Obi-Wan Kenobi: "Subtlety has never been one of your strong suits."Anakin Skywalker: "Everything I learned, I learned from you."Obi-Wan Kenobi: "If only that were true." A CG-animated film and television series set in the Star Wars universe, covering the period between Episode II and III. The film was released in the United States in August 2008 while the TV series debuted on Cartoon Network in fall 2008. It is easy to confuse this series with Star Wars: Clone Wars, Genndy Tartakovsky's 2003 mini-episodic Animated Series, which also aired on Cartoon Network, and covers the same time period. The Clone Wars, while having no writers in common, borrows many design and plot elements from its predecessor. George Lucas is a producer, while Dave Filoni (known for his work on Avatar: The Last Airbender) is director and head writer. The film began development as a three-part pilot episode arc for the series, but was converted into a Compilation Movie after Lucas screened the episodes himself.
The movie was generally panned by critics, and subject to fan backlash, but being a Star Wars production, was still financially successful. The series itself has been better received, likely because it is shown in the medium for which it was intended. A major advantage of the television format and choice timeslot is the inclusion of PG-13 level content. Characters are killed in unsettling and dramatic fashion, and some adult language and mild sexual content have slipped in under the radar. Like Clone Wars, episodes feature more obscure Jedi, stories centered entirely around Clone Troopers and sometimes even the Politicians. There is also a set of novels set during the events of the series. The series was designed in an anthology format, with Anachronic Order as a very intentional stylistic choice. Each season there is a loosely connected Story Arc (most two or three part episodes) while the "Filler" tends to jump around to any point in the timeline. This has resulted in some Story Arcs being told almost in reverse.
See Clone Wars Gambit for the novel tie-ins. For the unfamiliar, the Clone Wars was a period in Star Wars history that was the result of "Separatists" leading a rebellion against the Galactic Republic. The Republic didn't have a unified military and the Separatists were well financed with a droid army. But it was revealed in Episode II: Attack of the Clones that a secret conspiracy gave the Republic a fully stocked and trained clone army, which served to stretch out the war. The Jedi serve as the generals of the war, with their own legion and loyal clone commanders. Anakin Skywalker is forcibly given a Padawan, Ahsoka Tano, and they deal with the various battles and adventures fought during this epic war. If you've seen Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (which is set three years after Attack of the Clones), you know how this war ends. Count Dooku: I don't need to remind you... King Katuunko: [Yoda] is not worth a hundred battle droids, more like a thousand! Ima-Gun Di: Captain Keeli!
Keeli: I'm not finished yet, Sir... we can do this, General! Ima-Gun Di: Then let's make the end memorable!He was going to blow up the ship." Ahsoka: That was close! Anakin: Isn't it always? WIRED: What about the reports that Episodes 7, 8, and 9 - which exist in novel form - will never reach the screen? GEORGE LUCAS: The sequels were never really going to get made anyway, unlike 1, 2, and 3, where the stories have existed for 20 years. The idea of 7, 8, and 9 actually came from people asking me about sequels, and I said, "I don't know. Then when the licensing people came and asked, "Can we do novels?" I said do sequels, because I'll probably never do sequels. "No landing is permitted without permission!" Anakin: You must know I will never join the dark side willingly. Battle Droid: Do we take prisoners? Pilot: You're not gonna kill me, are ya? Savage Opress: *no answer* Asajj Ventress: My dear General... there is nothing you have that I could want.
Grevious: Tell me, how does dying feel? Captain Tarpals: Not dying. Obi-Wan: R2 units are a dime a dozen. I'm sure you'll find a suitable replacement. "Eventually you'll have to do the right thing and--*blam* Jar-Jar: Yousa not creatin' life! Vindi: Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yes yeah yeah yeah yes! Darth Maul: Through power I gain victory; through victory my chains are broken... Ahsoka: Well, the hard part's over, right? Anakin: I wish you wouldn't say that... TX-20: Their chances of success against us are 742 to 1. Wat Tambor: You had better be right! TX-20: I am a droid. I am always right. Rex: Tell me who gave you orders to attack us.it was General Krell. He sent us to these coordinates to stop the enemy. We thought they were wearing our armor. But... it was... you... Fire when you're in range! Sir, with all due respect, we're only here to protect you. Count Dooku: You have failed me for the last time.
By Sophie Knight and Reiji Murai TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd plans to introduce a new kind of games console and software for emerging markets as early as next year, to capitalize on higher entertainment budgets amidst a growing middle class, its chief executive told Reuters on Thursday. Satoru Iwata said Nintendo would develop hardware and games oriented towards consumers with lower incomes and less gaming experience than those in developed countries. Nintendo is searching for new business opportunities as it buckles down and seeks to stem losses on its latest home game console, the Wii U, whose flop has contrasted with blockbuster sales for rival Sony Corp's Playstation 4. Satoru said there were no plans to launch existing hardware such as the Wii U or 3DS in emerging markets, including China. "It would be difficult to enter those markets if we didn't create something new... For the mass market you need to provide something that most of the middle class can afford," he said in an interview following an analyst briefing on Thursday.
Iwata declined to elaborate on the design and specification of such a new device and did not specify the countries where it would be sold, saying only that "emerging markets" referred to those whose gaming potential had not yet been cracked. In China, Iwata said Nintendo would try a different tack to Microsoft Corp. The U.S. rival last month said it would begin selling its Xbox One console through a Chinese partner from September in Shanghai's free trade zone, after the government lifted a ban on the sale of foreign consoles there. "We think the Chinese market has a lot of potential, but I don't think the lifting of the ban has solved all of the difficulties in entering it. We need to study it more," he said, adding that Nintendo would adjust its pricing to fit consumers in emerging nations. "For us, Microsoft's approach wouldn't work." Iwata also said Nintendo will release high-tech figurines of some of its most popular characters in time for Christmas this year.