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Re: Nintendo Appears at Apple Conference to Announce Super Mario Run

ZanderShepherd

EXCUSE ME?! Well, this is unexpected, especially since Nintendo put so much emphasis on their Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing titles. I honestly thought we wouldn't get Mario until after those two. Oh well. It personally doesn't look interesting to me at all (even though I do love Mario), but I guess it has a chance to make a splash in the App Store. I'm not sure whether making it paid without microtransactions is the best move from a financial perspective, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Just don't expect to listen to the music quietly while charging your phone

EDIT: Just saw the trailer. My first thought: "Oh my god, this looks so stupid!". My second thought: "Oh my god, this actually looks like it has potential!". If the price is right, I may even try this if they decide to release it on Android. (No game in the world could ever convince me to buy an Apple product)

Re: NSPCC Believes Pokémon GO is "Susceptible To Being Hijacked" By Those That Could Harm Young Players

ZanderShepherd

Man, my local news outlet claimed that the app was being played by soldiers while fighting ISIS (No, I'm not kidding. They actually wrote that). People overreact to everything. Sure, the app has its dangers, but news outlets love to blow it up beyond any proportion. Remember the huge amount of hate the media gave Pokémon back in the 90s? It was satanic, racist, pro-nazies, you name it. If Peta has tought us anything it's that these sites'll attack anything to get attention, and Pokémon is no exception to that rule.

Re: Nintendo Download: 30th June (Europe)

ZanderShepherd

Oh, Teddy Together. I tried the demo. I thought it was absolutely adorable, and I felt that it had some definite potential as an even cuter Nintendogs. Then my bear started talking. God, his/her voice is SO annoying! That voice pretty much ruins the entire game for me.

Re: Nintendo Share Price Falls to Lowest Point in Over a Year as Global Markets React to 'Brexit'

ZanderShepherd

The effects are immediately noticable, not just for Britain, but for all countries and companies around the world, especially those in the EU. This is what the stock market in Amsterdam looks like now.
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And from what I've read, the pound hasn't been this low since 1985.

To all people in Britain who voted against the Brexit, I wish you the best of luck. This'll be a long and complicated process. I sincerely hope you guys'll make it out ok, but to be honest, I'm not very hopeful. Maybe I'm just pessimistic, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Let's get over the initial shock first, and then see where things go. I hope in a good direction.

Re: ​Sonic Team is Working on a New Sonic Game

ZanderShepherd

@Uncensored I'll be honest, I haven't played it. I just got it with the Humble Bundle though, so I will soon. However, judging from what I've seen on the internet, it's average at best.

I wouldn't pay the full price, but hey, you can get it with the Humble Bundle now (along with a ton of other Sonic games) for a third of the price!

Re: ​Sonic Team is Working on a New Sonic Game

ZanderShepherd

I'm kind of hopeful, but I'll guess we'll just have to wait and see. I remember the movie being planned to be a hybrid between 3D animation and real life humans, so as long as the game doesn't go full-on Sonic '06 I'll be willing to give it the benefit of the doubt.

On the other hand, after the huge downfall we've had with Lost World and especially the Boom games, I guess we can only wait and see. Remember, Sonic '06 was made to celebrate the 15th anniversary, so an anniversary title (if this turns out to be that) doesn't necessarily have to be good like Generations was.