8-4, Ltd. on why Nintendo ‘gets it’ with localizations, translating Fossil Fighters
With everyone busy playing/praising Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land, it was easy to overlook that Nintendo put out another portable title recently: Fossil Fighters: Champions, the Pokemon-esque RPG about collecting and battling “vivosaurs” on Nintendo DS.
I would have forgotten about it too if I didn’t hear 8-4, Ltd., who run the awesome 8-4 Play podcast, handled the localization. They helped translate a number of notable games, like Monster Hunter Tri and Nier, and also worked on several DS RPGs for Nintendo: Dragon Quest VI, Glory of Heracles, and Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon.
We got in touch with the 8-4, Ltd. team and talked to executive director Mark “Gaming Jesus/Peanut Butter” MacDonald and creative director John “Chocolate” Ricciardi (as well as Nintendo Treehouse’s Richard Amtower for a quick minute) about Fossil Fighters, how they approach game localization, and what it’s like to work with Nintendo versus other publishers on projects.
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