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Anonymous Wed Apr 12 17:04:44 2023 No.9815932 [Reply] [Original]

Why was it called Gimmick?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 12 17:06:07 2023 No.9815938 Nintendo philosophy

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 12 17:07:33 2023 No.9815940 >>9815932 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q3ub1SUYfg

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 12 17:09:06 2023 No.9815950 Because the entire games throws gimmick after gimmick at the player and never expands on them.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 12 20:25:43 2023 No.9816393 its a game about toys, upset that the new gimmick took over. metaphor for the passing of the famicom era boom, sunsoft wanted to prove an 8bit game could still be a hit

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 12 20:38:26 2023 No.9816434 >>9816393 >sunsoft wanted to prove an 8bit game could still be a hit And they failed. Before failing to be as good during the 16 bit era as they were in the 8bit.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 12 22:00:14 2023 No.9816612 A Japan developer or manager looked up some English words and then selected one that looked interesting. Next question?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 12 23:21:43 2023 No.9816770 File: 43 KB, 577x454, 4235.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>9816612 Absolutely this.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 12 23:28:59 2023 No.9816802 because you gimmick 360 degrees and walk away