11) I do think things are going to stabilize from here on out though.
We will have a foundation for Donkey Kong once again going forward instead of perpetual tonal shifts, art styles, and cast changes.
We will have a foundation for Donkey Kong once again going forward instead of perpetual tonal shifts, art styles, and cast changes.
