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Afrika renamed an embarrassing Hakuna Matata

Category: PlayStation 3, Posted: 08/01/2008 at 12:58PM EDT by Eddie Inzauto, GN Director

Lion King The upcoming PlayStation 3 game centering around photography of natural African wildlife looks like it will be renamed in Asian territories outside of Japan. I'm not sure if this is a joke or not, but Afrika's new title will apparently be...Hakuna Matata.

Honestly, I am feeling embarrassed for Sony Computer Entertainment and Rhino Studios right now, because that title is just awful. The last I heard (and saw), Disney was in no way involved in the production of this game, and Timon and Pumbaa did not have starring roles, so why on Earth would anyone choose to change the title from an iconic and alluring one to...Hakuna Matata?

I just hope the game A) reaches western shores, and B) retains its original name. What do the GN readers think about this change? Is it good? Is it bad? Does it even matter?

[via Siliconera]

Posted by on 08/01/2008 at 08:37PM

"Hakuna Matata" means "No Worries" in Swahili Language. "

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Hakuna+Matata

Posted by -=BINGO-BANGO=- on 08/01/2008 at 10:14PM

...you disappoint me eddie

Posted by Eddie R Inzauto on 08/02/2008 at 12:22AM

Thanks Blink, I did take it for granted that everyone knew that already.

You a big fan, Bingo-Bango? Haha

Posted by Brendon on 08/02/2008 at 06:32AM

We all know what it means, Blink, but 99% of the world associates that with Lion King, if anything at all.

It's just tongue in cheek, so no need to get all scholarly :)