It wouls be awesome if your saved data for thia could link into zelda u. Maybe open up an optional area or two. Or allow you to start with an item you normally wouldnt get until later to access areas earlier. Similar to suikoden 1 2 n 3, or I guess more appropriately, the oracle games
Thank you both for yout explanation. So, like I expected, this product's about 400 too much and hoping to break into the "if its really expensive, it must be incredible and im just not seeing it" market
Im not a tech guy so can someone explain to me and/or link to an example showing how 1080p is beneficial to blocky nes games. Wouldnt the game have to have been programmed to take advantage of the technology. It's not like nes graphics are goi ng to magically change to wii u graphics. Why does this matter??
As far as the programming, if they can program somethingbas large and complexbas a Zelda world, this shouldn't be nearly as hard. And they've had a LOT of time on this game, which is why it is so polished and gorgeous. As @rjejr suggested, this game is likely why there's been such a game shortage. A huge team has probably been working on this, many of them really learning hd programming and specifics of the wii u architecture on this game.
Wrll, how I originally picture it was: When on walls yyou'd move the joystick up and down, which is pretty simple and easy to adjust to, I would think.
When upside down, the controls would really be the same, the model (sprite? Character?) Would be upside down. So if you push left, he goea to your left. Right, to your right. He juat is upside down.
My fear is focusing on children scared them off from doing it(I dont want hear that a game with baby pink peach and baby characters giggling and squeaking isnt focused on kids. It's not ONLY for kids. Im gonna play the heck out of it and im 30, but it is FOCUSED on kids.
I just wished the antigravity added actual gameplay elements.
5 minutes through and my biggest fear has officially been confirmed: The camera turns with you when you go on a wall or ceiling, thus, completely nullifying the fact that you're even doing it. I have been saying this for months, and no one has agreed with me, and I can't figure out why I'm the only one who feels this way. Between the 3 and 5 minute marks they explain that they did the camera this way "for the most comfortable playing expert experience" and that "but if you watch on replay, you will see you were ACTUALLY on a wall or ceiling".
Am I the only one that thinks that's kind of lame? If you're on a wall or ceiling, it'll just look like you're on the floor like normal, until you watch the replay THEN you can zee what actually happened. Then what's the POINT? Camera view, gameplay, NOTHING changes. You can't even barely tell.
I'm not saying it won't be a fun or good game, I'm just disappointed that it's hook is nullified pretty much. It would be like if it Double Dash they said "You're only going to see a single car when you race, but on the replay you'll see someone was actually with you in another compartment, they were just invisible!!"
I live in the Boston, MA area (North Shore) and off the top of my head, all within a 20 min drive from me: 2 in Peabody, 1 in Saugus, 1 in Malden, 1 in Everett, 1 in Somerville, 2 in Woburn, 3 in Burlington. If you have a car it's very easy to find one so I imagine they won't be going the "way of the Blockbuster" anytime soon.
@hortencio Oh dude I was gonna be so mad if u typed out the owl's secret plan without even a spoiler reference. I believe the sequel was initially announced at Comicon after the infamous 6th toe reveal (When they announced the rhino in the background had a 6th toe)
Ps4 fans "oh look, the world is so big and lifelike with awesome effects and graphics and I can do literally anything I want including get all my frienda to play with me in a giant online incredible world" LOL NO THANKS!
Really excited about the U's future. Between Tickle the Squirrel 2, Bop It, and Zippity Games' announcement that Sandwich Maker 3d will allow motion control support to both slice the meat and cut the crust off the sandwiches, I'm really happy to be receiving new experiences.
I feel bad for PS4 owners who are excited for the same old experiences like Metal Gear 5 and The Division. It's all just rehashed and recycled ideas.
I have a really good feeling we'll get the chance to experience a new 2d platformer by the end of 2014. They'll probably announce it in a direct and then save a big announcement about it for e3 like a playable character or the background color of the character selection screen.
Once that 2d platformer is announced I'll be hotly anticipating the next first bor second party game which luckily shouldn't be any longer than 18 to 24 months from then, which will probably fly by cuzbi'll be busy playing any of the 2-4 third party games that release in that time.
Not surprised that they wouldn't show much at a small show right before e3. If Ninty hits it out of the park there, with lots of great footage of Zelda U, Smash U, Bayonetta, Hyrule Warriors, Yarn Yoshi and X, along with a couple surprises after just having released Mario Kart, I'll consider the Big N "back in the game"
I really hope Yarn Yoshi is 3d, along the lines of DK64 and not just another Yoshi's Island. And Zelda U NEEDS to be "the next big thing", to people other than the Nintendo diehard.
You say you're fine with it, so maybe you're more familiar with this QOL thing than me... What is it? To me it sounds more along a "casual" route, which would be the nail in the coffin for this company for me. Ya know, like, "a little mini game while you work out" "Keep track of your daily activities and goals app". That's what pops into my mind when I hear Quality of Life. What do you make of it?
Id recommend playing it immediately. It's every bit as essential to the Nintendo gamer experience as SMB3, SMW, Mario 64, Zelda, Super Metroid, you get the picture. It goes toe to toe with any classic old or new and is a must play ASAP
3d World was very good, but it was missing that "Mario mystique". How much of that is dependent on the fact that I'm an adult now, I'm not sure, but every mainline Mario game has always had this exciting "newness" to it. Mario 64 is obviously the best example. It felt monumental, like you were stepping into a new world. Even smb3 had it by maximizing the good parts of smb. Heck, even smw had it, and it was just basically graphical refinement and yoshi.
I'm not sure what the others did that 3d world didnt (is it just cuz I'm 30?), but 3d World was moreso a feeling of "Oh, these are cool twists and takes on what I like". I think it's more than being older. I remember taking an hour long bus ride with my friends to play mario64 with my friends and just being in awe that this was sonething that existed. It was so new and exciting. I cant imagine kida doing that with 3d World.
The only series that still get me that excited are Zelda, Final Fantasy (both of which has subpar entries the last 3 times, but I hold into hope), and Suikoden, if it ever comes back (please!)
"I was going to buy Smash Bros for Wii U but I'm already tiring of it after playing it nonstop theae past 4 months"
Literally every person in the world knew the Wii U version had to come first to give this flop of a system a fighting chance... except the people at Nintendo.
I've been unhappy since the release of the Wii U and Nintendo has just lost themselves a customer they've had for close to 30 years.
They really have become an unintelligent company. The Greatness of Miyamoto will keep them afloat as it always has but when he's gone, they're in trouble. They are just so out of touch with what excites people nowadays.
They're a company of rehashes that think 2d platformers are where its at in 2014, so much so that they honestly think announcing Cranky Kong is major announcement.
Nintendo thinks every one of it's customers is an 8 year old japanese youth giggling at the screen because there're flashing colors on it.
Nintendo isnt even doing anything different from the snes days. The difference is, the Nintenso game droughts in those days were filled in by capcom, konami, squaresoft, enix, rare, etc.
There was ALWAYS something just over the horizon. And most of it was exclusive. Boy, do I wish Nintendo didn't screw over Sony for lowly Phillips. A Nintendo/Sony console would rule rhw console world.
I really do miss the days Nintendo wasnt the 2nd console... okay, okay im done.. it just aet me OFF when I saw they werent announcing a release date... if this ia something along the lines of announcing characters from past games are returning and some stages then im really going to be at an all time low as far as having faith in Nintendo.
I completely agree. It's upsetting at times. You give a company with such a successful track record the benefit of the doubt but its been diaheartening over the last few months.to have revelations like:
"Oh.. that really IS all they have to show?"
What once seemed like Nintendo being different and quirky is starting to feel like them being in over their heads.
They're a company with a machine all the "cool kids" are seeming to avoid. Its been like, no biggie, cuz they're that creative kid who always pulla themselves to the top no matter how little help they get, but I've spent the last few years realizing this isn't a situation of them being quirky and revealing their answers slowly... Its more a situation of them desperately looking for them themselves, free falling and trying to grab onto a branch as a lifeline but every branch is snapping and dropping them down further.
Unless they come out and say "Alright, here are 8 games near completion that we've been keeping secret", its so hard to imagine them turning this around. Its like, why did you even bother releasing a console when you were years away from being ready?
Best case scenario, mk8, smash, x, hyrule warriors, yarn yoshi, smt x fe, bayonetta release between now and a year from now. At that point we're close to halfway through the systems lifecycle (2.5 years).
Now what? Rinse and repeat and make another 8 to 10 games over the next 2.5 years like they did the first 2.5. Thats best case scenario. Its just so few games, so many gaps. They have so little help, and most of what they do have is playing it safe and developing for the 3ds which is much more successful.
Like you say, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to Nintendo anymore. They're so outmanned and outgunned in this console race. Their limited output just isnt enough to compete. Even what the Nintendo faithful consider the heavy hitters are largely niche titles. X is likely to sell modest like moat jrpgs, and smt x fe will probably sell half that since its so obscure.
Nintendo seema to have no rhyme or reason anymorw. And worst of all, they have no answers.
Since Smash Bros was the surprise at the end of a few "regular" directs, does anyone elae think therell be a surprise at the end of this one? Maybe a newly announced Smash competitor and then lead into their solo game..
Possibly a character from this Code Name STEAM game we're just hearing about, then lead into his game (could it be miyamotos new IP?) Or, dare I say it... Zelda U?
Everyone thinks Zelda wont be shown until e3, but aunoma claims he planned to announce it at that event where he said link between worlds would answer majoras mask questions, but he juat didnt have enough time. He clearly said as soon aw he got back to the office he was going to put together aomething to show the public on ZeldaU "soon".
It's been over 5 months now. Ninty doesnt value huge e3 presentations anymore, so I dont subscribe to the idea that they need to save it til then. They seem perfectly content releasing major news on the Directs.
You have to figure Nintendo is putting the pressure on the developers to turn around the wii us fortunes, which is likely the reason thia direct is coming seemingly early and out of nowhere. First ever losses, talk of firing the president, constant bad press.... Nintendo is in a rush to bring out the big guns. I have a feeling something huge is happening tonight. Something non Smash (for the record I think theyll also announce a Smash release date)
Im way more impressed with the fact that the author of this article is named Jowi, being a big suikoden 2 fan, ive always wondered is it pronounced "joey" or jow like cow-y
That investor was half right, but it should be virtual conaole, not smartphones. Since wii u haant found an identity yet, start marketing it as the machine that can play eveey single on of those games u grew up with! Oh and it also will have new gamea. That virtual console is a treasure trove of content and wii u could maybe survive on I t by itself
Mario Kart 8 had better be the best In the series. First party titles for wii u have been low in both quantity and quality. NLand was decent & nsmbu, pikmin3 n 3dworld were good but there still arent any great must have titles after a quarter of the console's life cycle has passed (Nintendo consoles last 5 to 6 years, generally)
I understand the Nintendo faithful love some of the above mentioned but there's a reason they didnt give the system the boost it needed. Nowhere close. Nintendo is getting spanked this gen already and its their own faults. They need a lifeline.
I honestly don't know if I understand it more or less after that article. So they're gamifying everyday tasks. That not only sounds incredibly lame, it seems to suggest an even worse version of what wii did. .
I don't think it'd be completely dumped, but more of a phase out period, likely releasing a "3rd pillar" type system and releasing a lot of things for both. I think just dumping it woukd he suicide, but I also think the same about dumping 3 more years of expensive, top quality titles into it. I feel there'd need to be another outlet for them that the consumer was excited about.
@luke88,
Admitedly, I didnt read up too much on that, but I know they emphasized it as a strong point for the future. That honestly kind of scares me. "Quality of Life" is a term used for often in the health field. Is this what it's referring to? More of a wii fit type road? If so, Nintendo as we've known them is in big trouble. Please inform me a little more, as "video games" and "quality of life" do not mesh in my head...
I feel very strongly that this game holds the entirety of the Wii u's future in the palm of it's hand. It's equally capable of both sinking the wii u ship for good or powering It into relevance. Itll b just a couple months shy of the wii u's 2 year mark upon it's release, and Nintendo knows if Mario Kart doesn't sell this system, especially after both 2d and 3d mario didnt, nothing will.
I dont suspect theyll just announce wii u is dead, but i strongly believe they'll shift focus into the new system, likely a home console and handheld hybrid. Im not sure if things like X and ZeldaU will be shifted onto the new platform, but I suggeat itd be a twilight princess-esque acenario where it's available for both. People would be angry at Nintendo for giving up on what they spent hundreds of bucks for so theyd probably do it slickly like trying some "3rd pillar" mumbo jumbo.
People keep saying itd be very bad for ninty to give up and theyd lose consumer trust but this is a business and sometimes u just have to accept when a product isnt a hit n adjust. Especially intelligent people like the nintendo folk. They simply arent goijg to keep dumping money into what is becoming a bottomless pit of financial losses.
I dont like that this is how Nintendo came to their senses but the truth is that this is the best thing that could happen. Wii u success wouldve convinced nintendo its a good idea to keep wasting the final years of me miyamotos talent on casual. Wii fit ish type stuff. The wii u failure is going to cause the big n to go to shiggy and say "alright man. Apparently the casual stuff is old news. We need u to go back to the snes shiggy n just create a whole bunch of new stuff to lead us into the new gen.
Itll start by being releases on wii u and the new system until wii u is phased out. Trust me guys, its better this way. Do u want a fully focused nintendo pumping out gems or tue current "ok we think casual stuff sells now so lets spend the firat 3 years making people happy and pumping that out. Once it sells u can go make a metroid or something for those core guys". Im so happy that things are gonna go hack to the old Nintendo way. Im gery confident about this!
Leave it to Luigi to have the year that many are considering to be the one that is "dooming" the company. I dont think Nintendo is ever going to not exist, but this year was the definitive proof they're not the company they once were. Since NLand waa both a minigame comp and developed before the systems release, lets look at this:
In about a year and a half, Nintendo has developed 2, I repeat, 2, titles internally with the power potential to be big deals. Sm3dworld and pikmin3, and honestly, only nintendo lovers expected pikmin to have a chance at being big. The rest were minigame comps and rehashed wii fit, sports crap. In the next year, the only big title we know about to b definitely coming out is mario kart. Smash is far off and yarn yoshi and hyrule warriors, 2 more games that wont do much as yet another 2d platformer and an akward side game, have enough to be assumed theyre concepts thrown together to appease the wii u faithful, are almost definitely 2015 releases. So in 2 and a half YEARS, the only 2 really big games will have been mario kart and 3d mario.
How in the world can we sit there and watch this and not determined that nintendos magic is gone? Theyre hardly releasing any console games, when they do it's 90 percent minigame comps and wii fluff, and when they do have a halfway hit, it's 1 of their 3 home console stalwarts. Whats the next big one? Oh, the 3rd home console reliable, Smash. Sorry, the 4th is zelda, the only other big project we know from them, coming probably 2016.
Nothing new. The w101 was platinum, not nintendo. This company is doing nothing to have made our wii u purchases any more than a joke. Low output, nothing new. Nes, snes were times nintendo revolutionized the artform and attracted everyone else who did, too. N64 gen they lost ssomesupport but continued making tons of great games and still has titles like body harvest, jet force gemini, space station silicon valley, turok dinosaur hunter, goldeneye n perfect dark, etc made for them.
I ab so lutely hate the wii u gen. It is so pitiful.
Look at my comment history and you'll see me constantly defending you guys and putting down/making fun of people who accuse this website of spreading doom&gloom, reporting on the wrong things, etc. Even that one analyst that hates Nintendo is very famous now so I understand why what he says is reported.
But is this honestly necessary? Posting an article you know is going to enrage the fanbase that was said by a nobody? What's next? "Guy I walked by on the street yesterday might have said 'Nintendo should do only mobile games'"?
There's really a limit as to what should be reported. We don't care what every single person in the world's opinion is.
I really like the idea of preserving the Miyamoto way of doing things. He's a legend. I remember being 12 years old in the mid 90's and reading what was then n64.com (later became the n64 section of IGN) and being in shock that most of my favorite SNES and N64 games came from one guy. I followed what he did until I quit gaming in 2002/2003. When I returned to gaming in 2011, the first thing I did was look up whether Miyamoto was still making games, and I was thrilled to learn he was. It'll simply be a day that changes the industry forever when he retires and I hope he works until he's 90.
Need more exclusive software that're heavy hitters. Nintendo needs to get the internet talking. I understand you want to appeal to children but is it so hard to do both? Let's get some quality, exciting projects pumped 98% of articles I read on this site are along the lines of "Jimmy Smith of Bibbity Games explains thought process behind upcoming title 'Tickle the Squirrel'"
It's only depressing. Please, Nintendo, get some more developers on your side and start pumping out these games. I'm starting to think Hyrule Warriors was like a desperation move and it isn't even close to finished. Looks like a bunch of reused assetts they threw together to say "i know we basically haven't announced anything for over a year, but here's something we've been working on" because they thought it'd get our hopes up if we think "For all we know, Nintendo has like 10 games they just hven't announced yet and they're all coming out soon". The problem is, things have gotten to the point that if there were big projects in the works, they'd be announced. Any benefit hiding it is vastly outweighed by the negative in appearing to have no software coming on a year and a half old system that already doesn't have much".
Until a few months ago I was a staunch defender of Nintendo but I just can't do it anymore. Somebody there is making a lot of wrong moves. Barely any software for a year and a half is so pathetic!
There'd really be no point in doing that, as that's essentially what X is going to be, only 10 times more awesome. If X can come out soon it can be system saving IF marketed right. If it's just marketed as an RPG that happens to be awesome, it won't sell much more than Xenoblade. But if it's advertised as all these huge mechs flying around, like a much deeper Titanfall with Zelda or Final Fantasy elements or something, it could be a huge hit.
Was never much of a "war" in my mind. I guess it depended on the types of games you liked. As an adventure/RPG fan, I never once wished I had a Genesis. Nintendo+Square+Enix absolutely obliterated anything the Genesis put out. Classic after classic. Sega's "hey look, we're cooler & more powerful!" never worked for me. To be honest, technology wasn't good enough to make fun/realistic/in depth sports/racing games back then, and that's what Sega's angle was.
To me, Nintendo was so much better that I actually feel really bad for gamers who had Sega over the SNES. I think of all the childhood memories I have with my friends playing Link to the Past, Soul Blazer, Final Fantasy, Chrono trigger, Secret of Mana, Super Metroid, Punch-Out, etc etc & I think of replacing those experiences with Sonic, a sports game, or Toe Jam & Earl & it actually makes me shiver, lol.
In response to your picture & name: Yes, dude, yes. SUCH a good game. Actually awaiting my copy from Ebay which is in the mail right now. A permanent mainstay on the "Play once a year" List
We will know the Wii U's fate by this E3 (or the few weeks directly after). Nintendo has 3 cards left to play that could save it. Mario Kart 8 is one, and it's a biggie. It's a definite system seller. If that doesn't start moving units in May, Nintendo is going to panic & go into overdrive & try to create a legendary E3 loaded with Zelda & Smash Bros. goodness (it's 2 remaining cards). If that doesn't set the industry and fans on fire, I am convinced Nintendo will be moving onto a different console by the next E3 and ditching the Wii U. I'm starting to think that is the reason so little titles are announced for 2014. What are there, 7 or 8? Maybe they're working on things behind the scenes like concepts, coding, etc. but aren't coding it specifically for Wii U because they want to prepare to bring it to a different console if needed.
If my theory is correct, they probably won't announce that they're ditching the Wii U, but they'll instead do the "3rd pillar" thing & just kind of let it fade. My finalb prediction is the third pillar will be a handheld/home console hybrid. Anyways, i could be completely wrong. This is just my opinion.
I've come to the realization that Nintendo doesn't know I exist. Nintendo fans don't like when people say it's a company for kids but the sad truth is Nintendo bought into that themselves somewhere along the way.
If a Nintendo representative walked by me in a bar, a 30 year old man drinking some beers with a group of 20 and 30 something's, they wouldn't think there was a chance I was waiting on what their next announcements are. This is why they focus zero of their time and money on wanting to appeal to me.
They seem to not be able to do the simple math to figure out I'm in the generation that grew up on their products. It doesn't cross their minds to make franchise iterations & marketing campaigns to appeal to me because they assume that if i evr did play Nintendo, i've since moved on, so they're going to just focus on another 8 year old and repeat the cycle.
It's really a shame because everyone loses. I want to be excited for what's coming out next, but they make it very hard. They forget that if I continue to love Nintendo, I'm going to pass it on to my kids. They don't factor in that if Nintendo is a distant memory, i'm going to introduce my kids to the new things I'm playing, which then breaks the cycle because Nintendo loses it's biggest strength: The nostalgia factor. If I introduce my kid to non Nintendo stuff as a kid, that becomes his "nintendo". If you didn't play Nintendo as a kid, you're surely not getting into it later in life.
They're relying on the hooks they sank in in my childhood, assuming my kids will go play their new products no matter what i go off and get into, but they've underestimated the influence I can have on what he likes. They also underestimate the money my generation of people that still want to love Nintendo can still generate for them.
I enjoyed NSMBU & I really enjoyed Rayman Legends but that was it for me. I can't do so many 2d platformers now a days. I hope for more RPGS & Action/Adventure games
I was wondering when someone was going to point that out. Ha! truth is, from 13 on (1994) I've been a JRPG fanatic. LetsGoJRPRetro just didn't sound as good lol. I still do love me some 3d Action Platforming, though, but let's leave the 2d plats in the capable, and creative, hands of the indies soNintendo can get back to being the company that creates things that astound us, instead of the company we support because they scratch our retro itch and we hope 1 day they'll start astounding us again.
In reality, you all should be very happy about this. Is the greater majority not tired of the wii fit, play, sports, trend? I hate living in this nintendo world of "oh well let them take out a couple years to pump out that stuff cuz it sells, then they can get back to making the kind of stuff I like". That should be one in the same. If WII u succeeds, we're doomed for another cycle of that crap. Wii U failing is a blessing in disguise. No more of Miyamoto's attention on that crap. His swan song is going to be going back to whathe does best and innovating with deep, quality gameplay experiences to bring Nintendo back to the forfefront of the gaming industry. You watch.
I'm sure anyone who was hotly anticipating a 2d platformer in 2014 was very satisfied with playing as Cranky kong, the shimmering fur, and the other features the title highlights.
Polising turds = Making the constant negative news of the wii u's sales sound better in headline titles. Game quality was never mentioned once, by either one of us
Yeah man, both snes and ps1 are where it's at for RPGs. So many classics on each. I'll be playing these games when I'm 70 and in my rocker chair haha. I do also need to pick up a new FF7 as you mention it as mine was also stolen ahaha.
Does anyone else know if any RPGS besides X have been announced for wii u? I've been playing ps1 rpg's the last couple of months and man were some of these great. Suikoden 2 & Xenogears are flawless. FF7 & FF9 are also incredible.
I hope these kind of games get revitalized and brought to wii u. also @funny_moblin, i know for me personally, I don't like to play 1 game at a time.If i have aa 3 hour gaming session it'll often be 6 games for a half hour each. Then I'll stop 1 halfway thru, pick up a new 1, then come back to it, etc. So altho i may not be putting in as much time as some gamers, i'm playing a lot of stuff so variety is veryimportant to me.
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Re: Hyrule Warriors Set for Summer 2014 Release in Japan, Tecmo Koei Teases Another Major Collaboration
It wouls be awesome if your saved data for thia could link into zelda u. Maybe open up an optional area or two. Or allow you to start with an item you normally wouldnt get until later to access areas earlier. Similar to suikoden 1 2 n 3, or I guess more appropriately, the oracle games
Re: Sleek Metal NES Analogue Nt Now Available for Preorder
@ungibbed
@sahashraLA
Thank you both for yout explanation. So, like I expected, this product's about 400 too much and hoping to break into the "if its really expensive, it must be incredible and im just not seeing it" market
Re: Sleek Metal NES Analogue Nt Now Available for Preorder
Im not a tech guy so can someone explain to me and/or link to an example showing how 1080p is beneficial to blocky nes games. Wouldnt the game have to have been programmed to take advantage of the technology. It's not like nes graphics are goi ng to magically change to wii u graphics. Why does this matter??
Re: Nintendo Direct: Special Mario Kart 8 Direct Shows New Features, Racers And Items
@yorumi
Fair enough, I was juat remembering either miyamoto or aonuma talking about how it took a while to get used to certain thinga
Re: Nintendo Direct: Special Mario Kart 8 Direct Shows New Features, Racers And Items
@thedefalcos
As far as the programming, if they can program somethingbas large and complexbas a Zelda world, this shouldn't be nearly as hard. And they've had a LOT of time on this game, which is why it is so polished and gorgeous. As @rjejr suggested, this game is likely why there's been such a game shortage. A huge team has probably been working on this, many of them really learning hd programming and specifics of the wii u architecture on this game.
Re: Nintendo Direct: Special Mario Kart 8 Direct Shows New Features, Racers And Items
@thedefalcos
Wrll, how I originally picture it was: When on walls yyou'd move the joystick up and down, which is pretty simple and easy to adjust to, I would think.
When upside down, the controls would really be the same, the model (sprite? Character?) Would be upside down. So if you push left, he goea to your left. Right, to your right. He juat is upside down.
My fear is focusing on children scared them off from doing it(I dont want hear that a game with baby pink peach and baby characters giggling and squeaking isnt focused on kids. It's not ONLY for kids. Im gonna play the heck out of it and im 30, but it is FOCUSED on kids.
I just wished the antigravity added actual gameplay elements.
Re: Nintendo Direct: Special Mario Kart 8 Direct Shows New Features, Racers And Items
5 minutes through and my biggest fear has officially been confirmed: The camera turns with you when you go on a wall or ceiling, thus, completely nullifying the fact that you're even doing it. I have been saying this for months, and no one has agreed with me, and I can't figure out why I'm the only one who feels this way. Between the 3 and 5 minute marks they explain that they did the camera this way "for the most comfortable playing expert experience" and that "but if you watch on replay, you will see you were ACTUALLY on a wall or ceiling".
Am I the only one that thinks that's kind of lame? If you're on a wall or ceiling, it'll just look like you're on the floor like normal, until you watch the replay THEN you can zee what actually happened. Then what's the POINT? Camera view, gameplay, NOTHING changes. You can't even barely tell.
I'm not saying it won't be a fun or good game, I'm just disappointed that it's hook is nullified pretty much. It would be like if it Double Dash they said "You're only going to see a single car when you race, but on the replay you'll see someone was actually with you in another compartment, they were just invisible!!"
Re: Nintendo To Market Mario Kart 8 Through The End Of The Year
@rjejr
What makes you so sure Smash will not release before Christmas? I say it's more likely that it does.
1 There is no other (known) smash hit Christmas game (no pun intended). Sure, X or Bayo is possible but Ninty likely wants one of it's own.
2 I think they would want the 3ds and Wii U versions to be fairly close, atleast the same year
Re: GameStop Plans to Close Around 120 Stores in the Coming Year
I live in the Boston, MA area (North Shore) and off the top of my head, all within a 20 min drive from me: 2 in Peabody, 1 in Saugus, 1 in Malden, 1 in Everett, 1 in Somerville, 2 in Woburn, 3 in Burlington. If you have a car it's very easy to find one so I imagine they won't be going the "way of the Blockbuster" anytime soon.
Re: Nintendo Confirms The Mario Kart 8 Premium Pack – Special Edition Wii U Hardware Bundle
@hortencio Oh dude I was gonna be so mad if u typed out the owl's secret plan without even a spoiler reference. I believe the sequel was initially announced at Comicon after the infamous 6th toe reveal (When they announced the rhino in the background had a 6th toe)
Ps4 fans "oh look, the world is so big and lifelike with awesome effects and graphics and I can do literally anything I want including get all my frienda to play with me in a giant online incredible world" LOL NO THANKS!
Re: Nintendo Confirms The Mario Kart 8 Premium Pack – Special Edition Wii U Hardware Bundle
Really excited about the U's future. Between Tickle the Squirrel 2, Bop It, and Zippity Games' announcement that Sandwich Maker 3d will allow motion control support to both slice the meat and cut the crust off the sandwiches, I'm really happy to be receiving new experiences.
I feel bad for PS4 owners who are excited for the same old experiences like Metal Gear 5 and The Division. It's all just rehashed and recycled ideas.
I have a really good feeling we'll get the chance to experience a new 2d platformer by the end of 2014. They'll probably announce it in a direct and then save a big announcement about it for e3 like a playable character or the background color of the character selection screen.
Once that 2d platformer is announced I'll be hotly anticipating the next first bor second party game which luckily shouldn't be any longer than 18 to 24 months from then, which will probably fly by cuzbi'll be busy playing any of the 2-4 third party games that release in that time.
It's a good time to be a U'er!
Re: The Nintendo eShop Is Like Paradise, Says Image & Form's Brjann Sigurgeirsson
Feels really good to read positive Ninty news for a change
Re: Nintendo Confirms Five Games That'll be Playable at WonderCon
Not surprised that they wouldn't show much at a small show right before e3. If Ninty hits it out of the park there, with lots of great footage of Zelda U, Smash U, Bayonetta, Hyrule Warriors, Yarn Yoshi and X, along with a couple surprises after just having released Mario Kart, I'll consider the Big N "back in the game"
I really hope Yarn Yoshi is 3d, along the lines of DK64 and not just another Yoshi's Island. And Zelda U NEEDS to be "the next big thing", to people other than the Nintendo diehard.
Re: Microsoft's Ken Lobb: Metroid Prime Wouldn't Have Been Made If Nintendo Had Listened To The Fans
@minotaurgamer,
Did you REALLY just reference the 64 and Cube as bad ideas VS the Wii as a good one? Are you 12?
Re: Microsoft's Ken Lobb: Metroid Prime Wouldn't Have Been Made If Nintendo Had Listened To The Fans
@dizzy_boy
You say you're fine with it, so maybe you're more familiar with this QOL thing than me... What is it? To me it sounds more along a "casual" route, which would be the nail in the coffin for this company for me. Ya know, like, "a little mini game while you work out" "Keep track of your daily activities and goals app". That's what pops into my mind when I hear Quality of Life. What do you make of it?
Re: Review: Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Wii U eShop)
@rjejr
Id recommend playing it immediately. It's every bit as essential to the Nintendo gamer experience as SMB3, SMW, Mario 64, Zelda, Super Metroid, you get the picture. It goes toe to toe with any classic old or new and is a must play ASAP
Re: Nintendo Is Working On The Next Mario Game, But Can't Reveal If It's Coming To 3DS Or Wii U
3d World was very good, but it was missing that "Mario mystique". How much of that is dependent on the fact that I'm an adult now, I'm not sure, but every mainline Mario game has always had this exciting "newness" to it. Mario 64 is obviously the best example. It felt monumental, like you were stepping into a new world. Even smb3 had it by maximizing the good parts of smb. Heck, even smw had it, and it was just basically graphical refinement and yoshi.
I'm not sure what the others did that 3d world didnt (is it just cuz I'm 30?), but 3d World was moreso a feeling of "Oh, these are cool twists and takes on what I like". I think it's more than being older. I remember taking an hour long bus ride with my friends to play mario64 with my friends and just being in awe that this was sonething that existed. It was so new and exciting. I cant imagine kida doing that with 3d World.
The only series that still get me that excited are Zelda, Final Fantasy (both of which has subpar entries the last 3 times, but I hold into hope), and Suikoden, if it ever comes back (please!)
Re: Super Smash Bros. Hitting 3DS This Summer, Wii U Launch To Take Place In The Winter
"I was going to buy Smash Bros for Wii U but I'm already tiring of it after playing it nonstop theae past 4 months"
Literally every person in the world knew the Wii U version had to come first to give this flop of a system a fighting chance... except the people at Nintendo.
I've been unhappy since the release of the Wii U and Nintendo has just lost themselves a customer they've had for close to 30 years.
They really have become an unintelligent company. The Greatness of Miyamoto will keep them afloat as it always has but when he's gone, they're in trouble. They are just so out of touch with what excites people nowadays.
They're a company of rehashes that think 2d platformers are where its at in 2014, so much so that they honestly think announcing Cranky Kong is major announcement.
Nintendo thinks every one of it's customers is an 8 year old japanese youth giggling at the screen because there're flashing colors on it.
Re: Feature: What We Want to See in Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Direct
Nintendo isnt even doing anything different from the snes days. The difference is, the Nintenso game droughts in those days were filled in by capcom, konami, squaresoft, enix, rare, etc.
There was ALWAYS something just over the horizon. And most of it was exclusive. Boy, do I wish Nintendo didn't screw over Sony for lowly Phillips. A Nintendo/Sony console would rule rhw console world.
I really do miss the days Nintendo wasnt the 2nd console... okay, okay im done.. it just aet me OFF when I saw they werent announcing a release date... if this ia something along the lines of announcing characters from past games are returning and some stages then im really going to be at an all time low as far as having faith in Nintendo.
Re: Feature: What We Want to See in Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Direct
@gatorboi352,
I completely agree. It's upsetting at times. You give a company with such a successful track record the benefit of the doubt but its been diaheartening over the last few months.to have revelations like:
"Oh.. that really IS all they have to show?"
What once seemed like Nintendo being different and quirky is starting to feel like them being in over their heads.
They're a company with a machine all the "cool kids" are seeming to avoid. Its been like, no biggie, cuz they're that creative kid who always pulla themselves to the top no matter how little help they get, but I've spent the last few years realizing this isn't a situation of them being quirky and revealing their answers slowly... Its more a situation of them desperately looking for them themselves, free falling and trying to grab onto a branch as a lifeline but every branch is snapping and dropping them down further.
Unless they come out and say "Alright, here are 8 games near completion that we've been keeping secret", its so hard to imagine them turning this around. Its like, why did you even bother releasing a console when you were years away from being ready?
Best case scenario, mk8, smash, x, hyrule warriors, yarn yoshi, smt x fe, bayonetta release between now and a year from now. At that point we're close to halfway through the systems lifecycle (2.5 years).
Now what? Rinse and repeat and make another 8 to 10 games over the next 2.5 years like they did the first 2.5. Thats best case scenario. Its just so few games, so many gaps. They have so little help, and most of what they do have is playing it safe and developing for the 3ds which is much more successful.
Like you say, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to Nintendo anymore. They're so outmanned and outgunned in this console race. Their limited output just isnt enough to compete. Even what the Nintendo faithful consider the heavy hitters are largely niche titles. X is likely to sell modest like moat jrpgs, and smt x fe will probably sell half that since its so obscure.
Nintendo seema to have no rhyme or reason anymorw. And worst of all, they have no answers.
Re: Feature: What We Want to See in Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Direct
Since Smash Bros was the surprise at the end of a few "regular" directs, does anyone elae think therell be a surprise at the end of this one? Maybe a newly announced Smash competitor and then lead into their solo game..
Possibly a character from this Code Name STEAM game we're just hearing about, then lead into his game (could it be miyamotos new IP?) Or, dare I say it... Zelda U?
Everyone thinks Zelda wont be shown until e3, but aunoma claims he planned to announce it at that event where he said link between worlds would answer majoras mask questions, but he juat didnt have enough time. He clearly said as soon aw he got back to the office he was going to put together aomething to show the public on ZeldaU "soon".
It's been over 5 months now. Ninty doesnt value huge e3 presentations anymore, so I dont subscribe to the idea that they need to save it til then. They seem perfectly content releasing major news on the Directs.
You have to figure Nintendo is putting the pressure on the developers to turn around the wii us fortunes, which is likely the reason thia direct is coming seemingly early and out of nowhere. First ever losses, talk of firing the president, constant bad press.... Nintendo is in a rush to bring out the big guns. I have a feeling something huge is happening tonight. Something non Smash (for the record I think theyll also announce a Smash release date)
Re: Video: What Could Xenoblade Chronicles Look Like In HD?
@frapp, whoops, didnt see it
How come it doesnt show on the main page? Am I doing aomething wrong?
Re: Video: What Could Xenoblade Chronicles Look Like In HD?
NL arent you going to announce Nintendp filing trademark for " Code Name STEAM: Strike Team Eliminating the Alien Menace"?
I wonder if it's Miyamoto's new IP?
Re: Video: This New Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer Showcases In-Game Story
Also, is it coincidence, or were you named after the Jowston City State, Mr Atreides?
Re: Video: This New Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer Showcases In-Game Story
Im way more impressed with the fact that the author of this article is named Jowi, being a big suikoden 2 fan, ive always wondered is it pronounced "joey" or jow like cow-y
Re: Report Suggests That June Could Be Crucial For Iwata's Future At The Head Of Nintendo
That investor was half right, but it should be virtual conaole, not smartphones. Since wii u haant found an identity yet, start marketing it as the machine that can play eveey single on of those games u grew up with! Oh and it also will have new gamea. That virtual console is a treasure trove of content and wii u could maybe survive on I t by itself
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Major Wii U Retail Titles Can Benefit From More eShop Trials and Demos
Mario Kart 8 had better be the best In the series. First party titles for wii u have been low in both quantity and quality. NLand was decent & nsmbu, pikmin3 n 3dworld were good but there still arent any great must have titles after a quarter of the console's life cycle has passed (Nintendo consoles last 5 to 6 years, generally)
I understand the Nintendo faithful love some of the above mentioned but there's a reason they didnt give the system the boost it needed. Nowhere close. Nintendo is getting spanked this gen already and its their own faults. They need a lifeline.
Re: Super Mario Kart Record Holder Sami Cetin Gives Some Tips and Hits the Track in Mario Kart 8
@Luke88,
I honestly don't know if I understand it more or less after that article. So they're gamifying everyday tasks. That not only sounds incredibly lame, it seems to suggest an even worse version of what wii did. .
Re: Super Mario Kart Record Holder Sami Cetin Gives Some Tips and Hits the Track in Mario Kart 8
@marshi,
I don't think it'd be completely dumped, but more of a phase out period, likely releasing a "3rd pillar" type system and releasing a lot of things for both. I think just dumping it woukd he suicide, but I also think the same about dumping 3 more years of expensive, top quality titles into it. I feel there'd need to be another outlet for them that the consumer was excited about.
@luke88,
Admitedly, I didnt read up too much on that, but I know they emphasized it as a strong point for the future. That honestly kind of scares me. "Quality of Life" is a term used for often in the health field. Is this what it's referring to? More of a wii fit type road? If so, Nintendo as we've known them is in big trouble. Please inform me a little more, as "video games" and "quality of life" do not mesh in my head...
Re: Super Mario Kart Record Holder Sami Cetin Gives Some Tips and Hits the Track in Mario Kart 8
I feel very strongly that this game holds the entirety of the Wii u's future in the palm of it's hand. It's equally capable of both sinking the wii u ship for good or powering It into relevance. Itll b just a couple months shy of the wii u's 2 year mark upon it's release, and Nintendo knows if Mario Kart doesn't sell this system, especially after both 2d and 3d mario didnt, nothing will.
I dont suspect theyll just announce wii u is dead, but i strongly believe they'll shift focus into the new system, likely a home console and handheld hybrid. Im not sure if things like X and ZeldaU will be shifted onto the new platform, but I suggeat itd be a twilight princess-esque acenario where it's available for both. People would be angry at Nintendo for giving up on what they spent hundreds of bucks for so theyd probably do it slickly like trying some "3rd pillar" mumbo jumbo.
People keep saying itd be very bad for ninty to give up and theyd lose consumer trust but this is a business and sometimes u just have to accept when a product isnt a hit n adjust. Especially intelligent people like the nintendo folk. They simply arent goijg to keep dumping money into what is becoming a bottomless pit of financial losses.
I dont like that this is how Nintendo came to their senses but the truth is that this is the best thing that could happen. Wii u success wouldve convinced nintendo its a good idea to keep wasting the final years of me miyamotos talent on casual. Wii fit ish type stuff. The wii u failure is going to cause the big n to go to shiggy and say "alright man. Apparently the casual stuff is old news. We need u to go back to the snes shiggy n just create a whole bunch of new stuff to lead us into the new gen.
Itll start by being releases on wii u and the new system until wii u is phased out. Trust me guys, its better this way. Do u want a fully focused nintendo pumping out gems or tue current "ok we think casual stuff sells now so lets spend the firat 3 years making people happy and pumping that out. Once it sells u can go make a metroid or something for those core guys". Im so happy that things are gonna go hack to the old Nintendo way. Im gery confident about this!
Thoughts?
Re: Feature: Looking Back on the Year of Luigi
Leave it to Luigi to have the year that many are considering to be the one that is "dooming" the company. I dont think Nintendo is ever going to not exist, but this year was the definitive proof they're not the company they once were. Since NLand waa both a minigame comp and developed before the systems release, lets look at this:
In about a year and a half, Nintendo has developed 2, I repeat, 2, titles internally with the power potential to be big deals. Sm3dworld and pikmin3, and honestly, only nintendo lovers expected pikmin to have a chance at being big. The rest were minigame comps and rehashed wii fit, sports crap. In the next year, the only big title we know about to b definitely coming out is mario kart. Smash is far off and yarn yoshi and hyrule warriors, 2 more games that wont do much as yet another 2d platformer and an akward side game, have enough to be assumed theyre concepts thrown together to appease the wii u faithful, are almost definitely 2015 releases. So in 2 and a half YEARS, the only 2 really big games will have been mario kart and 3d mario.
How in the world can we sit there and watch this and not determined that nintendos magic is gone? Theyre hardly releasing any console games, when they do it's 90 percent minigame comps and wii fluff, and when they do have a halfway hit, it's 1 of their 3 home console stalwarts. Whats the next big one? Oh, the 3rd home console reliable, Smash. Sorry, the 4th is zelda, the only other big project we know from them, coming probably 2016.
Nothing new. The w101 was platinum, not nintendo. This company is doing nothing to have made our wii u purchases any more than a joke. Low output, nothing new. Nes, snes were times nintendo revolutionized the artform and attracted everyone else who did, too. N64 gen they lost ssomesupport but continued making tons of great games and still has titles like body harvest, jet force gemini, space station silicon valley, turok dinosaur hunter, goldeneye n perfect dark, etc made for them.
I ab so lutely hate the wii u gen. It is so pitiful.
Ugh, end of rant.
Re: Investor Wants Nintendo To Create Mobile Titles With Game-Altering In-App Purchases
Alright, NLIFE
Look at my comment history and you'll see me constantly defending you guys and putting down/making fun of people who accuse this website of spreading doom&gloom, reporting on the wrong things, etc. Even that one analyst that hates Nintendo is very famous now so I understand why what he says is reported.
But is this honestly necessary? Posting an article you know is going to enrage the fanbase that was said by a nobody? What's next? "Guy I walked by on the street yesterday might have said 'Nintendo should do only mobile games'"?
There's really a limit as to what should be reported. We don't care what every single person in the world's opinion is.
Re: Super Mario 3D World Director Koichi Hayashida Explains The Origin Of "Miyamoto's Teachings"
I really like the idea of preserving the Miyamoto way of doing things. He's a legend. I remember being 12 years old in the mid 90's and reading what was then n64.com (later became the n64 section of IGN) and being in shock that most of my favorite SNES and N64 games came from one guy. I followed what he did until I quit gaming in 2002/2003. When I returned to gaming in 2011, the first thing I did was look up whether Miyamoto was still making games, and I was thrilled to learn he was. It'll simply be a day that changes the industry forever when he retires and I hope he works until he's 90.
Re: Donkey Kong Country's Fate Was Determined By A Risky Rare Investment
@SammySpaceTime,
Took you that long, huh?
Re: Video: The Top 20 Wii U Games So Far - Part One
Need more exclusive software that're heavy hitters. Nintendo needs to get the internet talking. I understand you want to appeal to children but is it so hard to do both? Let's get some quality, exciting projects pumped 98% of articles I read on this site are along the lines of "Jimmy Smith of Bibbity Games explains thought process behind upcoming title 'Tickle the Squirrel'"
It's only depressing. Please, Nintendo, get some more developers on your side and start pumping out these games. I'm starting to think Hyrule Warriors was like a desperation move and it isn't even close to finished. Looks like a bunch of reused assetts they threw together to say "i know we basically haven't announced anything for over a year, but here's something we've been working on" because they thought it'd get our hopes up if we think "For all we know, Nintendo has like 10 games they just hven't announced yet and they're all coming out soon". The problem is, things have gotten to the point that if there were big projects in the works, they'd be announced. Any benefit hiding it is vastly outweighed by the negative in appearing to have no software coming on a year and a half old system that already doesn't have much".
Until a few months ago I was a staunch defender of Nintendo but I just can't do it anymore. Somebody there is making a lot of wrong moves. Barely any software for a year and a half is so pathetic!
Re: New and Sealed Xenoblade Chronicles Copies Available in North America
@Blackstar9000,
There'd really be no point in doing that, as that's essentially what X is going to be, only 10 times more awesome. If X can come out soon it can be system saving IF marketed right. If it's just marketed as an RPG that happens to be awesome, it won't sell much more than Xenoblade. But if it's advertised as all these huge mechs flying around, like a much deeper Titanfall with Zelda or Final Fantasy elements or something, it could be a huge hit.
Re: Console Wars Book Paves The Way For Movie Written By Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg
Oh yeah, i have. Probably 10 times. 2 is my favorite game of all time and 1 is very, very good.
Re: Console Wars Book Paves The Way For Movie Written By Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg
Was never much of a "war" in my mind. I guess it depended on the types of games you liked. As an adventure/RPG fan, I never once wished I had a Genesis. Nintendo+Square+Enix absolutely obliterated anything the Genesis put out. Classic after classic. Sega's "hey look, we're cooler & more powerful!" never worked for me. To be honest, technology wasn't good enough to make fun/realistic/in depth sports/racing games back then, and that's what Sega's angle was.
To me, Nintendo was so much better that I actually feel really bad for gamers who had Sega over the SNES. I think of all the childhood memories I have with my friends playing Link to the Past, Soul Blazer, Final Fantasy, Chrono trigger, Secret of Mana, Super Metroid, Punch-Out, etc etc & I think of replacing those experiences with Sonic, a sports game, or Toe Jam & Earl & it actually makes me shiver, lol.
Re: Console Wars Book Paves The Way For Movie Written By Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg
@Jowy ,
In response to your picture & name: Yes, dude, yes. SUCH a good game. Actually awaiting my copy from Ebay which is in the mail right now. A permanent mainstay on the "Play once a year" List
Re: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Makes Top 10 Début in UK All-Format Charts
We will know the Wii U's fate by this E3 (or the few weeks directly after). Nintendo has 3 cards left to play that could save it. Mario Kart 8 is one, and it's a biggie. It's a definite system seller. If that doesn't start moving units in May, Nintendo is going to panic & go into overdrive & try to create a legendary E3 loaded with Zelda & Smash Bros. goodness (it's 2 remaining cards). If that doesn't set the industry and fans on fire, I am convinced Nintendo will be moving onto a different console by the next E3 and ditching the Wii U. I'm starting to think that is the reason so little titles are announced for 2014. What are there, 7 or 8? Maybe they're working on things behind the scenes like concepts, coding, etc. but aren't coding it specifically for Wii U because they want to prepare to bring it to a different console if needed.
If my theory is correct, they probably won't announce that they're ditching the Wii U, but they'll instead do the "3rd pillar" thing & just kind of let it fade. My finalb prediction is the third pillar will be a handheld/home console hybrid. Anyways, i could be completely wrong. This is just my opinion.
Re: Feature: When Cranky Kong Took On Twitter
I've come to the realization that Nintendo doesn't know I exist. Nintendo fans don't like when people say it's a company for kids but the sad truth is Nintendo bought into that themselves somewhere along the way.
If a Nintendo representative walked by me in a bar, a 30 year old man drinking some beers with a group of 20 and 30 something's, they wouldn't think there was a chance I was waiting on what their next announcements are. This is why they focus zero of their time and money on wanting to appeal to me.
They seem to not be able to do the simple math to figure out I'm in the generation that grew up on their products. It doesn't cross their minds to make franchise iterations & marketing campaigns to appeal to me because they assume that if i evr did play Nintendo, i've since moved on, so they're going to just focus on another 8 year old and repeat the cycle.
It's really a shame because everyone loses. I want to be excited for what's coming out next, but they make it very hard. They forget that if I continue to love Nintendo, I'm going to pass it on to my kids. They don't factor in that if Nintendo is a distant memory, i'm going to introduce my kids to the new things I'm playing, which then breaks the cycle because Nintendo loses it's biggest strength: The nostalgia factor. If I introduce my kid to non Nintendo stuff as a kid, that becomes his "nintendo". If you didn't play Nintendo as a kid, you're surely not getting into it later in life.
They're relying on the hooks they sank in in my childhood, assuming my kids will go play their new products no matter what i go off and get into, but they've underestimated the influence I can have on what he likes. They also underestimate the money my generation of people that still want to love Nintendo can still generate for them.
It's a shame. I want to love Nintendo again...
Re: Video: These UK and US Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Adverts Are Islands Apart In Tone
@Monkeh,
You feel the goofier & sillier of the 2 voices is the one that aims more at adults...
Re: Video: Nintendo Minute Shows Off Two Favourite Levels From Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
I enjoyed NSMBU & I really enjoyed Rayman Legends but that was it for me. I can't do so many 2d platformers now a days. I hope for more RPGS & Action/Adventure games
Re: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Only Sells Just Over 35,000 Units in Japanese Launch
@gatorboi352, @matthew94
Thanks guys! haha
Re: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Only Sells Just Over 35,000 Units in Japanese Launch
@Marshi,
I was wondering when someone was going to point that out. Ha! truth is, from 13 on (1994) I've been a JRPG fanatic. LetsGoJRPRetro just didn't sound as good lol. I still do love me some 3d Action Platforming, though, but let's leave the 2d plats in the capable, and creative, hands of the indies soNintendo can get back to being the company that creates things that astound us, instead of the company we support because they scratch our retro itch and we hope 1 day they'll start astounding us again.
In reality, you all should be very happy about this. Is the greater majority not tired of the wii fit, play, sports, trend? I hate living in this nintendo world of "oh well let them take out a couple years to pump out that stuff cuz it sells, then they can get back to making the kind of stuff I like". That should be one in the same. If WII u succeeds, we're doomed for another cycle of that crap. Wii U failing is a blessing in disguise. No more of Miyamoto's attention on that crap. His swan song is going to be going back to whathe does best and innovating with deep, quality gameplay experiences to bring Nintendo back to the forfefront of the gaming industry. You watch.
Re: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Only Sells Just Over 35,000 Units in Japanese Launch
@thats-what-she,
I'm sure anyone who was hotly anticipating a 2d platformer in 2014 was very satisfied with playing as Cranky kong, the shimmering fur, and the other features the title highlights.
Re: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Only Sells Just Over 35,000 Units in Japanese Launch
@Thats-what-she,
That isn't even close to what I said.
Polising turds = Making the constant negative news of the wii u's sales sound better in headline titles. Game quality was never mentioned once, by either one of us
Re: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Only Sells Just Over 35,000 Units in Japanese Launch
@Gunstarhero234,
Yeah man, both snes and ps1 are where it's at for RPGs. So many classics on each. I'll be playing these games when I'm 70 and in my rocker chair haha. I do also need to pick up a new FF7 as you mention it as mine was also stolen ahaha.
Re: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Only Sells Just Over 35,000 Units in Japanese Launch
@gunstarhero234,
Thank you good sir! As my suikoden 2 is borrowed, you wouldn't happen to have 1 for sale, would you? (Am i allowed to ask that here? sorry if not)
Re: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Only Sells Just Over 35,000 Units in Japanese Launch
Does anyone else know if any RPGS besides X have been announced for wii u? I've been playing ps1 rpg's the last couple of months and man were some of these great. Suikoden 2 & Xenogears are flawless. FF7 & FF9 are also incredible.
I hope these kind of games get revitalized and brought to wii u. also @funny_moblin, i know for me personally, I don't like to play 1 game at a time.If i have aa 3 hour gaming session it'll often be 6 games for a half hour each. Then I'll stop 1 halfway thru, pick up a new 1, then come back to it, etc. So altho i may not be putting in as much time as some gamers, i'm playing a lot of stuff so variety is veryimportant to me.