3rd June 2010, 11:59 AM
It's just odd considering that their recent change to the logo already was simplified, JUST the golden R. Adding all this to it, somehow making it more boring, seems silly.
ABF, it's not really that big a change. Nintendo has always had alternate color schemes for their company logo. I have a number of Wii and DS games, some are classic red, some are white, a few are black, and I even have a couple that are gold or silver. This goes way back though. My Gameboy Pocket Nintendo logo is silver, mainly because it's just a raised part of the silver case of the system. It mainly seems to be based on what colors will stand out best on the background. For instance, Twilight Princess and Metroid Prime 3 both use red, but New Mario Bros Wii is white, an obvious choice since the whole box is red.
ABF, it's not really that big a change. Nintendo has always had alternate color schemes for their company logo. I have a number of Wii and DS games, some are classic red, some are white, a few are black, and I even have a couple that are gold or silver. This goes way back though. My Gameboy Pocket Nintendo logo is silver, mainly because it's just a raised part of the silver case of the system. It mainly seems to be based on what colors will stand out best on the background. For instance, Twilight Princess and Metroid Prime 3 both use red, but New Mario Bros Wii is white, an obvious choice since the whole box is red.
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