Power is not everything, but for what you pay for a Nintendo console, some people expect a little bit... more? They make good games, but if nobody buys the consoles, there won't be as much support from other developers, I think. Part of the reason high-end PCs are so overpowered is Windows' bloat. Some Windows programs run faster on emulators on GNU-Linux than on actual Windows! Optimisation is everything here, although more raw power tends to make some things a little bit faster, that's the good thing about games consoles.
@Kaze_Memaryu The infinite weapon durability is not a bad thing, providing that it makes players really consider strategy, concerning the various weapon triangles. I've not played the game so that remains to be seen.
@MitchVogel @chardir
Traditionally, that was the case, and it would get extremely confusing in some cases, for example a son might be called Svein Jensson while the father would be Jens Sveinsson.
Make games for the next Nintendo console, for crying out loud! It needs to launch with several high-quality (i.e 5-10) Nintendo-made games, and the same again, even more, games from other developers. There needs to be a commitment from the big development studios, and a proper online service, with a brilliant download store, full of many original Nintendo games as well as all their classic systems. They probably can't do this for 2016, but they need to get to work, so they can deliver such a system. Most importantly, it must be fun, and of course, abandon the 'Wii' name. It is not suitable for a console that is a clean break.
@Chrizzel28 It would have an positive impact on the many players who wish to have the choice of playing as a female character. They need to stop making excuses for not being inclusive.
@Chrizzel28
Adding a female player character would have no impact on gameplay or story, so why can't there be an option? Link has practically no characterisation, communication is just gestures and facial expressions, so it would take very little work to add this as an option, and would please the people who want to play as a female character.
@DarthNocturnal I got through Ages with some help from the Internet. It is difficult to know where to go at times. The Jabu-Jabu dungeon is by far the worst of them, so don't be afraid to look stuff up.
I'm all for it! Being more open with who can develop will bring in new talent and a greater variety of games! Most early-access games are great, and allowing feedback from people who play the games results in better games overall.
Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon is so mediocre. The dialogue is so boring and the levels are really repetitive. They should release New Mystery of the Emblem.
How many N64 VC games are there now? There are so few , and no GameCube games. They don't seem to care, and the 3DS VC is completely abandoned. They should get to work.
Wii U is dead, clearly. The new Legend of Zelda game will probably be a launch title of their next console, hence the various delays. Nintendo tried to innovate with the Wii U controller - it just made the console more expensive, and people just thought it was an add-on for the Wii. They need to drop the 'Wii' branding, and innovate with software. Who knows what ideas they have for the next console (Nintendo probably don't either), but so long as the games have enough support from other publishers, and are of a very high quality, then I think they could do well. Basically, Nintendo need to be seen as the software and hardware-maker to beat.
@Sgt_Ludby On Android, pre-installed apps, such as the Google Apps and other things the manufacturer or mobile network installs (like the Galaxy Apps store on Samsung devices) usually cannot be uninstalled. If you use ADB from a PC, the device says 'permission denied'. It is extremely frustrating. You can 'disable' the apps in settings, so that they supposedly don't run, but they still take up storage space, which is really bad for devices with less than 16GB of storage.
Google can, and do remotely uninstall apps. For example, if an app is found to be malicious, they sometimes remove it. That is good for users, but it shows they can do it as they please. There are plenty of privacy issues with Google, and the Play store is no different. For me, I use F-Droid for apps. It's full of free and open-source apps, so it is most secure. I tried the Amazon app store but it needs an Amazon account with a real address. There is no problem with using Google Play if people want to, but there should be an effort to publish apps outside of it, at the very minimum by releasing the .APK file to install it wherever.
@Sgt_Ludby @Uberchu Google Play is malware because you cannot uninstall it (without root permission, which stupidly voids the warranty), and it sends private information off to Google such as what apps a user has installed, with or without their permission, and allows Google to install and uninstall apps remotely.
The lack of a proper Animal Crossing game was really bad. Happy Home Designer and the party game seem to be things that would be extras in a full game, as if they canned a full release for... some reason. Other than that, it was OK. I'm really happy we are finally getting a multiplayer Legend of Zelda game with online play! That is something that will be loads of fun!
Splatoon is an example of a new game that could attract new audiences. To create more such games, they need lots of new talent. Making games that nobody has thought of yet will attract people that hadn't thought of buying Nintendo games.
I just wanted some nice game footage. Like Zelda! We know it's not coming out 2015. So soften the blow with some footage of exploration and some battles!
I really dislike the character designs of SMTxFE, seems they are being too revealing with the costumes. They ought to just dress everyone in modest and reasonable battle-dress.
They can redeem themselves by giving us another presentation with the games we wanted to see, or at least something about Zelda! Anything! We want to see the games they are working on, concept art, some early footage of games!
@AlexSora89 Well, at least it will be widely available, unlike Anniversary Edition. However, I think that Four Swords (and Adventures) had a much superior game engine to A Link Between Worlds. Anniversary Edition should have had online play, but this does, which means it will be pretty good for me!
It should be at least 4 player. I love hectic online battles! Will this be a true successor to Four Swords Adventures, I wonder?! Perhaps, if it was the same scope (and I wish it had the same game engine, FSA had the best 2D game engine in my opinion), I would like it more! Maybe they'll improve it somewhat before launch?
Want a Fire Emblem anthology to complement FE 'If'. Also new Paper Mario game. New 2D Metroid could be good. A new Animal Crossing game would be fun too. Loved it on the DS, lost the 3DS copy somewhere maybe I will have to find it again!
Looks very Metroid-like to me. I would not be surprised if the two are related in some way. Perhaps, if they were to reveal some new Metroid game, they would communicate in some manner. Still, it's all speculation! This game could be fun.
@ikki5 Sticker Star was not a bad game, but was maybe not what people who had played other Paper Mario games really expected... or perhaps wanted. It was actually rather fun in its own way, but Thousand Year Door is probably the best in the series. They should build on a game like that, in my opinion. Super Paper Mario... I actually thought it was great! I found it really fun, I thought they were really experimenting with something new, which turned out brilliantly, it still felt like a Paper Mario game to me.
I love Paper Mario! The Thousand Year Door was brilliant. I would love to see a new game like that, although of course not just reusing it's gameplay mechanics. I would also love a way to unlock it, and all the other Paper Mario games (although I somewhat doubt they would let us have Sticker Star) at the end. Just... more Paper Mario! Building on the best games in the series! Not a game like Hotel Mario!
I would love a new 2D game, continuing after Metroid Fusion. A new Metroid Prime game would continue the strange end-of-story teaser, but the 2D games are my favourites. So... Metroid 5!
@Nintendian Keep in mind that 3D printing is very expensive, and it takes a long time: fake items are very cheapley made. 3D printing is best for making prototype items on a small scale, which would then be made from moulds. I doubt that the people who make counterfeit goods would go to the trouble of 3D printing thousands of figurines.
I have too long invested in a particular Minecraft world (longer than people here have been alive) so I would pass on this. It's only on Steam, I do not like the DRM and the way it always sells stuff, and takes a large cut from developers' sales.
@nostalgianinja Android is no more vulnerable than Windows or (shudders) Apple Mac OS or iOS. At least anyone can patch the bugs, rather than what we have with Windows where bugs persist for decades or Apple where they patch bugs, and the patches don't work. If you are using an OEM version such as that of Samsung, updates do take forever. This is down to the OEM, not Android. If you use a custom ROM such as Cyanogenmod, updates are very frequent, and bugs get patched frequently.
@BinaryFragger FreeBSD is Unix, but AT&T never allowed them to use the name. As for Linux, it's GNU-Linux. People call GNU 'Linux' due to misinformation spread by Linus Torvalds (who coded Linux, the kernel). GNU is the OS, Linux the kernel used by the OS. Android uses the Linux kernel but not any GNU software. The good thing about UNIX and UNIX-like systems such as GNU is that it's all coded in C- so if Nintendo based their code off something like that then it would make porting games easier- they just recompile it for that platform. Which is maybe what they do already, but their consoles and handhelds being closed source we would never know.
@AirElephant I would not buy anything that is not AOSP, due to privacy issues with Google. They could do so much with it that is not possible when partnering with Google, and customise and optimise it greatly. Yet it will never happen. This is a rumour, nothing more, nothing less.
@Kirk
You don't need to give Google power and control over Android, as evidenced by Replicant and Cyanogenmod, and even Amazon's version of Android for the Kindle Fire. You can use Android without Google: you do not even need a Google account to download applications, there are plenty of alternative appstores such as F-Droid, the Opera mobile store and the Amazon Appstore for Android. I use Cyanogenmod on my phone: it is quicker, more powerful, more secure and updates are daily rather than twice yearly. Android is made by Google but is not something that is controlled by them.
I love Android but only in the form of Replicant and Cyanogenmod. This is just a rumour. It would be a bit rubbish anyway as Nintendo would just lock it down so there was no root access and they probably wouldn't even allow sideloading of apps. It's pretty unlikely in the first place.
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Re: CoroCoro Magazine Posts More Images Of Mysterious New Pokémon
If it's in the game data, the Web browser exploit could allow people to obtain it.
Re: Talking Point: Raw Power Isn't Vital to Nintendo's NX, But It Does Matter
Power is not everything, but for what you pay for a Nintendo console, some people expect a little bit... more? They make good games, but if nobody buys the consoles, there won't be as much support from other developers, I think. Part of the reason high-end PCs are so overpowered is Windows' bloat. Some Windows programs run faster on emulators on GNU-Linux than on actual Windows! Optimisation is everything here, although more raw power tends to make some things a little bit faster, that's the good thing about games consoles.
Re: Fire Emblem Fates Birthright Edition Is The Popular Choice In Japan
@Kaze_Memaryu
The infinite weapon durability is not a bad thing, providing that it makes players really consider strategy, concerning the various weapon triangles. I've not played the game so that remains to be seen.
Re: Fire Emblem Fates Birthright Edition Is The Popular Choice In Japan
It looks so fun! I can't wait to get it! I hope it has more varied levels than Fire Emblem Awakening.
Re: Prototype SNES PlayStation Found In The Wild, Unicorn And Big Foot Expected Next
@chardir
Oh, sorry. Well, the point still stands about it being confusing.
Re: Prototype SNES PlayStation Found In The Wild, Unicorn And Big Foot Expected Next
@chardir
True.
Re: Prototype SNES PlayStation Found In The Wild, Unicorn And Big Foot Expected Next
@MitchVogel @chardir
Traditionally, that was the case, and it would get extremely confusing in some cases, for example a son might be called Svein Jensson while the father would be Jens Sveinsson.
Re: Prototype SNES PlayStation Found In The Wild, Unicorn And Big Foot Expected Next
I bet it is fake.
Re: Talking Point: The Pros, Cons and Questionable Likelihood of a Nintendo NX Release in Summer 2016
Make games for the next Nintendo console, for crying out loud! It needs to launch with several high-quality (i.e 5-10) Nintendo-made games, and the same again, even more, games from other developers. There needs to be a commitment from the big development studios, and a proper online service, with a brilliant download store, full of many original Nintendo games as well as all their classic systems. They probably can't do this for 2016, but they need to get to work, so they can deliver such a system. Most importantly, it must be fun, and of course, abandon the 'Wii' name. It is not suitable for a console that is a clean break.
Re: The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Director Defends Absence of Female Playable Characters
@Chrizzel28
It would have an positive impact on the many players who wish to have the choice of playing as a female character. They need to stop making excuses for not being inclusive.
Re: The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Director Defends Absence of Female Playable Characters
@Chrizzel28
Adding a female player character would have no impact on gameplay or story, so why can't there be an option? Link has practically no characterisation, communication is just gestures and facial expressions, so it would take very little work to add this as an option, and would please the people who want to play as a female character.
Re: The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Director Defends Absence of Female Playable Characters
Of course there needs to be an option to play as a female character! She could look like Arryl (Link's sister) from Zelda The Wind Waker.
Re: This Legend of Zelda Quest Items Infographic Sure is Pretty
@DarthNocturnal
I got through Ages with some help from the Internet. It is difficult to know where to go at times. The Jabu-Jabu dungeon is by far the worst of them, so don't be afraid to look stuff up.
Re: This Legend of Zelda Quest Items Infographic Sure is Pretty
I always thought that the power bracelet on the Game Boy Zelda games looked like a croissant.
Re: Reaction: The Concept of eShop 'Early Access' is Both Exciting and Slightly Terrifying
I'm all for it! Being more open with who can develop will bring in new talent and a greater variety of games! Most early-access games are great, and allowing feedback from people who play the games results in better games overall.
Re: Nintendo Download: 2nd July (Europe)
Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon is so mediocre. The dialogue is so boring and the levels are really repetitive. They should release New Mystery of the Emblem.
Re: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is Hitting the Wii U Virtual Console Very Soon
How many N64 VC games are there now? There are so few , and no GameCube games. They don't seem to care, and the 3DS VC is completely abandoned. They should get to work.
Re: Nintendo Isn't Talking About NX Because It Doesn't Want Rivals To Steal Its Ideas
Wii U is dead, clearly. The new Legend of Zelda game will probably be a launch title of their next console, hence the various delays. Nintendo tried to innovate with the Wii U controller - it just made the console more expensive, and people just thought it was an add-on for the Wii. They need to drop the 'Wii' branding, and innovate with software. Who knows what ideas they have for the next console (Nintendo probably don't either), but so long as the games have enough support from other publishers, and are of a very high quality, then I think they could do well. Basically, Nintendo need to be seen as the software and hardware-maker to beat.
Re: Review: WarioWare Twisted! (GBA)
In UK?
Re: Pokémon Jukebox Arrives For Free on Android Devices in the West
@Sgt_Ludby
On Android, pre-installed apps, such as the Google Apps and other things the manufacturer or mobile network installs (like the Galaxy Apps store on Samsung devices) usually cannot be uninstalled. If you use ADB from a PC, the device says 'permission denied'. It is extremely frustrating. You can 'disable' the apps in settings, so that they supposedly don't run, but they still take up storage space, which is really bad for devices with less than 16GB of storage.
Google can, and do remotely uninstall apps. For example, if an app is found to be malicious, they sometimes remove it. That is good for users, but it shows they can do it as they please. There are plenty of privacy issues with Google, and the Play store is no different. For me, I use F-Droid for apps. It's full of free and open-source apps, so it is most secure. I tried the Amazon app store but it needs an Amazon account with a real address. There is no problem with using Google Play if people want to, but there should be an effort to publish apps outside of it, at the very minimum by releasing the .APK file to install it wherever.
Re: Pokémon Jukebox Arrives For Free on Android Devices in the West
@Sgt_Ludby @Uberchu
Google Play is malware because you cannot uninstall it (without root permission, which stupidly voids the warranty), and it sends private information off to Google such as what apps a user has installed, with or without their permission, and allows Google to install and uninstall apps remotely.
Re: Pokémon Jukebox Arrives For Free on Android Devices in the West
Only on Google Play? Google Play is malware. I will not be downloading this app.
Re: Feature: Five Key Moments from Nintendo's E3
The lack of a proper Animal Crossing game was really bad. Happy Home Designer and the party game seem to be things that would be extras in a full game, as if they canned a full release for... some reason. Other than that, it was OK. I'm really happy we are finally getting a multiplayer Legend of Zelda game with online play! That is something that will be loads of fun!
Re: Nintendo Is A Slave To Its Past Success, Says Gearbox President Randy Pitchford
Splatoon is an example of a new game that could attract new audiences. To create more such games, they need lots of new talent. Making games that nobody has thought of yet will attract people that hadn't thought of buying Nintendo games.
Re: Reggie Fils-Aime Attempts To Explain Why Zelda Wii U Wasn't At E3 2015
I just wanted some nice game footage. Like Zelda! We know it's not coming out 2015. So soften the blow with some footage of exploration and some battles!
Re: Video: The Nintendo Life Reaction to Nintendo's E3 Digital Event
I would just like to point out that '#' is not a hashtag, it is just a hash.
Re: Poll: How Excited Are You About Nintendo's E3 Games?
I really dislike the character designs of SMTxFE, seems they are being too revealing with the costumes. They ought to just dress everyone in modest and reasonable battle-dress.
Re: First Impressions: Our Maiden Flight In Star Fox Zero Prompts Mixed Emotions
They can redeem themselves by giving us another presentation with the games we wanted to see, or at least something about Zelda! Anything! We want to see the games they are working on, concept art, some early footage of games!
Re: Triforce Heroes Resurrects Zelda Co-Op On Nintendo 3DS
@AlexSora89
Well, at least it will be widely available, unlike Anniversary Edition. However, I think that Four Swords (and Adventures) had a much superior game engine to A Link Between Worlds. Anniversary Edition should have had online play, but this does, which means it will be pretty good for me!
Re: Triforce Heroes Resurrects Zelda Co-Op On Nintendo 3DS
It should be at least 4 player. I love hectic online battles! Will this be a true successor to Four Swords Adventures, I wonder?! Perhaps, if it was the same scope (and I wish it had the same game engine, FSA had the best 2D game engine in my opinion), I would like it more! Maybe they'll improve it somewhat before launch?
Re: Feature: What We Expect from Nintendo's E3 Digital Event
Want a Fire Emblem anthology to complement FE 'If'. Also new Paper Mario game. New 2D Metroid could be good. A new Animal Crossing game would be fun too. Loved it on the DS, lost the 3DS copy somewhere maybe I will have to find it again!
Re: Feature: Our Hopes and Dreams for Nintendo at E3 2015
FIRE EMBLEM 25TH ANNIVERSARY ANTHOLOGY
Re: The First Mother Game Is Finally Coming To The West As EarthBound Beginnings
For... My beloved 3DS? No? Maybe it will get Mother 3! I would love that, especially if it included the playable version of Mother 1 and 2 as well!
Re: Blast Ball Unveiled For Nintendo 3DS During Nintendo World Championships 2015
Looks very Metroid-like to me. I would not be surprised if the two are related in some way. Perhaps, if they were to reveal some new Metroid game, they would communicate in some manner. Still, it's all speculation! This game could be fun.
Re: Ryu, Roy, New Stages and More Now Available in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U & 3DS
I bought Roy but he plays a lot like Marth albeit a little bit faster. Maybe I will buy the stages
Re: Street Fighter Legend Ryu And Fire Emblem's Roy Found In Super Smash Bros. Patch Code
Wow!
Re: Feature: Nintendo Franchises We Want to See at E3 - Paper Mario
@ikki5
Sticker Star was not a bad game, but was maybe not what people who had played other Paper Mario games really expected... or perhaps wanted. It was actually rather fun in its own way, but Thousand Year Door is probably the best in the series. They should build on a game like that, in my opinion. Super Paper Mario... I actually thought it was great! I found it really fun, I thought they were really experimenting with something new, which turned out brilliantly, it still felt like a Paper Mario game to me.
Re: Feature: Nintendo Franchises We Want to See at E3 - Paper Mario
I love Paper Mario! The Thousand Year Door was brilliant. I would love to see a new game like that, although of course not just reusing it's gameplay mechanics. I would also love a way to unlock it, and all the other Paper Mario games (although I somewhat doubt they would let us have Sticker Star) at the end. Just... more Paper Mario! Building on the best games in the series! Not a game like Hotel Mario!
Re: Disney Infinity Producer Brands amiibo Stock Shortages "Irresponsible And Rude"
I don't want either. All of these figurines are just plastic tat.
Re: Feature: Nintendo Franchises We Want to See at E3 - Star Fox
Star Fox... 2? Just release it already!!!
Re: Video: Share The Joy of Receiving a Launch Day Super NES
Mario World and Mario All Stars were my favourite. I also love the Super Game Boy! I love the Super NES.
Re: Feature: Nintendo Franchises We Want to See at E3 - Metroid
I would love a new 2D game, continuing after Metroid Fusion. A new Metroid Prime game would continue the strange end-of-story teaser, but the 2D games are my favourites. So... Metroid 5!
Re: Fake amiibo Figures Spotted In The Wild
@Nintendian
Keep in mind that 3D printing is very expensive, and it takes a long time: fake items are very cheapley made. 3D printing is best for making prototype items on a small scale, which would then be made from moulds. I doubt that the people who make counterfeit goods would go to the trouble of 3D printing thousands of figurines.
Re: Nintendo Download: 4th June (Europe)
@ShanaUnite
With WarioWare Twisted.
Re: Minecraft Rival LEGO Worlds Released As Early-Access Download on Steam
I have too long invested in a particular Minecraft world (longer than people here have been alive) so I would pass on this. It's only on Steam, I do not like the DRM and the way it always sells stuff, and takes a large cut from developers' sales.
Re: Rumour: Nintendo NX Could Use Google's Android Operating System
@nostalgianinja
Android is no more vulnerable than Windows or (shudders) Apple Mac OS or iOS. At least anyone can patch the bugs, rather than what we have with Windows where bugs persist for decades or Apple where they patch bugs, and the patches don't work. If you are using an OEM version such as that of Samsung, updates do take forever. This is down to the OEM, not Android. If you use a custom ROM such as Cyanogenmod, updates are very frequent, and bugs get patched frequently.
Re: Rumour: Nintendo NX Could Use Google's Android Operating System
@BinaryFragger
FreeBSD is Unix, but AT&T never allowed them to use the name. As for Linux, it's GNU-Linux. People call GNU 'Linux' due to misinformation spread by Linus Torvalds (who coded Linux, the kernel). GNU is the OS, Linux the kernel used by the OS. Android uses the Linux kernel but not any GNU software. The good thing about UNIX and UNIX-like systems such as GNU is that it's all coded in C- so if Nintendo based their code off something like that then it would make porting games easier- they just recompile it for that platform. Which is maybe what they do already, but their consoles and handhelds being closed source we would never know.
Re: Rumour: Nintendo NX Could Use Google's Android Operating System
@AirElephant
I would not buy anything that is not AOSP, due to privacy issues with Google. They could do so much with it that is not possible when partnering with Google, and customise and optimise it greatly. Yet it will never happen. This is a rumour, nothing more, nothing less.
Re: Rumour: Nintendo NX Could Use Google's Android Operating System
@Kirk
You don't need to give Google power and control over Android, as evidenced by Replicant and Cyanogenmod, and even Amazon's version of Android for the Kindle Fire. You can use Android without Google: you do not even need a Google account to download applications, there are plenty of alternative appstores such as F-Droid, the Opera mobile store and the Amazon Appstore for Android. I use Cyanogenmod on my phone: it is quicker, more powerful, more secure and updates are daily rather than twice yearly. Android is made by Google but is not something that is controlled by them.
Re: Rumour: Nintendo NX Could Use Google's Android Operating System
I love Android but only in the form of Replicant and Cyanogenmod. This is just a rumour. It would be a bit rubbish anyway as Nintendo would just lock it down so there was no root access and they probably wouldn't even allow sideloading of apps. It's pretty unlikely in the first place.