Kingdom Hearts II Nintendo In KH

Now i'm sure some of you have you already seen this scan, but I wanna clear up that its fake, in case you didn't know. Its yet another one of EGM's infamous April Fools joke, that been said heres the scan.
http://www.khinsider.com/images/Images2/5.jpg

Even though its fake it does bring up an interesting Idea, having Nintendo characters appear in KH. I personally can imagine having Mario or Link in your party, I've heard people say that it would be akward or that Nintendo is too kidde, but isn't that what people said about KH when it was first announced and honestly is Nintendo more kidde then Disney.

Although it will probaly never happen I think it would be interesting to have Nintendo characters in KH, what do you guys think?

 

I don't think this will ever happen and it would be really weird if you think of that. It would be really weird having as a party member characters like Mario or Luigi, Link or even Pikachu! (now that's interesting) Sora having pokeballs and eat mushrooms (?)

 

The Mario franchise does not belong with Square.

Disney has some integrity with having a 'timeless' quality with their work. Disney has continually been able to appease people of any age and actually has some fairy-tale-like qualities.

Mario Bros has never done this. They're more of a retro-cult revered by all old school gamers.

 

Oh lord, have you even heard of Super Mario RPG? Guess who made it? Square, that's who! Or how about Mario hoops 3-on-3 from a few months back? Square made that game as well. So you first claimed is defeated twice over.

& Mario appeals only to retro gamers? absurd. They wouldn't plaster his face on half a dozen games a year if that were the case. Mario appeals to people of all ages who value good wholesome fun.

 

Yes, in fact. I own that Super Mario RPG. Square published those games. Nintendo created them. Get your semantics correct, please.

First of all, the context in which I said, "Mario does not belong with Square" was referring to that whether or not Square and Mario have some kind of niche together, not if they were actually legally affiliated. The fact that Super Mario RPG is the only Square-Mario RPG title in existence and this 3-on-3 Hoops game, I'd say their niche isn't a very developed, nor thriving one. So what you're claiming, good sir, isn't even the point of the argument.

Good wholesome fun. Does Square-Enix look like a company that is very big on this idea of 'good wholesome fun'? Were any of the FF titles 'good wholesome fun' to you? Fun, yes, but this 'good wholesome fun' would do absolutely no justice to the prevalence of Square's gaming reputation in both terms of their intricate story-lines and vivid character inventory. Square's particular attention paid toward every RPG they make is the very reason they don't plaster random faces on 'half a dozen games a year'.

Two companies with very different philosophies. Square's games tend to shroud in them various life lessons and themes that you would usually find in literature. Disney to some extent also cradles this philosophy in their motion pictures.

What do you learn from Mario games? Oh right, that mushrooms increase your size and eating flowers grant you fire powers. Oh, also that Mario can play every sport known to man. How did Mario become a plumber? Did he always want to be one? Does he really love the Princess? How does he feel about his brother, Luigi? Does he really hate Bowser? Or does he just want everyone to be friends?

The Mario franchise can stick to their 'good wholesome fun'. I, on the other hand, would like to play RPGs with a good story. And that, is more often than not, Square's expertise. The structure of KH does not go very well with Mario's way of doing things. It wouldn't work; it'd fail miserably. And just between Disney and Mario in terms of being all-age inclusive--you can't even compare Disney's complete defeat over Mario on this matter. There is a much much higher appreciation for Disney than Mario within the retired age-group.