LogFAQs > #974570760

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Now that Nintendo has dropped both Pikmin games originally for the GameCube on Switch, it's apparent that they changed some Treasures that had real world branding, like Duracell batteries, to more generic brands that don't exist. It's a curious thing considering the previous ports to the Wii didn't have these changes. Do you guys thing it has something to do with licenses running out? Maybe it was too expensive or cumbersome to ask for those licenses again? I personally miss the charm of the original Treasures since it tied into the lore of the Pikmin franchise, but that's just me. What do you think? Let me know!

On a tangentially related note, I also think it's weird they changed the Wollywog, Yellow Wollywog, and Wogpole enemies to the PAL names of Wollyhop, Yellow Wollyhop, and Wolpole in the American release since that wasn't a problem for the original releases or even the Wii ports before now even though it was a well known change exclusively to the PAL versions. I know why they changed it and it was probably easier to just release the same versions everywhere, but I wonder if the PAL regions got proper releases reflecting their Treasure differences like in the originals. It's just inconsistent in my opinion.