It's good news/bad news time again. Good news first- Cave Story Wii has been resubmitted to Nintendo for approval. The game was supposed to be out months ago, but for reasons unknown, Nintendo has been holding it back. I played a very final-feeling version of the game at E3 this year, which makes me think that the game has been done for a while. The word on the street was that the game's translation needed changing before it could be releases, but I'm guessing that there's more to it than that.
Which brings us to the bad news.
Some mysterious changes have been made to Quote, the game's main character. His iconic red hat and pants have now been replaced with a yellow and brown ensemble that's much less flattering. Happier people than myself are guessing this change signifies DLC palate swaps for Quote, or even better, a new 2-player co-op mode. My guess is that Nintendo thought that the original Quote looked too much like Ash Ketchum, and wouldn't let the game come out until the character was changed. You can see the original Quote sprite, the initial WiiWare revision, and the latest yellowed-up sprite all in the gallery.
So what do you think? Am I being paranoid, or did Nintendo just force Quote to start dressing like Devo circa 1978?
[via Gonintendo]
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2:00 AM on 11.08.2009
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Just put the damn thing out already!
I honestly thought this had already come out months ago, but [insert Wii-gathering-dust joke here].
GET IT OUT NOW. *sternface*
Not a fan of the yellow though.
Also, thanks for the new desktop background, Holmes!
Then again, I don't really know who this cat is!
"Hey, thanks for adding Cave Story! How do you like the new outfit? There's a reason for it, BTW"
"are we not men? we are nintendo"
hah...alright i'll leave.
just release it!
I fear DLC on Cave Story, and quite honestly it's tempering my enthusiasm for the project. The people who knows about CS and have played it on the PC are more likely to let themselves get nickel-and-dimed for a few pixel changes, and I have a feeling they're going all-out with it on this one.
Really hate the new character colors.
Me neither. The originals leave more to the imagination.
"@cavestory Oo! Does Quote get unlockable outfits/palette swaps?"
"@ZeroXOmega You could be getting warm :)"
I imagine that there are multiple rewards for satisfying certain conditions in the game.
Also, I'll take yellow over boring old red any day. <_<
I still think the scarf looks weird.