Whoa...so much discussion over a prefix... :<
People can still call it Black and White 2 but the fact of the matter is that it's the official name. Why go for an unofficial name just because it looks better?
The games are officially called Black 2 and White 2, not Black and White 2. And thus we should be following that. People can call it what they want but it's the improper way.
You're buying Black 2 or White 2. You're not buying Black or White 2.
Hit the nail on the head right here. Although I kind of have issues on calling things by their official names sometimes (namely,
Power Rangers Samurai), both games individually have "2"s at the end of them. I personally prefer the prefix
B2/W2 - it maintains consistency and indicates that
each game is a sequel.
It's the same as saying the 'on- and off button', you don't say 'the on-button and the off-button'.There is a way of saying that if you are speaking of two things that both end in the same, and it's no different with these games. Seperately you say them like Black 2, and the other game White 2. When you speak of them together it's 'Black and White 2'. It's just the correct way of saying those sort of things lol.
STOP NINJAING KAOR!!
Hmm...I think I see your point here. Not sure if the following example works here, but I tend to hear paired versions referred to as variants of
Pokemon Red and Blue Versions, rather than
Pokemon Red Version and Pokemon Blue Version. However, in this case, I think there needs to be additional clarity when
writing things out and being gramatically correct, as opposed to just writing how they're said aloud...
Maybe make a poll in the B/W section to see which one wins out? Then the opinions of the B/W regulars that aren't also CQF regulars could be gauged and whichever one wins, wins.
Good idea. :cer_nod:
Piggybacking: B2 and W2 are also the official abbreviations.
(Incidentally, LG/FR are the official ones for FireRed and LeafGreen. I get that we never used that term here.)
I was wondering whether any official abbreviations had been used already in Japan... If B2 and W2 are official, then it's all the more reason for B2/W2 to be used. Although B/W2 or B&W2 isn't necessarily incorrect based on the pronunciations of the two BW sequel versions as a singular entity, B/W2 may make it seem like only
White Version is getting a sequel, or that the sequel in question is a singular game/entity titled
Black and White 2, making no clear distinction about there being sequel
versions.
Didn't know about the "LG/FR" notation being the official abbreviations for
FireRed and LeafGreen... Weird; nearly every FR/LG media I've seen has positioned "FireRed/FR" in front of "LeafGreen/LG" in notation. :x
Additionally, I know that
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum are usually abbreviated as DPPt, but I've seen some places like the Pokemon TCG opting for DP
t instead, omitting the second "P". (IIRC, DPPt is just as official as DPt, so that doesn't really make a difference...)
Aesthetically (which really shouldn't come into play IMO, but is a factor nonetheless), I feel that B2/W2 looks more straightforward and more "symmetrical" than B/W2. I don't think the ampersand should be used, or else it will look inconsistent with the other subforums' prefixes.
