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Thanks for everything Evan.

Nah

I’m Muslim and I agree.

Hunger Games was inspired by the Greek myth of the Minotaur, which came out long before Battle Royale.

... Most impressive.

I’ve perfected levels of Rhythm Heaven with just my nose. Beat that.

Correction: This happened a while before a last week.

Just gonna point out the industry needs to start paying attention to talks like this:

Nah.

This game's been around since Neopets.

"For me, I think it's a mistake to make caricatures of what different cultures worship"

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Ahem, "former" Kotaku reporter?

I don't think it's that simple in the world of business. A franchise is worth a lot of money.

I remember seeing some behind the scenes on Avatar, and their animation is heavily influenced by and pays homage to Eastern culture. So no, it's hardly the same thing.

Everyone knows it's okay to appropriate ancient-Egyptian culture.

I'm with you there, I think... I believe Kotaku's personal relationship with readers, that this could be seen as a call-to-action encouraging people to play it (which could be seen as competition that Nintendo would find worth investigating), is what I find objectionable. The download link at the top of this post, for…

All I'm suggesting is that Kotaku attnetion could be the straw that breaks the camel's back, in turning this from an innocent fan-project to a perceived threat to Nintendo's IP. Nintendo knows there will be "X" amount of fan-projects floating around at all times. It's absurd to think one large outlet's contribution to…