And why are we making excuses for a major corporation with the highest-grossing media franchise in the world? Make them work for your money or they WILL get lazy. Notice how as more people buy iPhones Apple actually removes features which each new product.
My list based on library of games, use of hardware, level of successful marketing on Nintendo's part, and impact on the gaming industry as a whole.
13. Virtual Boy 12. Game Boy Color 11. Game Boy 10. NES 9. Nintendo 64 8. Game Boy Advance 7. 3DS 6. Wii U 5. GameCube 4. Wii 3. DS 2. Super NES 1. Switch
@Dualmask The Smash games spent two games in a row mainly representing Twilight Princess, so I'm guessing for Ultimate they wanted a chance for one of every fan-favorite Zelda game to shine, in addition to the latest one.
BotW for Link
WW for Toon Link
ALttP for Zelda
OoT/MM for Ganondorf and Young Link
Strangely enough, Sheik is the only one who still represents TP even though she never appeared in that game (though her Sheikah Armor is based on BotW). I wasn't the biggest fan of the change, but after some thought I started to appreciate it. Especially because Zelda is sooo cute!
@Electricghost well unfortunately the unsavory acts of a few reflects on the entire community and we all suffer for it whether we like it or not. It's the whole reason we didn't get a story mode at all last game.
Call me superficial but...NEW FIGHTERS BABY! Really I just want to finally be considered "not crazy" when it turns out Skull Kid and Shadow make it in Smash.
So this is how to describe the "weight" I feel when playing characters in Nintendo games. I feel this especially in Smash Bros. When I'm DK I FEEL like the strong, but fast ape he is. When I'm Kirby I FEEL like a light but powerful puff. It's hard for me to play Bayonetta because I FEEL like the tall, spindly dame she is and that makes it difficult for me to control her. I agree with @JaxonH that Nintendo is second to none with this kind of thing.
@Nin10doh Yeah, really. That's what I was thinking. Last year Nintendo talked about multiple games and it was extremely disappointing. This year they only needed one.
I don't play Monster Hunter. In fact, I clicked this link on accident. But there's something utterly hilarious about the fact that you gave "Honey" it's own tag.
I really thought Picross would have more votes. Especially considering you can pick up to three. I really liked Sports Mix too but even after my vote it only has 0%.
What can Sakurai-san do next? Take a well-deserved vacation. To the people telling him he should add more characters or make a new game, NO. He just got done making the biggest Smash yet. That's it. Let's be happy and grateful to Sakurai for Smash 4. His monologue at the end of the final direct about all of Smash 4's stats are so we don't ask for yet another one. We should give him a break and let him make what he wants to make from now on.
Although I wanted Shantae, I'm not going to complain because Bayonetta won the ballot fair-and-square and her moveset looks awesome. I've never even played a Bayonetta game.
@NintendoFan64 Maybe that's because it's a Shovel Knight brand amiibo and not a Smash Bros. brand amiibo. It's probably too expensive to make a Shovel Knight amiibo for both Shovel Knight and Smash. That or I'm grasping at straws because I really want the rumor about Shovel Knight being in Smash to be true.
@ZurrrrBlattTron Mario is Nintendo's flagship franchise. Frozen is NOT Disney's flagship franchise. So, yeah. It's not like that at all. That's a poor analogy. The game is sure to sell billions if that parasite movie has any part in it and Disney knows that. That's why they're including Frozen.
My problem is not with the spin-offs. Spin-offs are fine, and I'm sure these will be great. My problem is that spin-offs were pretty much the only games Nintendo announced. There are very limited games that give people reason to buy a Wii U (off the top of my head, only Smash, Splatoon, and Mario 3D World come to mind). Nintendo should be announcing reasons to buy a Wii U and these spin-offs should be on the side. i.e on the Nintendo site's E3 page, big games should be larger and games like Zelda Triforce Heroes and Metroid Prime FF should be smaller.
My other problem is that there was too much emphasis on games Nintendo already announced like Yoshi, Mario Maker, etc.
If Nintendo can't make anything big right now because of the NX, that's fine. But I'd be less dissapointed if this Digital Event was marketed as a Direct because after last year, Digital Event equates to awesome games being announced to me.
@kyuubikid213 Obviously this isn't the only tie Nintendo announces games but it's supposed to be the BIGGESST one because it usually is and it is usually hyped to be. People are dissapointed every year but if this many are that's how you know there is a serious problem.
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Re: WayForward Reveals Shantae And The Seven Sirens, The Half-Genie Hero's Next Adventure
@MasterGraveheart Profile picture checks out.
Re: Soapbox: Why Sword And Shield's Pokémon Purge Will Benefit Everyone
@TheHumbleFellow How much you wanna bet they've been payed off?
Re: Soapbox: Why Sword And Shield's Pokémon Purge Will Benefit Everyone
Issa no for me dawg.
And why are we making excuses for a major corporation with the highest-grossing media franchise in the world? Make them work for your money or they WILL get lazy. Notice how as more people buy iPhones Apple actually removes features which each new product.
Re: Feature: Just One More, Honest: The Unlikely Endurance Of amiibo
That "untapped" stealth pun isn't getting past me, Lane.
Re: Real Men Use Items! Looks Like An 8-Bit Super Smash Bros., And It's Coming Exclusively To Nintendo Platforms
This...isn't a Smash-style game this is just Super Mario War.
But then, I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who remembers that game so whatever I guess.
Re: Guide: Every Nintendo Console Ranked From Worst To Best
My list based on library of games, use of hardware, level of successful marketing on Nintendo's part, and impact on the gaming industry as a whole.
13. Virtual Boy
12. Game Boy Color
11. Game Boy
10. NES
9. Nintendo 64
8. Game Boy Advance
7. 3DS
6. Wii U
5. GameCube
4. Wii
3. DS
2. Super NES
1. Switch
Re: Guide: Every Nintendo Console Ranked From Worst To Best
The Wii U is higher than the DS? Really?
Re: Close To 100 Link Designs Were Considered For Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, Devs Explain Blue Tunic
@Dualmask Yeah, I usually take the "official" answer to these things with a huuuge grain of salt.
Re: Close To 100 Link Designs Were Considered For Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, Devs Explain Blue Tunic
@Dualmask The Smash games spent two games in a row mainly representing Twilight Princess, so I'm guessing for Ultimate they wanted a chance for one of every fan-favorite Zelda game to shine, in addition to the latest one.
BotW for Link
WW for Toon Link
ALttP for Zelda
OoT/MM for Ganondorf and Young Link
Strangely enough, Sheik is the only one who still represents TP even though she never appeared in that game (though her Sheikah Armor is based on BotW). I wasn't the biggest fan of the change, but after some thought I started to appreciate it. Especially because Zelda is sooo cute!
Re: Close To 100 Link Designs Were Considered For Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, Devs Explain Blue Tunic
Blue is my favorite color. I have no complaints.
Re: Close To 100 Link Designs Were Considered For Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, Devs Explain Blue Tunic
@Crono1973 when it stops being so amazing. Sooo never.
Re: Smash Bros. Ultimate's World Of Light Mode Focuses On The "Loot Grind", Rather Than Epic Cutscenes
@Electricghost well unfortunately the unsavory acts of a few reflects on the entire community and we all suffer for it whether we like it or not. It's the whole reason we didn't get a story mode at all last game.
Re: Smash Bros. Ultimate's World Of Light Mode Focuses On The "Loot Grind", Rather Than Epic Cutscenes
Considering said cutscenes have already been leaked, this was a good call. It's what this fandom deserves.
Re: Poll: What Do You Want To See From The Final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct?
Call me superficial but...NEW FIGHTERS BABY! Really I just want to finally be considered "not crazy" when it turns out Skull Kid and Shadow make it in Smash.
Re: Video: Watch Over An Hour Of Competitive Super Smash Bros. Ultimate With No Items
@MagicEmperor Our girl Peachy isn't even a playable demo character
Re: Random: Is The Bowsette Movement Finally Over? Guitarist Rosalina Is Your Next Obsession
Bowsette isn't going away anytime soon lol nice try tho
Re: Feature: Learn More About Indie Pogo, a Quirky Brawler Featuring Iconic Nindies
Not sure why Indie Pogo is being funded on Kickstarter and not IndieGoGo. Seems like a no-brainer to me.
Re: Super Mario Odyssey to Launch on 27th October
So it comes out on my birthday. Huh.
Re: Random: What Happens When A Guardian And Stone Talus Upset Each Other In Zelda: Breath Of The Wild?
Jolly good show! I love it when in-game enemies are able to fight each other.
Re: Poll: Does Nintendo Switch Need Streaming Apps and a Web Browser, Or Is It All About Games?
Nintendo's web browsers have never been very impressive for me so this doesn't bother me in the slightest.
Re: Feature: It's Time to Vote for Your Nintendo Life Game of the Year Awards
Gotta say, not a great year for games on Wii U.
Re: Back to Bits Series of Animated GIFs Lovingly Celebrates NES-Era Gaming
That Mega Man bit was really well-animated!
Re: Shigeru Miyamoto and Bill Trinen Explain Some of the Key Principles That Define Nintendo Games
So this is how to describe the "weight" I feel when playing characters in Nintendo games. I feel this especially in Smash Bros. When I'm DK I FEEL like the strong, but fast ape he is. When I'm Kirby I FEEL like a light but powerful puff. It's hard for me to play Bayonetta because I FEEL like the tall, spindly dame she is and that makes it difficult for me to control her. I agree with @JaxonH that Nintendo is second to none with this kind of thing.
Re: FAQ: The GamePad Screen is, Tellingly, Largely Redundant in Breath of the Wild's Demo
Good news for me cause my GamePad's screen is still busted.
Re: Let Yacht Club Games Know What Game You'd Like Next
A sequel would probably be best but I'm REALLY liking the idea of a Mario RPG.
Re: Weirdness: The Mario Party Star Rush Box Art is Actually Recycled From the Mario SpagettiOs Can
Sounds about right for a bland-looking game like this.
Re: Poll: Did Nintendo Triumph With The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at E3?
@Nin10doh Yeah, really. That's what I was thinking. Last year Nintendo talked about multiple games and it was extremely disappointing. This year they only needed one.
Re: SEGA E3 Stream to Feature the Sonic Team and "News For Fans of Sonic The Hedgehog"
@Zach777 SAYGA!
Re: Random: Um, Disney Frozen: Olaf's Quest is Joining the Nintendo Selects Range
Re: Poll: NX and Mobile Make This a Defining Year for Nintendo - Are You Optimistic?
For me, Nintendo has been making decisions that have only been "meh" or "wtf" recently, but I'm staying optimistic for this year.
Re: Nintendo of America Opens the Teaser Site for Metroid Prime: Federation Force
"The force awakens?" Too soon, NL.
Re: The Game Boy Advance is Now 15 Years Old
Still has some of my favorite games next to the DS.
Re: Random: Check Out This Monster Hunter Generations Themed Honey
I don't play Monster Hunter. In fact, I clicked this link on accident. But there's something utterly hilarious about the fact that you gave "Honey" it's own tag.
Re: Poll: Which Is The Best Mario Spin-Off Series or Game?
I really thought Picross would have more votes. Especially considering you can pick up to three. I really liked Sports Mix too but even after my vote it only has 0%.
Re: Poll: Vote for Your Favourite Legend of Zelda Games - 30th Anniversary Edition
1. Minish Cap!
2. Skyward Sword
3. Wind Waker
Re: Let's Clarify Exactly How the Fire Emblem Fates 'Skinship' Mode Works in North America
@abbyhitter A perfect example of how someone who plans to play the game should feel (or at least would in a perfect world).
Re: Undertale Creator Open To Nintendo Port, But Wouldn't Be Able To Code It Himself
I would buy the crap out of Undertale on 3DS
Re: Random: Check Out the Official Mega Man Headphones
Ahhhhh I want 'em so badly but ahhhhh it's a hundred bucks so it's worth but it's also not worth it.
Re: Talking Point: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS Set a Standard That'll Be Tough to Follow
What can Sakurai-san do next? Take a well-deserved vacation. To the people telling him he should add more characters or make a new game, NO. He just got done making the biggest Smash yet. That's it. Let's be happy and grateful to Sakurai for Smash 4. His monologue at the end of the final direct about all of Smash 4's stats are so we don't ask for yet another one. We should give him a break and let him make what he wants to make from now on.
Re: Bayonetta Confirmed as New Challenger in Super Smash Bros.
Although I wanted Shantae, I'm not going to complain because Bayonetta won the ballot fair-and-square and her moveset looks awesome. I've never even played a Bayonetta game.
Get all that, whiners?
Re: Feature: Time to Vote for Your Nintendo Life Game of the Year Awards 2015
It's now do I realize just how underwhelming this year was.
Re: Here's Where The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Falls in the Timeline
Hogwash. This is just an advertisement for A Link Between Worlds. Seriously, not EVERY game has to fit in the timeline.
Re: Rumour: Data Miner Discovers Three Empty Character Slots in Super Smash Bros.
There's going to be THREE Ballot winners and not one? Now there's no excuse. One of them HAS to be Shantae.
Re: Reminder: There's Only One More Week Left To Vote In The Super Smash Bros. Fighter Ballot
Shantae, guys! I know we can do it!
Re: GAME Confirms Shovel Knight amiibo
@NintendoFan64 Maybe that's because it's a Shovel Knight brand amiibo and not a Smash Bros. brand amiibo. It's probably too expensive to make a Shovel Knight amiibo for both Shovel Knight and Smash. That or I'm grasping at straws because I really want the rumor about Shovel Knight being in Smash to be true.
Re: Obituary: Satoru Iwata
I'm still feeling so empty about it. Nintendo will never be the same, again. ;(
Re: Video: Disney Magical World 2 Looks as Charming as the Original, and Has Frozen In It
@ZurrrrBlattTron Mario is Nintendo's flagship franchise. Frozen is NOT Disney's flagship franchise. So, yeah. It's not like that at all. That's a poor analogy. The game is sure to sell billions if that parasite movie has any part in it and Disney knows that. That's why they're including Frozen.
Re: Happy Independence Day / 4th of July / Random Saturday!
@Obito_Sigma Then I think you mean that one special-in-its-own-special-way kid's show.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Approach to Transforming Franchises Clashes With Fan Expectations
My problem is not with the spin-offs. Spin-offs are fine, and I'm sure these will be great. My problem is that spin-offs were pretty much the only games Nintendo announced. There are very limited games that give people reason to buy a Wii U (off the top of my head, only Smash, Splatoon, and Mario 3D World come to mind). Nintendo should be announcing reasons to buy a Wii U and these spin-offs should be on the side. i.e on the Nintendo site's E3 page, big games should be larger and games like Zelda Triforce Heroes and Metroid Prime FF should be smaller.
My other problem is that there was too much emphasis on games Nintendo already announced like Yoshi, Mario Maker, etc.
If Nintendo can't make anything big right now because of the NX, that's fine. But I'd be less dissapointed if this Digital Event was marketed as a Direct because after last year, Digital Event equates to awesome games being announced to me.
Re: Poll: What Did You Think of Nintendo's E3 Digital Event?
@kyuubikid213 Obviously this isn't the only tie Nintendo announces games but it's supposed to be the BIGGESST one because it usually is and it is usually hyped to be. People are dissapointed every year but if this many are that's how you know there is a serious problem.