Are they doing this to make Project Spark look better in comparison. IF they wanted to mangle an orange cartoon character why not use Blinx? No one cares about him.
Nintendo of Japan doesn't understand Youtube, Nintendo of America can't translate without spilling memes all over the place and Nintendo of Europe is later than a bus you showed up early for.
I think it was the fan translation that was messed up in the first place. As long as they don't replace it with more easily dated memes I'm not gonna get too mad over it.
Though Fates in general seems to be doing all those things that are uncomfortable to international audiences that Awakening avoided. Do you still marry your brothers/sisters?
I think the WiiU version is still coming. They just got their work cut out making characters fit in all events. Unlike the 3DS one where each character besides Mario, Sonic and the miis are restricted.
I think what they mean is that with PiT there were technically 4 characters but all the system really did was complicate playing Mario & Luigi. Can't tell you how many times I got muddled with the order you're supposed to hit A & X (or B & Y) in for the basic attacks.
I'm ok with the free to play model. I like the badge game as if I have any cash left over from adding an eshop card and buying a game I can use it.
What I hated about Shuffle though was how it abused my completionist ways by restricting certain pokemon to timed events and even then only gave them out to very few players, a transparent attempt to get you to spend money to get everything. It just put me RIGHT off it.
I suspect the NX will be like the Virtual Boy and original DS were, an experimental third line. In the VB's case it didn't work out so was forgotten, the DS on the other hand was a success and thus supplanted the GBA line.
As overpriced as the toys are, ironically enough, it's the cheepest way to get a simpsons minifig now they stopped selling the blind packs (where I live at least)
I already got it for PC but I'll be buying it again for WiiU. And before you ask, it's because I backed the kickstarter so I got the PC version as part of it.
Wow, a lot of the "Nintendo should die" people are out in force in the comments. It's not a uniquely Japanese thing but we hear about it a lot because most games companies of note are Japanese or American.
For all it's other flaws Capcom has been good at listening to American fans (i.e. working in Bison's imfamous Tuesday line) while other ones almost completely disregard them, despite them being the biggest buyers. Look at what happened to Sega. The stupid internal rivalry between american and janaese branches killed the Saturn and the Japanese side pulled the plug on the American branch's Sonic development because they dare to use the NiGHTs engine.
Not to mention jettisoning all of the American Sonic Canon bar Robotnik being made into Eggman's real name.
Oh boy. IGN really dropped the ball on that interview. What's everyone's obsession with making Link a girl? You wnat Link to be a girl you drawn your fan-arts.
I don't think fans should be accused of entitlement. Cemanding it should be cancelled is a bit far but we all know those petitions do hardly anything. It's more a way to vent fustration.
Whoever wrote the script for the Direct this year is to blame. A lot of the games with negative reception could have been better if presented right, for instance, say that the Animal Crossing party game was free with amiibo or establish why Federation Force is even a thing.
@GraveLordXD IT seems to be a big problem with the game industry, letting their B tier or A minus Tier games go to waste despite obvious demand. Mega Man, Castlevania, Banjo Kazoie... All go to the point theat the original creators jumped ship and started their own. With Blackjack and Hookers as stretch goals.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts wasn't a bad game but it did poorly because it was seen as a bait and switch. What didn't help was Rare's self depreciating humour in game coming off as an insult to anyone who expected a platformer.
I think they should have been bolder and made the game it's own thing. Adding on the Metroid name only hurts it as it is now subject to the Nuts and Bolts effect. i.e. Banjo-Kazooie: N&B was a good game, but because of the expectations attached it just angered fans and killed the series.
Really? No spoiler warning? No vague headline of "next characters found in code of Smash patch"? Just out there in the ***** open? Thanks for killing tomorrow's reveal for me.
Oh, and Rosebud was the Sled, Vader is Luke's Father and Bruce Wayne is Batman.
The game gives you a free jewel just as soon as your initial hearts run out, obviously intending for you to use it to continue. They underestimate my ability to waste time.
So far it's Zelda, Metroid and F-Zero in the lead for Live-Action with the rest as animation.
As for character voices I don't think a talking Link would be as terrible as everyone thinks but I think he'd work best as a quiet type character that foes keep underestimating.
A Star Fox cartoon could work. The characters have identifiable but (besides Slippy) not obnoxious personalities and it could work with every week they free a new planet with an overreaching arc of them approaching Venom.
Even if you remove all the murder, incest and bewbs, Game of Thrones and Zelda are nowhere near on the same level. Zelda is about the adventure of one kid/man settign out to stop an all powerful evil. GOT is about power grabs while ignoring there is an incoming force. Unless the whole thing is the part of Ocarina of Time when everyone sat on their thumbs while Ganon cursed everyone.
I'm wondering if there'll be a second wave with the rest of the playble cast of MP10. That would be DK, Wario, Rosalina (sans Luma), Waluigi, Toadette and Daisy. I think this'll be the first Mario Party since DS without a random enemy as a character.
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Re: Video: Nintendo Details Super Mario Maker's "Key Update"
The keys will help out all the puzzle level ideas I got.
Re: Video: Learn Some Fun Facts About Conker, His Descent to Badness and Nintendo's Naughty Side
I guess this script was written before "young Conker" showed his terrifying mug.
Re: Video: Nintendo's Super Mario Maker Showcase of the Wolf Link Costume is Rather Cute
I think that's the first new amiibo to be added since release. Correct me if I'm wrong
Re: Poll: The World Can't Get Enough Of Pokémon Yellow, But Which One Did You Buy?
I got Yellow but I may pick up Blue later. After all these years, I'm still a sucker for Pokedex completion.
Re: Weirdness: This Is Conker As You've Never Seen Him Before, And Won't Ever Want To Again
Are they doing this to make Project Spark look better in comparison. IF they wanted to mangle an orange cartoon character why not use Blinx? No one cares about him.
Re: Nintendo Targets and Blocks Mario Kart Hack Videos From YouTube
Nintendo of Japan doesn't understand Youtube, Nintendo of America can't translate without spilling memes all over the place and Nintendo of Europe is later than a bus you showed up early for.
Complete Lorule Triforce there.
Re: 'Malo' Talks About the New Poe Lantern in Twilight Princess HD
Do we know how to get the lantern in game yet? As long as it's not just given to you at random, it's definitely a positive change.
Tedium =/= difficulty.
Re: Tomy Seems To Think Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice Has Been Delayed For A Second Time
Tomy who? The toy company?
Re: Mega Man Is Blasting His Way To Nintendo Badge Arcade
So if this the first 3rd party set of badges or was there a monster hunter one I missed?
Re: Site News: Welcome To The Brand New Nintendo Life!
LOOKS nice but, more importantly, it's hell to navigate.
Re: LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer Leaks Ahead Of Official Announcement
After the mess with Lego the Hobbit where the 3rd part never came out I'm sceptical.
Re: Nintendo Removes Infamous Drugging Scene From Western Localisation Of Fire Emblem Fates
I think it was the fan translation that was messed up in the first place. As long as they don't replace it with more easily dated memes I'm not gonna get too mad over it.
Though Fates in general seems to be doing all those things that are uncomfortable to international audiences that Awakening avoided. Do you still marry your brothers/sisters?
Re: Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Believes Virtual Boy "Hurt" the VR Industry, But It's Not All Bad
With VR and 3D movies becoming things in my lifetime I gotta say... The future's kinda underwhelming.
Re: Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Hits 3DS in North America on 18th March
I think the WiiU version is still coming. They just got their work cut out making characters fit in all events. Unlike the 3DS one where each character besides Mario, Sonic and the miis are restricted.
Re: Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Developers Explain Why Paper Mario Was Included
I think what they mean is that with PiT there were technically 4 characters but all the system really did was complicate playing Mario & Luigi. Can't tell you how many times I got muddled with the order you're supposed to hit A & X (or B & Y) in for the basic attacks.
Re: Bowser And Donkey Kong Skylanders Superchargers amiibo Releasing In Cheaper Combo Packs
Makes sense as before you were stuck with either Bowser or Donkey Kong unless you shelled out (pun unintended) for the game twice.
Re: Freedom Planet 2 Announced and in Development, With a 'Nintendo' Release on the Agenda
Awesome. I just hope they tighten up the cutscenes a bit. I liked the story but they got to near Metal Gear Length at times.
Re: Super Mario Maker Updates Set to Continue, Along With More Mystery Mushroom Outfits
So unless Daisy gets an amiibo or her own game she's never gonna be a costume huh?
Re: Video: New Mighty No. 9 Trailer Aims to Bring Back the Hype
@ricklongo Either the art style, the terrible community management or the constant counting before hatching with the planned animated series.
The tipping point was definitely Red Ash.
Re: Splatoon and Mega Yarn Yoshi amiibo Included in Nintendo UK Restock
Well the Pit amiibos are back in stock. No need to paint a Dark Pit now.
Re: Poll: Nintendo's Free-to-Play Experiments - Are You Still Playing?
I'm ok with the free to play model. I like the badge game as if I have any cash left over from adding an eshop card and buying a game I can use it.
What I hated about Shuffle though was how it abused my completionist ways by restricting certain pokemon to timed events and even then only gave them out to very few players, a transparent attempt to get you to spend money to get everything. It just put me RIGHT off it.
Re: Review: The Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure (Wii U)
I didn't think Movie tie-in games existed any more after they all migrated to mobiles. We may be seeing an endangered species.
Re: Sonic The Hedgehog Titles Being Pulled From The Wii Virtual Console
I'mma go ahead and re-download them while I can.
Re: Sources Suggest Nintendo NX Is A Fusion Of Home And Mobile Hardware Powered By "Industry-Leading" Tech
I suspect the NX will be like the Virtual Boy and original DS were, an experimental third line. In the VB's case it didn't work out so was forgotten, the DS on the other hand was a success and thus supplanted the GBA line.
Let's see how it does this time.
Re: Review: LEGO Dimensions (Wii U)
As overpriced as the toys are, ironically enough, it's the cheepest way to get a simpsons minifig now they stopped selling the blind packs (where I live at least)
Re: Next Euro Splatoon Splatfest Sadly Doesn't Feature Any Robots In Disguise
I like trains.
Re: Freedom Planet Release Bound by Bug
I already got it for PC but I'll be buying it again for WiiU. And before you ask, it's because I backed the kickstarter so I got the PC version as part of it.
Re: Nintendo's Official UK Store Promises More amiibo Stock Today
@BigBluePanda
Just get pac man for just now and check back for MK. That's what I did more or less.
Re: Nintendo's Official UK Store Promises More amiibo Stock Today
Meta Knight has disappeared off the store. Not even a out of stock message.
Re: Parent Trap: Skylanders SuperChargers Dials Nintendo Love up to Eleven, Even on Wii
Bowser and DK are looking good.
I just wish Skylanders would do more with the Spyro licence. There's so many characters that could be playable besides the two we got (plus Sparx)
Re: Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Passes Away Aged 55
...
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I feel hollow inside.
RIP
Re: Project H.A.M.M.E.R. Exposé Reveals Torrid State Of Affairs At Nintendo Software Technology
Wow, a lot of the "Nintendo should die" people are out in force in the comments. It's not a uniquely Japanese thing but we hear about it a lot because most games companies of note are Japanese or American.
For all it's other flaws Capcom has been good at listening to American fans (i.e. working in Bison's imfamous Tuesday line) while other ones almost completely disregard them, despite them being the biggest buyers. Look at what happened to Sega. The stupid internal rivalry between american and janaese branches killed the Saturn and the Japanese side pulled the plug on the American branch's Sonic development because they dare to use the NiGHTs engine.
Not to mention jettisoning all of the American Sonic Canon bar Robotnik being made into Eggman's real name.
Re: The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Director Defends Absence of Female Playable Characters
Oh boy. IGN really dropped the ball on that interview. What's everyone's obsession with making Link a girl? You wnat Link to be a girl you drawn your fan-arts.
Re: Talking Point: Metroid Prime: Federation Force and Entitled Fury
I don't think fans should be accused of entitlement. Cemanding it should be cancelled is a bit far but we all know those petitions do hardly anything. It's more a way to vent fustration.
Whoever wrote the script for the Direct this year is to blame. A lot of the games with negative reception could have been better if presented right, for instance, say that the Animal Crossing party game was free with amiibo or establish why Federation Force is even a thing.
See also JonTron's Nuts and Bolts video
Re: First Impressions: Kicking Off With Metroid Prime: Blast Ball
@GraveLordXD IT seems to be a big problem with the game industry, letting their B tier or A minus Tier games go to waste despite obvious demand. Mega Man, Castlevania, Banjo Kazoie... All go to the point theat the original creators jumped ship and started their own. With Blackjack and Hookers as stretch goals.
Re: Metroid Prime Producer Wants to Make Another Sequel With Samus, "Not Involved" in 2D Titles By Yoshio Sakamoto
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts wasn't a bad game but it did poorly because it was seen as a bait and switch. What didn't help was Rare's self depreciating humour in game coming off as an insult to anyone who expected a platformer.
Re: First Impressions: Kicking Off With Metroid Prime: Blast Ball
I think they should have been bolder and made the game it's own thing. Adding on the Metroid name only hurts it as it is now subject to the Nuts and Bolts effect. i.e. Banjo-Kazooie: N&B was a good game, but because of the expectations attached it just angered fans and killed the series.
Re: Street Fighter Legend Ryu And Fire Emblem's Roy Found In Super Smash Bros. Patch Code
Really? No spoiler warning? No vague headline of "next characters found in code of Smash patch"? Just out there in the ***** open? Thanks for killing tomorrow's reveal for me.
Oh, and Rosebud was the Sled, Vader is Luke's Father and Bruce Wayne is Batman.
Re: Reaction: Pokémon Shuffle Isn't Quite Microtransaction Hell, But It's Getting There
@ColdingLight No, Trozei had no move limits and a different system for moving the pokemon.
Trozei is the better game, trust me.
Re: Pokémon Shuffle Available to Download Right Now, for Free, in Europe
The game gives you a free jewel just as soon as your initial hearts run out, obviously intending for you to use it to continue. They underestimate my ability to waste time.
Re: Poll: Do Video Game Reviews Need To Have A Score?
A score can help but really what's needed is a summary and who they would recommend it to if it's a more niche thing.
Re: Poll: Which Nintendo Franchises Should be Produced as TV Shows?
So far it's Zelda, Metroid and F-Zero in the lead for Live-Action with the rest as animation.
As for character voices I don't think a talking Link would be as terrible as everyone thinks but I think he'd work best as a quiet type character that foes keep underestimating.
Re: Poll: Which Nintendo Franchises Should be Produced as TV Shows?
A Star Fox cartoon could work. The characters have identifiable but (besides Slippy) not obnoxious personalities and it could work with every week they free a new planet with an overreaching arc of them approaching Venom.
Re: Live-Action Netflix Series For The Legend of Zelda is Reportedly in Development
Even if you remove all the murder, incest and bewbs, Game of Thrones and Zelda are nowhere near on the same level. Zelda is about the adventure of one kid/man settign out to stop an all powerful evil. GOT is about power grabs while ignoring there is an incoming force. Unless the whole thing is the part of Ocarina of Time when everyone sat on their thumbs while Ganon cursed everyone.
Re: GameStop Source Suggests That Super Mario amiibo Range Will be Available in "Abundance"
I'm wondering if there'll be a second wave with the rest of the playble cast of MP10. That would be DK, Wario, Rosalina (sans Luma), Waluigi, Toadette and Daisy. I think this'll be the first Mario Party since DS without a random enemy as a character.
Re: Target Won't Be Restocking Rosalina amiibo, Selected Wave 3 Figures Won't Be Available In-Store
I think they played their hand too far. I wouldn't be too suprised if there's more somewhere down the line.
Re: Super Mario amiibo Series Can Now Be Preordered On Nintendo UK's Store
@Nik-Davies Cheers man.
Re: Super Mario amiibo Series Can Now Be Preordered On Nintendo UK's Store
@Nik-Davies Where they selling these editions?
Re: Super Mario amiibo Series Can Now Be Preordered On Nintendo UK's Store
Out of Peach? Is that Plumber guy at work here? If it suddenly goes to one per customer we'll know why.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Flirtation With Microtransactions May Step Up in 2015
I don't see much wrong with that Pokemon game, unless it takes up a lot of SD card space in which case I won't get it.
I just see it as a harmless experiment.