We need Nintendo's full back catalogue available before I think they have the right to crush all ROM sites. At the moment their seminal releases and select third party content get an airing, anything a little obscure though and you can forget it.
I remember Stunt Race FX being something of a let down for me. Maybe this would have been a better attempt to utilise the technology of the Super FX chip?
Endless re-releases of Wii U games will not engender good feelings from Nintendo's loyalist fans, who supported the company when it was at its nadir a few years back with that machine.
@boop22, I was talking about your fascinating insights in comment 3. Stop acting like a jerk with snide little things like that and I promise you'll get much better reactions from people in life!
The amazing pool of talent that was the British programming scene back then. A sign of things to come though, all that genius and ingenuity ultimately utilised to allow big foreign companies to make a fortune.
@FragRed Given the choice if this is going to happen anyway, I'd rather Amazon was behind it. Prime has some quality control over its catalogue and Twitch is entertaining enough.
@Dualmask, I agree. For music, TV and film anything stored exclusively in clouds, locking me into one company's website, or one company's software to access is an absolute no no.
I imagine they all have small print somewhere saying they could shut them down at some point if the whim took them. I buy cartridges if possible for the same reason.
I don't get it, why would Nintendo have needed Panasonic in on the project? I can't think of anything they would have brought to the table that Nintendo coudn't do on their own anyway.
@Mew I'd forgot about the football one and didn't know he was in baseball and basketball titles. I wouldn't really call Mario Kart a sports game though, racing has traditionally been considered its own genre. Anyway, I still stand by my original point, there are dozens of sports still to explore while the same few favourites seem to be returned to over and ever.
Why is it always either tennis or golf that nintendo link with Mario? If they're going to attach their mascot in tenuous ways to sports, they could at least show a bit more imagination. After all, In most other areas nintendo has never been short of that.
They never should have sold Rare and we wouldn't be having these discussions about likely missing games now. Nintendo kept hold of Retro and Monolith, and I think most people would be hard pressed to say they are better studios.
@gauthieryannick, what I was going to say. And we haven't had an F Zero in quite a while either. Much rather see the hyper fast format of those games be resurrected before Star Fox is returned to in any genre.
@Faruko, erm, more like 13m and I was one of them. I will move over to Switch eventually, but not while Splatoon 2 and Odyssey are the only two grade A exclusives. Tropical Freeze is just more of the same.
When the Switch starts retailing for less than 200 it'll begin moving into the same market as the 2/3DS ie, younger or more cost conscious consumers. Only at that point will Nintendo start to put it out to pasture.
@Balladeer when used in that context "real gamers" usually means obnoxious teenage boys with an endless thirst for shooting things. Nintendo make great games for EVERYONE!
@Bondi_Surfer Publishers are getting greedier now as this period in gaming is starting to take on legendary status to more and more of the population with the passage of time.
Spain still has an official magazine? What gives? The UK had its brilliant one shut down years ago, supposedly due to low sales. And it has a population 20m higher too.
GAME totally take the mick when it comes to prices. I've see them charging more for second hand titles than you would pay online to buy them new.
Then again, they are not alone in such practices, Grainger Games and CEX are almost as bad. I guess if people are stupid enough to let themselves be ripped off, who can blame them for trying their luck?
I didn't know if your online players came from just Wii U users or a mix of them and Switch ones - like with Mario Kart 8. Sounds worrying if all you have to play against is Wii U owners. Can imagine that's now be a small and ever decreasing circle of people.
Good to see more strategy on Nintendo hardware. The assumption by games companies that most console owners are dumb kids needs to be challenged as much as possible.
@Pod Yes and that's a good thing in my view. Nothing like holding a box and cartridge in your hand and knowing they're yours forever. Nintendo should be producing more deluxe special editions to cater for such collectors.
Nice link up with Universal. Between their theme parks and animation assets, this looks like a partnership that could deliver a lot of great synergies.
@Heavyarms55, Advance Wars is an extremely good series of games. For a triple A release though I think they'd have to come up with a setting more epic.
@Heavyarms55, I agree. Nintendo has a flagship franchise in pretty much every genre, except one - strategy.
I know it's not a category of game that consoles have ever been much known for, even so though, to me it's a glaring omission. Something rich, epic and amazing, which would be to strategy what Zelda is to RPGs. That'd be a dream come true!
This is great to hear. Nintendo should never have vacated its spot as the main force in videogames. To ever get it back they need IPs that have an "adult" look. Yes, we all know their games are fabulously well crafted experiences. Sadly though that'll never be enough by itself. I hope this is what Koizumi means when he talks about "non traditional".
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Re: Nintendo Takes Legal Action Against Two Notorious Arizona-Based ROM Websites
We need Nintendo's full back catalogue available before I think they have the right to crush all ROM sites. At the moment their seminal releases and select third party content get an airing, anything a little obscure though and you can forget it.
Re: Feature: This Unreleased SNES Super FX Racer Could Be Getting A Physical Rebirth
I remember Stunt Race FX being something of a let down for me. Maybe this would have been a better attempt to utilise the technology of the Super FX chip?
Re: Review: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Switch)
Endless re-releases of Wii U games will not engender good feelings from Nintendo's loyalist fans, who supported the company when it was at its nadir a few years back with that machine.
Re: Pull On Your Best Scrubs Because It Looks Like Surgeon Simulator Is Switch Bound
Shame they had to remove the music from the BBC's Casualty series that was in the early access version.
Re: Video: How Ingenious British Teens Helped Nintendo Fly With Star Fox
@boop22, I was talking about your fascinating insights in comment 3. Stop acting like a jerk with snide little things like that and I promise you'll get much better reactions from people in life!
Re: Video: How Ingenious British Teens Helped Nintendo Fly With Star Fox
@boop22, Keep on giving your two word contributions. They add so much!
Re: Video: How Ingenious British Teens Helped Nintendo Fly With Star Fox
@boop22 why click on the story if that is your moronic attitude to it?
Re: Video: How Ingenious British Teens Helped Nintendo Fly With Star Fox
The amazing pool of talent that was the British programming scene back then. A sign of things to come though, all that genius and ingenuity ultimately utilised to allow big foreign companies to make a fortune.
Re: Rumour: Google Is Creating A Gaming Platform To Rival Switch, PS4 and Xbox
@FragRed Given the choice if this is going to happen anyway, I'd rather Amazon was behind it. Prime has some quality control over its catalogue and Twitch is entertaining enough.
Re: Rumour: Google Is Creating A Gaming Platform To Rival Switch, PS4 and Xbox
@FragRed, Amazon released a game console?
Re: 2K Announces Carnival Games For Nintendo Switch, Partying Hard This November
It is a great shame to see a developer being allowed to ride on the coat tails of demographics that Nintendo cater to with garbage like this.
Re: US Research Analyst Believes Gaming Could Become 100% Digital By 2022
@Dualmask, I agree. For music, TV and film anything stored exclusively in clouds, locking me into one company's website, or one company's software to access is an absolute no no.
I imagine they all have small print somewhere saying they could shut them down at some point if the whim took them. I buy cartridges if possible for the same reason.
Re: US Research Analyst Believes Gaming Could Become 100% Digital By 2022
That would be a shame as there's nothing quite like being able get that sense of visual satisfaction from looking at all your games on a shelf.
Re: Feature: 20 Years After The Release Of Banjo-Kazooie, We Speak To The Guys Who Made It
Nintendo should never have sold Rare.
Re: Dedicated Handheld Systems Are Still A Key Business Driver For Nintendo
So as an adult does this mean going forward I'll no longer have any new releases to look forward to?
What happened to Reggie saying the 2/3DS would also be aimed at the cost conscious market as well?
Re: Review: Super Castlevania IV (Wii Virtual Console / Super Nintendo)
One of a handful of SNES games I always wanted, but never managed to get as a kid. So happy I've finally managed to download it now.
Re: Nintendo's Share Value Plunges Amid Reports That 'Quality Of Life' Project Is Dead
@ThanosReXXX Wow. Very interesting! I had no idea.
Re: Nintendo's Share Value Plunges Amid Reports That 'Quality Of Life' Project Is Dead
I don't get it, why would Nintendo have needed Panasonic in on the project? I can't think of anything they would have brought to the table that Nintendo coudn't do on their own anyway.
Re: Reminder: The Mario Tennis Aces Pre-launch Online Tournament Begins Today
@Mew I'd forgot about the football one and didn't know he was in baseball and basketball titles. I wouldn't really call Mario Kart a sports game though, racing has traditionally been considered its own genre. Anyway, I still stand by my original point, there are dozens of sports still to explore while the same few favourites seem to be returned to over and ever.
Re: Reminder: The Mario Tennis Aces Pre-launch Online Tournament Begins Today
Why is it always either tennis or golf that nintendo link with Mario? If they're going to attach their mascot in tenuous ways to sports, they could at least show a bit more imagination. After all, In most other areas nintendo has never been short of that.
Re: Nintendo Applies For New N64 Trademark - Is Another Classic Edition On The Way?
They never should have sold Rare and we wouldn't be having these discussions about likely missing games now. Nintendo kept hold of Retro and Monolith, and I think most people would be hard pressed to say they are better studios.
Re: Video: Can This Star Fox: Grand Prix Rumour Become a Reality?
@gauthieryannick, what I was going to say. And we haven't had an F Zero in quite a while either. Much rather see the hyper fast format of those games be resurrected before Star Fox is returned to in any genre.
Re: Video: Here Are 10 New Switch Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In May
@Faruko, erm, more like 13m and I was one of them. I will move over to Switch eventually, but not while Splatoon 2 and Odyssey are the only two grade A exclusives. Tropical Freeze is just more of the same.
Re: Kimishima Says Nintendo Has Plans For The 3DS In 2019 And Beyond
When the Switch starts retailing for less than 200 it'll begin moving into the same market as the 2/3DS ie, younger or more cost conscious consumers. Only at that point will Nintendo start to put it out to pasture.
Re: Switch Sales Top 15 Million As Nintendo Profits See 500% Increase
@Balladeer when used in that context "real gamers" usually means obnoxious teenage boys with an endless thirst for shooting things. Nintendo make great games for EVERYONE!
Re: Night Trap, The Infamous Mega CD Classic, Is Switch Bound
Chris Scullion will love this. His tiredoldhack Nintendo site has been making a running joke out of Night Trap for years.
Re: Review: Arcade Archives Moon Patrol (Switch eShop)
@Bondi_Surfer Publishers are getting greedier now as this period in gaming is starting to take on legendary status to more and more of the population with the passage of time.
Re: Official Nintendo Magazine Confirms Pokémon On Switch Will Be 'Generation Eight'
Spain still has an official magazine? What gives? The UK had its brilliant one shut down years ago, supposedly due to low sales. And it has a population 20m higher too.
Re: Nintendo Shares Images Of Strange New Creatures From Splatoon 2's Upcoming Expansion
Super imaginative stuff. I wouldn't expect anything less though from the Big N.
Re: Random: Nintendo's SNES-Era Troubleshooting Phone Line Still Works, Troubleshooting Still Given
In Nintendo we trust.
Re: Random: Super Mario World Kickstarter Aims To Bring The Lost Chapter To Switch
@King-K-Rool, You can't wait to be conned and lose your money?
Re: UK Retailer GAME Sees Revenue Rise Thanks To Switch, But Profit Is Down Year-On-Year
GAME totally take the mick when it comes to prices. I've see them charging more for second hand titles than you would pay online to buy them new.
Then again, they are not alone in such practices, Grainger Games and CEX are almost as bad. I guess if people are stupid enough to let themselves be ripped off, who can blame them for trying their luck?
Re: Review: Clustertruck (Switch eShop)
Be honest, they came up with the title first and game was an afterthought.
Re: Nintendo Is Ending SplatNet for Splatoon Next Month
I didn't know if your online players came from just Wii U users or a mix of them and Switch ones - like with Mario Kart 8. Sounds worrying if all you have to play against is Wii U owners. Can imagine that's now be a small and ever decreasing circle of people.
Re: Review: World Conqueror X (Switch eShop)
Good to see more strategy on Nintendo hardware. The assumption by games companies that most console owners are dumb kids needs to be challenged as much as possible.
Re: The Flame In The Flood Is Getting A Physical Release On Switch
@Pod Yes and that's a good thing in my view. Nothing like holding a box and cartridge in your hand and knowing they're yours forever. Nintendo should be producing more deluxe special editions to cater for such collectors.
Re: Neonwall Is Set To Light Up The Nintendo Switch Later This Month
Love the look. Very Tronesque!
Re: Nintendo's Ultimate Ambition Is For Switch "To Be Owned By Every Single Person"
Prices will need to go WAY down before what they want can even begin to become a reality.
Re: Preview: Hands On And Flying High With Dustoff Heli Rescue 2
Looks like a modern version of Choplifter. Loved that game back in the day.
Re: Nintendo Is Announcing "A New Way To Play" Later Today
Nintendo need to be broadening out their consumer base. Obsessing over 8 year olds all the time is NOT the way forward.
Re: Nintendo Is Announcing "A New Way To Play" Later Today
@abe_hikura, 2ds' are now dirt cheap and durable. They won't bring out a mini switch to replace it until costs have gone through the floor.
Re: Random: GoldenEye 007 Mockumentary Aims To Be The Spinal Tap Of Video Games
Sounds fun!
Re: Gallery: Cracking Open Retro-Bit's "New" Old NES And SNES Games
God, I always kept my large SNES collection ultra pristine, back in the day (including the boxes). If only I'd hung onto it all!
Re: Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 Are Arriving on Switch in February
There is far too much rehashing of Wii U stuff going on with the Switch if you ask me. This being just the latest example.
Re: Super Nintendo World at Universal Orlando Will Reportedly Be Bigger Than Expected
Nice link up with Universal. Between their theme parks and animation assets, this looks like a partnership that could deliver a lot of great synergies.
Re: Ubisoft Thinks The Next Console Cycle Isn't Far Away, So Where Does That Leave Switch?
@Grawlog, That's a really great idea. Good way for Nintendo to keep up for those who want to use their switch as a more traditional console.
Re: There's Plenty Of Retail Opportunity For Third Parties On Switch, Says Sold Out Boss
Worms? For god's sake, I remember playing that as a kid on the Amiga! Can't we have some new ideas?
Re: Yoshiaki Koizumi Says Non-Traditional Nintendo IPs Are Bound For Switch Next Year
@Heavyarms55, Advance Wars is an extremely good series of games. For a triple A release though I think they'd have to come up with a setting more epic.
Re: Yoshiaki Koizumi Says Non-Traditional Nintendo IPs Are Bound For Switch Next Year
@Heavyarms55, I agree. Nintendo has a flagship franchise in pretty much every genre, except one - strategy.
I know it's not a category of game that consoles have ever been much known for, even so though, to me it's a glaring omission. Something rich, epic and amazing, which would be to strategy what Zelda is to RPGs. That'd be a dream come true!
Re: Yoshiaki Koizumi Says Non-Traditional Nintendo IPs Are Bound For Switch Next Year
This is great to hear. Nintendo should never have vacated its spot as the main force in videogames. To ever get it back they need IPs that have an "adult" look. Yes, we all know their games are fabulously well crafted experiences. Sadly though that'll never be enough by itself. I hope this is what Koizumi means when he talks about "non traditional".