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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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Product5850d ago

stupid, yet E. Honda is fine

avantgarde845849d 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.

CobraKai5849d 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?

koehler835849d 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.

ChickeyCantor5849d ago (Edited 5849d 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?

avantgarde845849d 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

avantgarde845849d ago

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

pixelsword5849d ago

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

Seriously.

No, just kidding.

Argento-Nox5849d 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 (-_-);;.

nintendohomie5849d ago

does sound stupid to do such a thing

edgeofblade5849d ago (Edited 5849d ago )

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

Yes, that was a gay joke...

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The games that need to come back

LLC: "I love games, that bit is probably obvious. But I’m getting on a bit, and was thinking about some the games that need to come back."

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badboyz0932d ago

The Darkness
NFL 2K
Midnight Club
Brothers in Arms
Conker

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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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BlackIceJoe2140d 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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