Shame. Demo was decent, but glitchy. And while graphics aren't everything, they seemed to indicate they weren't too interested in getting much out of the 3DS. The gameplay concepts were good, and the protagonist had good lines, but the game predictably was a bit botched. Maybe these guys can get things right next time.
@hylianhalcyon Exactly. Nintendo needs to get it together, which they are now just starting to do. I'm sick of how fanboyish some sites can be, and this site is starting to take that direction. Wii U is a good niche system from what I've heard, but even Ubisoft can only afford to be so kind. Watchdogs probably won't be that last 3rd party game to grace Wii U, but it will certainly be the beginning of even less support. I wish NLife made an article about how Nintendo can make a comeback instead of sensationalist or we'll be okay articles. Niche stuff is nice and all, but can we get a better network experience on 3DS? Can Nintendo pay Rockstar Games to port GTA V with Yoshi, mushroom hallucinations, and a bunch of funny exclusive stuff? A few things like this could persuade people to buy a Wii U. 2014, X still isn't here, network accounts aren't finished, slow download speeds, no advertisement, etc. Better late than never, so hopefully Nintendo gets back on it. Iwata's a capable guy, after all.
@MoonKnight7 So true. This is what America should be like. Wii U is a flop. Next time, if they do better, of course they can raise their pay. Until the Wii U makes a comeback or something, this is what they should do. In America, the top screws the bottom in favor of having even more money they don't need or deserve. They get paid hundreds of times the wages of others for a position that isn't that much harder. Then they give bribes to politicians sometimes or pay to pressure them w/ lobbyists. America...even the government's overpaid.
I get the whole no games hostile to China part, but also banning games that do not support China's political views? What the heck? It's not much to ask for.
Hopefully Capcom can make a new game on the 3DS to showcase Panta Rhei's improvements. While it can't necessarily run any PS4 game using it (few will be able to run, I'm sure), I'm certain it will be able to use the 3DS more efficiently.
@SCAR392 You do realize that while the Wii U is 8th gen, its processors, namely the CPU, may not be able to handle the kinds of games a PS4 can. If the game isn't pushing the PS4 to its limits, then the game can be ported to the Wii U easily. But if it does push the PS4 to its limits, even the best of game engines cannot help the Wii U run it. That's that. It's why 3DS has Resident Evil: Revelations but not GTA V or Skyrim.
@GC-161 Well, I suppose you have a point. I've known Nintendo has taken efforts to make developing on Wii U easier, such as allowing devs to use Javascript, etc. & allowing more self-publishing. I can see why someone thinks a dev should have to get used to the hardware. I overreacted.
@GC-161 It's not necessarily them so much, they're certainly not amazing programmers. But what about a smaller game studio trying to get something on Wii U? Well, they could need help. and it's not like an indie studio can afford to hire a translator. Without help, it can take a while to optimize for them: look at Two Tribes's recent troubles. The lesson to be learned is if Nintendo's friendlier, they'll get more devs or more ambitious games.
@Yorumi You must've stopped reading my post halfway through or forgot I said, "I'm not saying Nintendo needs to help them w/ everything; they need to offer some help." As for the bias in the comments section I referred to, I never said Nintendo sucked. I said this is a mistake. I love their games. You only prove the bias in the comments section by how much you misinterpreted what I said. So if I give one criticism to Nintendo I hate them? Wow, I get a lot of hate here just for speaking my mind. At least this isn't as bad as Sony fanboys.
@GC-161 He had "very limited development time." If the publisher didn't want him to take the time to do experiment w/ optimizing, he had no choice but to ask Nintendo. Heck, look at Two Tribes. They couldn't even afford to do it. They took time optimizing on their own, and look at what happened to them. They barely scraped by. It wouldn't hurt to give a little advice. You're right, devs need to do work on their own. But they are also held by constraints, like time or budget; Nintendo does nothing about this. If they want more 3rd party games they need to put out big games of their own or help out the devs a little, because nothing will change. The bias on this site is ridiculous. Apparently, it's okay for devs in Japan to skip Xbox because they don't translate any help to devs, but if it happens to Nintendo, people here are outraged. I'm not saying Nintendo needs to help them w/ everything; they need to offer some help. Is that much to ask for?
So many people in the comments are stupid. They were not informed by Nintendo on how to optimize for Wii U well. Not sure how much simpler it gets. Nintendo needs to their crap together w/ the Wii U & tell devs how to get the most out of it, perhaps there would be less crappy ports.
@Windy Except it was a sloppy port. I had higher hopes getting it, but they slacked off on it. If an eShop sequel comes, I'll wait for the review, & if it's good, I'll get it, but the current one kinda sucked.
No surprises here. Wii U sales are bad to begin w/, how does EA address that? Crappy ports. Yeah, because that helped the sales a lot now, didn't it? And they complain. They could've gotten some sales had there been better ports & Battlefield 4. The only good port from them is NFS: Most Wanted.
It's one thing to put Nintendo's old games up on the App Store or Google Play for free. When you make money off that however, that's when it's just sad. Really? Speaking of Google Play, I've seen a lot of these on Google Play. Google is just lazy w/ this, like how they never fix all the major bugs w/ Android Froyo. I thought Windows Vista was bad, then Android Froyo came & was like "You haven't seen anything!" Apparently there are fixes in the newer versions of Android. Well if Google wants me to buy a new phone w/ their OS to get a more functional phone, screw them. They can forget my money. That's like buying a defective car & Honda saying "Well this year's Civic fixes that."
I'm annoyed by excessive censorship, so no censorship of the lyrics is nice. The lack of explicit song warnings however, is a poor decision (Nintendo needs to follow iTunes as an example). I don't know what song that was up there, but man, is that generic. Looks like mainstream rap to me. If you want quality rap (though it still tends to have swearing), listen to Lupe Fiasco, Fort Minor, Kanye West, Hopsin, etc. I think Kanye West is the one of the only rappers to have a profanity-free album, which is a rarity. Swearing when it isn't for the sake of swearing in music is okay on my opinion, but sometimes it seems that isn't always the case.
AC3: Liberation won handheld game of the year? Shin Megami Tensei IV & Fire Emblem: Awakening were better (I've heard Liberation was good, but there's no way from what I've heard that it's better). Yogscast is overrated & GTA V definitely would've won best humor if there was a category for that, but it's not quite the game of the year.
@theblackdragon Okay. Got it. You must've edited your comment after me & him. Not sure if it was after I replied to the other guy or not. If it was after, I'm sorry for not noticing until now.
Halo 4 Online Multiplayer Match: Announcer: "Reggie is having a killing spree." Reggie: "Suck it Microsoft Marketing Team! I'm about kicking a**, making games, & taking names. How about you?" Microsoft Marketing Employee: "Uhh...we allow you to play Nintendo games on our Surface tablet." R: "How's Halo on the Surface?" MME: "Wait? Halo is on the surface. It can't emulate that."
Rest in Peace. Your contributions to entertainment, namely gaming, has been unparalleled. The decision to let Miyamoto help make the games left a huge legacy in the gaming world.
Makes sense. Too much unneeded DLC is bad, a few bigger packs that add notable stuff & new games every couple years are plenty. If digital games have good manuals (crap, even 3DS games have some on-cartridge manuals that are nice) then I wouldn't mind getting them. I have a few on my 3DS & Xbox 360, though I generally stick w/ retail copies. But by 2017, who know what will happen?
@NbaJunkie Exactly. I know I won't be playing on an iOS device anytime soon. No Shin Megami Tensei IV, Monster Hunter 4, Resident Evil Revelations, Bit Trip Saga, VVVVVV, Cave Story, or Mario Kart 7, & they would all control like crap on an iOS device. This statement is coming from a company that puts the small backspace key next to the confirm key. Because that's so smart, right? Heck, even though many kids do like iOS, quite a few people at my high school have 3DS, & kids still want them too. I feel like this guy was sent to try recruiting some real games beyond the casual short-burst experiences.
Let me see...cheap looking, no exclusive games, unoriginal, even more expensive than a home console...yeah, I think a Wii U will do just fine. What a greedy unoriginal product. I doubt it's a coincidence too. If you want off-screen play for your PS3 / PS4, you're even better off w/ a Vita. Why get this? Who knows, maybe Xbox Smartglass will come to support off-screen play in the future for that matter.
@Captain_Gonru It costs money to port, no doubt. Couldn't we get a reduced price since we paid for part of the game (character designs, level designs, etc.)? Nintendo I think should do that.
I love it. I'm not quite done w/ it (I might get to it), but it's excellent. Combat feels sloppy, especially in comparison to its successor, Skyward Sword, but Twilight Princess is great.
Wow. This is the people who "inform" us. I definitely will be avoiding ABC News. They're anything but intelligent. There's so many mistakes it's pathetic.
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Re: Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth Heading to 3DS in North America This Fall
Probably going to get this.
Re: Upcoming Retro City Rampage: DX Update Will Add Music Jukebox
Can't wait for the new features and bug-fixes.
Re: Review: AeternoBlade (3DS eShop)
Shame. Demo was decent, but glitchy. And while graphics aren't everything, they seemed to indicate they weren't too interested in getting much out of the 3DS. The gameplay concepts were good, and the protagonist had good lines, but the game predictably was a bit botched. Maybe these guys can get things right next time.
Re: Congo Calling's Bandi Mbubi Urges Gamers To Press Nintendo Into Using Conflict-Free Materials In Its Consoles
Hopefully laws are passed to mandate a bare minimum for outsourcing.
Re: Talking Point: The Watch_Dogs Wii U Delay Demonstrates That Major Third-Parties Are Walking Away
@hylianhalcyon Exactly. Nintendo needs to get it together, which they are now just starting to do. I'm sick of how fanboyish some sites can be, and this site is starting to take that direction. Wii U is a good niche system from what I've heard, but even Ubisoft can only afford to be so kind. Watchdogs probably won't be that last 3rd party game to grace Wii U, but it will certainly be the beginning of even less support. I wish NLife made an article about how Nintendo can make a comeback instead of sensationalist or we'll be okay articles. Niche stuff is nice and all, but can we get a better network experience on 3DS? Can Nintendo pay Rockstar Games to port GTA V with Yoshi, mushroom hallucinations, and a bunch of funny exclusive stuff? A few things like this could persuade people to buy a Wii U. 2014, X still isn't here, network accounts aren't finished, slow download speeds, no advertisement, etc. Better late than never, so hopefully Nintendo gets back on it. Iwata's a capable guy, after all.
Re: Before Sonic, Sega Almost Picked ToeJam & Earl As Its Official Mascots
"Too American." I laughed when I read that. All they need is a salt-coated burger with lard dripping from it.
Re: Iwata Looking To Emulate iOS And Android With A Common Platform For Future Nintendo Hardware
I've wanted this to happen. Great to see Iwata's willing to get w/ the times & move ahead all at the same time to pull Nintendo out of its slump.
Re: Retro City Rampage: DX Set For February Release on the 3DS eShop
Yes, I'm going to get this, Shovel Knight, & Monster Hunter 4 when they come out. Can't wait.
Re: The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition Available For Free Right Now in North America
More friends to have their heads have a pot shoved onto!
Re: Iwata And Miyamoto Both Take Pay Cuts In Response To Nintendo's Poor Financial Results
@MoonKnight7 So true. This is what America should be like. Wii U is a flop. Next time, if they do better, of course they can raise their pay. Until the Wii U makes a comeback or something, this is what they should do. In America, the top screws the bottom in favor of having even more money they don't need or deserve. They get paid hundreds of times the wages of others for a position that isn't that much harder. Then they give bribes to politicians sometimes or pay to pressure them w/ lobbyists. America...even the government's overpaid.
Re: Unsung Story: Tale of the Guardians Campaign Drastically Reduces 3DS Target
Well, that's much more interesting now. PS4 release is also something to watch.
Re: We Cannot Continue Without Winning, But It's Not As Simple As Moving Mario To Smartphones, Insists Iwata
I'm guessing Nintendo will make a phone w/ buttons and exclusive games in similar vain to the Nook Tablet, but in the form of a 3DS.
Re: Yasumi Matsuno On Board For "Unsung Story" Kickstarter Campaign
2.8 mil. stretch goal? Screw that. It doesn't cost that much to make a 3DS port.
Re: No Game Content "Hostile to China" Will Make It Through As Ban Lifts
I get the whole no games hostile to China part, but also banning games that do not support China's political views? What the heck? It's not much to ask for.
Re: Capcom Claims Its New Panta Rhei Game Engine Can Be Adapted To Any System
Hopefully Capcom can make a new game on the 3DS to showcase Panta Rhei's improvements. While it can't necessarily run any PS4 game using it (few will be able to run, I'm sure), I'm certain it will be able to use the 3DS more efficiently.
Re: Capcom Claims Its New Panta Rhei Game Engine Can Be Adapted To Any System
@SCAR392 You do realize that while the Wii U is 8th gen, its processors, namely the CPU, may not be able to handle the kinds of games a PS4 can. If the game isn't pushing the PS4 to its limits, then the game can be ported to the Wii U easily. But if it does push the PS4 to its limits, even the best of game engines cannot help the Wii U run it. That's that. It's why 3DS has Resident Evil: Revelations but not GTA V or Skyrim.
Re: Capcom Claims Its New Panta Rhei Game Engine Can Be Adapted To Any System
I wonder if this is why Monster Hunter 4 hasn't come to America yet. Perhaps a new version using the Panta Rhei engine?
Re: A Third-Party "Secret Developer" Gives an Inside Story of Working on Wii U
@GC-161 Well, I suppose you have a point. I've known Nintendo has taken efforts to make developing on Wii U easier, such as allowing devs to use Javascript, etc. & allowing more self-publishing. I can see why someone thinks a dev should have to get used to the hardware. I overreacted.
Re: A Third-Party "Secret Developer" Gives an Inside Story of Working on Wii U
@GC-161 It's not necessarily them so much, they're certainly not amazing programmers. But what about a smaller game studio trying to get something on Wii U? Well, they could need help. and it's not like an indie studio can afford to hire a translator. Without help, it can take a while to optimize for them: look at Two Tribes's recent troubles. The lesson to be learned is if Nintendo's friendlier, they'll get more devs or more ambitious games.
Re: A Third-Party "Secret Developer" Gives an Inside Story of Working on Wii U
@Yorumi You must've stopped reading my post halfway through or forgot I said, "I'm not saying Nintendo needs to help them w/ everything; they need to offer some help." As for the bias in the comments section I referred to, I never said Nintendo sucked. I said this is a mistake. I love their games. You only prove the bias in the comments section by how much you misinterpreted what I said. So if I give one criticism to Nintendo I hate them? Wow, I get a lot of hate here just for speaking my mind. At least this isn't as bad as Sony fanboys.
Re: A Third-Party "Secret Developer" Gives an Inside Story of Working on Wii U
@GC-161 He had "very limited development time." If the publisher didn't want him to take the time to do experiment w/ optimizing, he had no choice but to ask Nintendo. Heck, look at Two Tribes. They couldn't even afford to do it. They took time optimizing on their own, and look at what happened to them. They barely scraped by. It wouldn't hurt to give a little advice. You're right, devs need to do work on their own. But they are also held by constraints, like time or budget; Nintendo does nothing about this. If they want more 3rd party games they need to put out big games of their own or help out the devs a little, because nothing will change. The bias on this site is ridiculous. Apparently, it's okay for devs in Japan to skip Xbox because they don't translate any help to devs, but if it happens to Nintendo, people here are outraged. I'm not saying Nintendo needs to help them w/ everything; they need to offer some help. Is that much to ask for?
Re: A Third-Party "Secret Developer" Gives an Inside Story of Working on Wii U
So many people in the comments are stupid. They were not informed by Nintendo on how to optimize for Wii U well. Not sure how much simpler it gets. Nintendo needs to their crap together w/ the Wii U & tell devs how to get the most out of it, perhaps there would be less crappy ports.
Re: Nintendo Boasts of "Record-Setting" 3DS Sales in 2013 and Confirms Yoshi’s New Island Release Date
@Windy Except it was a sloppy port. I had higher hopes getting it, but they slacked off on it. If an eShop sequel comes, I'll wait for the review, & if it's good, I'll get it, but the current one kinda sucked.
Re: Kensuke Tanabe Highlights Potential Return of 3D Donkey Kong Games
I never knew that. Interesting. I wonder if Nintendo will adopt a universal game engine for all their developers.
Re: Video: Xbox One vs. Nintendo 64
Namely because, while Halo 5 will be amazing like anything on the N64, not much else of that pedigree is announced to be on the Xbox One.
Re: NES Remix Miiverse Contest Cancelled Due To Emergence Of Exploit
Mario Kart VII-2
Re: Monster Hunter 4
Oh my. Hopefully Capcom makes an abrupt surprise announcement of this coming to the US soon. I'd buy it.
Re: Video: Capcom's Local Japanese Commercials For Monster Hunter 4 Are Pretty Funny
I'm looking forward to this game. When will it come?
Re: Nintendo Acknowledges Network Issues and Suggests Patience
It took 2 minutes to sign in. Then after entering my gift card code, the servers dropped connection. Perfect. Well, here's hoping it improves soon.
Re: EA Germany Survey Fails To Acknowledge The Wii U
No surprises here. Wii U sales are bad to begin w/, how does EA address that? Crappy ports. Yeah, because that helped the sales a lot now, didn't it? And they complain. They could've gotten some sales had there been better ports & Battlefield 4. The only good port from them is NFS: Most Wanted.
Re: Review: KORG M01D (3DS eShop)
I plan on getting this. I love music, and I'm not too good at my clarinet. Perhaps I'll be better with a synth.
Re: Nintendo Titles Continue To Be Illegally Peddled On Android Google Play Store
It's one thing to put Nintendo's old games up on the App Store or Google Play for free. When you make money off that however, that's when it's just sad. Really? Speaking of Google Play, I've seen a lot of these on Google Play. Google is just lazy w/ this, like how they never fix all the major bugs w/ Android Froyo. I thought Windows Vista was bad, then Android Froyo came & was like "You haven't seen anything!" Apparently there are fixes in the newer versions of Android. Well if Google wants me to buy a new phone w/ their OS to get a more functional phone, screw them. They can forget my money. That's like buying a defective car & Honda saying "Well this year's Civic fixes that."
Re: Wii Karaoke U Doesn't Censor Explicit Lyrics
I'm annoyed by excessive censorship, so no censorship of the lyrics is nice. The lack of explicit song warnings however, is a poor decision (Nintendo needs to follow iTunes as an example). I don't know what song that was up there, but man, is that generic. Looks like mainstream rap to me. If you want quality rap (though it still tends to have swearing), listen to Lupe Fiasco, Fort Minor, Kanye West, Hopsin, etc. I think Kanye West is the one of the only rappers to have a profanity-free album, which is a rarity. Swearing when it isn't for the sake of swearing in music is okay on my opinion, but sometimes it seems that isn't always the case.
Re: Nintendo Comes Up Empty at the Golden Joystick Awards
AC3: Liberation won handheld game of the year? Shin Megami Tensei IV & Fire Emblem: Awakening were better (I've heard Liberation was good, but there's no way from what I've heard that it's better). Yogscast is overrated & GTA V definitely would've won best humor if there was a category for that, but it's not quite the game of the year.
Re: Rumour: Shipments of Pokémon X & Y Delayed to U.S. Military Commissaries
Okay.
Re: Rumour: Shipments of Pokémon X & Y Delayed to U.S. Military Commissaries
@theblackdragon Okay. Got it. You must've edited your comment after me & him. Not sure if it was after I replied to the other guy or not. If it was after, I'm sorry for not noticing until now.
Re: Microsoft Wants You To Know That Its Surface Tablet Can Play SNES Games
Halo 4 Online Multiplayer Match:
Announcer: "Reggie is having a killing spree."
Reggie: "Suck it Microsoft Marketing Team! I'm about kicking a**, making games, & taking names. How about you?"
Microsoft Marketing Employee: "Uhh...we allow you to play Nintendo games on our Surface tablet."
R: "How's Halo on the Surface?"
MME: "Wait? Halo is on the surface. It can't emulate that."
Re: Nintendo's Former President, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Has Passed Away
Rest in Peace. Your contributions to entertainment, namely gaming, has been unparalleled. The decision to let Miyamoto help make the games left a huge legacy in the gaming world.
Re: Atlus Reaches Out to Fans Regarding Acquisition by Sega
Yes! No exclusivity to a certain brand. This is the best case scenario for Atlus.
Re: Capcom Expects A Significant Decline in Packaged Games Come 2017
Makes sense. Too much unneeded DLC is bad, a few bigger packs that add notable stuff & new games every couple years are plenty. If digital games have good manuals (crap, even 3DS games have some on-cartridge manuals that are nice) then I wouldn't mind getting them. I have a few on my 3DS & Xbox 360, though I generally stick w/ retail copies. But by 2017, who know what will happen?
Re: Without iOS Support Nintendo "Doesn’t Reach Today’s Kids" Says Apple Advocate John Gruber
@NbaJunkie Exactly. I know I won't be playing on an iOS device anytime soon. No Shin Megami Tensei IV, Monster Hunter 4, Resident Evil Revelations, Bit Trip Saga, VVVVVV, Cave Story, or Mario Kart 7, & they would all control like crap on an iOS device. This statement is coming from a company that puts the small backspace key next to the confirm key. Because that's so smart, right? Heck, even though many kids do like iOS, quite a few people at my high school have 3DS, & kids still want them too. I feel like this guy was sent to try recruiting some real games beyond the casual short-burst experiences.
Re: Monster Hunter 4 Will Allow You To Dress Up As Link Through Collaborative DLC
Bring this over to the US w/ the freaking DLC Capcom! For once I really want to buy your DLC!
Re: Weirdness: Say Hello to the Cross Plane, a GamePad For Other Systems
Let me see...cheap looking, no exclusive games, unoriginal, even more expensive than a home console...yeah, I think a Wii U will do just fine. What a greedy unoriginal product. I doubt it's a coincidence too. If you want off-screen play for your PS3 / PS4, you're even better off w/ a Vita. Why get this? Who knows, maybe Xbox Smartglass will come to support off-screen play in the future for that matter.
Re: Nintendo Confirms Miiverse for 3DS "Soon", Smartphone Apps for Network Also Coming
Hell Yeah!!! Miiverse & likely Nintendo Network IDs. Finally! I've been waiting so long!
Re: Nintendo Confirms Miiverse for 3DS "Soon", Smartphone Apps for Network Also Coming
@Captain_Gonru It costs money to port, no doubt. Couldn't we get a reduced price since we paid for part of the game (character designs, level designs, etc.)? Nintendo I think should do that.
Re: Monster Hunter 4
@Rigormortis It will have online multiplayer.
Can't Capcom just announce a release date for this in the US? Come on. I want a nice open-world online multiplayer RPG on my 3DS.
Re: Sony's Indie Maestro Has Respect And "Deep Love" For Nintendo
He seems good. I heard about VVVVVV & Minecraft coming to the Vita. He seems to be quite smart.
Re: Peter Molyneux Reveals His Favourite Zelda Title Of All Time
I love it. I'm not quite done w/ it (I might get to it), but it's excellent. Combat feels sloppy, especially in comparison to its successor, Skyward Sword, but Twilight Princess is great.
Re: Weirdness: ABC News Tells Us All About How the 2Dees Can Play 3Dees Games
Wow. This is the people who "inform" us. I definitely will be avoiding ABC News. They're anything but intelligent. There's so many mistakes it's pathetic.
Re: Reggie Has Seen The Xbox One And PS4 Launch Lineups, And He Says "Meh"
@rlopez1996
Really?