Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which launched later in Japan than the rest of the world, wasn't just localised from English to Japanese but was…
Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, which launched later in Japan than the rest of the world, wasn’t just localised from English to Japanese but was instead rebuilt. Shigeru Miyamoto said that the team were told to “use the visuals as a base to create something entertaining in Japanese.” So this presumably makes a big change from how things are normally done with Hollywood films which eventually debut in Japan. Here’s what Mr. Miyamoto had to say:
“Since this is a project made both in Japan and the US, we didn’t want the Japanese version to be just a localization of the English version, we wanted to properly write and craft it in Japanese,”
“Makoto Ueda from the theater group Europe Kikaku, who handled the Japanese script, is someone I’ve known for a long time. I want Mario and company to speak with the kind of natural dialogue you’d hear in one of their stage productions, but localization tends to alter the rhythm of conversations. Jokes differ between Japan and overseas, so we wanted to make the dialogue feel as natural as possible,” Miyamoto explains.
Scalpers have been a massive problem in recent times buying up highly-anticipated consoles and accessories. Now they have reached a new low as it has been discovered that they have…
Scalpers have been a massive problem in recent times buying up highly-anticipated consoles and accessories. Now they have reached a new low as it has been discovered that they have been buying up limited edition Pokemon-themed Pop-Tarts. The Pop-Tarts are part of the franchise’s 30th anniversary celebrations. They are the standard Pop-Tart flavours, but the box-art features Pikachu, Squirtle, and Jigglypuff. They have been purchased from local Target stores and then sold on eBay for as high as $25, while some unsold listings are listed at $50. The recommended retail price is just $3.
