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Punch-Out's Piston Honda has a name change

NintendoDpad reports:
"Just when you think Nintendo is going to make a full fledged franchise reboot, they change something.Piston Honda has had his name changed and we will now be calling him Piston Hondo. Yes thats right, Hondo."

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Product5485d ago

stupid, yet E. Honda is fine

avantgarde845485d ago

E Honda would pimp slap Piston Honda.

seriously though this is very weird for them to change a name. Croissants fly out of Glass Joe's head and thats fine. They can insult France but lets not piss off Honda Motors.

CobraKai5484d ago

LOL no one cares about the French LOL. Is Honda Motors actually going to take legal action or is Nintendo just playing it safe and Honda isn't actually doing anything?

koehler835484d ago

No one fears the red-tied legal boogieman more than Nintendo. If Honda comes knocking on Capcom's door, Capcom will open a can o' Phoenix Wright on their ass.

ChickeyCantor5485d ago (Edited 5485d ago )

"Just when you think Nintendo is going to make a full fledged franchise reboot"

You pretty much lost there since mike tyson isn't in there either XD

" How can Capcom’s Street Fighter use the name Honda but not Nintendo?"
But isn't honda just a japanese name?

avantgarde845485d ago

Well Tyson wasn't in the original anyway. The NES version of this was alittle bit of both arcade games. Mike Tyson wasnt the original end boss though, Super macho man was. That copy of the game were given out to Nintendo famicon tournament winners. Then came Tyson, then Mr. Dream

avantgarde845485d ago

BTW anyone know Japanese? What does it say on his headband?

pixelsword5484d ago

..."If you can read this, you know Japanese".

Seriously.

No, just kidding.

Argento-Nox5485d ago

I'm really looking forward to this game, but was the name change necessary?

"Your next challenger is piston Hondooooo!!!". Damn I gave it the benefit of the doubt by saying it out loud in my head, but "Honda" still sounds better (-_-);;.

nintendohomie5485d ago

does sound stupid to do such a thing

edgeofblade5485d ago (Edited 5485d ago )

What's wrong with a little cross promotion? Why not Don "Prius" Flamenco?

Yes, that was a gay joke...

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You can now play the classic NES game Punch Out in first-person via Doom Engine

DSOGaming writes: "Punch-Out and Doom fans, here is something really special for you today. Modder 'ddadd' has released a must-have total conversion Punch-Out!! mod for Doom 2."

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6 Franchises Nintendo Needs to Resurrect on Switch

The Punished Backlog's David Silbert writes:

"Nintendo is widely known for its deep, eclectic well of beloved franchises. From The Legend of Zelda to Wrecking Crew, there’s no library in gaming as rich in history or as popular among fans.

2019 is shaping up to be a banner year for Nintendo, with representatives from Mario, Fire Emblem, Zelda, and Pokémon all gracing the Switch platform before the year’s end. At the same time, there are still plenty of Nintendo franchises that lie dormant this generation, in desperate need of the “Switch treatment.”

While there are plenty of legendary series worthy of a revival, here are six in particular I would absolutely kill to see on Switch in the near future."

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BlackIceJoe1775d ago

A new Golden Sun and Mother would be great, but I wish I wasn't the only one that wants a new StarTropics.

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5 Franchises Nintendo Should Revive

With E3 2018 on the horizon, many are expecting a lot of surprise announcements. This includes progression on currently announced titles and new reveals. Nintendo has some of the biggest franchises in gaming but some have been put on hiatus. Here are 5 franchises Nintendo should revive.

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Fullmetalevolust2192d ago

Kid Icarus on the 3ds needs to be remade in HD, that game was really fun, the controls were a tad awkward and I'd cramp up. It'd benefit from a more comfortable controller. I really enjoyed my time w it. Advance Wars is a no brainer, come on Intelligent systems!

CyberSentinel2192d ago

1)Earthbound
2)Punch Out!
3)Kid Icarus (2D Metroidvania style)
4)Star Fox

gangsta_red2192d ago

Kid Icarus has the potential to be another Zelda. The very first game came out at the same time Metroid did and had many of the same gameplay elements. I'm sure it could be updated into a Zelda open world format.

Einhander19712192d ago

F-zero, Pilotwings, Kid Icarus, Starfox, Luigis Mansion 3 for switch.

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