GOd I'm having a hard time even typing right now, I'm shaking so bad right now!
So, uh, for those who haven't been keeping in touch with me, I've been working on Enigmatic Star, right? I have a good bit of pages done, and I was seriously considering self publishing because I wanna sell at AAC and I've been waiting to hear back from Nintendo for some rights to actually do it because I don't want to be shut down.
I just got word back from them. I'm literally freaking out HARD right now. I can't even believe it, this has to be a joke...
Dear Ms. Hikara (substituted for my actual last name),
Thank you for all the time that you have taken interest into our games. It is always a pleasure to hear from the fans of a particular game, especially one as long-running as the Pokemon series.
We have placed considerable thought into all of the art you have shown us, as you are asking for publication. We have also taken the time to read through some of your manuscripts for the comic, as well as study some of your portfolio pieces concerning Pokemon. I think it is only fair to give our mind on the following subjects:
The artwork itself has a very inconsistent nature. It seems that you struggle early on with children proportions, different views of the character, and a very fundamental lack of line weight save a few pages. While this could hurt your potential selling crowd, you are a young artist, something that few would overlook.
There is also the issues of having a screentonist working for you. You mentioned him only briefly; it doesn't seem that you know him too well. Would he be getting paid a portion of profits for his work? This could cause legality issues down the road.
Of utmost importance, however, is the fact that you use several places, characters and general Nintendo-trademarked memorabilia in your comic. This is expected in a fan comic, but copyright issues need to be thorougly talked through and through with you personally.
Regardless of the facts listed above, we have taken deep interest into your comic. Assuming you are able to improve some of the aforementioned problems with your artwork, we could give you two options; Not only would we be able to give a legal, written document claiming your right to self-publishing, but you could collaborate with us and have the story published through us as well. Some changes would have to be made to the storyline, given the level of thought needed to understand the themes of the story are college-grade, but we would like to encourage creativity in all generations of gamers.
Contact stuff is written here!
Once again, thank you for your time and interest in our company.
Sincerely,
Seth Mc.Mahill
Assistant Manager of Product Marketing
Nintendo of America
DUDE, I'M GOING TO BE PUBLISHEDDDD! BY NINTENDO! BY NINTENDOOOOOO! I'M SERIOUSLY FREAKING OUT THIS HAS TO BE A JOKE OH MY GOD
So, uh, for those who haven't been keeping in touch with me, I've been working on Enigmatic Star, right? I have a good bit of pages done, and I was seriously considering self publishing because I wanna sell at AAC and I've been waiting to hear back from Nintendo for some rights to actually do it because I don't want to be shut down.
I just got word back from them. I'm literally freaking out HARD right now. I can't even believe it, this has to be a joke...
Dear Ms. Hikara (substituted for my actual last name),
Thank you for all the time that you have taken interest into our games. It is always a pleasure to hear from the fans of a particular game, especially one as long-running as the Pokemon series.
We have placed considerable thought into all of the art you have shown us, as you are asking for publication. We have also taken the time to read through some of your manuscripts for the comic, as well as study some of your portfolio pieces concerning Pokemon. I think it is only fair to give our mind on the following subjects:
The artwork itself has a very inconsistent nature. It seems that you struggle early on with children proportions, different views of the character, and a very fundamental lack of line weight save a few pages. While this could hurt your potential selling crowd, you are a young artist, something that few would overlook.
There is also the issues of having a screentonist working for you. You mentioned him only briefly; it doesn't seem that you know him too well. Would he be getting paid a portion of profits for his work? This could cause legality issues down the road.
Of utmost importance, however, is the fact that you use several places, characters and general Nintendo-trademarked memorabilia in your comic. This is expected in a fan comic, but copyright issues need to be thorougly talked through and through with you personally.
Regardless of the facts listed above, we have taken deep interest into your comic. Assuming you are able to improve some of the aforementioned problems with your artwork, we could give you two options; Not only would we be able to give a legal, written document claiming your right to self-publishing, but you could collaborate with us and have the story published through us as well. Some changes would have to be made to the storyline, given the level of thought needed to understand the themes of the story are college-grade, but we would like to encourage creativity in all generations of gamers.
Contact stuff is written here!
Once again, thank you for your time and interest in our company.
Sincerely,
Seth Mc.Mahill
Assistant Manager of Product Marketing
Nintendo of America
DUDE, I'M GOING TO BE PUBLISHEDDDD! BY NINTENDO! BY NINTENDOOOOOO! I'M SERIOUSLY FREAKING OUT THIS HAS TO BE A JOKE OH MY GOD
