I feel the opposite. Nintendo can benefit from the following:
1.) They released the Wii U 1 year before the other consoles released.
2.) They're(apparently) killing off the Wii U 1-2 years sooner than their standard console life cycle time (No less than 5yrs, no more than 6yrs)
3.) The Twins are now seemingly in lifecycles 2-3 years longer than what consoles used to be (7-8 years starting last gen, VS the 5-6 norm), which coincidentally, could end up being the total lifecycle of the U.
4.) The horrible naming choice of the Wii U made it so those outside of Nintendo's die hard, core main audience which is who Nintendo should be (and almost certainly is) targeting with the NX, either never even knew it existed or didn't care.
Add up 1 thru 4 and you have the perfect opportunity for Ninty to slide back in between the twins and attempt to get in on this lifecycle just in time. Ninty's console cycles are 5-6 years, which is what is left of this gen for the Twins. If marketing, pricing, 3rd party relationship rebuilding, etc. is all done perfectly (I don't claim to even begin to know HOW this would be done "perfectly" as I put it, I just feel this way) then Nintendo could have a shot of essentially acting as if the Wii U was either just the last few years of the the original Wii, or never even existed at all.
PS- I'm responding kind of late to this article, therefore not many people may see this, so I am going to make a thread about this, as I'm curious as to others' opinions. Have a nice day, all.
I dont think there will be a need to ever "give up home consoles" ss literally all you would need to do would be to include a way to make the next handheld display on tv, whether by cord or wireless, and your handheld is now considered a home console, as well.
Does anyone know if there are any plans for a Beast Gannon amiibo? (Pig Gannon?) i realize that chances may be slim to none if he isn't the Zelda U / Zelda NX villain, but it seems a huge shame to not put in the (arguably) best villain on the Nintendo roster, tied, of course, with Bowser.
Miyamoto's such a BOSS- Literally, now. If I any computer skills I'd superimpose GameFellows over GoodFellas and replace Henry Hill's face bursting out in laughter with Miyamoto's silly goofy laugh.
..hey, I'd think it was funny... and cool..
Anyways, go Miyamoto & Kimishima! Lead us to the promised land again with a stacked NX console!!
Nintendo's ... (non-word incoming) .... JAPANESENESS !!! is both it's biggest strength and most glaring weakness. It's it's strength in that it is their identity. It very much contributes to the games' identity, feel, culture... (and in MY personal opinion of the gaming industry... HIGHER QUALITY)...
At the same time, for some reason, unlike Sony, they tend to feel they have to STRICTLY release Japanese-centric products, and this SIMPLY isn't the case.
Just have NST make games for the Western market like they HAVE done ( 1080, Waverace...) as well as were TRYING to do (Project Hammer... ouch) and if you're really THAT worried about the whole "If Nintendo's name is on violent products, it ruins our market advantage of being known as family-centric and family-friendly gameplay" ideal, then simply rename NST to something unrelated to Nintendo, and casual observers won't know the difference.
NINTENDO is on the Japanese products, and VELOCITY GAMES (horrible name, I know, insert your own) is on the Western ones. This way both markets are covered under your careful eye, and your company name isn't "stained". Surely you're not against this when you've recently allowed Bayonetta 2 and Devil's Third on your system?
This way, you just have more direct control over both products and start to increase your standing with the Western-style game fans. You're already the King to most of us Japanese-style game fans. Just broaden like the market has since your dominance.
Sword is more representative of Metroidvania? Well, since the "Vania" in that title refers to Castlevania, where all the classics and originals had the main character yield a whip...
As a boxer familiar with the ins and outs, I can tell you, that is absolutely factually incorrect. He was defeated in every facet. He was outpunched (both in amount of punches thrown and percentage of punches landed), out game planned, and completely baited into doing exactly what Mayweather does to everyone: Forces them to charge him and then dodges & counter punches their life away. It's boring if you're not super into boxing, but it's highly effective when you're as talented as him. And he'll have considerably less brain damage than a "charger" who trades punches his whole career.
It always surprises me when people complain about games being a little more than usual, because games are one of the few things that essentially have never gone up in price. Sure, there were $50 average games that now are $60 average games after 30 years of this industry, but I specifically remember some games costing $10-$20, or even $30, more than others many, many times- particularly back on the N64- And these were back when games cost MUCH less to make.
Please re-file under "Coolness" vs "Weirdness"! Looking at this map feels like looking at a map of my hometown. So many sleepovers with friends as a kid playing together to get through these dungeons as a kid!
I came here to type this and then said "I doubt it, but let me see if someone else happened to think of it first"
It's amazing to me that Suikoden never became as big as Final Fantasy. My own personal theory is it's because of the name. Up above, an NL user even just said 'Last game I played from them was for the DS called Sudi something and it was great'. I myself may have never played the games had I not read about the first one in a magazine before it came out and gotten extremely excited about it.
Suikoden is my 3rd favorite gaming series, behind 1 Zelda and 2 Final Fantasy- And obviously FF is living off it's past with me. I personally loved 12 no matter who didn't. And I'm anticipating 15. Suikoden should have been rebranded as a name to do with war (a common theme for the franchise) and I think it would've sold much better.
I really do hope it's brought to a competent RPG developer that keeps all the things that make Suikoden, Suikoden: The 108 Stars of Destiny, Building and maintaining your castle, the war, the themes of friendship, love, death, betrayal....
Id recommend trying the earlier games in the series, pre-MP9. I believe 2-7 or so were especially good. Nintendo really "hit it's stride" with the series in that time and it had it's lil Golden Age.
You both make a very good point that a female Link could save a female princess. A kind of silly oversight on my part when stating my points of view.
To Aaron, I do suppose there are females that would be frustrated about everything you mention. This conversation is on the verge of entering a "non-gaming" conversation and I would really like to avoid where that could potentially end up, hehe.
I consider my views "old fashioned", others can and do consider them "ignorant" and "shovinistic" (I'm almost positive I misspelled that). I am not in the "men and women should be able to do absolutely every single thing the other does in all circumstances" camp.
I think nature and biology is very telling as to who should be doing what- There has to be SOME reason men are born with much more muscle and naturally are much more aggressive, no?
Ok, so I've officially taken the conversation right where I earlier stated I hoped it wouldn't go, hehe. Anyways, to any females (or males) offended by my points of view, I apologize. I would enjoy a female-led Zelda game a tad bit less, but my opinion is no more important than you who would enjoy it a tad bit more, so hopefully we both get our games made in a way that maximizes our enjoyment!
Yes, I do think there are probably female players who feel the same as I do, in reverse. However, I would guess that there are less female players who feel this way than male for reasons such as:
1) Growing up with every lead being male, we're just kind of used to it. 2) In real life, men tend to be the ones who would do the things that make up most video games (war, fighting, etc.) 3) Women may feel they're kind of stepping into a "man's world" when they play games, the same way many women probably feel when they play a sport, or get involved in organized fighting.
Again, I don't know any of this for a fact, and as time goes on it does become more common for women to do the things I mention above, but I'm just answering your question(s).
I think the simple solution is to do what many games do and have a Male/Female option at the beginning of the game. All it takes is a few extra drawings and animations and it becomes a possibility. Zelda tends to be about saving a princess, so it would require them to switch it to something along the lines of a female saves a male prince. To me, that's silly, but if it increases the enjoyment for a female player (or any other player), than who am I to say it's a bad idea?
I just have to be honest, I don't care if every single other member in my party is female, but it takes away a little something from the game for me if the main character is a female.
It depends on the game of course. FF3 is an ensemble piece, so I didn't mind it at all, but in a game like Zelda, where it's all about one character, one hero, one you, it.. Just wouldn't do it for me.
These are all good reasons to own Nintendo consoles, although their #5 would be my #1. As far as the discussion about Nintendo being "kiddie", I agree. But to me, it's not the things like the games being colorful or the content, because Nintendo games have always been like that.
To me, the "kiddie" part is how over the past 10 years Nintendo has added an extra layer of "cute" to it's already colorful stuff. Every character speaks like a squeaky toy, there is a "toy like" gloss over everything in the Mario games.
I was playing Skyward Sword with a buddy of mine, and we got to the part when you first go down to the surface and have to find those 3 creatures by dowsing, and the "cuteness" level was actually uncomfortable. Each creature squeaks and squeals and wiggles and jiggles and you can literally just imagine a group of little kids playing it and laughing with glee. My friend and I kept awkwardly looking at each other, thinking "Kind of weird that 2 30 year old guys are doing this right now..."
Legend of Zelda, Adventure of Link, Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time... were colorful, but you didn't get the feel of "This was specifically made to appeal to kids" like you do with the new stuff. They were just games that had color.
Nintendo goes out of it's way to add the kid-like touches to it's games nowadays, in my opinion...
The writer hit it head on when he mentioned how it is about how things unfold and tasks are laid out. I love the old style of RPG's of "find a town member, he'll tell you something as a hint, so you go do it". REALLY disappointed that things are moving towards "Do you accept this QUEST? PUT IT IN YOUR QUEST LOG! KILL 10 DEER!"
I don't want to feel like I'm "accomplishing tasks", I want to feel like every move I make is progressing towards saving the world. This was the 1 gripe I had with Xenoblade, and a recent screenshot showed me XCX will also do this, which really disappointed me (Still my 2nd most anticipated game, next to ZeldaU)
nobody remembers the classics that are actraiser and the soul blazer trilogy. I'd LOVE to get all the Quintet guys back together and revive this series...
This game should be pretty fun, but after this, I really hope Nintendo goes for an "epic" style game, ala Mario 64 and the Galaxies. Either Galaxy 3 or a whole new concept, but I hope the feel they go for is epic over cutesy. SM3DW and this are SMOTHERED in "look how cute everything is!" and it takes away from the feel of the game, imo. (The games are still good, just not on the level of the absolute classic Marios)
To everyone wondering why Nintendo is pretty much ignoring SmashU, it's safe to assume that is to get as many sales of the 3ds version as they can before switching the hype to the WiiU version.
I apologize for coming at you out of left field, but take a chill pill, friend. Always jumpimmHg down editors' throats for what they posted, or didn't post. Stressing over release windows like the world is going to end if Smash and Captain Toad come January 3rd vs 2014. These are only video games, my friend, and I can assure you, "Holiday 2014" means "in time for christmas, to catch the Holiday sales", despite your childrens' elementary school calendar including January in the kids' Holiday break. Can you find an example of a game being announced as Holiday and coming out the following January, barring delays?
@Jazzer94 Ive been slowly getting back into gaming the last 3 years, and im unfamiliar with the fighting genre. Does street fighter have a big following and community like smash does? What about mortal kombat, tekken,
I didnt say anything about MH3u, i said that THIS game is a monster seller, as it sold a ton on the 3ds and thats all i have to judge it on.
Does it mean itll automatically sell well on wii u? Of course not, but its always good to have a game that is proven to be popular come to your system.
@iceclimbers
I was not aware that such a standard existed, but thats silly that it does. Im all about supporting nintendo (well, most gaming, in general, but Nintendo is my fav)
And all the others. Why the heck would you not want a (pun intended) monster selling game on Wii U.
Wii U is a big year away from having a breakthru. 2015 can very likely be that year with Zelda U, Xenoblade X, SMTx FE, and StarfoxU.. as well as possibly MH4u n DQX.
Why would you NOT want theae huge, content filled, robust adventure games on the console. These are the games to appeal to the other kind of gamer that Nintendo doeant traditionally attract. I cant fathom someone wanting them to NOT come...
Ab A buddy of minr i went to school woth was on the cover of one of these dancing games a while ago. I think it eas xbox360. Hes black and the girl with him is white. Weirdest shock of my life seeing that lol. Never played a dance game, tho. Im 6'5 s dancing isnt really my thing lol
It does not matter that you guys had that experience, frankly. Ubisoft isn't saying "We dont think even one person got turned onto the series by us putting it on wii u"
They are saying they are not profiting from doing so. I dont think theyre lying for the fun of it, or to really stick it to nintendo fans. They are a business and their goal is to profit. If they dont profit then they cant afford to pay the staff to maket these games. We all know what happens then.
Ubisoft had put its foot in its mouth a couple times but its a poor move to villainize (not talking about you two here, just what ive read) a conpany that really, really tried to support this console with MULTIPLE releases.
"So WHAT we dont buy the games! Keep financing and making them for us!" I see your point, as it is kind of unfair to you as someone who has beens supporting the company to be lumped into a category of gamers that doesnt show support, but thats more a victimization by the wii u owners, not ubisoft.
I'm very behind, so please somebody, fill me in. Am I to understand Hyrule Warriors is coming with an "Adventure Mode", which is a new 8 bit Zelda??? Do we know any details, like isit a new a map as opposed to a redo of Zelda 1 or 2? Or length, etc.?The video seems to allude to 8 dungeons...? Somebody, please fill me in or link to somewhere I can learn everthing we know about this mode! Thank you in advance!!
This just in.. Lifting Weights, Spending time with people you care for, laughing at a joke, and going to nightclubs all as addictive as Heroin. Why? Because they raise dopamine levels just like heroin!!!!
Dopamine levels rise as a result of you being happy, enjoying yourself. So if that's the reason for it being as addictive as heroin, then anything that makes you happy is, haha.
What's next? "New Report suggests intentionally making yourself unhappy to not get addictive to rising dopamine levels associated with happiness". I haven't slept tonight and it's now quarter to 6am so maybe I'm not making a ton of sense because I'm exhausted but this article just seemed so STUPID! (Not on NL's part, but on whoever created it in the first place)
I really hope we get some additional male characters, as there are plenty to choose from in the series. Rusl from TP (I think that was his name), the old guy that trains you in Wind Waker, your uncle from Link to the Past would be incredible, I think. Skull Kid would be an obvious choice. Groose. The instructor from the Knight Academy who is also your... Uncle, is it? The one who is rumored to the owl reincarnated (I'm rusty on my Zelda knowledge). Playing as any of the villains who aren't in-game villains would be incredible.
Destroying people as Ganon. Slapping hundreds of people into little paintings that fold over and shatter as Yuga. Being Ghirahim and... And... Being Ghirahim and catching.. Other.. guys'... Swords with your hands....? Ok, maybe not Ghirahim. But how awesome would you feel when you unlock THE IMPRISONED and you get to stomp around the battlefield?
Fighting telepathically as Sahasrahla... I'm talking way too much but it's only because there's so much potential here that I hope they tap even half of it. Aonuma was stressing the whole "playing as a female within the Zelda world" thing earlier in the year, which is cool. Very cool. Just have some other guys too, as I'm not personally a huge fan of playing as women, and I'm sure I'm not alone in that.
One woman I think would be cool to have in there is Marin, fighting with the gift of song! Putting the opposition to sleep with a song of relaxation or bringing animals under your control with a song of persuasion. Wanting Marin has nothing to do with the fact that I was a sappy little kid in love with her 20 years ago, either!!
Im at a point where a "new 2d platformer in the style of the old 2d platformers" really has to be something special to appeal to me. They were awesome when they first re-appeared- I loved rediscovering 2d Mario, Cloudberry Kingdom was very fun for me for a few weeks, etc. Their reemergence was great for a couple years, but it's getting to the point I'm getting sick of them a 2nd time now. This game (atleast the little bit of the playthrough I watched) does not appear to do anything special to separate it from all the others doing what it does.
I hope retro 2d RPG's become the next "it" genre for indie developers. Games like the SNES and PS1 classic RPG's.
Everyone who is saying everything is coming in 2015, that's not really true. While a ton of the best stuff is, check this out---> 2014: Smash, Xenoblade, Bayonetta, Captain Toad, Hyrule Warriors, Dragon Quest X ( I THINK I heard this is coming to US, am I wrong?).. whereas 2015: Zelda, Mario Maker, Starfox, Yoshi, Kirby, Mario Party 10, MK vs DK, Splatoon. ... That's 6 games to 8. Pretty even....
I dont know why people want to play as Zelda so bad. Maybe in a few side missions but playing as the hero Link is what this series IS. We only average one home console game every five years so if they take Link out of a whole game to play as Zelda then I don't get to play as my buddy Link for a whole decade! No way!!! Give ke Link everytime with other characters alongside him, but don't remove myLink!
Hyrule Warriors, Smash Bros. U, Bayonetta 2, Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, Xenoblade: Origins (Rumored.X name), Yarn Yoshi, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, Pokken Fighters, a possible Monster Hunter 4u reveL, and likely a reveal of another major franchise installment or 2 (Starfox? METROID?) .. and all this BEFORE the confirmed Zelda U reveal???
Nintendo can do everything wrong and still smash EVERYONE at e3 with that lineup!!!!!
THERE SEEMS TO BE DOUBT SO LET CONFIRM.. AONUMA HAS ALREADY CONFIRMED ZELDA U WILL BE REVEALED AT E3. BELIEVE ME, I KEEP TRACK OF THIS STUFF RELIGIOUSLY. ZELDA REVEALS ARE MAJOR EVENTS IN MY LIFE AND YES YOU CAN STARTAUGHING AT ME NOW BUT I DONT CARW CUZ ZELDA IS ONE OF VERY FEW THINGS THAT HAS REMAINED A PART OF MY LIFE FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS.
Wow.. seriously, NLife... This article has to be the most disappointing piece you've ever done when applying the following formula: POTENTIAL - EXECUTION OF FINISHED PRODUCT = RESULT.
I clicked on the link excited to read a long list detailing the exciting surprises my favorite company has given us over it's 30-plus years in the gaming industry and I'm "treated" to a total of FOUR things Nintendo's done in the past.
Seriously, Ivysaur being a playa le charcter ranks among the top four surprises for the author of.this article? Sorry that I'm being so mean but this wa s such a lame read (moreso a "skim").
Ths correct title of this article is "Four things Nintendo has done, off the top of my head". This was so bad!
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Re: Rejoice, The Wii U Has Finally Outsold Sega's Ill-Fated Dreamcast
@JaidynReiman
I feel the opposite. Nintendo can benefit from the following:
1.) They released the Wii U 1 year before the other consoles released.
2.) They're(apparently) killing off the Wii U 1-2 years sooner than their standard console life cycle time (No less than 5yrs, no more than 6yrs)
3.) The Twins are now seemingly in lifecycles 2-3 years longer than what consoles used to be (7-8 years starting last gen, VS the 5-6 norm), which coincidentally, could end up being the total lifecycle of the U.
4.) The horrible naming choice of the Wii U made it so those outside of Nintendo's die hard, core main audience which is who Nintendo should be (and almost certainly is) targeting with the NX, either never even knew it existed or didn't care.
Add up 1 thru 4 and you have the perfect opportunity for Ninty to slide back in between the twins and attempt to get in on this lifecycle just in time. Ninty's console cycles are 5-6 years, which is what is left of this gen for the Twins. If marketing, pricing, 3rd party relationship rebuilding, etc. is all done perfectly (I don't claim to even begin to know HOW this would be done "perfectly" as I put it, I just feel this way) then Nintendo could have a shot of essentially acting as if the Wii U was either just the last few years of the the original Wii, or never even existed at all.
PS- I'm responding kind of late to this article, therefore not many people may see this, so I am going to make a thread about this, as I'm curious as to others' opinions. Have a nice day, all.
Re: NOA Announces Coming Restock of Old amiibo
Incredible news! I was a late adopter
Re: Video: Super Mario Maker and Wind Waker Star in Super Smash Bros. DLC
@rjejr
I dont think there will be a need to ever "give up home consoles" ss literally all you would need to do would be to include a way to make the next handheld display on tv, whether by cord or wireless, and your handheld is now considered a home console, as well.
Re: Rumour: Retailer-Exclusive amiibo Look Set for Roll Out At Rival Stores in North America
Does anyone know if there are any plans for a Beast Gannon amiibo? (Pig Gannon?) i realize that chances may be slim to none if he isn't the Zelda U / Zelda NX villain, but it seems a huge shame to not put in the (arguably) best villain on the Nintendo roster, tied, of course, with Bowser.
Re: Talking Point: Sweeping Internal Changes Show That Nintendo Is Ready To Tackle New Challenges
Miyamoto's such a BOSS- Literally, now. If I any computer skills I'd superimpose GameFellows over GoodFellas and replace Henry Hill's face bursting out in laughter with Miyamoto's silly goofy laugh.
..hey, I'd think it was funny... and cool..
Anyways, go Miyamoto & Kimishima! Lead us to the promised land again with a stacked NX console!!
Re: Analysts Suggest That Nintendo's Quality Of Life Initiative Has Been "Put On The Back Burner"
@hollywoodhogan
yeesh...
Re: Editorial: Nintendo's Strategy Needs to be Global, With a Western Touch in the Boardroom
Nintendo's ... (non-word incoming) .... JAPANESENESS !!! is both it's biggest strength and most glaring weakness. It's it's strength in that it is their identity. It very much contributes to the games' identity, feel, culture... (and in MY personal opinion of the gaming industry... HIGHER QUALITY)...
At the same time, for some reason, unlike Sony, they tend to feel they have to STRICTLY release Japanese-centric products, and this SIMPLY isn't the case.
Just have NST make games for the Western market like they HAVE done ( 1080, Waverace...) as well as were TRYING to do (Project Hammer... ouch) and if you're really THAT worried about the whole "If Nintendo's name is on violent products, it ruins our market advantage of being known as family-centric and family-friendly gameplay" ideal, then simply rename NST to something unrelated to Nintendo, and casual observers won't know the difference.
NINTENDO is on the Japanese products, and VELOCITY GAMES (horrible name, I know, insert your own) is on the Western ones. This way both markets are covered under your careful eye, and your company name isn't "stained". Surely you're not against this when you've recently allowed Bayonetta 2 and Devil's Third on your system?
This way, you just have more direct control over both products and start to increase your standing with the Western-style game fans. You're already the King to most of us Japanese-style game fans. Just broaden like the market has since your dominance.
Re: Teaser Site For Koji Igarashi's Castlevania Successor Lets You Have Your Say
@RupeeClock,
Sword is more representative of Metroidvania? Well, since the "Vania" in that title refers to Castlevania, where all the classics and originals had the main character yield a whip...
Re: Weirdness: Mayweather vs Pacquiao Gets the Punch-Out!! Treatment, Again
@technotaylor98,
As a boxer familiar with the ins and outs, I can tell you, that is absolutely factually incorrect. He was defeated in every facet. He was outpunched (both in amount of punches thrown and percentage of punches landed), out game planned, and completely baited into doing exactly what Mayweather does to everyone: Forces them to charge him and then dodges & counter punches their life away. It's boring if you're not super into boxing, but it's highly effective when you're as talented as him. And he'll have considerably less brain damage than a "charger" who trades punches his whole career.
Re: Fire Emblem's Two Versions Will Offer Very Different Challenges
@rjejr , @jaxonh , @firstnesfan
It always surprises me when people complain about games being a little more than usual, because games are one of the few things that essentially have never gone up in price. Sure, there were $50 average games that now are $60 average games after 30 years of this industry, but I specifically remember some games costing $10-$20, or even $30, more than others many, many times- particularly back on the N64- And these were back when games cost MUCH less to make.
Re: Weirdness: You Can Now Browse Zelda: Link To The Past's Map Using Your Web Browser
Please re-file under "Coolness" vs "Weirdness"! Looking at this map feels like looking at a map of my hometown. So many sleepovers with friends as a kid playing together to get through these dungeons as a kid!
Re: Konami Removes Its Listing from the New York Stock Exchange
@Zadaris,
I came here to type this and then said "I doubt it, but let me see if someone else happened to think of it first"
It's amazing to me that Suikoden never became as big as Final Fantasy. My own personal theory is it's because of the name. Up above, an NL user even just said 'Last game I played from them was for the DS called Sudi something and it was great'. I myself may have never played the games had I not read about the first one in a magazine before it came out and gotten extremely excited about it.
Suikoden is my 3rd favorite gaming series, behind 1 Zelda and 2 Final Fantasy- And obviously FF is living off it's past with me. I personally loved 12 no matter who didn't. And I'm anticipating 15. Suikoden should have been rebranded as a name to do with war (a common theme for the franchise) and I think it would've sold much better.
I really do hope it's brought to a competent RPG developer that keeps all the things that make Suikoden, Suikoden: The 108 Stars of Destiny, Building and maintaining your castle, the war, the themes of friendship, love, death, betrayal....
Re: Mario Party 10 Shows Decent Stamina in Second UK Charts Week
@Jaxonh
Id recommend trying the earlier games in the series, pre-MP9. I believe 2-7 or so were especially good. Nintendo really "hit it's stride" with the series in that time and it had it's lil Golden Age.
Re: Game Jam Tasks Developers With Creating A Zelda Title Starring A Female Link
@aaronsullivan @khaosklub
You both make a very good point that a female Link could save a female princess. A kind of silly oversight on my part when stating my points of view.
To Aaron, I do suppose there are females that would be frustrated about everything you mention. This conversation is on the verge of entering a "non-gaming" conversation and I would really like to avoid where that could potentially end up, hehe.
I consider my views "old fashioned", others can and do consider them "ignorant" and "shovinistic" (I'm almost positive I misspelled that). I am not in the "men and women should be able to do absolutely every single thing the other does in all circumstances" camp.
I think nature and biology is very telling as to who should be doing what- There has to be SOME reason men are born with much more muscle and naturally are much more aggressive, no?
Ok, so I've officially taken the conversation right where I earlier stated I hoped it wouldn't go, hehe. Anyways, to any females (or males) offended by my points of view, I apologize. I would enjoy a female-led Zelda game a tad bit less, but my opinion is no more important than you who would enjoy it a tad bit more, so hopefully we both get our games made in a way that maximizes our enjoyment!
Happy gaming, all!
Re: Game Jam Tasks Developers With Creating A Zelda Title Starring A Female Link
@aaronsullivan
Yes, I do think there are probably female players who feel the same as I do, in reverse. However, I would guess that there are less female players who feel this way than male for reasons such as:
1) Growing up with every lead being male, we're just kind of used to it.
2) In real life, men tend to be the ones who would do the things that make up most video games (war, fighting, etc.)
3) Women may feel they're kind of stepping into a "man's world" when they play games, the same way many women probably feel when they play a sport, or get involved in organized fighting.
Again, I don't know any of this for a fact, and as time goes on it does become more common for women to do the things I mention above, but I'm just answering your question(s).
I think the simple solution is to do what many games do and have a Male/Female option at the beginning of the game. All it takes is a few extra drawings and animations and it becomes a possibility. Zelda tends to be about saving a princess, so it would require them to switch it to something along the lines of a female saves a male prince. To me, that's silly, but if it increases the enjoyment for a female player (or any other player), than who am I to say it's a bad idea?
Re: Game Jam Tasks Developers With Creating A Zelda Title Starring A Female Link
I just have to be honest, I don't care if every single other member in my party is female, but it takes away a little something from the game for me if the main character is a female.
It depends on the game of course. FF3 is an ensemble piece, so I didn't mind it at all, but in a game like Zelda, where it's all about one character, one hero, one you, it.. Just wouldn't do it for me.
Sorry to be "that guy"...
Re: Study Finds That US Consumers Are Buying Wii U For Its Fun Factor And Kid-Friendly Nature
These are all good reasons to own Nintendo consoles, although their #5 would be my #1. As far as the discussion about Nintendo being "kiddie", I agree. But to me, it's not the things like the games being colorful or the content, because Nintendo games have always been like that.
To me, the "kiddie" part is how over the past 10 years Nintendo has added an extra layer of "cute" to it's already colorful stuff. Every character speaks like a squeaky toy, there is a "toy like" gloss over everything in the Mario games.
I was playing Skyward Sword with a buddy of mine, and we got to the part when you first go down to the surface and have to find those 3 creatures by dowsing, and the "cuteness" level was actually uncomfortable. Each creature squeaks and squeals and wiggles and jiggles and you can literally just imagine a group of little kids playing it and laughing with glee. My friend and I kept awkwardly looking at each other, thinking "Kind of weird that 2 30 year old guys are doing this right now..."
Legend of Zelda, Adventure of Link, Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time... were colorful, but you didn't get the feel of "This was specifically made to appeal to kids" like you do with the new stuff. They were just games that had color.
Nintendo goes out of it's way to add the kid-like touches to it's games nowadays, in my opinion...
Re: Eiji Aonuma Explains That The Legend of Zelda for Wii U Will Push the Hardware, But That the Series Has Always Been "Open World"
The writer hit it head on when he mentioned how it is about how things unfold and tasks are laid out. I love the old style of RPG's of "find a town member, he'll tell you something as a hint, so you go do it". REALLY disappointed that things are moving towards "Do you accept this QUEST? PUT IT IN YOUR QUEST LOG! KILL 10 DEER!"
I don't want to feel like I'm "accomplishing tasks", I want to feel like every move I make is progressing towards saving the world. This was the 1 gripe I had with Xenoblade, and a recent screenshot showed me XCX will also do this, which really disappointed me (Still my 2nd most anticipated game, next to ZeldaU)
Re: Nintendo's Holiday Sales and Profit Set to be "Best in Years"
@shigulicious
uh. theyve been out for like two weeks...
Re: EA Cancelled Wii U SimCity Title Before The Foundations Could Be Laid
Varoennauraa
aye,
nobody remembers the classics that are actraiser and the soul blazer trilogy. I'd LOVE to get all the Quintet guys back together and revive this series...
Re: Video: Nintendo Minute Shows Off 'Super' New Levels in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
This game should be pretty fun, but after this, I really hope Nintendo goes for an "epic" style game, ala Mario 64 and the Galaxies. Either Galaxy 3 or a whole new concept, but I hope the feel they go for is epic over cutesy. SM3DW and this are SMOTHERED in "look how cute everything is!" and it takes away from the feel of the game, imo. (The games are still good, just not on the level of the absolute classic Marios)
Re: Nintendo Is Bringing Holiday Magic To Shopping Malls Up And Down The United States
@HylianJowi
Sweet! I thought it was pretty much all UK people on here. Malden born and raised, now living in Peabody.
Thinking of checking out that Braintree setup, also!
Re: Nintendo Is Bringing Holiday Magic To Shopping Malls Up And Down The United States
@HylianJowi fellow bostonian, eh?
Re: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Amazon Listing Says a Stage Creator is Coming
To everyone wondering why Nintendo is pretty much ignoring SmashU, it's safe to assume that is to get as many sales of the 3ds version as they can before switching the hype to the WiiU version.
Re: Nintendo Unleashes its Plans for EGX London 2014
This could be indication that splatoon and yoshi are the first teor eleases next year
Re: Sonic Boom: Rise Of Lyric Speeds To Earlier Release Date On Wii U
@Rjejr
I apologize for coming at you out of left field, but take a chill pill, friend. Always jumpimmHg down editors' throats for what they posted, or didn't post. Stressing over release windows like the world is going to end if Smash and Captain Toad come January 3rd vs 2014. These are only video games, my friend, and I can assure you, "Holiday 2014" means "in time for christmas, to catch the Holiday sales", despite your childrens' elementary school calendar including January in the kids' Holiday break. Can you find an example of a game being announced as Holiday and coming out the following January, barring delays?
Re: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Brings Circle Pad Doom in Japan
Etc.? How do you become involved in these groups?
Re: Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Brings Circle Pad Doom in Japan
@Jazzer94
Ive been slowly getting back into gaming the last 3 years, and im unfamiliar with the fighting genre. Does street fighter have a big following and community like smash does? What about mortal kombat, tekken,
Re: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Expo Banner Raises Questions With Wii U Logo
@judgemethos
2015 isa huge year, with all these confirmedfor wii u:
ZElda u
Devils third
Smt x fe
Starfox u
Xenoblade cx
Splatoon
Mario maker
Mario vs donkey kong
Yoshis wooly world
Kirbys rainbow curse
Re: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Expo Banner Raises Questions With Wii U Logo
@Zombie_Barioth
I didnt say anything about MH3u, i said that THIS game is a monster seller, as it sold a ton on the 3ds and thats all i have to judge it on.
Does it mean itll automatically sell well on wii u? Of course not, but its always good to have a game that is proven to be popular come to your system.
@iceclimbers
I was not aware that such a standard existed, but thats silly that it does. Im all about supporting nintendo (well, most gaming, in general, but Nintendo is my fav)
Re: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Expo Banner Raises Questions With Wii U Logo
@mrmario02 @avahne
And all the others. Why the heck would you not want a (pun intended) monster selling game on Wii U.
Wii U is a big year away from having a breakthru. 2015 can very likely be that year with Zelda U, Xenoblade X, SMTx FE, and StarfoxU.. as well as possibly MH4u n DQX.
Why would you NOT want theae huge, content filled, robust adventure games on the console. These are the games to appeal to the other kind of gamer that Nintendo doeant traditionally attract. I cant fathom someone wanting them to NOT come...
Re: Ubisoft Executive Talks Up Super Smash Bros. as a Wii U System Seller
Ab A buddy of minr i went to school woth was on the cover of one of these dancing games a while ago. I think it eas xbox360. Hes black and the girl with him is white. Weirdest shock of my life seeing that lol. Never played a dance game, tho. Im 6'5 s dancing isnt really my thing lol
Re: Hyrule Warriors Update to Bring New Game Mode
@XCWarrior
LOL! The humor in this went right over people's heads. A lil dry cynicism at Ninty's expense once in a while never hurt anyone
Re: Watch Dogs Will be the Only "Mature" Ubisoft Game on Wii U in Upcoming Lineup
@Tysonfury @jenkje
It does not matter that you guys had that experience, frankly. Ubisoft isn't saying "We dont think even one person got turned onto the series by us putting it on wii u"
They are saying they are not profiting from doing so. I dont think theyre lying for the fun of it, or to really stick it to nintendo fans. They are a business and their goal is to profit. If they dont profit then they cant afford to pay the staff to maket these games. We all know what happens then.
Ubisoft had put its foot in its mouth a couple times but its a poor move to villainize (not talking about you two here, just what ive read) a conpany that really, really tried to support this console with MULTIPLE releases.
"So WHAT we dont buy the games! Keep financing and making them for us!"
I see your point, as it is kind of unfair to you as someone who has beens supporting the company to be lumped into a category of gamers that doesnt show support, but thats more a victimization by the wii u owners, not ubisoft.
Re: Video: Take Another Look at Ganondorf and Adventure Mode In Hyrule Warriors
I'm very behind, so please somebody, fill me in. Am I to understand Hyrule Warriors is coming with an "Adventure Mode", which is a new 8 bit Zelda??? Do we know any details, like isit a new a map as opposed to a redo of Zelda 1 or 2? Or length, etc.?The video seems to allude to 8 dungeons...? Somebody, please fill me in or link to somewhere I can learn everthing we know about this mode! Thank you in advance!!
Re: British Tabloid The Sun Brands Gaming "As Addictive As Heroin"
This just in.. Lifting Weights, Spending time with people you care for, laughing at a joke, and going to nightclubs all as addictive as Heroin. Why? Because they raise dopamine levels just like heroin!!!!
Dopamine levels rise as a result of you being happy, enjoying yourself. So if that's the reason for it being as addictive as heroin, then anything that makes you happy is, haha.
What's next? "New Report suggests intentionally making yourself unhappy to not get addictive to rising dopamine levels associated with happiness". I haven't slept tonight and it's now quarter to 6am so maybe I'm not making a ton of sense because I'm exhausted but this article just seemed so STUPID! (Not on NL's part, but on whoever created it in the first place)
Re: Fi Confirmed For Hyrule Warriors Along With Skyward Sword Costumes For Link And Zelda
@Chessboardman
Not quite sure what that is.
I really hope we get some additional male characters, as there are plenty to choose from in the series. Rusl from TP (I think that was his name), the old guy that trains you in Wind Waker, your uncle from Link to the Past would be incredible, I think. Skull Kid would be an obvious choice. Groose. The instructor from the Knight Academy who is also your... Uncle, is it? The one who is rumored to the owl reincarnated (I'm rusty on my Zelda knowledge). Playing as any of the villains who aren't in-game villains would be incredible.
Destroying people as Ganon. Slapping hundreds of people into little paintings that fold over and shatter as Yuga. Being Ghirahim and... And... Being Ghirahim and catching.. Other.. guys'... Swords with your hands....? Ok, maybe not Ghirahim. But how awesome would you feel when you unlock THE IMPRISONED and you get to stomp around the battlefield?
Fighting telepathically as Sahasrahla... I'm talking way too much but it's only because there's so much potential here that I hope they tap even half of it. Aonuma was stressing the whole "playing as a female within the Zelda world" thing earlier in the year, which is cool. Very cool. Just have some other guys too, as I'm not personally a huge fan of playing as women, and I'm sure I'm not alone in that.
One woman I think would be cool to have in there is Marin, fighting with the gift of song! Putting the opposition to sleep with a song of relaxation or bringing animals under your control with a song of persuasion. Wanting Marin has nothing to do with the fact that I was a sappy little kid in love with her 20 years ago, either!!
Re: Fi Confirmed For Hyrule Warriors Along With Skyward Sword Costumes For Link And Zelda
So every single character besides Link is female? I like having the female option, but I don't know how I feel about that.
Re: Shovel Knight Has an Unlockable "Butt Mode"
Im at a point where a "new 2d platformer in the style of the old 2d platformers" really has to be something special to appeal to me. They were awesome when they first re-appeared- I loved rediscovering 2d Mario, Cloudberry Kingdom was very fun for me for a few weeks, etc. Their reemergence was great for a couple years, but it's getting to the point I'm getting sick of them a 2nd time now. This game (atleast the little bit of the playthrough I watched) does not appear to do anything special to separate it from all the others doing what it does.
I hope retro 2d RPG's become the next "it" genre for indie developers. Games like the SNES and PS1 classic RPG's.
Re: First Impressions: Getting Creative With Mario Maker
me!!!!
WHAT DO I WIN??
Re: First Impressions: Getting Creative With Mario Maker
Everyone who is saying everything is coming in 2015, that's not really true. While a ton of the best stuff is, check this out--->
2014: Smash, Xenoblade, Bayonetta, Captain Toad, Hyrule Warriors, Dragon Quest X ( I THINK I heard this is coming to US, am I wrong?)..
whereas 2015: Zelda, Mario Maker, Starfox, Yoshi, Kirby, Mario Party 10, MK vs DK, Splatoon.
... That's 6 games to 8. Pretty even....
Re: First Impressions: Getting Creative With Mario Maker
Cant wait for this!
Re: Eiji Aonuma Plans To Shake Up the Puzzle Formula in The Legend of Zelda for Wii U
I dont know why people want to play as Zelda so bad. Maybe in a few side missions but playing as the hero Link is what this series IS. We only average one home console game every five years so if they take Link out of a whole game to play as Zelda then I don't get to play as my buddy Link for a whole decade! No way!!! Give ke Link everytime with other characters alongside him, but don't remove myLink!
Re: E3 2014: Nintendo Reveals Project Guard GamePad Tower Defence Concept
Thanks for the "titbits" lol!
Re: Shigeru Miyamoto Confirmed for Day One Appearance on Nintendo Treehouse Live Broadcast
@destinyman,
While it's certainly possible, and would be great, this in no way confirms that...
Re: Satoru Iwata Won't Attend E3 For Health-Related Reasons
Hmm no disrespect to.the sick.. but. Urious isthis is planting a seed in the publics mind in case they have to fire him"
"Iwata-san will be stepping down due to previously announ ed health issues"
Re: Nintendo's E3 Plans Are Outlined Further, With Nintendo Minute to Follow Digital Event
Hyrule Warriors, Smash Bros. U, Bayonetta 2, Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, Xenoblade: Origins (Rumored.X name), Yarn Yoshi, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, Pokken Fighters, a possible Monster Hunter 4u reveL, and likely a reveal of another major franchise installment or 2 (Starfox? METROID?) .. and all this BEFORE the confirmed Zelda U reveal???
Nintendo can do everything wrong and still smash EVERYONE at e3 with that lineup!!!!!
Re: Nintendo's E3 Plans Are Outlined Further, With Nintendo Minute to Follow Digital Event
EVERYONE:
THERE SEEMS TO BE DOUBT SO LET CONFIRM.. AONUMA HAS ALREADY CONFIRMED ZELDA U WILL BE REVEALED AT E3. BELIEVE ME, I KEEP TRACK OF THIS STUFF RELIGIOUSLY. ZELDA REVEALS ARE MAJOR EVENTS IN MY LIFE AND YES YOU CAN STARTAUGHING AT ME NOW BUT I DONT CARW CUZ ZELDA IS ONE OF VERY FEW THINGS THAT HAS REMAINED A PART OF MY LIFE FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS.
LONG LIVE LINK!!!
Re: Nintendo's E3 Plans Are Outlined Further, With Nintendo Minute to Follow Digital Event
@chubblings, there is no "if", my friend. It is ver much confirmed!
Re: Feature: Nintendo Moments You Never Saw Coming
Wow.. seriously, NLife... This article has to be the most disappointing piece you've ever done when applying the following formula: POTENTIAL - EXECUTION OF FINISHED PRODUCT = RESULT.
I clicked on the link excited to read a long list detailing the exciting surprises my favorite company has given us over it's 30-plus years in the gaming industry and I'm "treated" to a total of FOUR things Nintendo's done in the past.
Seriously, Ivysaur being a playa le charcter ranks among the top four surprises for the author of.this article? Sorry that I'm being so mean but this wa s such a lame read (moreso a "skim").
Ths correct title of this article is "Four things Nintendo has done, off the top of my head". This was so bad!