nice attempt to create controversy out of literally nothing

Well then, I don’t know these guys but if they won’t “Treehouse” it, no problem.

BREH

Well is not like Treehouse would have managed to censor anything in a game primarily aimed at children. Not that Pokémon hasn’t dealt with censorship in the past mind you…

But I guess we’ll be avoiding any stupid meme references, err hopefully, since I’m pretty sure memes are a millennial thing more than a Treehouse thing.

I’m more excited that you can transfer your Gen 1 Pokés through the Bank, than the new games which we knew were coming anyway, and they didn’t really show anything about them.

Now to get my Pokémon R/B/Y saves from the PC to my 3DS, somebody will figure out a transfer tool if they can’t be copied directly.

I doubt Nintendo would let anybody mess with the localization of Pokemon. Unlike Fire Emblem, Pokemon is a Juggernaut of a franchise. That said, any memes could actually work, given its a lighthearted romp and not some medevil swords and sorcery war.

Nice hopeful thinking, but even Pokémon is too sexy for the west.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z26Y-B1CGac

Say it with me now.

SIMULTANEOUS WORLDWIDE RELEASE

More companies should do it. I means localizations are done internally during/near the end of the development.

And yep, I’m excited now.

The Pokemon localizing have always been pretty solid. Like I can remember “my body is ready” coming from random trainers and other dumb jokes but that’s about the only problem I find the translation.

And I guess that time they took out the gambling in HG/SS.

Good.I mean I know X/Y had some meme humor, but it was just some random trainer dialogue that you didn’t always see.

Klepek is mad about this article.

What a loser.

He’d be doing us a favor even if he was doing just that, so fuck off.

great- pokemon wont get raped

No that’s Jason “Sorceress is a lolicon fantasy” Schrier

Im lost, whats so disgusting about their localization habits?

I wasn’t really worried about something like this in the first place either but at the same time I think the fact that people felt the need to ask says a lot about the current state of Nintendo’s localization process.

REST IN PEPPERONI GAME CORNER
NEVAR FORGET
GRIND YO PORYGON

Unnessecary censorship, rewriting dialogue to change characters personalities and conversations including the addition of memes alongside digital only releases in soem cases.

It’re more NoA Treehouse than NoE, but Nintendo are pretty bad now.

That’s a better one.

They’re the closest thing to being the 4kids of the video game industry. Although not quite that bad.

I wouldn’t call a lot of what they do “censorship” (although there is some), what they mostly do is just pretty terrible localizations.

They are completely inept at writing characters that don’t have some single defining trait for them to latch on to. In cases like this, they often just make up some character trait, like in Fire Emblem Fates the guy that’s obsessed with pickles for no reason at all. Everyone talks in a very casual, quirky manor, regardless of their actual personality or the tone of the scene.

Play multiple NoA localized games at once, and you’ll see that characters talk almost exactly the same. Dialogue feels the same, scripts have the same feeling to them. Not to mention all of the forced meme references.

So basically, they are either just not very good at their job and this is the only way they know how to write, or they are doing this intentionally to make every single game feel exactly the same.

Also, they’re just not very interested in localizing games that aren’t mainstream. Getting them to bring over Xenoblade Chronicles was like pulling teeth. Even though the game was released by Nintendo of Europe with a complete english script and english voice acting, Treehouse just didn’t want to. When they eventually did, they didn’t even want to pay to have the game printed and shipped. They got Gamestop to do it, so then that was the only retailer you could get it from.

Also, from this deal, NoA can’t release Xenoblade on the VC. It’s on the european VC though.

Then there was the complete assassination of Fatal Frame 5. I’m not even talking about the censorship. They decided to release the game digital only. Okay, that’s fine, I guess. Only problem is that the game is too big to fit on the Wii U’s hard drive. So you had to have a separate hard drive, which very few Wii U owners have, and are probably not gonna get for just one game.

Honestly, what censorship they do is the smallest issue they have.

Why Nintendo HQ puts up with them, I have no idea. Nintendo of Europe is fantastic by comparison. Only thing I can think of is that NoA is run autonomously and the folks back in Japan are just not aware of the problem.

According to resident shit stain at Shitaku, Patrick Keplek, it’s bad that we want the games we want to be play to be treated with respect and translated well.

Well they employ people who don’t know what the hell they are doing.

Makes me glad I live in Europe. At least we are guarenteed physical releases, limited editions and good qualtiy localisations. It’s only censorship that’s really the issue, and when NoE use NoA’s localisations.

Always down for some pokemon.

The ironic part about the censorship of sexuality is that NoA will allow you to run around with underage characters wearing extremely short skirts (Diamond and Pearl) and booty shorts via Black and White. -_-

Seeing that guy in ORAS was heartbreaking. “Times are changing” indeed. And not for the better.

How better to teach kids the dangers of gambling than in an environment where they can’t loose IRL money.

Wow I didn’t even realize that. Providing they put Pokemon Reorchestrated back up, and the re-balance the combat I might grab it.

Yup. They are very very tight on gambling laws there. Which makes even more people wonder what the fuck Konami was thinking. “thinking”

Every other pokemon game is already censored anyway. Why would that change?

thank fucking christ

Congrats, you triggered Topkek and Cucktaku

A “real fan” would indeed care, a “real fan” wouldn’t want the games they are fans of treated and handled like shit.

People keep bothering them with this, maybe they will listen.

Memes don’t work outside of an internet setting, do you even know anyone that uses them in real life?

how can you as a journalist discourage informing the public!? That is your ONE JOB Klepek! Game Journalism is the biggest joke at this point.

Less memey, more halal :^)

Jason “Objectivity is a silly thing to strive for” Schreier? II know about him.

He may be salty because people know that SJWs like him are responsible for the state of gaming in general.

But can I actually change my language mid game this time?

The sad new normal? People who are responsible for translations and localizations can control what content stays in or gets taken out.

That’s why people care.

Kids have it so much better now.

Hey there young fella.
Try out these new “free” games on your mom’s old phone! It’s got all the cartoons you love.
You can gamble your jibberwabbles for jaggypieces and if you need extra jibberwabbles, buy some happy gems for $1.99 at our happy gem store.

It’s ironic that the one game we do get a simultaneous release is the one game where the story doesn’t even exist so there’s no benefit when it comes to avoiding spoilers and what not.

And I am aware that is not what ironic means.

First comment on the “leaks” was about the topic.
So yes, the people care.

Er, that would more likely than not be Game Freak and Pokemon Co. They’ve pretty much exclusively handled the main series, so they don’t seem too keen on letting anybody else mess with it.

That said, most NPCs in the series often have something weird or downright silly to say. They’ve actually created memes themselves with lines like “I like shorts”, so some memes wouldn’t exactly be out of place.

I wouldn’t want to see something like “YOLO” put in, but I could definitely see a bodybuilder or fighter saying “my body is ready” for example.

“Rest Easy?” The Pokemon localization have always been liberal as all heck though. Isn’t “Pikachu” like the only character/Pokemon in any of those games with it’s original name kept in tact?

Memes are working out for porn, tho.

edited heavily to make it less NSFW but i don’t think anyone should still watch this at their work, but in the safety of their home, enjoy Meme Lovers!

https://cdn.streamable.com/video/mp4/230d.mp4

Pretty sure anyone posting on nichegamer never gets it, either :^)

http://i.imgur.com/Q2WmDr0.jpg

These guys’ comments are proof enough to me that Brandon’s doing the right thing.

You can play with their tits and rub their groins.

Likewise. As much as it is a headscratch for monsters to be renamed (which is fine since they are all silly – often bad – puns anyway in all languages) to suddenly all say whatever they were called, that’s cool in comparison to replacing a lot of names though most characters don’t make lasting impressions.

And that’s why I won’t be picking up a NX if it’s region locked.

This video probably mentioned it (watching it later) but there are plenty of names which the game forces you not to use even if the game features characters with the exact same name.

Censorship is the art of contradictions perhaps.

Take this as a badge of honor, Brandon. Fuck these guys and keep on keeping on.

Let the salt flow

Also, Brandon shows why he’s a classy m’fer.

And Patrick Klepek hates the consumer, to no one’s surprise.
https://twitter.com/patrickklepek/status/703245823224578050

His salty tears are delicious. The tears of someone who once called for a blacklist of a fellow journo for wrongthink.

Yeah, Jason “Ebola” Schreier.

I would rather the treehouse do it. They are fantastic.

You’re doing awesome Brandon keep the good work!

Please. Patrick couldn’t talk his way into Gorilla Hernandez’s pants if she took them off.

Sana’s fan art sure did make a lasting impression on me.

Yeah, whether it’s Treehouse or not, it’s not a series I wish to support.

I still want him to answer for that

Not really, its not news period.
And localization companies are not fucking up games anymore than they were 30 years ago.

#jynxlivesmatter

Literally Mu

If it’s Eva (Negima) or Sasami (Tenchi Muyo OVA), then yes?

I guarantee Airport’s Law is in full effect.

Glad I don’t need to do anything about Global Warming.

1: I can’t make China stop polluting.
2: Satellite and Balloon data aren’t showing the mass warming trends.
3: I’d rather fight something I have a small chance to win.
4: ???
5: Profit
6: There is only Nu
7: This list should have stopped at 2.
8: Maybe 3.
9: Who else misses Jon Stewart?
10: Disney is evil and should not get any money, pirate all the movies.

All he’s doing is getting niche gamer more publicity so hey, thanks Patrick. XD

People are worried about the alarming trends in the west right now.
Frauds my ass.

People are rightly concerned with the rising trend of butchering games in the west. That’s why this was written. “Just how far can this bullshit spread?” What most people here are thinking.

TIL removing 2000 lines of dialog is slight.

We need more artists and devs telling internet bullies to fuck off

If I see that meme skeleton one more time…

THere’s a pretty big difference to replacing shitty japanese memes and puns with shitty american memes and puns and replacing character development and characteristics that weren’t meant to be lulzy dank memes with shitty memes and puns.

“Nintendo of Europe is fantastic by comparison”
In your fucking dreams

It took 3 games to ruin Treehouse’s reputation. Fatal Frame Black Maiden, Xenoblade Chronicles X and now Fire Emblem Fates the latter being the worse one.

Well that’s because they actually put in the literal translation of the Japanese text which leads to some hilarious quotes. Still I love how they still reference those in newer games.

For those who want to be “surprised” about the new pokes, it kind of makes sense.

Otherwise, it’s just a PR move to emphasis “we’re a global company helping people connect for world peace” or some tosh.

Or pick up one from another region that can run Asia-English.

Which makes it weirder. Throw in a an NPC with “a very special side-quest” about the dangers of gambling and that’d cover it. Right?

Can we get Niche to cover what Bravely Second screwed up?

Also, it TorrentialDownpour JUST for Fire Emblem: Fates, or all bad localization?

YES!

It should be for ALL bad localization practices in gaming.

4chan, GameFAQs and other websites have HUGE anime sections, it helps to quickly spread information.

Treehouse have nothing to do with Pokemon.

Thank. Fucking. God.

I’m glad, they deserve a far larger audience than anything he’s written.

definitely not excited. nintendo has burned us one time too many for my taste.

-Journalist actually informing readers about who is involved with the products they buy
-“Interesting”

Of course it would be “interesting” to Klepek, if not downright alien. It’s probably the first time he’s ever seen a journalist with the consumer’s interests in mind. Guess I can’t blame him though. Seeing as how his job is to play pretend “journalist” I doubt he’d know the first thing about consumer interest.

Nothing about a Pokemon game would ever give me cause for concern when it comes to censoring and translation. I guess about the only thing one could worry about is an over abundance of memes.

This. Really funny way to dump responsibility every time someone asks

Judging by Nintendo’s track record…. I’d say it’s locked – it’s always locked.

*sigh*

SNES, N64, GC, Wii, 3DS, WiiU… and soon NX.

This was a given.

After GG, a lot of online communities shifted. Either with them or against them (either SJW mods ban discussion, or well meaning mods ban discussion to prevent flame wars thereby attracting SJWs).
4chan doesn’t care about censorship (“You’re just a Gamergater”), and they even banned someone for posting leaked screenshots of Doom 4.
GameFAQs I’ve always heard has had a casual/bad reputation, but who knows.

If they ban you for discussing it, move on… But also tell others that you got banned for taking about it. It creates a Streisand Effect.

This is great. Love that you guys are doing this. With “localization” turning bad i hope that you guys will do more of these