Doesn't look very interesting right now, but I hope they make something good out of it. The world needs more futuristic racing games, especially now that WipEout and F-Zero have been cryonically frozen.
Isn't it so that if you buy a game on Wii VC, you need buy it again twice if you want to play it on 3DS and Wii U(on Gamepad, not Wii mode). They should change that first.
It should really include a single player experience like LBP did. Even if it's just a simple collection of worlds based on each of the SM games included.
@Ryu_Niiyama But you can play it on the Wii U, so there's no reason for them to invest in a Wii U version. They already have experience with the Wii so this was the easiest and most cost effective way to have access to both all Wii and all Wii U owners. It's doubtful such niche title would earn them their Wii U investments back.
Just looked up their earlier titles and they are absolutely terrible. So I have very low expectations of this. I might've bought if it was gonna be a decent squash game.
@McoobabWATP Or even the originals on cartridge. The only way for Nintendo to really make good use of Amiibo's is Amiibo game. Even Lego is now getting one, so Nintendo has to catch up.
It looks like Syndicate because it's more zoomed out than it would've been in game. During the game it would've only shown a small part of the enviroment similar to Super Mario RPG.
@Donjwolf I wouldn't describe the game as cartoony either. It's not cel-shaded or something else very obvious, it just looks like they changed the in-game graphics be a little more cartoony than the other games in the series.
It looks like they made this 3DS version more cartoony than the other games. I have the PS2 one and I think that looks better. I was curious about the 3D effect but if it's not really there it doesn't have much going for it except for the portability.
Personally I don't care for COD, but it would be nice to see a big third party title return. The Wii U has now sold about 10 million and the previous COD's on Wii U didn't sell that bad so the investment would be worth it.
@MikaelForslind So what sets it apart from being a 2D sideview solstice?
For factual correctness I need to mention that there are better NES intro's like Ninja Gaiden II's.
A better day in the future life of a Nintendo gamer: Boot system, start game, play game, stop game, shut down system, check mobile phone for messages or calls, move on with rest of the day.
I don't buy DLC or do microtransactions. So I only care if it impacts my full game experience. I especially hate if a game you paid full price for shows the DLC content ingame but it's grayed out always reminding you it's there for you to buy even if you play offline.
The website of Layton 7 mentioned the 3DS this morning, but the page was updated later and now any 3DS mentions have been removed. I think it's fair to say there's not going to be a 3DS version anymore.
They should release an entire boxset with all episodes plus the Saturday Supercade DK & DK Junior cartoons, instead of just releasing 1 season of this.
@Pinemeowth Scores are important. When games have important stories like RPG's I usually don't read the reviews because of spoilers and just read the scores and +/- summaries at the bottom. People just need to learn a 7/10 isn't a bad score, it just means that the reviewer thinks there are a few noticeable issues that hold the game back from being the best possible experience it should've been. And in good reviews those issues are properly explained and you can determine if they will impact your experience too.
I didn't like what I saw of the game that much , and that it's still easy and doesn't get the most out of the concept confirms my desire not to buy this game.
@Kasplat That 100 will include all transformations and fusions as seperate characters, so reaching the number isn't that hard.
This sounds promising, at least more than any of the recent console DB titles.
Bayonetta already has a sequel, so I'd rather see any of these first:
Mad World 2 (in black&wite and red, not just Anarchy Reigns 2)
Vanquish 2
a spiritual successor to Viewtiful Joe or Okami.
A new IP.
I'll be buying one because of the super stable 3D, extra buttons and improved 3d camera. But, because XC is only on the New 3DS thanks to the improved hardware, that also counts.
@Ralek85 Assault Horizon Legacy + has nothing to do with Assault Horizon. It's actually a remake of Ace Combat 2, but with a terrible and confusing name (in the west).
Maybe they can save some money and not bring Devil's Third to the west and do bring Fatal Frame IV & V to us. I'd like to play Devil's Third, but I'd gladly trade it in.
This has little to do with love, and more with an obsession with collecting. If he loved Nintendo more than all of us, he wouldn't collect all these Nintendo consoles/games on a shelf, but share them with people who aren't familiar with Nintendo.
I just hope the follow-up is still a way for me get rewards and not a way to make me pay to play games online. I don't care about discounts and free borrowed digital games, I just want to play online for free. PS4 & Xbox One mean I'll never play a game online on Sony or MS consoles ever again.
I always like website where you collect points when purchasing to get some cool stuff, and Club Nintendo did just that. Instead of shutting it down, they should've just modernized it.
I don't really care for the use of Amiibo's so far. There really needs to be a good amiibo-based game instead of just gimmicky features (that some games even allow you to unlock without amiibo's anyway). So far I might just get two amiibo's this year, but just to put next to my Wii U as figurines.
@Shiryu They could use the Gamepad screen as the entire front panel of a cockpit. And ofcourse use the Wii mote as a flightstick. There's all kinds of possibilities, but so far it doesn't look likely to happen.
@Shiryu I doubt that will happen. They first turned AC reboot into a COD action overdose game on PS3/360 and then into a free-to-play game on PS3. They obviously want to find a more accessable way of bringing AC to a bigger audience. The Wii U doesn't really fit into that model. Another AC on 3DS is more likely and I'd prefer that over the last two console takes on the series.
@Frank90 It went wrong during the FE reveal, because the opening looked like it was going to be SMTxFE, so all was disappointing to a degree after that first blow.
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Re: Horizon Chase Pays Tribute To SNES Classic Top Gear, And Is Heading To Consoles
The screens show it's clearly a mobile touchscreen game, and Wii U and 3DS not ruled out usually means not gonna happen.
Re: Acro Storm Fuses F-Zero With Extreme-G, And It's Racing To The Wii U eShop
Doesn't look very interesting right now, but I hope they make something good out of it. The world needs more futuristic racing games, especially now that WipEout and F-Zero have been cryonically frozen.
Re: Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends Is Brawling Its Way To Wii U And 3DS
Vicious Cycle isn't known for making great games, but this could very well be their worst yet.
Re: Poll: Is It Time For a Fresh Alternative to the Virtual Console?
Isn't it so that if you buy a game on Wii VC, you need buy it again twice if you want to play it on 3DS and Wii U(on Gamepad, not Wii mode). They should change that first.
Re: Talking Point: Mario Maker Can Be A Game Changer For Nintendo And Its Relationship With Gamers
It should really include a single player experience like LBP did. Even if it's just a simple collection of worlds based on each of the SM games included.
Re: Just When You Thought the Humble Wii Was Dead, Here Comes PSA World Tour Squash
@Ryu_Niiyama But you can play it on the Wii U, so there's no reason for them to invest in a Wii U version. They already have experience with the Wii so this was the easiest and most cost effective way to have access to both all Wii and all Wii U owners. It's doubtful such niche title would earn them their Wii U investments back.
Just looked up their earlier titles and they are absolutely terrible. So I have very low expectations of this. I might've bought if it was gonna be a decent squash game.
Re: Say Hello To Star Fox's NES-Based Forerunner, NesGlider
Wow, that really does run like a freight train on a dirt road.
I'm glad we got the SuperFX and Starfox and Stunt Race FX instead.
Re: amiibo Tap Gets A New Title In Europe, Available For Free At The End Of The Month
@McoobabWATP Or even the originals on cartridge. The only way for Nintendo to really make good use of Amiibo's is Amiibo game. Even Lego is now getting one, so Nintendo has to catch up.
Re: Famitsu Unleashes Xenoblade Chronicles X Score
My friendly neighborhood ant queen gave it a 34395234 out of 41245632.
Re: Sonic Boom Was Originally Called Sonic Synergy, Alternative Character Designs Emerge
Can we just forget about this trainwreck?
Re: Unseen64 Digs Up Some Screens of Brimstone, a Cancelled SNES JRPG From Taito
It looks like Syndicate because it's more zoomed out than it would've been in game. During the game it would've only shown a small part of the enviroment similar to Super Mario RPG.
Re: Review: A-Train 3D: City Simulator (3DS eShop)
@Donjwolf I wouldn't describe the game as cartoony either. It's not cel-shaded or something else very obvious, it just looks like they changed the in-game graphics be a little more cartoony than the other games in the series.
Re: Review: A-Train 3D: City Simulator (3DS eShop)
It looks like they made this 3DS version more cartoony than the other games. I have the PS2 one and I think that looks better. I was curious about the 3D effect but if it's not really there it doesn't have much going for it except for the portability.
Re: Zelda-Style Adventure Midora Runs Out Of Kickstarter Cash, Future Of Wii U And 3DS Versions Uncertain
Must've been one great party.
Re: Poll: Is Splatoon a Blockbuster That'll Help Revive the Wii U?
This is a budget buy for me. If it ever reaches budget prices.
Re: Rumour: Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 Teased For Nintendo Release
Personally I don't care for COD, but it would be nice to see a big third party title return. The Wii U has now sold about 10 million and the previous COD's on Wii U didn't sell that bad so the investment would be worth it.
Re: NES-Style Adventure Alwa’s Awakening Could Be Casting Its Spell On The Wii U
@MikaelForslind So what sets it apart from being a 2D sideview solstice?
For factual correctness I need to mention that there are better NES intro's like Ninja Gaiden II's.
Re: NES-Style Adventure Alwa’s Awakening Could Be Casting Its Spell On The Wii U
From the looks of the game the main Solstice influence is in the graphics.
Re: Feature: A Day in The Future Life of a Nintendo Gamer
A better day in the future life of a Nintendo gamer: Boot system, start game, play game, stop game, shut down system, check mobile phone for messages or calls, move on with rest of the day.
Re: Talking Point: Nintendo's Plans for DLC and Microtransactions Point to Changed Priorities
I don't buy DLC or do microtransactions. So I only care if it impacts my full game experience. I especially hate if a game you paid full price for shows the DLC content ingame but it's grayed out always reminding you it's there for you to buy even if you play offline.
Re: The Man Who Created Trollface Wants A Cut Of Meme Run's Earnings
He's just trolling.
Re: Level-5 Reveals More Information on Layton 7, 3DS Version is in Doubt and a Wii U Version May Happen
The website of Layton 7 mentioned the 3DS this morning, but the page was updated later and now any 3DS mentions have been removed. I think it's fair to say there's not going to be a 3DS version anymore.
Re: The President Of Stella Glow Developer Imageepoch Has Gone Missing
Are we sure this guy really exists? He looks like a videogame character.
Re: New Fire Emblem on 3DS Takes Shape as Two Separate Releases in Japan
That sounds absolutely terrible. Basically more than half the game is DLC...
Re: Video: See for Yourself How 200cc Speed Affects Mario Kart 8 Racing
Did they add a brake button?
Have there been any other worthwhile free additions to the game with the patches?
Re: Complete First Season Of Donkey Kong Country TV Series Coming To DVD This May
They should release an entire boxset with all episodes plus the Saturday Supercade DK & DK Junior cartoons, instead of just releasing 1 season of this.
Re: Review: Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Wii U)
@Pinemeowth Scores are important. When games have important stories like RPG's I usually don't read the reviews because of spoilers and just read the scores and +/- summaries at the bottom. People just need to learn a 7/10 isn't a bad score, it just means that the reviewer thinks there are a few noticeable issues that hold the game back from being the best possible experience it should've been. And in good reviews those issues are properly explained and you can determine if they will impact your experience too.
Re: Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Budoten is Fighting Its Way to Japanese 3DS Systems This Summer
@Samuel-Flutter He already does in several other DB fighting games.
Re: Review: Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (Wii U)
I didn't like what I saw of the game that much , and that it's still easy and doesn't get the most out of the concept confirms my desire not to buy this game.
Re: Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Budoten is Fighting Its Way to Japanese 3DS Systems This Summer
@Kasplat That 100 will include all transformations and fusions as seperate characters, so reaching the number isn't that hard.
This sounds promising, at least more than any of the recent console DB titles.
Re: Soapbox: Portable Gaming Forges a Special Relationship With the Player, and Nintendo is the Master in the Field
This article's title insulted the feelings of my PSP.
Re: Yusuke Hashimoto Outlines His Desire to Continue the Bayonetta Franchise
Bayonetta already has a sequel, so I'd rather see any of these first:
Mad World 2 (in black&wite and red, not just Anarchy Reigns 2)
Vanquish 2
a spiritual successor to Viewtiful Joe or Okami.
A new IP.
Re: Poll: Are You An Early Adopter With The New Nintendo 3DS?
I'll be buying one because of the super stable 3D, extra buttons and improved 3d camera. But, because XC is only on the New 3DS thanks to the improved hardware, that also counts.
Re: Review: Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy+ (3DS)
@Ralek85 Assault Horizon Legacy + has nothing to do with Assault Horizon. It's actually a remake of Ace Combat 2, but with a terrible and confusing name (in the west).
Re: Mario Party 10 Official Website Prompts Speculation of Three New Super Mario amiibo Figures
@EmmatheBest Same here. I'm also interested in that DK one. His looks better than the SSB one too.
Re: Ubisoft's Unreleased and Finished Wii U Game Has Apparently Been Identified
This is about as bad as my worst expectations of this were.
Re: Review: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (3DS)
This review reminds me I like reading reviews with out of 10 scores.
Re: Devil's Third Director Tomonobu Itagaki Believes That Wii U Title Fatal Frame V Will Make It To The West
Maybe they can save some money and not bring Devil's Third to the west and do bring Fatal Frame IV & V to us. I'd like to play Devil's Third, but I'd gladly trade it in.
Re: Poll: Which Nintendo Franchises Should be Produced as TV Shows?
I'm not against it as long as it has absolutely zero percent influence on the games.
Re: Weirdness: Katy Perry Accessorizes With A Wii Remote Strap During Super Bowl Half-Time Show
Worst half-time show I've seen so far. So bad that it made me fall asleep.
What is to say this is a Wiimote strap? There are countless similar straps available.
Re: Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Misses Out on Topping Japanese Charts at Launch
"but considering the heavier focus on handled systems in Japan, we're not completely surprised"
Yet nr. 1 is a new PS3 title selling 10 times more than the Wii U game.
I don't expect Kirby to do much better in the west. It's too much of niche title and I'm personally not interested either.
Re: Poll: Nintendo's Year of Multiplayer Gaming on Wii U and 3DS Aims to Bring Us Together Online and At Home
I'm not really a fan of multiplayer gaming, so 'meh' all the way.
I'll probably get Code Name S.T.E.A.M., Yoshi's Woolly World and Devil's Third, but only if the singleplayer in those games turns out to be good.
Re: Feature: 20 Wii Games We'd Love To Download From The Wii U eShop - Part One
I'd rather see a Excite Bots 2 on Wii U or EB 3D on 3DS. Maybe a succesful Wii U digital release would help make that a reality.
Re: Video: This Guy Loves Nintendo Way More Than You Do
This has little to do with love, and more with an obsession with collecting. If he loved Nintendo more than all of us, he wouldn't collect all these Nintendo consoles/games on a shelf, but share them with people who aren't familiar with Nintendo.
Re: Talking Point: Club Nintendo's Closure Is An Exciting Opportunity To Modernise Fan Rewards
I just hope the follow-up is still a way for me get rewards and not a way to make me pay to play games online. I don't care about discounts and free borrowed digital games, I just want to play online for free. PS4 & Xbox One mean I'll never play a game online on Sony or MS consoles ever again.
I always like website where you collect points when purchasing to get some cool stuff, and Club Nintendo did just that. Instead of shutting it down, they should've just modernized it.
Re: Poll: As amiibo Expands and Evolves, Which Features Are You Most Excited About?
I don't really care for the use of Amiibo's so far. There really needs to be a good amiibo-based game instead of just gimmicky features (that some games even allow you to unlock without amiibo's anyway). So far I might just get two amiibo's this year, but just to put next to my Wii U as figurines.
Re: Resident Evil 4 Was Almost A Very Different Experience
Too bad it didn't work. Sounds a lot more exciting than RE4 and especially better than it's sequels.
Re: First Impressions: Taking To The Skies In Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy+
@Shiryu They could use the Gamepad screen as the entire front panel of a cockpit. And ofcourse use the Wii mote as a flightstick. There's all kinds of possibilities, but so far it doesn't look likely to happen.
Re: First Impressions: Taking To The Skies In Ace Combat Assault Horizon Legacy+
@Shiryu I doubt that will happen. They first turned AC reboot into a COD action overdose game on PS3/360 and then into a free-to-play game on PS3. They obviously want to find a more accessable way of bringing AC to a bigger audience. The Wii U doesn't really fit into that model. Another AC on 3DS is more likely and I'd prefer that over the last two console takes on the series.
Re: Reaction: Nintendo Direct Went Crazy With Reveals, and Was Delightful and Confusing in Equal Measure
@Frank90 It went wrong during the FE reveal, because the opening looked like it was going to be SMTxFE, so all was disappointing to a degree after that first blow.