@pashaveliki Pretty much any multi-format site's comments on a Nintendo article are endless rants about how poor business performance mean the device they've never used is awful and somehow a personal attack on their "hardcore" values...
@LordLzGlad It's not wrong, but it can't hurt to ask. We're not DEMANDING it, but as he has the right to dislike it, we equally have the right to ask why, even if he doesn't want to answer. No need to make it aggressive!
No offence to this fine website, but this was my favourite source of gaming journalism (particularly in the N64 days). It's witty, well-written monthly content will be sorely missed!
If it's designed for WiiU first and ported later, then it's practically an exclusive title, you know the WiiU will get the best version possible, not bolted on tablet rubbish. Hurrah!
Sales would so help. Steam gets constant purchases from me thanks to them, and I end up paying more than I would without them, no doubt. Also: general support for the e/u/wii shops, it's good to be a little hands-off on people's work, but it does sound like Q&A testing just takes too long.
Loved the London one, but I hate that Europe doesn't get more so more people can't see it (even if it won't have Iwata, Zelda Williams and Koji Kondo making it extra magical!). Tour here too, darn it!
@BudrSbastig Well, if you don't why bother commenting? In fact, if your being pedantic about news content, when does anything posted on a sodding gaming website constitute SUPAIMPORTENTNEWSS1111!!!!eleventy-one!!!! It's about nintendo, not global politics, get over yourself.
I hope this is well advertised...Kid Icarus and Resi don't seem to have hit the market they deserve, and I'd hate for this to fall off people's radar as well, looks great so far!
The UK is an odd one: on the one hand I heard it's the second biggest gaming nation in the world after the USA (bigger than Japan!), and per head of population even more into games than Japan and the USA, but the culture isn't exactly "game friendly". The press disregard gaming at best, and villainize it at worst (Murdoch and co), and it's much less culturally accepted than in Japan. Still, selling is good, lets hope this much delayed tax relief brings some of the talented development studios back!
Good thing, childish behaviour at a proper event smears the reputation of everyone. Also: smells bad! I also think it's a bit rich that he gets to enter in several different countries. Don't get me wrong, people of any nationality should be able to enter the UK championships to ensure everyone gets a fair shot. However if what people said on ONM forums is true (takes an entire shot of salt!) and he and his friends enter in every country's event to get a better chance of reaching the final, that's not on. There are many people who won't get a shot at it since these guys take up places multiple times over.
Like many other here, loved Revelations to bits and I'm still playing it. Here's hoping sales keep going up, because not only would I like more, but I'd like to send a message that this kind of high-quality 3rd-party content is A Good Thing(tm)!
While I don't really see "active" games as exercise, or even care if they are, this was a terrible study and its lack of scientific rigour should be addressed. Firstly, the sample size of both groups was only 78 children (39 per group), which is far too small (although they did mostly use a proper selection process to be fair). Secondly, the amount of time spent on each game wasn't factored in at all. Thirdly, and possibly most importantly, the "exercise" was recorded by an accelerometer at hip height to track leg movement and turn this into effective "Calories burnt" for an average child. This is very foolish, since the games selected involved mostly upper-body movement, which isn't tracked at all. Finally, currently what exercise actually is good for you is something still under debate (see BBC's '3 minutes intensive exercise' story this week), so sweeping statements like this without taking other work into consideration are stupid. Basically, this is a headline-grabbing non-story using statistics (as most if not all of the "Wii games are good for you" studies were too). Still, all the kids got to keep the Wii's and games, so at least they're happy!
@DrCruse The Circle Pad you used might have been broken, I'm almost certain they should self-centre (via springs) like any other anolog stick. I miss the tilt of an anolog stick, but it doesn't faze me much, I've found the 3DS Circle Pad great so far!
Damn, I wanted a technically impressive Pokemon, and (though I maybe pre-judging), this will likely be the not-that-good-looking even-for-a-DS-game Black and White game engine. 3D battles Pokemon Company! You had it on the 64, Dragon Quest can do it, pleeeeaaase! A move to 3DS would force their hand, which is why I'd like it on that.
I think Nintendo are doing all they can, the rest is up to developers (to make lots of great games), and gamers to pay attention. Perhaps a change in advertising/selling tack would help too. At the moment, they all try and get one big burst of sales at launch and then mark success or condemnation based on that. If they go head to head with Ninty's top-flight titles, they will lose sales, simple as. No-ones going to let a new Zelda adventure go unplayed, and if, say, Rayman, Sonic or (even more difficult) a new IP stops appearing on shelves and advertising, people will forget about it unless they are in the small group of dedicated fans. A constant stock flow and more even advertising spread would really help. Resi: Revelations for example, sold out on day one around here, (with signs up, internet ads, the lot going), and that was it. They didn't announce new stock, stopped the adverts and it languished way out of sight in stores and website listings. Capcom wouldn't even tell me when it'd next be available! They didn't seem to care post-launch day. I just can't imagine it will get the general public buy-in if they don't wander in and consistently see it on shelves, or if it's not listed consistently as in-stock or advertised slightly online. Mario Kart Wii, Goldeneye, even the DS itself, all garnered massive sales though word of mouth and continued (slight) support over time. With DLC and the internet available to inform people, ever growing sales through word of mouth as wallets free up in dry-release spells is more than possible these days!
Signing up to Netflix gives you a one month trial, for those who aren't sure (I'm a LoveFilm subscriber, but I'm going to see what Netflix offers and I might move if the streaming selection is better)
I got the code e-mail....and it was missing the code! I'm not the only one either, there were several others with the same blank code entry commenting on the ONM story about Kid Icarus' release. No reply from Nintendo yet, so I'm hoping they're working on fixing it...
I seem to remember Miyamoto doing a talk about the DS several years ago, and a custom device Ninty had designed based on it for museums in Japan. It had a form of tracking, so it knew which exhibit you where at, and would show you close-ups and extra information in menus, it looked really smart. Hopefully something similar is on these 3DS (like some AR tagging of picture features)
It's always nice to have charts rather than vague, circumstantial guesses on how well these things are doing. Looking forward to having time to play Pullblox soon....
Glad to see this get a good review, especially after the other party hopefully (M&S at the London Olympics) isn't looking to good.
"...the Mario Party series is a perennial favourite, and rightly so. Those games are colourful, exciting and, most of all, fun." Did you play Mario Party 7!? It'd be more fun to paint dots on the GameCube and roll it into the M1! (2 was great though )!
I'm glad you did this review, I was sorely tempted, but concerned that it might (despite looking good in trailers) be lacking after so little coverage or reviews anywhere. Bad AI utterly ruined F1 2010 for me, so anything worse would be unbearable. A great shame! Oh well...* goes back to Mario Kart 7 *
The Phantom Hourglass moment was less notable if you'd played Another Code (is that Trace Memory in the US? The one with the White Haired Girl on an island), which had a similar puzzle. Still made me grin though! I always liked saving Epona and leaping to freedom. Every time I do it; in 3D, Virtual Console or a replay on the old N64, it brings back so many memories of what was (for young me) a defining moment in gaming.
That's less time than we had to wait for Smash Bros. Brawl to make it over here! I'm glad it's happening, it's an awesome game, but I hope this ends the persistent whining about how horrid Nintendo are to the America's and divert attention to place that really do get screwed over a lot (Australasia, natch).
@ninigou I do, for one. I shop online for most new releases, certainly, but you can get some much better deals on older (particularly pre-owned) games in the high street then you can on the net still.
These round table's are a great read! Bravo NL! I agree with @14. Whilst the mainstream media seems to be full of hate of the Wii generally (I've lost count of the number of Skyward Sword articles saying that Wii has had few good game 'til now), I think the number of distinct and under-appreciated titles might make it a cult console in years to come. Y'know, in the future, when all the current gen machines look rubbish and only gameplay shines though. There have been some really experimental ideas on Wii with controls and gameplay. Whilst shovelware dominated the charts and it did lack in AAA shiners the Xbox and Ps3 have been getting, the likes of Eledees/bits, Little King's Story, Red Steel 2, Murumasa, Boom Blox, S&P 2, MotoHeroz, Kororinpa, Xenoblade, Wii Music (hush you, it was a fun play about I say!), Zack and Wiki, any number of light gun titles, 2D platformers and a multitude other games that break the mould with unique concepts, might well stand the test of time, simply because they won't get superseded by new, shiner offerings so quickly. I for one have loved the Wii, it's something really different to my Xbox in terms of games and I've had the best multiplayer of the generation on it for sure. ... Oh, and the GameCube was great too!
Would like to see a review on here or in NGamer to get more details before deciding, but FreakyForms looks like it'll be ace (and people seem to be saying good things in the comments!)
@5, 6, 9 ah I see, I though so, I just wasn't sure if my Layton-loving mate hadn't got a copy from foreign climbs! It's a shame the States had to wait, but it does make more sense after the 4th game introduces some of the characters! (A side note: I thought it wasn't half-bad, an enjoyable animated romp)
I'm skeptical after Sumo's not-so-sparkling work on the Wii version, but I'm hoping for something great! Stupid release window though, Kart, Land 3D, Kirby Mass Attack and Skyward Sword within a week!
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Re: Nintendo's Stock Price Jumps Higher than Mario
@pashaveliki Pretty much any multi-format site's comments on a Nintendo article are endless rants about how poor business performance mean the device they've never used is awful and somehow a personal attack on their "hardcore" values...
Re: Doesn't Look Like Minecraft Will Be Coming To Wii U Anytime Soon
@LordLzGlad It's not wrong, but it can't hurt to ask. We're not DEMANDING it, but as he has the right to dislike it, we equally have the right to ask why, even if he doesn't want to answer. No need to make it aggressive!
Re: Doesn't Look Like Minecraft Will Be Coming To Wii U Anytime Soon
Could NL dig a bit and find out why? Without a reason, it just seems like it's a "up-yours" to WiiU owners!
Re: Rayman Legends Boss and Dev Team Protest Wii U Release Delay
Lovely to see! Now I want Ubisoft to respond in some way...
Re: Future Publishing Shutters Nintendo Gamer Magazine
No offence to this fine website, but this was my favourite source of gaming journalism (particularly in the N64 days). It's witty, well-written monthly content will be sorely missed!
Re: First Impressions: Wii U Panorama View
in response to sub-title
>10 Print "LOOK AROUND YOU"
>20 GOTO 10
>RUN
Re: Try New Super Mario Bros. 2 at Games Britannia Next Week
I'm going Saturday, since that when my mates were free, but I might pop down Sunday too, just to see the Martin Hollis/Eurocom interview.
Re: Ubisoft 'Not Really Saying' That Rayman Legends is Wii U Exclusive
If it's designed for WiiU first and ported later, then it's practically an exclusive title, you know the WiiU will get the best version possible, not bolted on tablet rubbish. Hurrah!
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo Should Offer Indie Game Bundles
Sales would so help. Steam gets constant purchases from me thanks to them, and I end up paying more than I would without them, no doubt. Also: general support for the e/u/wii shops, it's good to be a little hands-off on people's work, but it does sound like Q&A testing just takes too long.
Re: Marvel Pinball 3D's eShop Release Swings Closer
Short of Fuse Games making another Metroid Pinball (or ninty giving us a new Pokemon Pinball of course!), this should sate my pinball-on-the-go needs!
Re: Feature: Three reasons Why Mario's Next Adventure Should Visit Subcon
Nice reasoning. Loved: "..Even if a player wanted to go alone – though it’s dangerous to go alone ..." in-particular!
Re: Zelda Concert Tour Returns to North America
Loved the London one, but I hate that Europe doesn't get more so more people can't see it (even if it won't have Iwata, Zelda Williams and Koji Kondo making it extra magical!). Tour here too, darn it!
Re: Nintendo Confirms E3 2012 Press Conference Date & Time
Bank Holiday! For once I can watch it live!
Re: Nintendo UK Boss David Yarnton Suffers Health Scare
@BudrSbastig Well, if you don't why bother commenting? In fact, if your being pedantic about news content, when does anything posted on a sodding gaming website constitute SUPAIMPORTENTNEWSS1111!!!!eleventy-one!!!! It's about nintendo, not global politics, get over yourself.
Glad to hear he's ok!
Re: Heroes of Ruin is GAME-Exclusive in UK
Does this mean Amazon UK won't have it, or is this high street only? Because GAME and GameStation are hollow ghost-shops round these 'ere parts.
Re: IGN Pegs Heroes of Ruin for 26th June
I hope this is well advertised...Kid Icarus and Resi don't seem to have hit the market they deserve, and I'd hate for this to fall off people's radar as well, looks great so far!
Re: Resident Evil Revelations Producer Says Series Needs Action for Success
Hey, if they are as good as the excellent Revelations and the truly classic Resi 4, I'll buy 'em regardless of style!
Re: Video Games Become the Biggest Entertainment Medium in UK
The UK is an odd one: on the one hand I heard it's the second biggest gaming nation in the world after the USA (bigger than Japan!), and per head of population even more into games than Japan and the USA, but the culture isn't exactly "game friendly". The press disregard gaming at best, and villainize it at worst (Murdoch and co), and it's much less culturally accepted than in Japan. Still, selling is good, lets hope this much delayed tax relief brings some of the talented development studios back!
Re: Feature: Obscure Series That Should Return on Wii U
I am the best, yes, Impact...
Dash!Dash!Dash!
(I <3 Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon!)
Re: eShop Welcomes You With Update Notifications
@Bass_X0 More days should have oddly suitable Godleneye quotes used!
Re: Inafune Plans to Release King of Pirates Worldwide
Re: Pokémon Champion Stripped of Title After Hotel Incident
Good thing, childish behaviour at a proper event smears the reputation of everyone. Also: smells bad! I also think it's a bit rich that he gets to enter in several different countries. Don't get me wrong, people of any nationality should be able to enter the UK championships to ensure everyone gets a fair shot. However if what people said on ONM forums is true (takes an entire shot of salt!) and he and his friends enter in every country's event to get a better chance of reaching the final, that's not on. There are many people who won't get a shot at it since these guys take up places multiple times over.
Re: Capcom Open to More 3DS Resident Evils
Like many other here, loved Revelations to bits and I'm still playing it. Here's hoping sales keep going up, because not only would I like more, but I'd like to send a message that this kind of high-quality 3rd-party content is A Good Thing(tm)!
Re: Retro Game Master Headed to DVD
@Kafei2006 Thank you! I've wanted to give this ago for a while...
Re: Wii Motion Gaming Won't Guarantee Better Fitness
While I don't really see "active" games as exercise, or even care if they are, this was a terrible study and its lack of scientific rigour should be addressed. Firstly, the sample size of both groups was only 78 children (39 per group), which is far too small (although they did mostly use a proper selection process to be fair). Secondly, the amount of time spent on each game wasn't factored in at all. Thirdly, and possibly most importantly, the "exercise" was recorded by an accelerometer at hip height to track leg movement and turn this into effective "Calories burnt" for an average child. This is very foolish, since the games selected involved mostly upper-body movement, which isn't tracked at all. Finally, currently what exercise actually is good for you is something still under debate (see BBC's '3 minutes intensive exercise' story this week), so sweeping statements like this without taking other work into consideration are stupid. Basically, this is a headline-grabbing non-story using statistics (as most if not all of the "Wii games are good for you" studies were too). Still, all the kids got to keep the Wii's and games, so at least they're happy!
Re: Wii U Controller Originally Had Proper Analogue Sticks
@DrCruse The Circle Pad you used might have been broken, I'm almost certain they should self-centre (via springs) like any other anolog stick. I miss the tilt of an anolog stick, but it doesn't faze me much, I've found the 3DS Circle Pad great so far!
Re: Pokémon Black & White Version 2 Announced
Damn, I wanted a technically impressive Pokemon, and (though I maybe pre-judging), this will likely be the not-that-good-looking even-for-a-DS-game Black and White game engine. 3D battles Pokemon Company! You had it on the 64, Dragon Quest can do it, pleeeeaaase! A move to 3DS would force their hand, which is why I'd like it on that.
Re: Review: Metal Gear Solid (Game Boy Color)
Brillant game, so much content, and it pushed the GBC super hard!
Re: Talking Point: 3DS Depends on Nintendo Titles for Success
I think Nintendo are doing all they can, the rest is up to developers (to make lots of great games), and gamers to pay attention. Perhaps a change in advertising/selling tack would help too. At the moment, they all try and get one big burst of sales at launch and then mark success or condemnation based on that. If they go head to head with Ninty's top-flight titles, they will lose sales, simple as. No-ones going to let a new Zelda adventure go unplayed, and if, say, Rayman, Sonic or (even more difficult) a new IP stops appearing on shelves and advertising, people will forget about it unless they are in the small group of dedicated fans. A constant stock flow and more even advertising spread would really help. Resi: Revelations for example, sold out on day one around here, (with signs up, internet ads, the lot going), and that was it. They didn't announce new stock, stopped the adverts and it languished way out of sight in stores and website listings. Capcom wouldn't even tell me when it'd next be available! They didn't seem to care post-launch day. I just can't imagine it will get the general public buy-in if they don't wander in and consistently see it on shelves, or if it's not listed consistently as in-stock or advertised slightly online. Mario Kart Wii, Goldeneye, even the DS itself, all garnered massive sales though word of mouth and continued (slight) support over time. With DLC and the internet available to inform people, ever growing sales through word of mouth as wallets free up in dry-release spells is more than possible these days!
Re: Sami Cetin Sets New Super Mario Kart World Record
@Hipster-Dashie: Still, mad-props for that time!
How does SMK world-record breaking work? Does everyone have to play PAL, or are there two charts?
Re: Out Today: Resident Evil Revelations (North America)
Got it a while ago, abosolutely awesome title thus far!
Re: Kid Icarus: Uprising Trailer Shoots Past
I didn't really care for this but...the glorious puns...now I'm not so sure!
Re: Review: Duracell Wii Charging Stand
The red and blue LED's might sell me. I'm fed up with struggling to tell when my Wiimote's charged with my current charger (darned colour blindness!)
Re: Netflix Reaches Wii Shop Channel in UK and Ireland
Signing up to Netflix gives you a one month trial, for those who aren't sure (I'm a LoveFilm subscriber, but I'm going to see what Netflix offers and I might move if the streaming selection is better)
Re: Review: 3D Classics: Kid Icarus (3DSWare)
I got the code e-mail....and it was missing the code! I'm not the only one either, there were several others with the same blank code entry commenting on the ONM story about Kid Icarus' release. No reply from Nintendo yet, so I'm hoping they're working on fixing it...
Re: Nintendo Donates 5,000 3DS Consoles to The Louvre
I seem to remember Miyamoto doing a talk about the DS several years ago, and a custom device Ninty had designed based on it for museums in Japan. It had a form of tracking, so it knew which exhibit you where at, and would show you close-ups and extra information in menus, it looked really smart. Hopefully something similar is on these 3DS (like some AR tagging of picture features)
Re: Charts: 12th December 2011 (UK)
It's always nice to have charts rather than vague, circumstantial guesses on how well these things are doing. Looking forward to having time to play Pullblox soon....
Re: WarioWare Takes Christmas Movies and Makes Them Better
I preferred the top 2010 news stories, but these are great too. Farewell NGamer! (long live Nintendo Gamer?)
Re: Review: Fortune Street (Wii)
Glad to see this get a good review, especially after the other party hopefully (M&S at the London Olympics) isn't looking to good.
"...the Mario Party series is a perennial favourite, and rightly so. Those games are colourful, exciting and, most of all, fun."
Did you play Mario Party 7!? It'd be more fun to paint dots on the GameCube and roll it into the M1! (2 was great though )!
Re: Review: F1 2011 (3DS)
I'm glad you did this review, I was sorely tempted, but concerned that it might (despite looking good in trailers) be lacking after so little coverage or reviews anywhere. Bad AI utterly ruined F1 2010 for me, so anything worse would be unbearable. A great shame! Oh well...* goes back to Mario Kart 7 *
Re: Feature: Memorable Zelda Moments
The Phantom Hourglass moment was less notable if you'd played Another Code (is that Trace Memory in the US? The one with the White Haired Girl on an island), which had a similar puzzle. Still made me grin though! I always liked saving Epona and leaping to freedom. Every time I do it; in 3D, Virtual Console or a replay on the old N64, it brings back so many memories of what was (for young me) a defining moment in gaming.
Re: It's Official: Xenoblade Chronicles is Coming to North America
That's less time than we had to wait for Smash Bros. Brawl to make it over here! I'm glad it's happening, it's an awesome game, but I hope this ends the persistent whining about how horrid Nintendo are to the America's and divert attention to place that really do get screwed over a lot (Australasia, natch).
Re: 20 GAME Stores Gear Up for Mario Kart 7 Launch Contest
@ninigou I do, for one. I shop online for most new releases, certainly, but you can get some much better deals on older (particularly pre-owned) games in the high street then you can on the net still.
Re: Round Table: Let’s Talk About the GameCube and Wii
These round table's are a great read! Bravo NL!
I agree with @14. Whilst the mainstream media seems to be full of hate of the Wii generally (I've lost count of the number of Skyward Sword articles saying that Wii has had few good game 'til now), I think the number of distinct and under-appreciated titles might make it a cult console in years to come. Y'know, in the future, when all the current gen machines look rubbish and only gameplay shines though. There have been some really experimental ideas on Wii with controls and gameplay. Whilst shovelware dominated the charts and it did lack in AAA shiners the Xbox and Ps3 have been getting, the likes of Eledees/bits, Little King's Story, Red Steel 2, Murumasa, Boom Blox, S&P 2, MotoHeroz, Kororinpa, Xenoblade, Wii Music (hush you, it was a fun play about I say!), Zack and Wiki, any number of light gun titles, 2D platformers and a multitude other games that break the mould with unique concepts, might well stand the test of time, simply because they won't get superseded by new, shiner offerings so quickly. I for one have loved the Wii, it's something really different to my Xbox in terms of games and I've had the best multiplayer of the generation on it for sure.
...
Oh, and the GameCube was great too!
Re: Out Today: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Wallpapers
Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, (these are fantastic even with a little stretching or cropping), but why no 1920x1080 version?
Re: PETA Launches Campaign Against Mario
Love the Tags: Mario, WTF!
edit: I see we have @58 to thank for that!
Re: Nintendo Download: 10th November 2011 (Europe)
Would like to see a review on here or in NGamer to get more details before deciding, but FreakyForms looks like it'll be ace (and people seem to be saying good things in the comments!)
Re: Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva DVD Out 8th November
@5, 6, 9 ah I see, I though so, I just wasn't sure if my Layton-loving mate hadn't got a copy from foreign climbs! It's a shame the States had to wait, but it does make more sense after the 4th game introduces some of the characters! (A side note: I thought it wasn't half-bad, an enjoyable animated romp)
Re: Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva DVD Out 8th November
I saw this a while ago, and it was in English too, is this just a State-side release?
Re: F1 2011 Lines Up on 3DS on 25th November
I'm skeptical after Sumo's not-so-sparkling work on the Wii version, but I'm hoping for something great! Stupid release window though, Kart, Land 3D, Kirby Mass Attack and Skyward Sword within a week!