@Spiders tbh until just now i thought splatoon was one of those 2nd party deal sorta arrangments. I didnt realise nintendo devd it. however Im unsure if you can truly call something a franchise after one release (even if we largeley suspect it will become one)? honestly idk
I feel like nintendo is fully at a crucial and vulnerable point right now and has reached a crux. i feel like i said this last launch, but that was focused on them needing 3rd party support. now, since 3rd party support is gone, i feel the main problem is they need quality 1st party games. they have nothing left to fall back on (imo).
In all honesty, look back at the wii u. What franchise hasnt been a blatant expansion on previous games tropes? (dk freeze is dk country returns (country etc), kirby rainbow paintbrush is canvas curse, 3d world is 3d land, starfox zero is starfox 64, yoshi is that kirby yarn game w some yoshi story, toad is literally 3d world expanded, , no metroid, no zelda, i can go on for days. the games the wii u released seemed like small project download titles. i feel pikmin, mariokart, and super smash brothers were exceptions, they were natural, realised expansions of their ethos.
the games and franchises that would have benefited most werent there - zelda dq, 3d dk, a proper off rails starfox, metroid. much like how the 64 pushed all their first party titles into utilising 3d and worlds to some extent (dk, mario, zelda, kirby tried hehe) they could have done this but pushed utilising the power of a hd console. the only truly original titles were usually platinum or some sort of pseudo 2nd party. these games have been fine, dont get me wrong, but nintendo did nothing to exploit their first foray into the hd era. they literally sold the wii u gamepad by using zelda as the perfect example.
they didnt even execute virtual console properly. why gameboy advanced? we wanted console emulation, which really has come far too late. It seems as though nintendo scrambled after they released the console and totally forgot to make their own games for it. they have been on the backfoot ever since. i dont mind if you go ahead and make these smaller scale titles like mariomaker, yoshis story, kirby and the rainbow paintbrush, etc, but we wanted some real showstoppers too.
I hope this whole time, nintendo has been putting the wii u on backburner on purpose, trying to make incredible nx games over the last few years, but i doubt it. lets hope they find their footing with new head and can amalgamate the quality i know they are capable of
-these are my opinions please take them as such -
10. - Heroes of Ruin 9. - Castlevania LOS MOF 8. Shinobi 7. NSMB 2 6. Mario Kart 7 5. Star Fox 4. Paper mario Sticker Star 3. Ocarina of Time 2. Gunman Clive 1. Kid icarus
Notable Mentions: Dillon's Rolling Western
any decent games that ive ommitted are likeley due tot he fact I havent played them!
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Re: Nintendo NX Will Be Launched Globally in March 2017
@Spiders tbh until just now i thought splatoon was one of those 2nd party deal sorta arrangments. I didnt realise nintendo devd it. however Im unsure if you can truly call something a franchise after one release (even if we largeley suspect it will become one)? honestly idk
Re: Nintendo NX Will Be Launched Globally in March 2017
I feel like nintendo is fully at a crucial and vulnerable point right now and has reached a crux. i feel like i said this last launch, but that was focused on them needing 3rd party support. now, since 3rd party support is gone, i feel the main problem is they need quality 1st party games. they have nothing left to fall back on (imo).
In all honesty, look back at the wii u. What franchise hasnt been a blatant expansion on previous games tropes? (dk freeze is dk country returns (country etc), kirby rainbow paintbrush is canvas curse, 3d world is 3d land, starfox zero is starfox 64, yoshi is that kirby yarn game w some yoshi story, toad is literally 3d world expanded, , no metroid, no zelda, i can go on for days. the games the wii u released seemed like small project download titles. i feel pikmin, mariokart, and super smash brothers were exceptions, they were natural, realised expansions of their ethos.
the games and franchises that would have benefited most werent there - zelda dq, 3d dk, a proper off rails starfox, metroid. much like how the 64 pushed all their first party titles into utilising 3d and worlds to some extent (dk, mario, zelda, kirby tried hehe) they could have done this but pushed utilising the power of a hd console. the only truly original titles were usually platinum or some sort of pseudo 2nd party. these games have been fine, dont get me wrong, but nintendo did nothing to exploit their first foray into the hd era. they literally sold the wii u gamepad by using zelda as the perfect example.
they didnt even execute virtual console properly. why gameboy advanced? we wanted console emulation, which really has come far too late. It seems as though nintendo scrambled after they released the console and totally forgot to make their own games for it. they have been on the backfoot ever since. i dont mind if you go ahead and make these smaller scale titles like mariomaker, yoshis story, kirby and the rainbow paintbrush, etc, but we wanted some real showstoppers too.
I hope this whole time, nintendo has been putting the wii u on backburner on purpose, trying to make incredible nx games over the last few years, but i doubt it. lets hope they find their footing with new head and can amalgamate the quality i know they are capable of
-these are my opinions please take them as such -
Re: Feature: Our Top 10 3DS Games - Summer 2013
My List
10. - Heroes of Ruin
9. - Castlevania LOS MOF
8. Shinobi
7. NSMB 2
6. Mario Kart 7
5. Star Fox
4. Paper mario Sticker Star
3. Ocarina of Time
2. Gunman Clive
1. Kid icarus
Notable Mentions: Dillon's Rolling Western
any decent games that ive ommitted are likeley due tot he fact I havent played them!
Re: Talking Point: The Next-Gen Console War is Wii U's to Lose
It's Sad How it takes Casual Gamers to buy a console before companies make Hardcore Titles...smh