Nintendo needs a new character

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#1 blankshore
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Nintendo's got all these great characters. Mario, Link, Samus, etc. And these are the ones who typically get the highest quality games on whatever the new nintendo system is. Now, I love all these characters, and I love all their games, and I'm not suggesting that we get rid of them, I'm just saying that maybe it's time for a new iconic character to come along. Anyone agree?
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http://sickr.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/disaster_day_of_crisis.jpg

His name is Ray...

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#3 F1etche
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Hmmm not sure about that, having a character (or characters) helped give a console an identity and also helped increase the profile of a console during what was the early days of mass gaming. In the last few years (since the last gen anyway) I feel the industry has grown up somewhat and having a new character is not really needed in the same way as it was before. Yes, playing SSBB can make you feel all warm and fuzzy but that is simply nostalgia and perhaps the game itself would not be as enjoyable if it just contained brand new characters.

Maybe for kids this could be a good thing as they would have something to latch onto when they start their gaming lives, but for Nintendo as a whole I think they can happily continue with what they have and if they do make original games with new characters in it, hopefully they won't milk them for all their worth.

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#5 despa1r_fact0r
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Nintendo owns the rights to ALL the Miis - thats a lot of new characters
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http://sickr.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/disaster_day_of_crisis.jpg

His name is Ray...

Haziqonfire

He looks more like a Kyle. Or maybe Roy. Yeah, Roy Gader.

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#7 garrett_duffman
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mario without his gloves?
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#8 bob_newman
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[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]

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His name is Ray...

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#9 child_of_lileth
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i think nintendo is just too used to tradition. i mean, they worked with that in mind for so long, and it worked out great for them untill the gamecube made the company lose alot of fans. plus with all the casual games killing the regular games out there there isnt much chance of there being a new big character on any nintendo anytime soon. unless theres a casual mascot or somethin like that
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#10 thriteenthmonke
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Captain Rainbow.
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#11 gamefan67
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Meh Nintendo has too many characters as it is
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http://sickr.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/disaster_day_of_crisis.jpg

His name is Ray...

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we have a winner, here is your prize

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#13 sman3579
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They should make a character around the ages of 13-15.
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#14 GamerBoy53
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Thet have lot's. They have:

Nintendo Wii Mii creator

I'm not sure if Boom Blox counts.

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#15 izayoi
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Well so far, there's the guy from disaster and captain rainbow. The 3rd guy is olimar.. maybe?
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#16 jmangafan
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Hell yes, Captain Rainbow. Disaster guy should be cool as well. Heck, Captain Rainbow is all about the characters Nintendo made that never quite made it to superstardom. I hope its coming out here.
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#17 Durhamster
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Captain Rainbow is all about the characters Nintendo made that never quite made it to superstardom. I hope its coming out here.jmangafan

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#18 TheLordMagnus
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They have a ton of characters. They just need to use more than Mario, Samus, and Link more often. Even someone as big as Donkey Kong has been neglected.
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#19 PhazonBlazer
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[QUOTE="jmangafan"] Captain Rainbow is all about the characters Nintendo made that never quite made it to superstardom. I hope its coming out here.Durhamster

you're alone then

no he's not, I want it now

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#20 Nintendo_Ownes7
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Meh Nintendo has too many characters as it isgamefan67
Nintendo does have a lot of Characters.

Nintendo owns the characters for all of these games and this list is just the first game in that series.

Nintendo Games

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#21 jordis5
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ill go for for a new character
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#22 dmil1991
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Maybe Wabowser? Or maybe Wapeach.... Watoad?
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#23 garrett_duffman
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They have a ton of characters. They just need to use more than Mario, Samus, and Link more often. Even someone as big as Donkey Kong has been neglected.TheLordMagnus

probably due to rare...

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Ed the Engineer

^Play as a simple engineer who's dream is to make as many useful creations in his lifetime as possible. Create toys for the neighborhood kids, build cutting-edge home improvement devices, or craft entirely new ground-breaking machines in robotics!

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#25 air_wolf_cubed
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Actually they had 107 new characters right when Diamond and Pearl came out so you should be satisfied :twisted:
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#26 rgame1
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and he will kick ass in october.

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#27 nethernova
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I'm already looking forward to Captain Rainbow Kart and Captain Rainbow Tennis. I can't wait!
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#28 frostybro24
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you guys forgot about Pit
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#30 monty_4256
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you guys forgot about Pitfrostybro24

he said new characters

pit's one of the oldest

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#31 mothergaia
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Wabowser = Bowser

You can't have a "bad/evil" Bowser considering he already is bad.

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#32 blankshore
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Alright, who the devil is captain rainbow? Captain Falcon's homosexual brother?
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[QUOTE="air_wolf_cubed"][QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]

http://sickr.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/disaster_day_of_crisis.jpg

His name is Ray...

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I want Captain Rainbow. now.

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Mike Jones revival please
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#35 OrangeTurtle472
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Who's captain rainbow, and what game is he from?? is this game coming out?
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#36 Shy_Guy_Red
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The problem is that as new characters come, old characters fade away. That's why we now only see one Mario platformer on each console and why Pikmin, F-Zero, and Star Fox won't come for a while. I say it's fine the way it is, I just want Pikmin 3!
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#37 Nintendo_Ownes7
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Who's captain rainbow, and what game is he from?? is this game coming out?amirbrandon
Captain Rainbow is the Title Character for the game Captain Rainbow and it is coming out in Japan but doubtful for other regions because Nintendo will defenately censor this in North America because [spoiler] it has a scene where you have to find something that will prove Birdo is a Girl. [/spoiler]
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#38 ssbbman
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mario's cousin
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#39 SHERBO64
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they need to get rare back and make a new DK platformer, then we'll all be right
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#40 Cobraseyes
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Wario is actually mario and luigi's cousin. You can tell it by their similarities. They just don't like themselves, that's all. And, he doesn't fight with Luigi. But, it's doubty that Waluigi is Mario's cousin, because it's doubty that he is Wario's brother. I mean, you never saw him in newest Wario's games. Waluigi looks like he is only Wario's partner in sports games. Read super mario wiki, there's some more info 'bout it.