I'm actually impressed that they will be getting them out by the end of the year. There are so many issues with GBA games that didn't exist for the NES games.
The GBA's screen resolution was 240x160, even lower than the DS, though not by much. The 3DS has a 400x240 screen, and the scaling would probably make the games look hideous, but not scaling them would make them too small. Also, the Mario advance games had a multiplayer aspect to them, and it would be an eyesore if Nintendo either cut these out or disabled multiplayer functions.
Overall, I'm pretty excited to see how these turn out.
Forget this game - why don't we get Street Fighter HD Remix? For just a few more dollars, Xbox and PS3 owners get the definitive version of Street Fighter II, while the Wii gets the Genesis version (not SNES, not to even mention the Arcade version).
Sorry for ranting, but this is a beautiful example of Nintendo not "getting it." I thought they were trying to do the 3rd party thing correctly?
@lz20XX The original GBA, no backlight, was just a really comfortable console to hold and play with. Did you ever play Crystal Chronicles or 4 swords?
Nintendo says these controllers will be ~$90 USD, and all they can do is stream; they have no processing power. The GBA was a full fledged handheld which ALSO worked as a great controller. I say, sell it for 80 or 90, and have it serve as Wii U's controller - stand-alone operation will encourage people to bring it with them or buy more.
When Nintendo revealed the Wii U, we all knew they would have a tablet controller, but I was really expecting it to also be the return of the GameBoy brand. I don't know where the 3DS fits in here - I own one, and I think its a mess of a piece of tech, as well as ruining my GameBoy/Wii U idea.
Thanks, lala and Capt_N. The character designs in Shantae, while arguably a bit much, did make sense. This game and subsequent games, though, are just weirding me out.
I can't fathom the horrors which exist on the hard drives of WayForward's artists and designers.
Am I the only person who is weirded out by Wayforward's ridiculous female character designs? There's no way I'ld let my girlfriend - or anyone for that matter - catch me playing their games, for fear of looking like some odd cartoon-fetish perv.
@SUBTERRANEANboy What if, however, instead of finally being released onto mainstream services, music by the Beatles was only available on some Beatles-sponsored audio player? This audio player would also be supplied with "quality experiences" chosen by some record executives. I bet this product would sell, but it would be a slap in the face of music fans.
If the 3DS were a real wiz-bang product, I wouldn't be arguing against it here. However, the 3DS instead is a big, clunky, low-res brick with terrible battery life, poor support except for 1st party efforts, and terrible secondary functions. I am being overly harsh here, I realize, but Nintendo is much stronger at making software lately than hardware.
Imagine the experiences that Nintendo could make on a capacitive touch screen. Instead of everyone talking about Angry Birds on their smartphones, they could be discussing the newest Mario game on their smartphones.
Lastly, a lot of people here are saying that Nintendo games need buttons. If the need for buttons is the only reason games should appear on the 3DS, then this is a very weak argument, indeed.
I would agree with Iwata if Nintendo still made desirable hardware. However, Nintendo's hardware as of late has become more of an obstacle to playing their games than a perk of playing them. I don't have a 3DS because I think it's a useful tool, or because I like watching oddly chosen, poorly updated videos on a low-res screen, I have it because I want to play Nintendo's exclusive games.
More than ever, the only reason to have a Nintendo system now is to play their exclusive games; if a game appears on another system, it is probably far superior on that system. What if the ONLY way to listen to the Beatles was to use some proprietary Beatles-sponsored cassette player, which made its limited selection of other music sound like garbage compared to competing technology? I bet it would sell pretty well, at least until someone found an easily accessible way around this lame limitation.
I'm very, very interested to see how this holiday season goes for Nintendo, as well as how the Wii U develops.
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Re: Nintendo UK Reconfirms GBA Ambassador Games for This Month
I'm actually impressed that they will be getting them out by the end of the year. There are so many issues with GBA games that didn't exist for the NES games.
The GBA's screen resolution was 240x160, even lower than the DS, though not by much. The 3DS has a 400x240 screen, and the scaling would probably make the games look hideous, but not scaling them would make them too small. Also, the Mario advance games had a multiplayer aspect to them, and it would be an eyesore if Nintendo either cut these out or disabled multiplayer functions.
Overall, I'm pretty excited to see how these turn out.
Re: Japan Gets Super Street Fighter II with Online Play on VC
Forget this game - why don't we get Street Fighter HD Remix? For just a few more dollars, Xbox and PS3 owners get the definitive version of Street Fighter II, while the Wii gets the Genesis version (not SNES, not to even mention the Arcade version).
Sorry for ranting, but this is a beautiful example of Nintendo not "getting it." I thought they were trying to do the 3rd party thing correctly?
Re: Nintendo Working On Two Controller Support for Wii U
@lz20XX The original GBA, no backlight, was just a really comfortable console to hold and play with. Did you ever play Crystal Chronicles or 4 swords?
Nintendo says these controllers will be ~$90 USD, and all they can do is stream; they have no processing power. The GBA was a full fledged handheld which ALSO worked as a great controller. I say, sell it for 80 or 90, and have it serve as Wii U's controller - stand-alone operation will encourage people to bring it with them or buy more.
When Nintendo revealed the Wii U, we all knew they would have a tablet controller, but I was really expecting it to also be the return of the GameBoy brand. I don't know where the 3DS fits in here - I own one, and I think its a mess of a piece of tech, as well as ruining my GameBoy/Wii U idea.
Re: Nintendo Working On Two Controller Support for Wii U
Nintendo, just bring back the gameboy advance with wireless and a touch screen and sell it for 90 bucks - insta-buy.
Re: First Impressions: Mighty Switch Force
Thanks, lala and Capt_N. The character designs in Shantae, while arguably a bit much, did make sense. This game and subsequent games, though, are just weirding me out.
I can't fathom the horrors which exist on the hard drives of WayForward's artists and designers.
Re: First Impressions: Mighty Switch Force
Am I the only person who is weirded out by Wayforward's ridiculous female character designs? There's no way I'ld let my girlfriend - or anyone for that matter - catch me playing their games, for fear of looking like some odd cartoon-fetish perv.
Re: Iwata Resists Calls for Smartphone Games
@SUBTERRANEANboy What if, however, instead of finally being released onto mainstream services, music by the Beatles was only available on some Beatles-sponsored audio player? This audio player would also be supplied with "quality experiences" chosen by some record executives. I bet this product would sell, but it would be a slap in the face of music fans.
If the 3DS were a real wiz-bang product, I wouldn't be arguing against it here. However, the 3DS instead is a big, clunky, low-res brick with terrible battery life, poor support except for 1st party efforts, and terrible secondary functions. I am being overly harsh here, I realize, but Nintendo is much stronger at making software lately than hardware.
Imagine the experiences that Nintendo could make on a capacitive touch screen. Instead of everyone talking about Angry Birds on their smartphones, they could be discussing the newest Mario game on their smartphones.
Lastly, a lot of people here are saying that Nintendo games need buttons. If the need for buttons is the only reason games should appear on the 3DS, then this is a very weak argument, indeed.
Re: Iwata Resists Calls for Smartphone Games
I would agree with Iwata if Nintendo still made desirable hardware. However, Nintendo's hardware as of late has become more of an obstacle to playing their games than a perk of playing them. I don't have a 3DS because I think it's a useful tool, or because I like watching oddly chosen, poorly updated videos on a low-res screen, I have it because I want to play Nintendo's exclusive games.
More than ever, the only reason to have a Nintendo system now is to play their exclusive games; if a game appears on another system, it is probably far superior on that system. What if the ONLY way to listen to the Beatles was to use some proprietary Beatles-sponsored cassette player, which made its limited selection of other music sound like garbage compared to competing technology? I bet it would sell pretty well, at least until someone found an easily accessible way around this lame limitation.
I'm very, very interested to see how this holiday season goes for Nintendo, as well as how the Wii U develops.