@Dr_G_Lemaitre thinking about it, with the game's Russia link and the little Russian dancers before it... I wonder why they chose to use the Shuttle and not a Russian rocket?
There's loads they could do, just seems like an excuse to me... they should try implementing ideas from elsewhere, if we have to wait for some big Nintendo idea I fear they will just spoil it...
HD graphics so we can actually play F-Zero on current TVs
Maybe a few flying sections like MK or Sonic?
Knockout mode is a great shout...
Story mode based on the original characters
Customisable vehicles, maybe you could win or even scavenge parts from crashed vehicles?
Events... I'd like to see online tournaments where you can literally sit in the stadium and watch if you aren't playing or have been knocked out... it could be set up the same view for all rather than thousands.. but it would feel like you are at an F1 event (F-Zero)... could add more interesting features to the pits etc...
Some kind of mini game where you have to control the pit lane robot/hovering recharge ufo thing... perhaps it could be a collaboration with Part Time UFO?
OPTIONAL (can't stress that enough) joycon motion control
OK, nothing ground breaking here perhaps... but as long as it's a solid racer with that Nintendo feel I think 99% of fans will be over the moon! Only Nintendo seem to be fixated on big ideas that can go either way... play it safe with this and I doubt anyone will be upset.
@infernogott possibly... though, done well, who knows? All they have to do is add a futuristic descendant of Link and some other tech styled Mushroom Kingdom characters... that tough Mario and Luigi from Tekken!? And people would get on board... there really is loads they could do... they did mention adding RPG elements at one point, and other stuff... ... maybe a gritty, futuristic cyberpunk racer is just too far away from their comfort zone these days? Whatever their reasoning, it doesn't change the fact, it's what I'd like to see from them.
It isn't that I wanted more, I'd just like something... a crumb from the table... please Nintendo... I'm starving...
Nope, again... I accept many really appreciate what's on offer, but it seems they aren't bothered about making the games I want to play these days... perhaps my style of gaming went out of fashion with the Gamecube?
OK, I'm pleased to see a new Mario Golf game, but that's not exactly going to set the world on fire is it.... its golf (Galf these days).
The whole F-Zero, Waverace, 1080, Pilotwings (a proper one not a remaster of the demo they put out on the 3DS) snub is ridiculous now... if you're not into slow paced games, jrpgs and turn based efforts, well move along there's nothing for you here anymore. This complaint is so old it's now a cliché, but that isn't my fault... more of a reflection on Nintendo.
It genuinely puzzles me how they can say they don't have anything new to add to F-Zero, yet we can't even play it in HD... and they'll seemingly re-master anything they can get their hands on in certain genres... I'm bored of their output simple as that.
Rather than the worst Zelda I've ever played, why not remaster some great Gamecube games, yeah F-Zero... again...
We've been playing the same MarioKart for what, SEVEN years across two systems? ... I mean, come on.... some new tracks? Maybe?? ... no...
Thankfully there's plenty of interesting indie stuff out there, but Nintendo... I have little interest these days. Until MK 9 eventually drops... unless they decided to keep it on mobile rather than bring it to their next rpg heavy, water my garden, arrange my room, paint gun snorefest of a machine... we'll see i guess.
I really like the look of this, but do we know anything yet about the content?
It looks like it needs some more characters to me, and I'd like to know how extensive the single player mode is going to be, before I make a decision to buy it.
Currently it looks pretty expensive, as do most of the games when compared to those on PS4 etc.
I don't really care too much about the format of the Direct, as long as it has the information and content I'm looking for. Sadly this one didn't.
I'm not a JRPG or turn based fan, though I will get Pokemon Yellow for old times sake... There seemed to be far too many RPGs and not enough platforming or racing... Nintendo where are your racers!?
I can't see me buying anything for the Wii U for some time, no way will I get a HD remake of a game I already have that will work on the system!? ... If they produced a HD F-Zero or Waverace (something we currently dont have) I'd be putting my money down now...
The fact that the big surprise reveal was a single new character being added to Smash was really poor too... Not going to get excited about that either....
The Fox facelift looks a bit better, it almost looks exciting now, until seeing the slippy hacking bit and awful looking control method... Still, glad they pulled it back if these are the results. I'm more hopeful it will be an 8/9 game rather than a 6/7 now.
They hit the nail bang on the head for me with 3D World, MarioKart 8 and it's DLC, and now Maker I suppose... But it just isn't enough and release dates are too few and far between.
I'm at the point where I wish Nintendo would just release its games on the more popular platforms (PC/PS4) rather than messing with another new system.
What are they doing to ensure I (a gamer who has owned every nintendo home console) go out any buys an NX? Delaying games in an already threadbare line up.
@Aromaiden I don't know, I saw that too and wasn't overly impressed. It looks like an old game constrained by old tech. Lack of enemies/slow speed etc... (Two screen mechanics possibly mean game has to play at slow(ish) pace?).
Perhaps Bayonettas crazy visuals have raised the bar, this looks sedate to me by comparison. But like I said, I would really like to be wrong... Very wrong!
I fear this is their big NX plan/secret, some kind of multiplayer system.
I don't really care about multiplayer unless the opponent is in the same room as me... And not interested in co-op either, they always let you down! Haha!
whayever NX turns out to be, it will be interesting to re-visit threads like this one.
As a WiiU owner they can satisfy me by releasing new MK8 dlc, making sure SMM online features are top notch and maybe sorting us out with an HD F-Zero, Waverace and/or PilotWings...
I think for the NX to be the success Nintendo needs, they will have to make it VERY different to current consoles, not just try and match their specs.
A powerful Nintendo console coming to the market late won't do much to sway PS4/XB1 owners, and it won't fly off the shelves in great enough numbers to hold on to the third party devs it would need. It has to be something else entirely.
Listening to what Nintendo has been saying in other areas there are a few buzz words that have been popping up like 'fun' and 'social'. So I expect their re-newed interest in e-sports will play a significant role in whatever NX turns out to be.
The best thing Nintendo can do is step away from the current gaming model entirely and create something fresh and new (start from zero?).
So, what might that be?
I'm not sure, perhaps it will be a personal controller that hooks up to a global online network that isn't bound by a home consoles spec? This may be playable on any internet enabled device (yep even mobile and WiiU?) ...
Though I guess that isn't a new idea...
Whatever it is, it will need to be better than just a more powerful system that plays Nintendo games.
Telling people why they think what they think and that they are stupid isn't likely to go down all that well. We clearly have opposing views and your explanation of why I hold my view is way off.
I'm all for innovation and new technology, but I see nothing innovative in the near future from Nintendo. Just wafer thin ideas and a cobbled on motion/offscreen than may or may not work (not my issue).
I had Shoot-em-up Construction Kit waaaay back on the C64 so I don't even see Mario Maker as anything all that ground breaking.
I know what you mean about Zelda though, anything before SNES era and I struggle to get into it now. Maybe that's because I didn't play those games when they were new?
@Mona-Reggie I agree, it really does look like a kids game. The characters look like Fisher Price toys..
They really have chosen the wrong franchise for this game... Metroid has always worked best when it has been about isolation, with a tense atmosphere almost like the film Alien.
If they had Luigi, Mario and Toad, teaming up, running around with E Gadd equipment, taking down similar foes, ghosts monsters etc I bet there would be a positive fan buzz for exactly the same game!
I wonder if it started out as a Metroid title or if they slapped it on at some point in the hope it may increase sales?
What if you bought a Nespresso machine because you loved the way their espressos tasted. But after a while they cut half the ingredients back so it didn't taste as good and no other pods would fit in the damn machine?
@Koopa-King I see these spin offs as cut corners... Stop-gaps.
Metroid FF, the Animal Crossing board game etc (even Mario Maker to an extent vs Galaxy) must all be easier and quicker to develop than the games where these franchises earned their reputations and gained their following... The games that Nintendo consumers want to buy.
Not grateful? I don't feel the need to be grateful when I'm paying for things. It is Nintendo who should be grateful for our continued support. There aren't many of us left so they should be very careful!
I'd like to say two things to Nintendo..
Firstly if you're going to do a few spin offs then make sure you have enough of your bread and butter / AAA titles coming out at the same time... For many the WiiU is a second system only bought to play the games you are (for the foreseeable future) not providing!
And secondly, transforming things from beautiful butterflies into ugly caterpillars is plain dumb. Did you think we wouldn't notice!? It looks to me like you are cutting corners and taking easy options... Then telling us we don't understand when we pick you up on it!?
It's like they've gotten too big for their boots. They are a company that makes video games, that is all...
Flaunting Muppet versions of themselves as if they are stars while showing bugger all in the way of decent 'new' software made me shake my head in disbelief. It was as if they were taking the p***!
Also, back in the NES, SNES and N64 days, many Nintendo games like Starfox didn't look like games aimed at kids. Sure, they weren't super realistic, but that was due to the limitations of graphics at the time, now virtually every game made by Nintendo looks like it has been designed for a five year old (even if that isn't how they play) ... and for many gamers that is quite a hurdle to overcome.
For me, a game like WaveRace, Pilotwings (a proper one not the glorified 3d demo), F-Zero or a Metroid is sorely missing from the WiiU line up.
No surprise here, I don't agree with Miyamoto... Others have made good points about marketing the console and not having good enough games at launch.
But also, why were kids going to buy a WiiU to play the same (similar) Nintendo games they could play on their 3DS and a few botched 3rd party games from the console generation that was on its way out at that point?
It took far too long to get to anything really that exciting, in many ways the wrong games (as good as some of them were) came out first, and some of the games that may have helped to sell the system never will now.
Sadly I can't see NX being any different to WiiU, especially after the 'affordable' comments... Under powered again!? = bye bye decent 3rd part developers?!
I hope it's a success for them, ZombiU is a great game and one of the few genuinely scary games I've ever played. It deserves to reach a bigger audience.
Totally love this... The special sound effects are great! And I kinda like the idea that you can unlock and insert your own amiibo into levels. But have to collect others (you don't own) from levels created by people who own them... If I have that right? ... Almost Poke-esque, genius!
I think they'd be better off delaying this and completely re-thinking the look.... and possibly changing the locks and not giving Miyamoto a key!
Some of the canyon sections etc do look quite dynamic and I've always liked the sense of scale in the Landmaster sections. But overall this looks soooo sloooow and not much fun... The Treehouse guy was having to slow right down to shoot things, where's the fun in that!?
I will get MarioMaker, Yoshi and mabe Zelda if it ever sees the light of day.... just 3 games I'm interested in and all were already known before E3.
Sad thing is the more and more and more they show of these games, the more secrets and fun they are taking away from the experience of playing them for the first time...
I don't trust Nintendo enough to buy an NX, my early adopting days are over. After feeling let down, lied to and ripped off by both 3DS (it did pick up for a while, but now it's a kids toy) and their poor support for the WiiU.
I'd say the entitlement comes over a bit extreme from some, but if you've been good enough to give Nintendo money for one of their consoles then they ought to support it adequately. One game I'm interested in every 4 to 6 months really isn't good enough now is it?
Can't agree with those that say U has better games than PS4... As much as I love MarioKart, Pikmin, 3D World etc... There are huge waits between games I'm interested in on WiiU, I can't remember the last time my MK disk was taken out of the console...
There's a ton more games out on PS4 now and loads of the older stuff can be picked up for £20. Wolfenstein the Old Blood is just £15 new and reminds me so much of playing Goldeneye!!
They must have known they had bugger all prior to the event surely!?
Time he fell on his sword and they brought someone in to turn things around.
If you have next to no third party support you cant afford to F around with your fans or your franchises. what the hell do they think people buy Nintendo consoles for?
Either an F-Zero or Wave Race HD re-make would have been received better than Tennis!
Or some visual proof of continued support for MarioKart... They must have some artists working in new tracks? why not show some early ideas and have us vote which ones get made? ... We didn't need to see more Wool, or MarioMaker or minutes and minutes of filler!!
It's like they don't have a clue sometimes.... But then just when you think they're done, they go and surprise you.... ???
I think they've shown too much of Yoshi's Wooly World. My hype for this one peaked a couple of weeks ago. Now wthe more of it I see, the more I wonder if there will be anything left to discover? Will it just feel 'meh' now as every secret and clever play mechanic has been given away before the game is even on store shelves?
Moan, moan, moan, bloody Nintendo ruining my day... Grrrrr! ;P
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Re: Memory Pak: The First Time I Saw The Rocket In Tetris
@JasmineDragon great info! That makes sense of it, thanks! I'm going to have to look that up and learn more about it!
Re: Memory Pak: The First Time I Saw The Rocket In Tetris
@Dr_G_Lemaitre thinking about it, with the game's Russia link and the little Russian dancers before it... I wonder why they chose to use the Shuttle and not a Russian rocket?
Re: Memory Pak: The First Time I Saw The Rocket In Tetris
Easiest way to see the Space Shuttle is to play Game B and beat it at level 9 / high 5
Re: F-Zero Isn't Dead - It's Just Sleeping, Says Nintendo Legend Takaya Imamura
There's loads they could do, just seems like an excuse to me... they should try implementing ideas from elsewhere, if we have to wait for some big Nintendo idea I fear they will just spoil it...
OK, nothing ground breaking here perhaps... but as long as it's a solid racer with that Nintendo feel I think 99% of fans will be over the moon! Only Nintendo seem to be fixated on big ideas that can go either way... play it safe with this and I doubt anyone will be upset.
Re: Balan Wonderworld Is Getting A Suspicious Amount Of 10/10 Metacritic User Reviews
@KateGray
one way to embiggen sales I guess...
Re: Talking Point: Which Old Game Series Would You Like To See Revived?
Surprised no one's mentioned F-Zero or Waverave? ...
Those... obviously Daytona, and I'd love to see an HD remaster of 1080° Avalanche.... and maybe SSX Tricky tricky tricky and Timesplitters 2!
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The February 2021 Nintendo Direct, Then?
@infernogott possibly... though, done well, who knows? All they have to do is add a futuristic descendant of Link and some other tech styled Mushroom Kingdom characters... that tough Mario and Luigi from Tekken!? And people would get on board... there really is loads they could do... they did mention adding RPG elements at one point, and other stuff... ... maybe a gritty, futuristic cyberpunk racer is just too far away from their comfort zone these days? Whatever their reasoning, it doesn't change the fact, it's what I'd like to see from them.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The February 2021 Nintendo Direct, Then?
@Simmo sad but true
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of The February 2021 Nintendo Direct, Then?
It isn't that I wanted more, I'd just like something... a crumb from the table... please Nintendo... I'm starving...
Nope, again... I accept many really appreciate what's on offer, but it seems they aren't bothered about making the games I want to play these days... perhaps my style of gaming went out of fashion with the Gamecube?
OK, I'm pleased to see a new Mario Golf game, but that's not exactly going to set the world on fire is it.... its golf (Galf these days).
The whole F-Zero, Waverace, 1080, Pilotwings (a proper one not a remaster of the demo they put out on the 3DS) snub is ridiculous now... if you're not into slow paced games, jrpgs and turn based efforts, well move along there's nothing for you here anymore. This complaint is so old it's now a cliché, but that isn't my fault... more of a reflection on Nintendo.
It genuinely puzzles me how they can say they don't have anything new to add to F-Zero, yet we can't even play it in HD... and they'll seemingly re-master anything they can get their hands on in certain genres... I'm bored of their output simple as that.
Rather than the worst Zelda I've ever played, why not remaster some great Gamecube games, yeah F-Zero... again...
We've been playing the same MarioKart for what, SEVEN years across two systems? ... I mean, come on.... some new tracks? Maybe?? ... no...
Thankfully there's plenty of interesting indie stuff out there, but Nintendo... I have little interest these days. Until MK 9 eventually drops... unless they decided to keep it on mobile rather than bring it to their next rpg heavy, water my garden, arrange my room, paint gun snorefest of a machine... we'll see i guess.
Re: First Impressions: Going Hand-to-Hand With ARMS
I really like the look of this, but do we know anything yet about the content?
It looks like it needs some more characters to me, and I'd like to know how extensive the single player mode is going to be, before I make a decision to buy it.
Currently it looks pretty expensive, as do most of the games when compared to those on PS4 etc.
Re: Poll: Did The Nintendo Direct Comeback Fire on All Cylinders?
I don't really care too much about the format of the Direct, as long as it has the information and content I'm looking for. Sadly this one didn't.
I'm not a JRPG or turn based fan, though I will get Pokemon Yellow for old times sake... There seemed to be far too many RPGs and not enough platforming or racing... Nintendo where are your racers!?
I can't see me buying anything for the Wii U for some time, no way will I get a HD remake of a game I already have that will work on the system!? ... If they produced a HD F-Zero or Waverace (something we currently dont have) I'd be putting my money down now...
The fact that the big surprise reveal was a single new character being added to Smash was really poor too... Not going to get excited about that either....
The Fox facelift looks a bit better, it almost looks exciting now, until seeing the slippy hacking bit and awful looking control method... Still, glad they pulled it back if these are the results. I'm more hopeful it will be an 8/9 game rather than a 6/7 now.
They hit the nail bang on the head for me with 3D World, MarioKart 8 and it's DLC, and now Maker I suppose... But it just isn't enough and release dates are too few and far between.
I'm at the point where I wish Nintendo would just release its games on the more popular platforms (PC/PS4) rather than messing with another new system.
Re: Talking Point: Star Fox Zero's Delay Could Be The Final Nail In The Wii U's Coffin
What are they doing to ensure I (a gamer who has owned every nintendo home console) go out any buys an NX? Delaying games in an already threadbare line up.
D'oh!!
Re: Video: Nintendo Minute Shows Off The Best Facebook Super Mario Maker Hackathon Levels
Can't wait to get my hands on this game!
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Game Updates and DLC Are Fantastic, Albeit Starved of Attention
I neeeeeeed more MarioKart DLC!
Re: Feature: Taking to the Skies for a Final Look at the Star Fox Zero E3 Build
@Aromaiden I don't know, I saw that too and wasn't overly impressed. It looks like an old game constrained by old tech. Lack of enemies/slow speed etc... (Two screen mechanics possibly mean game has to play at slow(ish) pace?).
Perhaps Bayonettas crazy visuals have raised the bar, this looks sedate to me by comparison. But like I said, I would really like to be wrong... Very wrong!
Re: Feature: Taking to the Skies for a Final Look at the Star Fox Zero E3 Build
Imagine how much better this could be with a VR Headset instead of the Gamepad + TV combo....
Re: Feature: Taking to the Skies for a Final Look at the Star Fox Zero E3 Build
I want to like this game, but it still looks slow, empty and a bit lame... Hope I'm wrong.
Re: Poll: Does Nintendo's Drive Towards Multiplayer Gaming Appeal to You?
I fear this is their big NX plan/secret, some kind of multiplayer system.
I don't really care about multiplayer unless the opponent is in the same room as me... And not interested in co-op either, they always let you down! Haha!
Re: Talking Point: The Pros, Cons and Questionable Likelihood of a Nintendo NX Release in Summer 2016
I hope it's all true. The timing and the success... To sell like that it would have to be something truly brilliant
What if it's a projection device for holographic 3D games? Or glasses that shoot images directly into your pupils!?
Re: Nintendo NX Will Avoid The Launch Issues Which Plagued 3DS And Wii U, Claims Iwata
whayever NX turns out to be, it will be interesting to re-visit threads like this one.
As a WiiU owner they can satisfy me by releasing new MK8 dlc, making sure SMM online features are top notch and maybe sorting us out with an HD F-Zero, Waverace and/or PilotWings...
Re: We Can't Release Virtual Console Games Any Faster As It Would Impact New Development, Says Iwata
Just looking at the image above and wondering what they paid to have their egos stroked by the Henson Muppet makers?
Re: We Can't Release Virtual Console Games Any Faster As It Would Impact New Development, Says Iwata
Even if the answers are the same old excuses, it's good to see that the shareholders are asking these kind of questions.
Re: Nintendo Reportedly Pitched NX To Third Parties During E3 2015
I think for the NX to be the success Nintendo needs, they will have to make it VERY different to current consoles, not just try and match their specs.
A powerful Nintendo console coming to the market late won't do much to sway PS4/XB1 owners, and it won't fly off the shelves in great enough numbers to hold on to the third party devs it would need. It has to be something else entirely.
Listening to what Nintendo has been saying in other areas there are a few buzz words that have been popping up like 'fun' and 'social'. So I expect their re-newed interest in e-sports will play a significant role in whatever NX turns out to be.
The best thing Nintendo can do is step away from the current gaming model entirely and create something fresh and new (start from zero?).
So, what might that be?
I'm not sure, perhaps it will be a personal controller that hooks up to a global online network that isn't bound by a home consoles spec? This may be playable on any internet enabled device (yep even mobile and WiiU?) ...
Though I guess that isn't a new idea...
Whatever it is, it will need to be better than just a more powerful system that plays Nintendo games.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Approach to Transforming Franchises Clashes With Fan Expectations
@shani
Telling people why they think what they think and that they are stupid isn't likely to go down all that well. We clearly have opposing views and your explanation of why I hold my view is way off.
I'm all for innovation and new technology, but I see nothing innovative in the near future from Nintendo. Just wafer thin ideas and a cobbled on motion/offscreen than may or may not work (not my issue).
I had Shoot-em-up Construction Kit waaaay back on the C64 so I don't even see Mario Maker as anything all that ground breaking.
I know what you mean about Zelda though, anything before SNES era and I struggle to get into it now. Maybe that's because I didn't play those games when they were new?
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Approach to Transforming Franchises Clashes With Fan Expectations
@shani condescending much?
Innovation isn't the issue here, that's just what Nintendo are spinning it as.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Approach to Transforming Franchises Clashes With Fan Expectations
@Mona-Reggie I agree, it really does look like a kids game. The characters look like Fisher Price toys..
They really have chosen the wrong franchise for this game... Metroid has always worked best when it has been about isolation, with a tense atmosphere almost like the film Alien.
If they had Luigi, Mario and Toad, teaming up, running around with E Gadd equipment, taking down similar foes, ghosts monsters etc I bet there would be a positive fan buzz for exactly the same game!
I wonder if it started out as a Metroid title or if they slapped it on at some point in the hope it may increase sales?
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Approach to Transforming Franchises Clashes With Fan Expectations
What if you bought a Nespresso machine because you loved the way their espressos tasted. But after a while they cut half the ingredients back so it didn't taste as good and no other pods would fit in the damn machine?
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Approach to Transforming Franchises Clashes With Fan Expectations
@Kirk couldn't agree more!
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Approach to Transforming Franchises Clashes With Fan Expectations
@Koopa-King I see these spin offs as cut corners... Stop-gaps.
Metroid FF, the Animal Crossing board game etc (even Mario Maker to an extent vs Galaxy) must all be easier and quicker to develop than the games where these franchises earned their reputations and gained their following... The games that Nintendo consumers want to buy.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Approach to Transforming Franchises Clashes With Fan Expectations
Not grateful? I don't feel the need to be grateful when I'm paying for things. It is Nintendo who should be grateful for our continued support. There aren't many of us left so they should be very careful!
I'd like to say two things to Nintendo..
Firstly if you're going to do a few spin offs then make sure you have enough of your bread and butter / AAA titles coming out at the same time... For many the WiiU is a second system only bought to play the games you are (for the foreseeable future) not providing!
And secondly, transforming things from beautiful butterflies into ugly caterpillars is plain dumb. Did you think we wouldn't notice!? It looks to me like you are cutting corners and taking easy options... Then telling us we don't understand when we pick you up on it!?
Re: Feature: The Biggest Wii U eShop Games of 2015 - Summer Edition
F Zero, I mean Fast Racing Neo, or 'F neo' as I may start calling it is my top need from that list... Then the 90s Arcade Racer.
Re: Reggie Fils-Aime Tackles Metroid Prime: Federation Force and amiibo Criticism
It's like they've gotten too big for their boots. They are a company that makes video games, that is all...
Flaunting Muppet versions of themselves as if they are stars while showing bugger all in the way of decent 'new' software made me shake my head in disbelief. It was as if they were taking the p***!
Re: Tablets Stole The Wii U's Thunder, Laments Shigeru Miyamoto
Also, back in the NES, SNES and N64 days, many Nintendo games like Starfox didn't look like games aimed at kids. Sure, they weren't super realistic, but that was due to the limitations of graphics at the time, now virtually every game made by Nintendo looks like it has been designed for a five year old (even if that isn't how they play) ... and for many gamers that is quite a hurdle to overcome.
For me, a game like WaveRace, Pilotwings (a proper one not the glorified 3d demo), F-Zero or a Metroid is sorely missing from the WiiU line up.
Re: Tablets Stole The Wii U's Thunder, Laments Shigeru Miyamoto
I think if WiiU proves anything, it proves that NX will need more than the 'fans' to succeed...
Re: Tablets Stole The Wii U's Thunder, Laments Shigeru Miyamoto
No surprise here, I don't agree with Miyamoto... Others have made good points about marketing the console and not having good enough games at launch.
But also, why were kids going to buy a WiiU to play the same (similar) Nintendo games they could play on their 3DS and a few botched 3rd party games from the console generation that was on its way out at that point?
It took far too long to get to anything really that exciting, in many ways the wrong games (as good as some of them were) came out first, and some of the games that may have helped to sell the system never will now.
Sadly I can't see NX being any different to WiiU, especially after the 'affordable' comments... Under powered again!? = bye bye decent 3rd part developers?!
Re: Australian Rating Confirms That ZombiU is Shuffling Its Way to Xbox One
I hope it's a success for them, ZombiU is a great game and one of the few genuinely scary games I've ever played. It deserves to reach a bigger audience.
Re: Super Mario Maker Will Allow You to Unlock amiibo Mystery Suits for Figures You Don't Own
Totally love this... The special sound effects are great! And I kinda like the idea that you can unlock and insert your own amiibo into levels. But have to collect others (you don't own) from levels created by people who own them... If I have that right? ... Almost Poke-esque, genius!
Re: Video: Star Fox Zero - What We Know So Far
I think they'd be better off delaying this and completely re-thinking the look.... and possibly changing the locks and not giving Miyamoto a key!
Some of the canyon sections etc do look quite dynamic and I've always liked the sense of scale in the Landmaster sections. But overall this looks soooo sloooow and not much fun... The Treehouse guy was having to slow right down to shoot things, where's the fun in that!?
Re: Take More Risks With Your eShop Purchases, Pleads Nintendo's Damon Baker
How about you just shut up make games consumers want to buy and things will look after themselves?
Getting pig sick of this 'we know best' attitude shown by Nintendo lately.
Re: Reggie Fils-Aime Attempts To Explain Why Zelda Wii U Wasn't At E3 2015
My frustration grows further with every stupid word coming out of their mouths... Damage control this is not!
I don't really care about this game or that not being shown, what makes me angry is the lack of anything I'm remotely interested in after SMMaker...
...... Aaand
The lack of anything I'm interested in before it!!
Re: Poll: How Excited Are You About Nintendo's E3 Games?
I will get MarioMaker, Yoshi and mabe Zelda if it ever sees the light of day.... just 3 games I'm interested in and all were already known before E3.
Sad thing is the more and more and more they show of these games, the more secrets and fun they are taking away from the experience of playing them for the first time...
Re: Next Metroid Prime Home Console Title "Would Likely Now be on NX"
I don't trust Nintendo enough to buy an NX, my early adopting days are over. After feeling let down, lied to and ripped off by both 3DS (it did pick up for a while, but now it's a kids toy) and their poor support for the WiiU.
"Game Over Man"
Re: Talking Point: Metroid Prime: Federation Force and Entitled Fury
I'd say the entitlement comes over a bit extreme from some, but if you've been good enough to give Nintendo money for one of their consoles then they ought to support it adequately. One game I'm interested in every 4 to 6 months really isn't good enough now is it?
Re: Poll: How Excited Are You About Nintendo's E3 Games?
God, seeing the list like that makes me so glad I have another console to spend money on :-/
Re: Nintendo's E3 'Roadmap' Infographic Shows Off Upcoming Releases on Wii U and 3DS
Can't agree with those that say U has better games than PS4... As much as I love MarioKart, Pikmin, 3D World etc... There are huge waits between games I'm interested in on WiiU, I can't remember the last time my MK disk was taken out of the console...
There's a ton more games out on PS4 now and loads of the older stuff can be picked up for £20. Wolfenstein the Old Blood is just £15 new and reminds me so much of playing Goldeneye!!
Re: Nintendo's E3 'Roadmap' Infographic Shows Off Upcoming Releases on Wii U and 3DS
Not really no...
Re: Iwata Vows To Listen To E3 2015 Digital Event Feedback And "Work To Better Meet Your Expectations"
... No online multiplayer!?
All they need is a stock shortage and yea all boxes ticked ;P
Re: Iwata Vows To Listen To E3 2015 Digital Event Feedback And "Work To Better Meet Your Expectations"
... And I'd hardly say Starfox ticked all the relevant boxes? Who are you trying to kid?
Shoddy graphics, slow gameplay, motion controls every other fan secretly hopes they don't have to use...
Re: Iwata Vows To Listen To E3 2015 Digital Event Feedback And "Work To Better Meet Your Expectations"
YES it was that bad.
They must have known they had bugger all prior to the event surely!?
Time he fell on his sword and they brought someone in to turn things around.
If you have next to no third party support you cant afford to F around with your fans or your franchises. what the hell do they think people buy Nintendo consoles for?
Either an F-Zero or Wave Race HD re-make would have been received better than Tennis!
Or some visual proof of continued support for MarioKart... They must have some artists working in new tracks? why not show some early ideas and have us vote which ones get made? ... We didn't need to see more Wool, or MarioMaker or minutes and minutes of filler!!
It's like they don't have a clue sometimes.... But then just when you think they're done, they go and surprise you.... ???
Re: Reaction: Nintendo's E3 Digital Event Brought Franchises We Wanted, But Not The Blockbusters
I think they've shown too much of Yoshi's Wooly World. My hype for this one peaked a couple of weeks ago. Now wthe more of it I see, the more I wonder if there will be anything left to discover? Will it just feel 'meh' now as every secret and clever play mechanic has been given away before the game is even on store shelves?
Moan, moan, moan, bloody Nintendo ruining my day... Grrrrr! ;P