by Nick - 03.03.05
[GirlfriendNow Playing| Wario Ware - DS]

Here is an example of good box art localization. It seems like it would have been pretty hard to mess this up, but trust me, we should be thankful. Come inside to see both versions:
[US Polarium] [Japanese Polarium]












In my opinion, the Japanese version looks much better. The US version is a lot busier, but whatever, still pretty nice.
Dejital - 03.03.05 10:38 pm
I like the U.S. one, better, you can actually almost see what you do in the game, the Japanese one, it looks like a tile scrubbin’ sim.
Mr. Omish - 03.03.05 10:44 pm
I would SO buy a tile scrubbin’ sim.
Nathan Smart - 03.03.05 10:53 pm
Hey Nathan - You can come over to the apt and do a real-life tile scrubbing, and don’t have to buy anything … other than Softscrub.
polish boatcast - 03.03.05 11:09 pm
I like both. The Japanese one’s a little better. But really, you’re right, Nick–we should be thankful!
namor7 - 03.03.05 11:46 pm
The Japanese one is better. There’s a much better use of negative space and it seems more balanced. Showing more orange also makes it pop from a distance.
Long Tran - 03.04.05 2:52 am
as usual, the japanese box is better.
botteu - 03.04.05 3:09 am
Im not saying on is better than the other…they both represent graphic design styles of the territories. Im just glad they didnt somehow butcher it over here, which happens way too often!
Nick Luckett - 03.04.05 9:59 am
I’d like to know what Japanese people think. Perhaps we could get 4CR translated into Japanese
Cog - 03.04.05 9:18 pm
I know we have some readers who can translate. We should ask them to poll some Japanese poeple and see what they think of American design. Haha.
Nick Luckett - 03.04.05 9:25 pm