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Tanno

The Fantasy is the Reality of the Mind
I think all the "Hellboy is irrelevant" comments are funny because he isn't for comic fans in this comic book game, and there is a new movie coming out soon. You know, like there was for Freddy in MK9, Leatherface, Jason (now cancelled sadly), Alien, and Predator. It's almost like Warners Bros. knows how to market something.
WB needs to stop the marketing job. They're the worst. Leave the marketing to the pros.
 
I think all the "Hellboy is irrelevant" comments are funny because he isn't for comic fans in this comic book game, and there is a new movie coming out soon. You know, like there was for Freddy in MK9, Leatherface, Jason (now cancelled sadly), Alien, and Predator. It's almost like Warners Bros. knows how to market something.
But people scream at nrs
 

Dankster Morgan

It is better this way
Yeah sure marketing is a thing, why don't the just push their DC properties? A Shazam, Nightwing, Batgirl, and fuck load of other movies are coming out...
 

Tweedy

Noob
I think the Constantine silhouette will be Johnny Cage lol.

Enchantress is likely still in and who really knows what the Atom silhouette is. It could be Beast Boy or Spawn but the camera is way back to troll us.
 

ImperatrixSindel

Too bad YOU... will DIE!
Sorry, but are they really the pros? To me putting the wrong characters in the game is like a group of buddies smoking a huge weed stroll.
WB doesn't see them as the wrong characters. For WB, these games are a merchandising opportunity. They bought NRS/Midway and its intellectual property, and use the popularity of that property to promote other intellectual properties they want to promote for their film arm -- like Freddy (who had a reboot coming after MK9), Jason (whose reboot was ultimately cancelled), Alien vs Predator (Alien: Covenant and other franchise developments in the works), Leatherface (reboot coming this year), and now Hellboy with his reboot film coming next year.

Nevermind that Hellboy is actually a pretty great choice for a comic book fighting game as a guest character, as he's one of the most popular comic characters around that isn't a DC or Marvel property.

WB is doing exactly what they want to be doing promotionally, and from their perspective it's a success. It means the roster isn't what we as hardcore fans of MK or the DC universe want, but that isn't their priority necessarily.

Personally I was really upset by all the guest characters in MKX, but to say WB isn't professional or doing exactly what they should be doing for their bottom line is silly. They're out for themselves, not for NRS. NRS is a vehicle for them, and one that they finance.
 

Jynks

some heroes are born, some made, some wondrous
it is hilarious that people here think WB is dictating the character choices of NRS.. that is a load of BS. WB are probably able to say "no" or "yes" when NRS asks for the rights to use a character but there is NO WAY they have any input into the development beyond that.

This is all in NRS.
 

ImperatrixSindel

Too bad YOU... will DIE!
Yeah sure marketing is a thing, why don't the just push their DC properties? A Shazam, Nightwing, Batgirl, and fuck load of other movies are coming out...
Because they already have the DC market excited about this game and about those movies. I'm not saying I wouldn't PREFER to see more DC characters -- I hate guest characters as a general rule. But I do understand why this is smart business. You bring in Hellboy, you might get Hellboy fans excited about Justice League and Justice League fans excited about Hellboy.
 

ImperatrixSindel

Too bad YOU... will DIE!
it is hilarious that people here think WB is dictating the character choices of NRS.. that is a load of BS. WB are probably able to say "no" or "yes" when NRS asks for the rights to use a character but there is NO WAY they have any input into the development beyond that.

This is all in NRS.
NRS is a division of WB and it has been all but outright stated by NRS employees in the past that the guest character stuff comes from higher up.
 

TamedLizard

Buff George
Is this what it was like on the outside looking in on us MK fanboys when we bitched about our horror icon crossover packs?

Because good lord.
 

Youphemism

Gunslinger since pre patch (sh/out to The Farmer)
I'm actually hyped for Hellboy, I'll give him a try and see how he plays and if I like it. Raiden is LOL and Black Manta is expected so it's whatever.
That is total rubbish.
Then clearly you don't keep up with the devs very much because what Imperatrix is saying is true lol. WB does have a hand in the decisions when it comes to DLC characters, they try to synergise properties throughout their products like how there was a lot of Batman vs Superman synergy at ESL season 2 and how Alien, Predator, Jason and Leatherface all having upcoming movies played a part in their inclusion as marketing tools.
 

RexxyC

what's done is done
I'm actually hyped for Hellboy, I'll give him a try and see how he plays and if I like it. Raiden is LOL and Black Manta is expected so it's whatever.

Then clearly you don't keep up with the devs very much because what Imperatrix is saying is true lol. WB does have a hand in the decisions when it comes to DLC characters, they try to synergise properties throughout their products like how there was a lot of Batman vs Superman synergy at ESL season 2 and how Alien, Predator, Jason and Leatherface all having upcoming movies played a part in their inclusion as marketing tools.
I don't agree with that last part, Boon has said they are interested in making a game with Horror movie Slashers fairly recently i'm pretty sure. Also Jason and Predator haven't had any movies recently at all. You could make a case for Leatherface, but his movie isn't even out until later this year.