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Re: Senior EA Employee Caught Out Criticising Wii U On Twitter

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:31:32 GMT

@Kirk If anyone is in trouble it's EA. The 3DS can provide Nintendo coverage long enough to build the Wii U a great enough install base to woo over third parties.

By Saturn

Re: Review: Super Metroid (Wii U eShop / Super Nintendo)

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:30:55 GMT

Ageless classic, game developers should be forced to play it from start to finish before being able to produce anything. Truly top tier stuff that shows just how much it was possible to do with "only" 16 bits.

By Shiryu

Re: Senior EA Employee Caught Out Criticising Wii U On Twitter

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:28:51 GMT

He is a game dev not a critic. Very unprofessional of a guy being held up to high standards.

By Saturn

Re: Review: Super Metroid (Wii U eShop / Super Nintendo)

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:28:42 GMT

This along with the other two members of the holy trinity ZELDA: A LINK TO THE PAST and SUPER MARIO WORLD is the reason i always laugh when the megadrive vs snes debate comes up these three masterpiece's haven't aged a day and yet nearly everything on the megadrive has in fact these three games are better than about 97% of all modern games im not saying it to be flipant either only the MARIO 64 & the two GALAXY games have topped WORLD only SKYWARD SWORD & OCARINA has topped A LINK TO THE PAST and actually i dont think PRIME has topped this beautiful piece of art it's close but i give it to SUPER METROID i did get stuck in the THAT WHOLE though :)

Great review as well sums it all up perfectly.

By gavn64

Re: Wii U Version Of Ghost Recon Online Still On Hold

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:27:06 GMT

I'm hoping this doesn't become vaporware.

By Saturn

Re: Nintendo Confirms Smash Bros., 3D Mario and Mario Kart for E3 Nintendo Direct

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:24:31 GMT

That's just the opinion of a few. Almost everyone agrees Mario and Zelda never get old. Most of the games don't even use the same engine unlike many other devs.

By Saturn

Re: Review: Super Metroid (Wii U eShop / Super Nintendo)

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:22:52 GMT

I am playing it again and I am absolutely in love with it! I wish a new 2 1/2D side scroller metroid was made for the 3DS!

By Shworange

Re: Nintendo And SEGA Have Yet To Reveal Another Exclusive Sonic Title

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:21:39 GMT

@siddyp00h That's what I'm thinking. Sonic has been flogged like a dead horse.

By Saturn

Re: Review: Super Metroid (Wii U eShop / Super Nintendo)

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:21:35 GMT

I am loving this. I hope modern developers are taking note of how the exploration, story-telling and action is interwoven in this game, rather than spending millions on CGI cutscenes..

By Nintenjoe64

Re: Nintendo Confirms Smash Bros., 3D Mario and Mario Kart for E3 Nintendo Direct

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:20:40 GMT

@Saturn Ah, I was wondering when it would come to that. It's not pretty.

I have a 3DS XL and have owned every Nintendo console since the SNES, but I don't own a Wii U for obvious reasons. I want to see Nintendo succeed as the games industry needs them. Their production values are first class and they still make the kind of old school games which can be hard to find on other platforms.

However I'm not blinkered, it's plain to see that Nintendo have made mistakes, especially with the Wii U, and they're in a lot of trouble now. I'd like to see them innovate their way out, but instead they're taking the conservative route with endless sequels.

I like new things, I like original ideas and concepts, I like to be surprised. There's nothing surprising about yet another Mario Kart, Gran Turismo, or Gears of War.

By moroboshi

Re: Nintendo And SEGA Have Yet To Reveal Another Exclusive Sonic Title

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:20:15 GMT

Is Sonic the only IP Sega care about? What ever happened to games like Alex Kidd,Shenmue,and Vectorman,etc.? Other than appearing in the Sonic Racing games almost all of their IPs are non existent to them which is really sad.

By Saturn

Re: Review: Super Metroid (Wii U eShop / Super Nintendo)

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:19:27 GMT

As much as I've tried to avoid calling for help, I did panic in that corridor with the sprint jump bird, as I didn't think I had that ability already. Absolutely loving this game :)

By AJWolfTill

Re: Silicon Studio Near "Maximum Performance" With Wii U, 3DS Hardware

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:18:46 GMT

Shut up about performance and just release a sequel to Bravely default and this time simultaneously in the west and japan

By ferthepoet

Re: Nintendo Confirms Smash Bros., 3D Mario and Mario Kart for E3 Nintendo Direct

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:16:58 GMT

@moroboshi And BTW. If you are so disappointed with Nintendo then why do you come here? I'm guessing to vent. You can do that on a site where most people dislike Nintendo.

By Saturn

Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Mixed Week With Wii U Third-Party Support

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:10:15 GMT

Yeah you will need more qualifications besides 'I play Xbox and/or Playstations' before trying to come up with a solution to fix the ailing game industry ;)

By MadAussieBloke

Re: Nintendo Confirms Smash Bros., 3D Mario and Mario Kart for E3 Nintendo Direct

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:10:15 GMT

@moroboshi And to add to that have you heard of an install base? Not having an instant install base can't be the sole killer of a system. Install bases can be earned over time and Nintendo is obviously doing this with what always sold their systems. With these games third parties will follow with the exeption of devs like EA that are too money hungry to drop DRMs and Microtransactions.

By Saturn

Re: Nintendo Confirms Smash Bros., 3D Mario and Mario Kart for E3 Nintendo Direct

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:08:30 GMT

@Saturn The 3DS does well in Japan because it has sold Japanese support. It gets some Western third party support, but not a great deal.

The Wii U has no third party support anywhere, so it's in a far worse position. It crucially lacks an easy to sell gimmick this time too, so it will rely entirely on it's software for sales, and as even the most die hard Nintendo fan would surely admit, the Wii U has little software of interest. Maybe that will change, who knows, but right now, there are already more games announced for a console which hasn't been released (the PS4), than there are for the Wii U.

By moroboshi

Re: Nintendo Confirms Smash Bros., 3D Mario and Mario Kart for E3 Nintendo Direct

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:05:48 GMT

@moroboshi Didn't they say the 3DS was d00med also due to lack of content and look where it's at now. The only reason the Sega Dreamcast tanked was due to many many many more reasons than it's install base. Don't get me wrong I love Sony and MS too but I honestly see Nintendo making aturn around 3DS style.

By Saturn

Re: Review: Super Metroid (Wii U eShop / Super Nintendo)

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:04:37 GMT

Great review. Buying right now

By Nintendaholic

Re: Review: Super Metroid (Wii U eShop / Super Nintendo)

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:04:10 GMT

My favorite game on Wii U

By Sjoerd