@XCWarrior Except that's not how Pokemon GO works and that's not how Nintendo makes profit out of Pokemon either. Those willing to spend money instead of playing are very few and not that many are stinking rich to buy every single individual pokemon.
You're saying that for a total of 722 pokemon times 5 at max which leads to like what? 3,610$? That money is enough to pay up half lifetime bills, not worth buying a game for that kind of price.
There is 1% of chance that some one that dumb would pay all that price for just the pokemon alone. Even if each Pokemon isn't 5$ exactly and some are like 1 or 2$, that still doesn't change the fact that its a lot for someone who can't afford games of 150$ which is majority of them.
Nintendo should have every right to claim things that they clearly own. In this manner, they can either turn down projects that can potentially make them losses or they can make money out of them. Damaging original works is a serious crime that people like you consider it a joke. What Nintendo is doing now is obviously going to make them money should people ever use that sound effect.
Honestly, it begs the question why Nintendo didn't do this after finishing Super Mario Bros?
@XCWarrior Wrong, the editions are now like super rare and it doesn't look like Nintendo will bother ordering more editions.
Whether this is something Nintendo should or shouldn't do is left to the internet. As a professional organisation, they have every right to earn these copyrights because its their own work. They should get royalties at the very least which is something I doubt many small devs can really afford at this point.
From where I work, we had someone who make the exact coin sound effect for our game. We told him to remove it not because to avoid getting sued, but because we know that its not our original work.
Consumers will never understand how professionalism works. When someone use another's trademark for selfish profits/interests and don't give the courtesy that he/she borrowed from the original's work, you will not be accepted as a professional which is why I'm not supporting many Youtubers because of how they claim they are professionals when the exact opposite happens where they "steal" images and other works from someone and use them to get profits without paying any royalties.
@XCWarrior Dude, understand clearly what the special edition has for a minute...
It has three separate games, an 3DS pouch and an art book. the latter are expensive to produce and therefore is better off being limited.
I do agree that it would be convenient if they make the three games in one available. But since its a limited edition, it makes total sense why they can't reproduce it. Limited editions aren't cheap to produce especially seeing what you're asking for is itself expensive.
As for the trademark, you'd be crazy to say Nintendo shouldn't be doing this and rather focus on Fates seeing as its a work that they produced and they have every right to claim that because they did it with their own instruments.
I don't think this can happen so fast.....remember, they have to release some games for the Wii U before they release the NX inorder to not only get support for it but also satisfy userbase.
@KoopaTheGamer What features are we talking about here?
Gyroscope- 3DS, Wii U and to an extent, GB/GBC and GBA.
Touchscreen- 3DS, DS and Wii U.
Wireless features- DS, 3DS, WII and Wii U, GCN and GBA and more.
The only reason why people get mobile because its a phone built specifically for social features which consoles actually have except that its more portable than traditional consoles.
@khaosklub That's really not the case. I've played a lot of 2.5D games and they all are pretty precise and control very well. Its when you cram an engine that isn't meant to be in these types of games that becomes the problem. Sonic Generations didn't have the same physics as the genesis ones....which explains why the physics are not as fluid.
Me personally, unless 3D Graphics are done perfectly, its pretty much bland and there aren't that many games that make the visuals vibrant for 2.5D games.
@JaxonH The problem with modern graphics is how well they make use of them. Besides SEGA, I can't find any other dev that makes them visually appealing just passable at best.
There is no way physical copies will go away despite everything going digital. There's one thing that Physical units have compared to digital. The ability to reuse it over and over again.
@FragRed That's what worries me....That's exactly what happened to Amiibo and that thing is now being forced on nearly every game Nintendo makes even though it doesn't do much.
Firstly, the VR is twice expensive as that of a standard console and knowing Nintendo, there is no way in hell they will do it to just spend a lot of cash to make the thing even work or force consumers to get add-on to get this kind of game and that kind of game. Its SEGA CD all over again wasting unnecessary time just to make future a big thing and in the end, its not.
It also depends on the consumers point of view. If they want VR, the industry will focus on VR just like how foolishly Mobile gaming seems to get at them. If not, then VR will just go away.
Personally, I want them both gone because I love the traditional sense of gaming that Nintendo puts which is to just buy their dedicated gaming systems and play dedicated games on them.
I neither want mobile gaming nor VR to take over because you're spending four times the amount just to get software than what you would normally get in the traditional sense. Plus quality wise, the games aren't fun and will nowhere be anywhere fun.
If Fire Emblem is to go VR, no one will give a damn about the actual game but rather just look at Camilla or Tharja's sexy body and virtually interact with it.
@Einherjar Atleast its not anywhere as horrible as Youtube.
What's the big deal anyway? Its not like Nintendo will be able to fix the issue and even then, it would just make those levels there and if its nasty, people will complain to Nintendo that such levels should be removed.
People don't understand that there's a limit to how much the servers can hold. While I do understand that there has to be a reason why they are gone, its the level creators themselves who are to be blamed for making either controversy content within the levels and for making the levels extremely difficult.
But I don't understand it, aren't the levels saved in the hard drive or something rather than a direct server? If so, then I don't see the problem why this really needs to be fixed.
@Xenocity I've not faced too many times where the enemy misses critical hits only very rarely assuming we're talking about normal mode.
Have you raised your units right by any chance? You do get a few that are pretty overpowered around Chapter 14.
But its not the worst FE game that I've played yet and I still like it. Infact this game is hell of a lot better than what Final Fantasy Tactics will ever be.
One reason why many would choose casual isn't because of the permadeath option. Its probably because of the save battle feature that should have been there on classic which it technically isn't there.
Honestly, people brag so much of Fire Emblem's difficulty.
I'm right now in Conquest and I've played the game in casual mode for two reasons.
1. I simply am not too smart like any FE fan I know and I need those save slots simply because the maps are too big despite them being simple. I don't mind the complexity, just its length.
2. Because of how much I got burned when beating the hell out of Final Fantasy Tactics that I never want to go through with horrible AI and unbalanced enemies.
The way I am playing Conquest is like how I played Genealogy of Holy War. If I find the situation worth saving over, I save and resume battle for trial and error. If I find the situation where no matter what I do, I end up losing one unit, I start the chapter all over again.
I can honestly say that Conquest isn't extremely difficult like how everyone claims so far from what I have played. The only time I felt frustrated is in Chapter 19 but other than that, its well balanced and its not really a hell game like Final Fantasy Tactics.
Nintendo......where oh where is that Wario game for the 3DS?
I don't care if we can't get Wario Land on it, I just want a game that stars Wario. Is that such a problem considering how easily his games outsold Metroid and that fact that its a Mario Spin off.
@IceClimbers Wow..... I feel as though Nintendo of America were just lucky that Street Fighter V was just plain bad. If the opposite were to happen, Fates wouldn't have even come to half of what V could have easily had.
I can't recollect what NoA did to market this game everywhere. I'm still shocked that this game hasn't reached a million yet.
Also, why the hell they can't combine the three games instead of looking at the one that sold the most? Yeah sure the games are separate and different but since the Special Edition counts as one entire set, why?
@cleveland124 The problem with this logic is that Nintendo for a long time is known for making hardware as cheap as possible so asking them to do cross buy is expensive for them to do.
Nintendo is more about focusing on the blue ocean and not interested on doing what its competitors are doing. Xbox one doesn't have any cross buys and yet it sold more than the Wii U and is regarded just as well as PS4.
People don't realize that the CPU for the Wii U and the new 3DS are completely different interms of raw power alone.
I never understood the whole point of cross buy. Just because Sony could make it happen doesn't mean that the others can make it happen because cross buy is about getting the exact same game from multiple plats. I never in my life remembered myself buying multiple versions of the same game all because I got it on one platform and I'm fine with it.
This article is honestly more of a rant despite it being just an opinion. Have you ever asked yourself that to those who only have the 3DS and not Wii U, this is ideal? Sure, you can get them for the Wii as well but as far as showing support for various users, this sounds ideal.
The Wii U has GBA games on it and while I'm upset that its not on the 3DS, but at the same time, it doesn't matter. Why? Because I got lots of games for the 3DS to simply even bother about emulation at this point.
I'm sure that even if Nintendo did a cross buy, it won't satisfy people at all. Not even one bit.
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Re: Nintendo Seeks a Trademark for Mario Coin Sound
@XCWarrior Except that's not how Pokemon GO works and that's not how Nintendo makes profit out of Pokemon either. Those willing to spend money instead of playing are very few and not that many are stinking rich to buy every single individual pokemon.
You're saying that for a total of 722 pokemon times 5 at max which leads to like what? 3,610$? That money is enough to pay up half lifetime bills, not worth buying a game for that kind of price.
There is 1% of chance that some one that dumb would pay all that price for just the pokemon alone. Even if each Pokemon isn't 5$ exactly and some are like 1 or 2$, that still doesn't change the fact that its a lot for someone who can't afford games of 150$ which is majority of them.
Nintendo should have every right to claim things that they clearly own. In this manner, they can either turn down projects that can potentially make them losses or they can make money out of them. Damaging original works is a serious crime that people like you consider it a joke. What Nintendo is doing now is obviously going to make them money should people ever use that sound effect.
Honestly, it begs the question why Nintendo didn't do this after finishing Super Mario Bros?
Re: Nintendo Seeks a Trademark for Mario Coin Sound
@XCWarrior Wrong, the editions are now like super rare and it doesn't look like Nintendo will bother ordering more editions.
Whether this is something Nintendo should or shouldn't do is left to the internet. As a professional organisation, they have every right to earn these copyrights because its their own work. They should get royalties at the very least which is something I doubt many small devs can really afford at this point.
From where I work, we had someone who make the exact coin sound effect for our game. We told him to remove it not because to avoid getting sued, but because we know that its not our original work.
Consumers will never understand how professionalism works. When someone use another's trademark for selfish profits/interests and don't give the courtesy that he/she borrowed from the original's work, you will not be accepted as a professional which is why I'm not supporting many Youtubers because of how they claim they are professionals when the exact opposite happens where they "steal" images and other works from someone and use them to get profits without paying any royalties.
Re: Nintendo Seeks a Trademark for Mario Coin Sound
@XCWarrior Dude, understand clearly what the special edition has for a minute...
It has three separate games, an 3DS pouch and an art book. the latter are expensive to produce and therefore is better off being limited.
I do agree that it would be convenient if they make the three games in one available. But since its a limited edition, it makes total sense why they can't reproduce it. Limited editions aren't cheap to produce especially seeing what you're asking for is itself expensive.
As for the trademark, you'd be crazy to say Nintendo shouldn't be doing this and rather focus on Fates seeing as its a work that they produced and they have every right to claim that because they did it with their own instruments.
Re: Nikkei Report Suggests That Wii U Production Will End in 2016
I don't think this can happen so fast.....remember, they have to release some games for the Wii U before they release the NX inorder to not only get support for it but also satisfy userbase.
Re: Feature: Ten Game Boy Advance Games You Should Play
I know the 3DS has great games but i just don't know if majority of those games are memorable compared to the GBA.
Re: Feature: Ten Game Boy Advance Games You Should Play
@Lugia Woah....that's a lot of Pokemon there.
And its shocking to see that Pokemon didn't make it on this list. oh well, that's what the comments are there for.
I love the GBA as well as the DS. Both these dolls have great games in them!
Re: Impressive Miitomo Download Numbers Credited For Sizeable Jump in Nintendo Share Value
@KoopaTheGamer What features are we talking about here?
Gyroscope- 3DS, Wii U and to an extent, GB/GBC and GBA.
Touchscreen- 3DS, DS and Wii U.
Wireless features- DS, 3DS, WII and Wii U, GCN and GBA and more.
The only reason why people get mobile because its a phone built specifically for social features which consoles actually have except that its more portable than traditional consoles.
Re: Impressive Miitomo Download Numbers Credited For Sizeable Jump in Nintendo Share Value
@KoopaTheGamer Sure.....have actual games in the system so that it might prompt them to make games only on Mobile!
Re: Scribblenauts Studio 5th Cell Is Closing Its Doors
DAMM! I never thought that the studio would close down like that all of a sudden! Its a really great studio!
SEGA, if you're reading this, you might prove yourself worthy if you bought 5th Cell!
Re: The Game Boy Advance is Now 15 Years Old
@blackice85 yeah, yeah yeah. Still GBA is awesome nonetheless.
Re: New Capcom Survey Points to Potential Future Plans for the Mega Man IP
@khaosklub That's really not the case. I've played a lot of 2.5D games and they all are pretty precise and control very well. Its when you cram an engine that isn't meant to be in these types of games that becomes the problem. Sonic Generations didn't have the same physics as the genesis ones....which explains why the physics are not as fluid.
Me personally, unless 3D Graphics are done perfectly, its pretty much bland and there aren't that many games that make the visuals vibrant for 2.5D games.
Re: New Capcom Survey Points to Potential Future Plans for the Mega Man IP
@JaxonH The problem with modern graphics is how well they make use of them. Besides SEGA, I can't find any other dev that makes them visually appealing just passable at best.
Re: The Game Boy Advance is Now 15 Years Old
@blackice85 I know that......sheesh, do you really have to be so picky?
Whatever, the GBA library is just plain awesome! Its nearly on the same level as the DS but a bit better than the 3DS interms of retail games alone.
Re: The Game Boy Advance is Now 15 Years Old
@Kirk I used to have that exact one till I gave it to my bro....
The GBA is damn awesome in its own right! Its where Fire Emblem was born!
Re: Miitomo Passed One Million Downloads in Just Three Days
Wow.....Like I'm surprised that it went this far in just three days!
I wonder if the west will have the same impact though.
Re: Pokkén Tournament Punishes Players Who Rage Quit
Just so you know, Street Fighter V isn't a PS4 exclusive.....
Re: Poll: Are You Ready to Download More of Your Retail Games From the eShop?
There is no way physical copies will go away despite everything going digital. There's one thing that Physical units have compared to digital. The ability to reuse it over and over again.
Re: The Pokémon Company Confirms Outstanding Lifetime Sales for the Franchise
@Dankykong If only Fire Emblem, F-Zero and Metroid can reach such heights....... We'd never have to worry about them not being milked.
Re: Miitomo Makes Storming Debut on iOS in Japan
@FragRed That's what worries me....That's exactly what happened to Amiibo and that thing is now being forced on nearly every game Nintendo makes even though it doesn't do much.
What if that same thing happens here......?!?
Re: The Pokémon Company Confirms Outstanding Lifetime Sales for the Franchise
I'm worried if GTA will eventually beat the hell out of Pokemon.....
Re: Reggie Fils-Aime Shares Hope That Miitomo and My Nintendo Will Connect Users With Company Brand
When I want to try out My Nintendo, they like said that its currently unavailable at your place...... so I guess its the same as Club Nintendo.
Re: Feature: Breaking Down the My Nintendo Loyalty Economy
@DarthNocturnal I will agree that there has to be loyalty for retail. But I'm confident that eventually, Nintendo will patch it for physical.
I mean, if Nintendo is going digital, then why are we still having physical copies.
Re: My Nintendo Has Gone Live in Japan, Introduces Exclusive Content and a DS Download on 3DS
Now we will see just how people will complain that Nintendo isn't getting into times! XD
From the looks of it, this really sounds amazing and anyone who says it otherwise simply want to complain all the time.
Re: Satoru Iwata Honoured At GDC 2016 With A Touching Animated Short
I can't get tears.....but it was still touching.
Iwata-San, you did beyond greatness. RIP.
Re: Talking Point: Sony's PlayStation VR Launch Adds Pressure to Nintendo's Holiday - and Perhaps NX - Plans
Firstly, the VR is twice expensive as that of a standard console and knowing Nintendo, there is no way in hell they will do it to just spend a lot of cash to make the thing even work or force consumers to get add-on to get this kind of game and that kind of game. Its SEGA CD all over again wasting unnecessary time just to make future a big thing and in the end, its not.
It also depends on the consumers point of view. If they want VR, the industry will focus on VR just like how foolishly Mobile gaming seems to get at them. If not, then VR will just go away.
Personally, I want them both gone because I love the traditional sense of gaming that Nintendo puts which is to just buy their dedicated gaming systems and play dedicated games on them.
I neither want mobile gaming nor VR to take over because you're spending four times the amount just to get software than what you would normally get in the traditional sense. Plus quality wise, the games aren't fun and will nowhere be anywhere fun.
If Fire Emblem is to go VR, no one will give a damn about the actual game but rather just look at Camilla or Tharja's sexy body and virtually interact with it.
Re: Nintendo Seems To Be Deleting Super Mario Maker Levels Without Explanation Or Warning
@Einherjar Atleast its not anywhere as horrible as Youtube.
What's the big deal anyway? Its not like Nintendo will be able to fix the issue and even then, it would just make those levels there and if its nasty, people will complain to Nintendo that such levels should be removed.
Re: Nintendo Seems To Be Deleting Super Mario Maker Levels Without Explanation Or Warning
People don't understand that there's a limit to how much the servers can hold. While I do understand that there has to be a reason why they are gone, its the level creators themselves who are to be blamed for making either controversy content within the levels and for making the levels extremely difficult.
But I don't understand it, aren't the levels saved in the hard drive or something rather than a direct server? If so, then I don't see the problem why this really needs to be fixed.
Re: Pokémon Creative Director Dies at Age 42
@Henmii I know right. This year really keeps getting worse death after death.
Its a sad time for the Pokemon Company.
Re: Akira Tago Passes Away at Age 90
This has saddened me the most. I always will value the Professor Layton Series as one of my favorite franchises.
We will deeply miss you Tago-San.
Re: My Nintendo Rewards Start on 17th March in Japan, Alongside Miitomo Launch
If this is another way to get DLC, I'm all for it. Of course it might not be but who knows?
Re: Video: Shigeru Miyamoto Accentuates His Awesomeness With an amiibo 'Impersonation'
@abe_hikura How true indeed.
The closet one is Capcom but even their stuff isn't anywhere as charming as this.
Re: Editorial: Accessibility Through Optional 'Invincibility' Buffs Can Only Be a Positive for Nintendo
@Xenocity I've not faced too many times where the enemy misses critical hits only very rarely assuming we're talking about normal mode.
Have you raised your units right by any chance? You do get a few that are pretty overpowered around Chapter 14.
But its not the worst FE game that I've played yet and I still like it. Infact this game is hell of a lot better than what Final Fantasy Tactics will ever be.
One reason why many would choose casual isn't because of the permadeath option. Its probably because of the save battle feature that should have been there on classic which it technically isn't there.
Re: Editorial: Accessibility Through Optional 'Invincibility' Buffs Can Only Be a Positive for Nintendo
Honestly, people brag so much of Fire Emblem's difficulty.
I'm right now in Conquest and I've played the game in casual mode for two reasons.
1. I simply am not too smart like any FE fan I know and I need those save slots simply because the maps are too big despite them being simple. I don't mind the complexity, just its length.
2. Because of how much I got burned when beating the hell out of Final Fantasy Tactics that I never want to go through with horrible AI and unbalanced enemies.
The way I am playing Conquest is like how I played Genealogy of Holy War. If I find the situation worth saving over, I save and resume battle for trial and error. If I find the situation where no matter what I do, I end up losing one unit, I start the chapter all over again.
I can honestly say that Conquest isn't extremely difficult like how everyone claims so far from what I have played. The only time I felt frustrated is in Chapter 19 but other than that, its well balanced and its not really a hell game like Final Fantasy Tactics.
Re: Video: Learn a Little More About Nintendo's Funniest Anti-Hero, Wario
Nintendo......where oh where is that Wario game for the 3DS?
I don't care if we can't get Wario Land on it, I just want a game that stars Wario. Is that such a problem considering how easily his games outsold Metroid and that fact that its a Mario Spin off.
Re: Feature: Nintendo Life's Favourite Mario Spin-Offs
So no Mario Vs Donkey Kong........
Re: Impressive Fire Emblem Fates Sales Ensure It Makes an Impact on US Charts
@IceClimbers Wow..... I feel as though Nintendo of America were just lucky that Street Fighter V was just plain bad. If the opposite were to happen, Fates wouldn't have even come to half of what V could have easily had.
I can't recollect what NoA did to market this game everywhere. I'm still shocked that this game hasn't reached a million yet.
Also, why the hell they can't combine the three games instead of looking at the one that sold the most? Yeah sure the games are separate and different but since the Special Edition counts as one entire set, why?
Enjoying Conquest so far btw!
Re: Miitomo Launches in Japan on 17th March
The only franchise that ever gets released internationally is Pokemon as far as I'm aware.
Re: Poll: Which Is The Best Mario Spin-Off Series or Game?
@Deadstanley Well Donkey Kong is in the Mario universe and you do have Mario appearing in DKC2...... :/
Re: Poll: Which Is The Best Mario Spin-Off Series or Game?
Doesn't Wario Land, Warioware, Donkey Kong Country, Game and Gallery and Yoshi's Island count?
Thing is though many spin offs from Mario are Multiplayer oriented and there's only so few of them that are single player focused.
Re: Video: Today Is Officially Mar10 Day
I like it. It gave me a couple of chuckles and smiles.
Re: Here's Why SNES VC Games Can Only be Played on a New 3DS
So what about the statement of why GBA games are on Wii U?
Re: 'Special Reveal' Teased for Sonic the Hedgehog Anniversary Panel at SXSW
What's the point? Its SEGA and we know how they treat their IP's. Sonic can be in dust for all we know.
I miss good ole Sonic...you know? The one who was about speed and platforming instead of the broken Boom?
Re: You Can Now Import Japanese Games and Systems from Amazon Japan
@Splatburst Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Play-Asia international?
As for cancelling orders, you can if they delay it further for you. Even then, how does that make this one better than Play-Asia?
Re: You Can Now Import Japanese Games and Systems from Amazon Japan
@Splatburst even if there isn't region locking, how does it matter? You still have to import the game inorder to get it.
And isn't Play Asia easily reliable for this? I don't get what would make people jump to Amazon Japan when Play Asia is the better option.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Fortress of Secrecy Needs to Tighten Security for the Year Ahead
I hate leaks because they just ruin the surprise. Sure, its needed for some devs like SEGA but for the majority of them, leaks really isn't needed.
Re: Takashi Tezuka Began Development On Zelda: Link's Awakening Without Nintendo's Permission
@MitchVogel Same. Its second to Phantom Hourglass to me.
It just shows how much one can do when he/she is filled with passion and determination.
Re: Editorial: Nintendo's Virtual Console Revolution Must Wait as We Pay Once More for SNES Games
@cleveland124 Honestly, Nintendo will most likely just max it out to HD graphics at this point of time. I don't see them doing graphics beyond that.
What they can do is allow more supported game engines for the NX which is possible to do.
Re: Editorial: Nintendo's Virtual Console Revolution Must Wait as We Pay Once More for SNES Games
@cleveland124 The problem with this logic is that Nintendo for a long time is known for making hardware as cheap as possible so asking them to do cross buy is expensive for them to do.
Nintendo is more about focusing on the blue ocean and not interested on doing what its competitors are doing. Xbox one doesn't have any cross buys and yet it sold more than the Wii U and is regarded just as well as PS4.
People don't realize that the CPU for the Wii U and the new 3DS are completely different interms of raw power alone.
Re: Editorial: Nintendo's Virtual Console Revolution Must Wait as We Pay Once More for SNES Games
@3MonthBeef I know right. The article itself doesn't state that and infact, its more of a rant rather than an opinion.
Re: Editorial: Nintendo's Virtual Console Revolution Must Wait as We Pay Once More for SNES Games
I never understood the whole point of cross buy. Just because Sony could make it happen doesn't mean that the others can make it happen because cross buy is about getting the exact same game from multiple plats. I never in my life remembered myself buying multiple versions of the same game all because I got it on one platform and I'm fine with it.
This article is honestly more of a rant despite it being just an opinion. Have you ever asked yourself that to those who only have the 3DS and not Wii U, this is ideal? Sure, you can get them for the Wii as well but as far as showing support for various users, this sounds ideal.
The Wii U has GBA games on it and while I'm upset that its not on the 3DS, but at the same time, it doesn't matter. Why? Because I got lots of games for the 3DS to simply even bother about emulation at this point.
I'm sure that even if Nintendo did a cross buy, it won't satisfy people at all. Not even one bit.