It was only a matter of time before video game companies realized that YouTubers need them a lot more than they need YouTubers. I mean look at the radio, radio stations pay to use music instead of getting paid for "publicity."
Maybe another market crash is an order. It is becoming an expensive hobby to maintain, maybe another dip may help push gaming back to innovation instead of franchise.
I don't care who publishes, although I do like the xseed dubs better. I love this series, I have been with it since I first heard it was a spin off of harvest moon.
Nintendo Life has never come on as partison to the Nintendo company. From what I read here on daily basis it is a great site. I have always loved this site as it doesnt't compare to other consoles but rather to the experience to be had with a Nintendo game. Thank you for your great journalism, although reviews rarely infuence my buys, much like that recent review of Kirby's Air Ride, I didn't agree with it, but this shows you guys can review without partisan.
@TanookiMike It more than reminds me of AaAaAa A Reckless Disregard for Gravity, it is, just with a small name change. Of coarse the shooting element is added too, but it still feels too much like AaAaAa.
See, I would accept that if the ds and psp and current 3ds and psvita would reflect on "inferior" tech. The ds was inferior to the psp, until it was updated to the dsi. But the ds sold well against the psp. The 3ds and psvita again, 3ds is technologically inferior, the psvita is a ps3 in your hands, but is not selling enough to beat the 3ds. Wii had a solid release and catered to everyone, but the thing is, graphics won't get more real, it is impossible, so the next generation wlll rely on how you play, instead of how it looks. Idk about everyone else, but I am waiting for the day Nintendo announces virtual reality, I know they will be the first
The newer generation of gamers really does scare me to believe that they are a bunch of uncooperative noobs that will plague onlline furoms and cooperative online games. What ever happened to brothers in arms? Gamers used to stand united, now we are split between the 8-bit gamers (What I call the gamers since the atari and nes) and the newer HD only generation (14 years and younger IMO)
@James See yah, I have been reading most of your articles since... around the time I started visiting the site, remember the little people and the community here at NL.
Hackers, not pirates though because some of them are stupid, are really, really, really, smart. They will find a way and this is just egging them on to try and hack the system faster. Keep the pirates out by not making it an obvious challenge, just randomly one day release an update that will forever make the 3DS unhackable.
I am afraid that I won't be able to play as many games as I would want to, my life starts right after next year. Living alone with a 9-5 and absolutly no time to have any sort of hobby and have a social life at the same time.
My feeling is around the $250-$300 selling point. They can't make the same mistakes that Sony did with the Playstation 3, (Starting Price $500) Also, they need to justify a pull away from current HD consoles, since you are still gonna pay extra for the same graphics. (Which any HD player really cares about) I just care about graphics now because, there have been no real good releases outside first party for the Wii, but now, now I am getting some great titles, because of the software lineup made possible by graphics kick up.
What I thought Mario Bros. Mii would be a minigame for Nintendo Land and Super Mario Bros. U would be a completley different game, not a beta and a release.
I know I have mentioned this in the past, call me a Steam fanboy, but I truely believe that they are the industry standard for a downloadable game store. If they do that whole, download your preorder before release and then get it unlocked on release day, or the luckyones get a special early unlock for preorders. I think if Nintendo mimicks as much as they can from Steam, I would give up the whole physical game thing and turn digital. But as it is for every game download store atm, they leave a lot to be desired...
I Might just buy me one just to steal the humbucker pick up, and install a cheaper one on it instead. Humbuckers usually set you back $100 USD by themeselves.
I think Nintendo is putting these anonymous developers out there to throw us off from finding the truth. If there is some doubt then the truth will never be heard.
The American appliance cosmetic appearance has turned so bland over the last 5 years, that there is only a couple of things in my home that have a different color(colour) or color(colour) scheme (Gray, Silver, Black, White, Wood, Brick,) so it would make sense to make it in those kind of colors(colours). BTW American spelling of color vs European colour.
I say if Nintendo wants to beat out the Call of Duty franchise, make a Metroid game that will really rock the socks off us "Westerners" with an amazing multiplayer. If Capcom wants to make a comeback, stop milking the Resident Evil franchise, or atleast make it a little bit scarier. If SquareEnix wants back with the "Western" audience, NO MORE SEQUALS! MAKE SOMETHING NEW OR YOUR NOT GETTING MY MONEY! Bring back more IP's, push for localization of games that didn't make it to the West before, make new IP's, I don't car, but if the West has not seen it, who knows if it wouldn't like it. America (notice I didn't say West) runs on contraversey. Risk some skin every now and then. Dont't assume, jsut take risks with the West. (Not just America)
@Nintendoftw We have Valve for the supper great engines, but your a little bit baised yourself. The FPS genre is just one giant rehash, the RPG has different kinds of elements for each game. They both rehash alot, but each has its own appeal. But Japan does not only out put rpgs as America does not only release fps. You being stuck to those two then your opinion is not fully formed as you lack evidence from other genres.
I love the difference in culture, and how half the people don't know WHAT Hatsune Miku is. Sure it sounds like a name but research it a bit. You'll get where I'm comming from. You should also find the reason why localization is impossible. (Mostly female oriented game btw) I personally like the games, but it is more like a guilty pleasure.
You know, it's funny how the American audience fought for this and still has not recieved word about getting all 3, but the Europian audience get it without a single ill word or protest. Oh well.
My japanese is well enough to make it out what they are saying. Of coarse any complicated game name and I won't understand. I guess I will stick with the localized version. Darn it, 9AM EST, I have a 9 to 5 to get to. I'll be watching a highlight video afterwards instead.
I think I might delay my purchase of PSVita if this comes about. Maybe wait for a price drop, Sony isn't as generous to first gen buyers as nintendo. I saw this with the PSP, PS3, PS2, and PSX, it changes the compatability and will annulate the older generation console, such as a first generation psp with lower ram, games released more recently won't play on it. The PS3 first generation system will not update for play on PSN, etc. Nintendo tends not to do this too much, only losing some compatability. Well till further notice my Vita fund has become my Wii U fund.
@Luigi78 You are fighting for the wrong side. As a consumer you have to fight to get products CHEAPER and of BETTER QUALITY. The motto of big bussiness is MAXIMISE PROFIT even at the cost of QUALITY. The consumer should not the defend the providor for raising prices, the consumer should fight price increases and the injustice that corporations place upon the people.
Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark, 007, Bad Fur Day, Banjo-Tooie, Star Fox Adventures, and Diddy Kong racing are all the Rareware games that I own. A lot of these are great and I wish that Nintendo and Rare would have kept their partnership. Darn Mircrosoft!
This is the kind of article that makes want to slap anyone who tries to defend companies because they do this because they need to regain money. Look at the movie and music industry. Both these industry respectively pay a lot more in order to have thier products pushed forward to the open market, for less than a fraction of the price offered to us by the Interactive industries.(Movie=$20 Music=$.99 Video Games= $60-$70) I must also include that both of these industries suffer from the highest amount of piracy among any other industry. I for one don't like that people support these sky high prices this is theft on their part. I honestly think it's cycle that can be broken. I think we need another video game market crash.
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Re: Rumour: Sega-Related YouTube Videos Are Being Hit With Content ID Matches
It was only a matter of time before video game companies realized that YouTubers need them a lot more than they need YouTubers. I mean look at the radio, radio stations pay to use music instead of getting paid for "publicity."
Re: Talking Point: Wii U Direct - Tell Us What You Thought
I personally love Persona more than the Shin Megami Tensei series games. That crossover is still pretty good.
Re: Feature: Wii U Launch Day, Live!
Just got mine and setting up the update... Looooooooooooooong wait ahead of me.
Re: Feature: Nintendo's Wii U Hype Machine
Yup, I have fallen in love.
Re: Talking Point: Splinter Cell Director Doubts Triple-A Gaming's Future
Maybe another market crash is an order. It is becoming an expensive hobby to maintain, maybe another dip may help push gaming back to innovation instead of franchise.
Re: XSEED Hints at Rune Factory 4 Localisation
I don't care who publishes, although I do like the xseed dubs better. I love this series, I have been with it since I first heard it was a spin off of harvest moon.
Re: Talking Point: The Challenges When Writing About Games
Nintendo Life has never come on as partison to the Nintendo company. From what I read here on daily basis it is a great site. I have always loved this site as it doesnt't compare to other consoles but rather to the experience to be had with a Nintendo game. Thank you for your great journalism, although reviews rarely infuence my buys, much like that recent review of Kirby's Air Ride, I didn't agree with it, but this shows you guys can review without partisan.
Re: Feature: Pokémon's Controversial History
3 words, Lavender Town Music. This is one of the creepier ones.
Re: Review: Drop Zone: Under Fire (WiiWare)
@TanookiMike It more than reminds me of AaAaAa A Reckless Disregard for Gravity, it is, just with a small name change. Of coarse the shooting element is added too, but it still feels too much like AaAaAa.
Re: Two Tribes Founder: Wii U Could Become A "Casual Haven"
@doctor_doak I never even thought of it that way. You have a good point sir, and hopefully you are correct.
Re: 3DS Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Won't Be Venturing Online
Later on, they will sell online functionality as dlc. Its Capcom, I used to be a fan, until they stabbed me in the back.
Re: Capcom: The Next Gen Doesn't Start With Wii U
See, I would accept that if the ds and psp and current 3ds and psvita would reflect on "inferior" tech. The ds was inferior to the psp, until it was updated to the dsi. But the ds sold well against the psp. The 3ds and psvita again, 3ds is technologically inferior, the psvita is a ps3 in your hands, but is not selling enough to beat the 3ds. Wii had a solid release and catered to everyone, but the thing is, graphics won't get more real, it is impossible, so the next generation wlll rely on how you play, instead of how it looks.
Idk about everyone else, but I am waiting for the day Nintendo announces virtual reality, I know they will be the first
Re: Shin Megami Tensei 4 On 3DS Is Looking Mighty Fine
I prefer the Persona series over the devil survivor series.
Re: Rumour: Nintendo to Launch Wii U on 18th November in North America
College students beware, you won't be eating for a whole month if you buy this!
Re: New Super Mario Bros. 2 Typo Isn't So Golden
Did not read that text carefully. Darn it.
Re: Introducing: Damien McFerran
I think we don't have flame wars due to as hinted above, we all have Nintendo heavy leaniancies here.
Re: Mobile Publisher Believes Nintendo Ecosystem May 'Fall Apart'
It's guys like this that scare away investors that know nothing about us gamers.
Re: WayForward is Making a Hotel Transylvania Tie-In Game
Ironic? Isn't it?
Re: Talking Point: Music and Rhythm Games Are Coming Back
I want EBA games for 3DS and Wii U, those would be fun, and a possible new rockband for Wii U. (Can't let the plastic controllers go to waste)
Re: Feature: Bizarre Emails Sent to Nintendo Life - Volume 5
The newer generation of gamers really does scare me to believe that they are a bunch of uncooperative noobs that will plague onlline furoms and cooperative online games. What ever happened to brothers in arms? Gamers used to stand united, now we are split between the 8-bit gamers (What I call the gamers since the atari and nes) and the newer HD only generation (14 years and younger IMO)
Re: Site News: James Finds a Warp Zone
@James See yah, I have been reading most of your articles since... around the time I started visiting the site, remember the little people and the community here at NL.
Re: Nintendo Determined to Beat Hackers with Wii U and 3DS
Hackers, not pirates though because some of them are stupid, are really, really, really, smart. They will find a way and this is just egging them on to try and hack the system faster. Keep the pirates out by not making it an obvious challenge, just randomly one day release an update that will forever make the 3DS unhackable.
Re: Smash Bros. Wii U Wait Could Be Even Longer Than We Thought
I am afraid that I won't be able to play as many games as I would want to, my life starts right after next year. Living alone with a 9-5 and absolutly no time to have any sort of hobby and have a social life at the same time.
Re: Wii U Will be a 'Great Value Proposition'
My feeling is around the $250-$300 selling point. They can't make the same mistakes that Sony did with the Playstation 3, (Starting Price $500) Also, they need to justify a pull away from current HD consoles, since you are still gonna pay extra for the same graphics. (Which any HD player really cares about) I just care about graphics now because, there have been no real good releases outside first party for the Wii, but now, now I am getting some great titles, because of the software lineup made possible by graphics kick up.
Re: E3 2012: New Super Mario Bros. Wii U Screenshot Comparison
What I thought Mario Bros. Mii would be a minigame for Nintendo Land and Super Mario Bros. U would be a completley different game, not a beta and a release.
Re: E3 2012: Yes, We Will See New 3DS Games Today
Don't really care what gets announced today, Nintendo already has my next 10 paychecks assured!
Re: E3 2012: Nintendo Direct Live
It has surpassed my expectations so far... Now I have to wait untill tuesday to really judge and see if it is what I want.
Re: Cloudberry Kingdom Will Be Wii U's Most Difficult Download Game
I can beat this quick, with a little bit of practice.
Re: Download Your Wii U Games Overnight
I know I have mentioned this in the past, call me a Steam fanboy, but I truely believe that they are the industry standard for a downloadable game store. If they do that whole, download your preorder before release and then get it unlocked on release day, or the luckyones get a special early unlock for preorders. I think if Nintendo mimicks as much as they can from Steam, I would give up the whole physical game thing and turn digital. But as it is for every game download store atm, they leave a lot to be desired...
Re: 8-Bit + 6 String = NES Guitar
I Might just buy me one just to steal the humbucker pick up, and install a cheaper one on it instead. Humbuckers usually set you back $100 USD by themeselves.
Re: Talking Point: Is Wii U's Power Really That Important?
I think Nintendo is putting these anonymous developers out there to throw us off from finding the truth. If there is some doubt then the truth will never be heard.
Re: Google Maps 8-bit for NES
I love april fools, this was in good taste though.
Re: GAME Group Files for Administration
Got a trip planned for spring to the UK. Seems like a good time to go and buy some European release only games I have been meaning to buy.
Re: Talking Point: Why Wii U's Image Must Grab Attention
The American appliance cosmetic appearance has turned so bland over the last 5 years, that there is only a couple of things in my home that have a different color(colour) or color(colour) scheme (Gray, Silver, Black, White, Wood, Brick,) so it would make sense to make it in those kind of colors(colours). BTW American spelling of color vs European colour.
Re: Free Kid Icarus: Uprising Cards Fly Onto North American Club Nintendo
Card Get! Bet you won't be able to get 'em tomorrow. Good luck to the people.
Re: Keiji Inafune Gives Rallying Call to Japanese Developers
I say if Nintendo wants to beat out the Call of Duty franchise, make a Metroid game that will really rock the socks off us "Westerners" with an amazing multiplayer. If Capcom wants to make a comeback, stop milking the Resident Evil franchise, or atleast make it a little bit scarier. If SquareEnix wants back with the "Western" audience, NO MORE SEQUALS! MAKE SOMETHING NEW OR YOUR NOT GETTING MY MONEY! Bring back more IP's, push for localization of games that didn't make it to the West before, make new IP's, I don't car, but if the West has not seen it, who knows if it wouldn't like it. America (notice I didn't say West) runs on contraversey. Risk some skin every now and then. Dont't assume, jsut take risks with the West. (Not just America)
Re: 3DS Hardware and Software Still Dominating Charts in Japan
@LordOtaku That statement implies that they aren't doing well everywhere else. Like the name though.
Re: Indie Developer Phil Fish Says Japanese Games 'Suck'
@Nintendoftw We have Valve for the supper great engines, but your a little bit baised yourself. The FPS genre is just one giant rehash, the RPG has different kinds of elements for each game. They both rehash alot, but each has its own appeal. But Japan does not only out put rpgs as America does not only release fps. You being stuck to those two then your opinion is not fully formed as you lack evidence from other genres.
Re: SEGA AM2's First 3DS Project is Not Virtua Fighter
I love the difference in culture, and how half the people don't know WHAT Hatsune Miku is. Sure it sounds like a name but research it a bit. You'll get where I'm comming from. You should also find the reason why localization is impossible. (Mostly female oriented game btw) I personally like the games, but it is more like a guilty pleasure.
Re: Pandora's Tower Limited Edition Laid Bare
You know, it's funny how the American audience fought for this and still has not recieved word about getting all 3, but the Europian audience get it without a single ill word or protest. Oh well.
Re: Wii U Controller Originally Had Proper Analogue Sticks
We have 3 months till E3, I can't wait to see the end product.
Re: Gearbox Wants As Much Wii U Power As Possible
I am not paying over $300 for a game console. Anything over that and I could upgrade my PC to play the latest games at higher resolutions.
Re: Pokémon Black & White Version 2 Announced
Whats left to say, its all been said above. (Mostly all of the should have been on 3DS)
Re: Review: The Last Story (Wii)
This has been on my import list for a while. Can't wait for release!
Re: Nintendo Europe Holds its Own Nintendo Direct
My japanese is well enough to make it out what they are saying. Of coarse any complicated game name and I won't understand. I guess I will stick with the localized version. Darn it, 9AM EST, I have a 9 to 5 to get to. I'll be watching a highlight video afterwards instead.
Re: Rumour: Japanese Developers Moving from Vita to 3DS
I think I might delay my purchase of PSVita if this comes about. Maybe wait for a price drop, Sony isn't as generous to first gen buyers as nintendo. I saw this with the PSP, PS3, PS2, and PSX, it changes the compatability and will annulate the older generation console, such as a first generation psp with lower ram, games released more recently won't play on it. The PS3 first generation system will not update for play on PSN, etc. Nintendo tends not to do this too much, only losing some compatability. Well till further notice my Vita fund has become my Wii U fund.
Re: Nintendo Confirms Takeover of MobiClip
Pre-rendered clips in 3D springs to mind when I read this article. Maybe for some game developers looking to add more story with less usage of space.
Re: Talking Point: Wii U and the Future of the Online Pass
@Luigi78 You are fighting for the wrong side. As a consumer you have to fight to get products CHEAPER and of BETTER QUALITY. The motto of big bussiness is MAXIMISE PROFIT even at the cost of QUALITY. The consumer should not the defend the providor for raising prices, the consumer should fight price increases and the injustice that corporations place upon the people.
Re: Ex-Rare Staff Talk Nintendo, Microsoft and Where It All Changed
Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark, 007, Bad Fur Day, Banjo-Tooie, Star Fox Adventures, and Diddy Kong racing are all the Rareware games that I own. A lot of these are great and I wish that Nintendo and Rare would have kept their partnership. Darn Mircrosoft!
Re: Talking Point: Wii U and the Future of the Online Pass
This is the kind of article that makes want to slap anyone who tries to defend companies because they do this because they need to regain money. Look at the movie and music industry. Both these industry respectively pay a lot more in order to have thier products pushed forward to the open market, for less than a fraction of the price offered to us by the Interactive industries.(Movie=$20 Music=$.99 Video Games= $60-$70) I must also include that both of these industries suffer from the highest amount of piracy among any other industry. I for one don't like that people support these sky high prices this is theft on their part. I honestly think it's cycle that can be broken. I think we need another video game market crash.