@Uberchu Don't be a child. Lets just release games with all on disc content unlocked from day 1. If the game would suck the current method would not keep people comming back. The game is great and thats why people keep playing it. And that would not change if all content was available from the start. As a side effect the game would have scored higher than 90 on average.
Early Access is not something we want on consoles. It is already a mess on PC with so many games never getting finished. And once they do get finished teh community does of really fast cause everyone already played the game too much.
There are some good exceptions to this but not enough.
Whats up with all that DLC for SWC3? That much DLC makes me not want to buy the game. 74,91€ minimum for all DLC is a lot. even tho i gues most of it is just cosmetic stuff and the scenario pack is the only thing gameplay related.
This game still looks like a HD Version of a Gamecube game. The art Style is so generic that it looks bland and lackluster. Texture quality is meidum at best and horrible at worst sometimes. The gameplay looks very slow and way too easy. And the "stealth" missions look really boring.
If this is what Nintendo wants me to buy i will pass. And if this game does not sell it will be Nintendo's fault. This is not what i expected and not what i wanted. Shame to have to pass on this game even if that means we will never see another Star Fox game.
To me this might be the most disappointing Nintendo release ever.
I don't care anymore. I am still mad and disappointed. I want a management change at Nintendo. All those guys need to go and be replaced by better guys.
The Digital Event got me to the point that i will not buy any more Nintendo consoles unless there is a Mario Kart or Splatoon out for that system. Those are the two franchises i really want to play. I am pretty much done with the rest of Nintendo. This might of course chnage of the next few months but this is my current state of mind.
@Cherkov I think that Tower Control, at least two more maps as well as a couple weapons are already on disc. Rainmaker could be on disc but i think that mode will be released with the august update. Friends team lobby as well as friends vs friends is being worked on right now.
Gonna be interesting to see how they build around the fact that those two consoles do not come with a second screen build in. What made this game special was the second screen. It is still one of the best games to showcase what is possible.
@Dr_Corndog Because the game gets released in a more or less incomplete state. So the reviews will result in lower scores. And that is something i totally understand.
I honestly believe that Nintendo has at least a few maps already ready and wants to push them out over time to keep the game fresh. But it hurts the review scores.
This game was presented to us as an online multiplayer game first.
I got no idea why people suddenly were expecting a lengthy single player campaign.
And new maps will be realsed all summer long until the big patch in august afaik. All free of charge.
First rule of Kickstarter: once you back something consider your money lost
If you can't live with that do not back anything on kickstarter.
Never assume that a projec you backed will happen at all.
Have not seen this type of run in OOT before. Got to see some new glitches.
Congrats on the WR.
When you look at his first time he posted just over 2 years ago. He was at 20:03.
Now two years later he has improved by 2 minutes and 16 seconds.
Such a small amount in such a long time. I would have never had the stamina to do this.
@Discostew Because it is fun to watch them play and fail at a game. It gives context to what is happening and the game picture is more interesting than a face. Tho most Let's Play i watch have no facecam what so ever. And i still would not watch a different player play the same game.
Some Let's Plays i watch to even learn stuff about games i play. For example i watch Grubby on twitch a lot when he plays HotS because he is really good at the game and i hope to learn some something and get a better understanding of the game. Gues what he gets invited to the US for a tournament (as a caster i believe) and Blizzard made sure he could Stream from Blizzard HQ after the tournament was done for the day. Blizzard even had a community vot on the best streamers for their games and the winner got a nice check.
@PaperMario64 If people buy their hardware and software regardless then why does the WiiU suffer so much and the 3DS can't get close to the DS sales.
The old demographic that bought the DS and the Wii have moved on to Smartphones and Tablets. And Nintendo is left with what little they had at the end of the Gamecube/GBA era. And it appears to be shrinking. Pokemon is on a steady decline and lost nearly 60% of its playerbase already.
What many people here don't seem to understand is why people watch Let's Plays these days.
People watch because of the person playing the game not because of the game. Most people will start out watching Let's Play because of the game but after a while that changes.
Just take a look at twitch and explain why channel a playing game x has so much more viewers than channel b playing said game x.
It is because of the streamer. If you are boring noone will watch you.
Same situation on youtube. If you are good at waht you do people will watch you no matter what game you play.
These days people watch Pewdiepie because of him and not because of the game he plays.
I watch some streamers because i like them and i pretty much watch every game they play no matter if i am interested or not. And sometimes it makes me interested in a game and i buy it.
The problem right now is that all the big streamers and youtubers shy away from nintendo and give that exposition to other games. Some even want to put nintendo games on their channel because they enjoy them but don't because other companies don't treat them like nintendo does.
@Kaze_Memaryu Can you link me to any articles or tweets that say that EA and Activision taking down negative reviews lately? Since i have not seen any outcry in the Youtube community over this in the past few months even years i find it hard to believe. I would like to read up on it.
@Kaze_Memaryu You know that many companies like EA and Acitivision now encourage Youtubers to make videos about their games. Because they know that Youtube is great for marketing. And most of the time it does not cost them anything.
I want to see my fav content creators play Nintendo games. But nearly everyone is now stopping doint it. Some even refuse to make reviews for Nintendogames. Youtube pretty much replaced TV for me. I got Youtube , Netflix and my BD library for my non gaming entertainment.
And just to clarify. I do not watch those people for the games. But for who they are and what they do while they are playing. So them playing Nintendo games would be a bonus to me.
Calling others pathatic is great btw. Gives your argument a lot of weight.
@Kirk Since many other American Companies are not as strange as Nintendo in this regard i would blame te Japanese HQ for the mess.
As a newcomer to the harvest moon franchise would ToTT be a gooid entry point? I am considering picking it up and from what i read it sounds to be a more simpler game than other harvest moon games. That would be a bonus to me since i would be totally new to the series.
@noctowl You are part of the problem. Because of people like you every game gets more and more micro transactions put into them. You sure can't wait for the Mario game that will let you buy lives and powerups to continue right? Oh and at a certain point these will be the only wa to progress in a decent timeframe.
These games need to fail so hard no publisher will ever pick them up again.
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Re: Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Passes Away Aged 55
This makes me really sad. Brings tears to my eyes.
My thought go out to his family and friends.
Diretly to you!
Re: "Moray Towers" Stage Coming to Splatoon Today
@Uberchu Don't be a child. Lets just release games with all on disc content unlocked from day 1.
If the game would suck the current method would not keep people comming back. The game is great and thats why people keep playing it. And that would not change if all content was available from the start.
As a side effect the game would have scored higher than 90 on average.
Re: Weirdness: Revenge is a Dish Best Sold on eBay, as This EarthBound Sale Shows
Bad wife. Good that he got rid of her.
Watch the language please — TBD
Re: "Moray Towers" Stage Coming to Splatoon Today
Another On Disc Content unlock. Hooray!
Still love this game but this content policy sucks.
Re: Video: This Official Art Academy Timelapse of Mario and Luigi Should Warm Up Your Summer
Wish i had the creativity and patience to do stuff like that.
Re: Nintendo Download: 9th July (Europe)
Nothing for me.
Re: Rumour: Nintendo NX Won't Be As Powerful As PlayStation 4
If t is just a home console it will be just another failure if it is not as powerful.
If it is a hybrid i does not have to be as powerful.
Re: Nintendo Is "Exploring" The Idea Of Early Access Games On Its Consoles
Nononononononononononononononononononono
Early Access is not something we want on consoles. It is already a mess on PC with so many games never getting finished. And once they do get finished teh community does of really fast cause everyone already played the game too much.
There are some good exceptions to this but not enough.
Re: Feature: The Biggest Wii U eShop Games of 2015 - Summer Edition
FAST on WiiU and Steamworld Heist on 3DS are the most interesting to me.
Re: Nintendo Download: 25th June (Europe)
Whats up with all that DLC for SWC3?
That much DLC makes me not want to buy the game.
74,91€ minimum for all DLC is a lot. even tho i gues most of it is just cosmetic stuff and the scenario pack is the only thing gameplay related.
Re: Video: Star Fox Zero - What We Know So Far
This game still looks like a HD Version of a Gamecube game. The art Style is so generic that it looks bland and lackluster. Texture quality is meidum at best and horrible at worst sometimes.
The gameplay looks very slow and way too easy. And the "stealth" missions look really boring.
If this is what Nintendo wants me to buy i will pass. And if this game does not sell it will be Nintendo's fault. This is not what i expected and not what i wanted. Shame to have to pass on this game even if that means we will never see another Star Fox game.
To me this might be the most disappointing Nintendo release ever.
Re: The Current State Of Virtual Reality Just Isn't Fun, Says Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime
Please step down Reggie. You are hurting Nintendo more than you are helping it.
Re: Reggie Fils-Aime Attempts To Explain Why Zelda Wii U Wasn't At E3 2015
All those people need to resign so someone new can take the helm.
Re: Editorial: Cheer Up, There Are Some Exciting Games on the Way
I don't care anymore. I am still mad and disappointed. I want a management change at Nintendo. All those guys need to go and be replaced by better guys.
Re: Satoru Iwata Didn't Apologise For Nintendo's E3 Digital Event, Says Reggie Fils-Aime
Reggie is in full Damage Control Mode. And he is as bad at it as ever.
Re: Muppets Creator Responsible For Those Amazing E3 2015 Digital Event Puppets
It was the best part of the DE. So good job guys.
Re: Star Fox Zero Started Life Way Back On The Original Wii, Says Shigeru Miyamoto
Is that screenshot at the top really from the WiiU version of the game?
Re: First Impressions: Our Maiden Flight In Star Fox Zero Prompts Mixed Emotions
Sounds like a bargain bin game if you buy it at all.
Re: Star Fox Zero Marks An Explosive Return To Form On Wii U
The game looks worse that Rogue Leader on the GCN.
If you gave RL HD textures it would be a much better looking game.
This game broke the Digital Event the second they showed footage of it.
Re: Iwata Vows To Listen To E3 2015 Digital Event Feedback And "Work To Better Meet Your Expectations"
The Digital Event got me to the point that i will not buy any more Nintendo consoles unless there is a Mario Kart or Splatoon out for that system. Those are the two franchises i really want to play. I am pretty much done with the rest of Nintendo.
This might of course chnage of the next few months but this is my current state of mind.
Re: Two More Splatoon Weapons Are About to Arrive
Why are we even calling these unlocks free updates? They are just timed unlocks that are already on the disc.
Re: Nintendo Download: 18th June (Europe)
Can't vote since there is nothing to buy for me.
Re: Get Messy in Splatoon's Latest Free Stage, Kelp Dome, Tomorrow
@Cherkov I think that Tower Control, at least two more maps as well as a couple weapons are already on disc. Rainmaker could be on disc but i think that mode will be released with the august update. Friends team lobby as well as friends vs friends is being worked on right now.
Re: Get Messy in Splatoon's Latest Free Stage, Kelp Dome, Tomorrow
@skywake They already got your money for these maps and weapons. They are just deciding when you can play the maps you already own.
At first i though the system was a nice idea but now i think it is annoying.
Re: Rumour: ZombiU Is Shedding Its Wii U Exclusivity To Infect The PlayStation 4 And Xbox One
Gonna be interesting to see how they build around the fact that those two consoles do not come with a second screen build in.
What made this game special was the second screen. It is still one of the best games to showcase what is possible.
Re: Latest Wii U System Update Removes TVii On European Consoles, Piles On Stability Elsewhere
@ThePove Have to agree. If it will not get used get rid of it. Shame that it was never used in europe tho.
Re: Splatoon Holds Onto Top 5 Territory in the UK Charts
@Faruko One new entry every generation like Mario Kart or smash Bros is my gues. It is Nintendos 3rd big multiplayer franchise now.
From what we can tell right now i think the game will get over 1 million copies sold. Perhaps it will even manage 2 million.
Re: Star Wars: Battle Pod Now Available For Home Use, A Steal At Just $35,000
I want one... i want one now.
Re: Review: Splatoon (Wii U)
@Dr_Corndog Because the game gets released in a more or less incomplete state. So the reviews will result in lower scores. And that is something i totally understand.
I honestly believe that Nintendo has at least a few maps already ready and wants to push them out over time to keep the game fresh. But it hurts the review scores.
Re: Review: Splatoon (Wii U)
This game was presented to us as an online multiplayer game first.
I got no idea why people suddenly were expecting a lengthy single player campaign.
And new maps will be realsed all summer long until the big patch in august afaik. All free of charge.
Re: Review: Splatoon (Wii U)
The game is 45€ with Amiibo in Germany. No idea why it is so expensive in northern america.
Re: Nintendo Download: 28th May (Europe)
Depending on how that Splatoon Theme looks and sounds i might pick that one up.
Re: Monochroma For Wii U Scrapped Due To Technical Issues
First rule of Kickstarter: once you back something consider your money lost
If you can't live with that do not back anything on kickstarter.
Never assume that a projec you backed will happen at all.
Re: The Ocarina of Time Speedrun World Record Has Been Beaten Yet Again
Have not seen this type of run in OOT before. Got to see some new glitches.
Congrats on the WR.
When you look at his first time he posted just over 2 years ago. He was at 20:03.
Now two years later he has improved by 2 minutes and 16 seconds.
Such a small amount in such a long time. I would have never had the stamina to do this.
Re: Editorial: Nintendo's Problems With Trends and Modern Media Continue to Damage Its Image
@Discostew Because it is fun to watch them play and fail at a game.
It gives context to what is happening and the game picture is more interesting than a face. Tho most Let's Play i watch have no facecam what so ever. And i still would not watch a different player play the same game.
Some Let's Plays i watch to even learn stuff about games i play. For example i watch Grubby on twitch a lot when he plays HotS because he is really good at the game and i hope to learn some something and get a better understanding of the game.
Gues what he gets invited to the US for a tournament (as a caster i believe) and Blizzard made sure he could Stream from Blizzard HQ after the tournament was done for the day.
Blizzard even had a community vot on the best streamers for their games and the winner got a nice check.
Re: Editorial: Nintendo's Problems With Trends and Modern Media Continue to Damage Its Image
@PaperMario64 If people buy their hardware and software regardless then why does the WiiU suffer so much and the 3DS can't get close to the DS sales.
The old demographic that bought the DS and the Wii have moved on to Smartphones and Tablets. And Nintendo is left with what little they had at the end of the Gamecube/GBA era. And it appears to be shrinking.
Pokemon is on a steady decline and lost nearly 60% of its playerbase already.
Re: Editorial: Nintendo's Problems With Trends and Modern Media Continue to Damage Its Image
What many people here don't seem to understand is why people watch Let's Plays these days.
People watch because of the person playing the game not because of the game. Most people will start out watching Let's Play because of the game but after a while that changes.
Just take a look at twitch and explain why channel a playing game x has so much more viewers than channel b playing said game x.
It is because of the streamer. If you are boring noone will watch you.
Same situation on youtube. If you are good at waht you do people will watch you no matter what game you play.
These days people watch Pewdiepie because of him and not because of the game he plays.
I watch some streamers because i like them and i pretty much watch every game they play no matter if i am interested or not. And sometimes it makes me interested in a game and i buy it.
The problem right now is that all the big streamers and youtubers shy away from nintendo and give that exposition to other games. Some even want to put nintendo games on their channel because they enjoy them but don't because other companies don't treat them like nintendo does.
Re: Editorial: Nintendo's Problems With Trends and Modern Media Continue to Damage Its Image
@Kaze_Memaryu Can you link me to any articles or tweets that say that EA and Activision taking down negative reviews lately? Since i have not seen any outcry in the Youtube community over this in the past few months even years i find it hard to believe. I would like to read up on it.
Re: Editorial: Nintendo's Problems With Trends and Modern Media Continue to Damage Its Image
@Kaze_Memaryu You know that many companies like EA and Acitivision now encourage Youtubers to make videos about their games. Because they know that Youtube is great for marketing. And most of the time it does not cost them anything.
I want to see my fav content creators play Nintendo games. But nearly everyone is now stopping doint it. Some even refuse to make reviews for Nintendogames. Youtube pretty much replaced TV for me. I got Youtube , Netflix and my BD library for my non gaming entertainment.
And just to clarify. I do not watch those people for the games. But for who they are and what they do while they are playing. So them playing Nintendo games would be a bonus to me.
Calling others pathatic is great btw. Gives your argument a lot of weight.
@Kirk Since many other American Companies are not as strange as Nintendo in this regard i would blame te Japanese HQ for the mess.
Re: Video: Nintendo Inks In 'Claim Your Turf' Marketing Campaign With New Commercial
OMG this is bad. Who ever wrote that commercial should do it over until he/she gets it right. And pls change the narrator. Sounds like a spoiled brat.
Re: Nintendo Download: 23rd April (Europe)
MK8 DLC for me. Currently i am getting 3 Stars on every Cup. Only missing 4 Cups in Mirror Mode right now. After that i will be ready for the DLC.
Re: Poll: Vote For Your Ten Must-Play Games On Nintendo 3DS
Best Fighting Game: DoA
Best Racing Game: MK7
Best JnR: 3D Land
In addtion to that i recommend Ghost Recon and Resident Evil The Mercenaries (but that one is not on the list).
Re: Talking Point: That Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 3DS Rumour Looks Fake, But Do You Want it to be True?
Would still buy it in a heartbeat.
Re: Go The Whole Hog With This Amazing SNES New Nintendo 3DS Skin
True real faceplates would be better. But this just lokks way too cool not to have So i ordered it.
Re: Nintendo Download: 12th March (Europe)
Since i am plaing the AA Trilogy atm i will pick up AA DD for sure.
Re: Pokémon Shuffle Hits One Million Downloads
If this makes money everyone who downloaded it will be responsible for what will come next.
Re: Review: Pokémon Shuffle (3DS eShop)
This review should have read: "Nope! Buy Battle Link instead. 0/10"
Re: Nintendo Download: 26th February (Europe)
@SonsofBelichick In May Such a long time to wait.
Re: Nintendo Download: 26th February (Europe)
As a newcomer to the harvest moon franchise would ToTT be a gooid entry point? I am considering picking it up and from what i read it sounds to be a more simpler game than other harvest moon games. That would be a bonus to me since i would be totally new to the series.
Re: Reaction: Pokémon Shuffle Isn't Quite Microtransaction Hell, But It's Getting There
@noctowl You are part of the problem. Because of people like you every game gets more and more micro transactions put into them. You sure can't wait for the Mario game that will let you buy lives and powerups to continue right? Oh and at a certain point these will be the only wa to progress in a decent timeframe.
These games need to fail so hard no publisher will ever pick them up again.