Maybe Splatoon could become the next big franchise for Nintendo. I could see a Splatoon Crazy Taxi, a Splatoon Jet Set Radio or a Splatoon Space Channel.
One of the best game ever made. MK64 was such a disappointment to me after this one. It was slow, empty, boring. Good thing the N64 had plenty other good arcade racers. Then Double Dash came and I found again the fun of SMK. It was as intense as the chariot race in Ben-Hur but with Mario.
@LeatherApron Well it's possible a mediocre studio could do wonders with Nintendo's breath on their neck. There were many example in the past. But in the case of the LOS games, they just weren't Castlevania games. But it isn't really surprising because the Castlevania IP was artificially stamped on the game on Kojima's order. I doubt the people who made the game played a Castlevania game before showing the LOS prototype to Konami. And the soundtrack was a disaster. Even if it would probably not be a problem for an outsourced Metroid game since Nintendo take very care of the musical aspect of their outsourced games.
@Caryslan I don't see how the sales are relevant here. It's basically a Wii Sport effect. The casuals who never played a Castlevania game before bought this game because it looked like a brown and bloom AAA game and the core audience bought it because it was written Castlevania on the box. Then the casuals realized this game was mediocre and the core fanbase realized it wasn't a Castlevania game at all. Both audience didn't buy the following games. Franchise killed by LOS. Stop living in denial please.
Would be logical. Nintendo is a dwarf in this market. They can't follow the power race, which is basically a money war, since the Wii. They don't have an infinite wallet like Sony or Microsoft. And if it's a hybrid handheld/home console, it won't have games drought problem since they will focus on one machine instead of two. Nintendo can survive without western third parties and few japanese third parties. They showed it with the 3DS
@MightyKrypto I won't buy again a Vita for one game. Especially with the huge game drought since last year and Sony saying they won't support it anymore. Will just wait the european version
Let me explain you why the Donkey Kong Country series is so loved. It has a gameplay particularity that makes it very unique: the roll. Rolling allow you to increase your speed and the amplitude of your jump. And the animation of the roll can be cancelled by a jump at any moment anywhere, even if you don't touch the ground. Of course the game has other qualities such as the beautiful soundtracks and sets but this gameplay mechanic, which is basically a risk and reward system, is what make the DKC a unique series loved by platformers veterans. Because it give them the freedom to play in a very challenging manner.
The european market is definitely less active than the US one. Miiverse is a good indicator of that. There's also the harsh competition. Battle Miner is now the best selling game on 3DS in France. It's getting an excellent word of mouth marketing despite the bad reviews. It's also an online FPS. Considering the popularity of the genre and the fact there isn't any game like that on 3DS, the guy who made it is probably printing money right now. It's weird because Xeodrifter is a good game but people focus too much on the flaws. While Battle Miner is a mediocre game but it is selling well for the little qualities it offers. Indie devs should try reverse psychology if they want to sell their games.
Day one for me. I miss Treasure games. Heard people from this studio worked on Kid Icarus Uprising. Wouldn't surprise me considering the very fast paced gameplay of the game
@OMC79 Thoses games aren't AAA by any stretch of the imagination. They're small games from genre no one want to see on next gen consoles if you look at the sales of their games. Also it's sony we're talking about. One of the biggest worldwide publisher. Once again there is no excuse
@Tender_Cutlet When you can't recoup your cost it's called tanking in my book dude Also sony confirmed through a Gio Corsi interview they're actively participating at the development through their third party studio that also developed RE Revelations 2 and Borderlands 2 on Vita. It's a shame to fund an AAA game through a kickstarter. It's not even debatable at this point. If any other big publisher did that the hate campain would be huge.
People hyped for Shenmue 3 probably never played the previous entries. Those games are so slow and boring, with a lot of cinematics.They tanked for a good reason. If you haven't played them download a Dreamcast emulator and judge it by yourself.
Also funding an AAA game through kickstarter is shameful. Sony have no excuse. They're destroying the original kickstarter purpose and open the door for other big publishers
People who complain about the controls are just bad at the game. Dual stick controls wouldn't work without needing to slow down the game and making it easier. Kid Icarus Uprising is a very fast game like Platinum or Treasure fast and the controls are perfect for the pacing. One of the best TPS ever made on a console.
It's going to lose a lot of its appeal without the gamepad. It's like that time people pretended Rayman Legends on other systems was as good as the WiiU version when 1/4 of the levels were made to use the touchscreen.
I don't think it will just be a rail shooter. Rail shooters tend to sell badly these days. There's also the fact people thought Kid Icarus Uprising was a rail shooter (when in reality it's a TPS) and it hurt the sales despite the fact it's one of the best game on 3DS.
I don't get why people are so mad. The target audience are the kids who enjoy the TV show. There won't be Sonic games on home consoles anymore because it isn't worth the cost. No one at Sega make games anymore. Everything is outsourced. Sega is now an empty shell. It's time to accept reality.
Hope it will reach the goal. So we'll have a (semi) handheld version of the game and I prefer playing my 2D game on a small screen. Disappointed 3DS and Vita get ignored though. There's a serious lack of Igavania on this gen's handhelds after the 3 masterpiece he gave us on DS.
It's nothing. Really. Nintendo is way too small to compete on the power field against two juggernauts like Sony or Microsoft who can lose billions without feeling it. Nintendo couldn't even afford now the R&D for a system as powerful as the ps4 or the Xbox One. Logic says the WiiU is their last home console and Nintendo will probably go out of the console business. This is how capitalism works. Big fishes eat small fishes. I enjoy my WiiU while it lasts because when Nintendo will drop out you can be sure a lot of videogames genre will disappear with them. Just as what happened with Sega. Remember when arcade games were major genres of consoles libraries? Then bam sony completely blew out Sega in one generation and dozens of Sega franchises disappeared. Nintendo still have their own market so they still have the freedom to release a wild variety of games. They probably published games from 10 different franchises since the begining of this year. But when they will be third party they will do as everyone else and focus on one or two franchises only. So enjoy it while it lasts because from there it will only goes worse.
Will never happen. Arcade racers are an irrelevant genre now. Look at the kickstarter of the Wipeout people, it only reached one stretch goal and it won't come on any console. Also Nintendo don't have the money or the workforce to make another one. GX cost them an arm and they still remember it. And everyone at Nintendo is probably working on Zelda or Starfox
@JLPick Lol it's not with WiiU and 3DS sales Nintendo will be able to fund another powerful system. They don't have the wallet to fund it. The WiiU is probably the last home console we'll ever see from Nintendo
It's totally deserved. Awakening is a masterpiece. They found the perfect alchemy between the artstyle, soundrack and the dark tone of the story. Can't wait Fire Emblem if
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Re: FAST Racing NEO's F-Zero-Like Hero Mode is For The "Hardcore Science-Fiction Racing Fans"
Looks great. Hope the best for them. And still waiting Nanostray 3
Re: Analysts Wonder If Super Mario Can Save Nintendo
Maybe Splatoon could become the next big franchise for Nintendo. I could see a Splatoon Crazy Taxi, a Splatoon Jet Set Radio or a Splatoon Space Channel.
Re: Nintendo Continues to Consider the Prospects of the Movie Industry
But where will Mario work now Brooklyn has been gentrified?
Re: Video: Metroid in Unreal Engine 4 is Shiny and Slightly Strange
The sound design reminded me this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qukCulDOJzg
Why modern sound designers of AAA games are so awful? Why they aren't allowed to put melodic musics in their games anymore?
Re: WayForward May Be Teasing a New Mighty Switch Force Title
It's easy to convince people to play the Mighty Switch Force games. You just have to post the main theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQAMHnmGZZ4
Re: Mario History: Super Mario Kart - 1992
One of the best game ever made. MK64 was such a disappointment to me after this one. It was slow, empty, boring. Good thing the N64 had plenty other good arcade racers. Then Double Dash came and I found again the fun of SMK. It was as intense as the chariot race in Ben-Hur but with Mario.
Re: M2's Porting of Gunstar Heroes To 3DS Was Almost In Vain
Treasure games=instant buy
Re: Nintendo Download: 20th August (Europe)
If you don't get Gunstar Heroes you aren't a gamer
Re: Exclusive: MercurySteam Has Been Working On A Metroid Prototype For Wii U And 3DS
@LeatherApron
Well it's possible a mediocre studio could do wonders with Nintendo's breath on their neck. There were many example in the past. But in the case of the LOS games, they just weren't Castlevania games. But it isn't really surprising because the Castlevania IP was artificially stamped on the game on Kojima's order. I doubt the people who made the game played a Castlevania game before showing the LOS prototype to Konami.
And the soundtrack was a disaster. Even if it would probably not be a problem for an outsourced Metroid game since Nintendo take very care of the musical aspect of their outsourced games.
Re: Exclusive: MercurySteam Has Been Working On A Metroid Prototype For Wii U And 3DS
@Caryslan
I don't see how the sales are relevant here. It's basically a Wii Sport effect.
The casuals who never played a Castlevania game before bought this game because it looked like a brown and bloom AAA game and the core audience bought it because it was written Castlevania on the box.
Then the casuals realized this game was mediocre and the core fanbase realized it wasn't a Castlevania game at all. Both audience didn't buy the following games. Franchise killed by LOS. Stop living in denial please.
Re: Exclusive: MercurySteam Has Been Working On A Metroid Prototype For Wii U And 3DS
I don't see how can people praise the Lord of Shadow games when they killed the Castlevania series
Re: Masahiro Sakurai Tackles Criticisms of Bonus Features in Games
@Kirk
Re: CIRCLE Entertainment Highlights Early Sales Figures and Success for Mercenaries Saga 2
Well deserved. It's a fantastic game and the price is so cheap
Re: Nintendo NX Might Be The First Social VR Platform, Claims Analyst Firm Digi-Capital
The smear campain is starting
Re: Suda51 Isn't Done With No More Heroes and Travis Touchdown
It's going to be hard for him to convince someone to give him a budget. Lollipop Chainsaw and Killer is Dead tanked hard
Re: Nintendo Download: 30th July (Europe)
Time to pick Code of Princess I guess
Re: Yoshi's Woolly World Has Limited Impact in Japan as Yo-Kai Watch Busters Dominates
RIP Devil May Cry
Re: If Nintendo Did Decide To Make A Smartphone, We'd Want It To Look Like This
one screen would mean no DS or 3DS game so no thanks
Re: Nintendo Download: 23rd July (Europe)
Can you post a review for Mercenaries Saga 2? It looks very good as a fan of Tactic Ogre
Re: Video: Brace Yourself for these Top Five Most Exciting Intro Cutscenes in Gaming
Mario Strikers Charged Football
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBinxNwAN5s
DK64
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcP91tQ4ZSM
Castlevania Portrait Of Ruin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj46rgf86ko
Banjo-Kazooie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjYWVia5bAM
Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXnW8_1XBps
Re: Rumour: Nintendo NX Won't Be As Powerful As PlayStation 4
Would be logical. Nintendo is a dwarf in this market. They can't follow the power race, which is basically a money war, since the Wii. They don't have an infinite wallet like Sony or Microsoft.
And if it's a hybrid handheld/home console, it won't have games drought problem since they will focus on one machine instead of two. Nintendo can survive without western third parties and few japanese third parties. They showed it with the 3DS
Re: Zero Escape Volume 3 Will Tell a New Tale on 3DS in 2016
@MightyKrypto
I won't buy again a Vita for one game. Especially with the huge game drought since last year and Sony saying they won't support it anymore. Will just wait the european version
Re: 3D Out Run, Thunder Blade And Fantasy Zone I & II Now Available On The eShop In Australia
Outrun and Fantasy Zone 2 are probably the best Sega 3D classics games. Fantastic representatives of the Sega's arcade spirit
Re: Video: Here's a Brief, and Entertaining, History of Donkey Kong
@TripleGamer3K
Let me explain you why the Donkey Kong Country series is so loved. It has a gameplay particularity that makes it very unique: the roll.
Rolling allow you to increase your speed and the amplitude of your jump. And the animation of the roll can be cancelled by a jump at any moment anywhere, even if you don't touch the ground.
Of course the game has other qualities such as the beautiful soundtracks and sets but this gameplay mechanic, which is basically a risk and reward system, is what make the DKC a unique series loved by platformers veterans. Because it give them the freedom to play in a very challenging manner.
Re: Veterans Of 3DS Title Xeodrifter Will Get The Upcoming Wii U Version For Free
The european market is definitely less active than the US one. Miiverse is a good indicator of that.
There's also the harsh competition. Battle Miner is now the best selling game on 3DS in France. It's getting an excellent word of mouth marketing despite the bad reviews. It's also an online FPS. Considering the popularity of the genre and the fact there isn't any game like that on 3DS, the guy who made it is probably printing money right now.
It's weird because Xeodrifter is a good game but people focus too much on the flaws. While Battle Miner is a mediocre game but it is selling well for the little qualities it offers. Indie devs should try reverse psychology if they want to sell their games.
Re: There Are Now Over 600 DSiWare Games And Apps
Metal Torrent and Commando: Steel Disaster are cool
Re: Working On F-Zero Wouldn't Have Been My Idea Of Fun, Says Former Criterion Boss
@Ichiban
Just like he did with X and GX right?
Re: Rhythm Tengoku: The Best Plus Tops Japanese Charts as 3DS and Wii U Lead in Hardware
Ouch. That's really bad number for DMC4. And Capcom said a new episode would depend of the sales of this remake. RIP Dante
Re: 3D Gunstar Heroes Brings New Modes And Local Co-Op To 3DS
Day one for me. I miss Treasure games. Heard people from this studio worked on Kid Icarus Uprising. Wouldn't surprise me considering the very fast paced gameplay of the game
Re: Sony Is Assisting With The Creation Of Shenmue 3, Chances Of A Nintendo Release Significantly Lowered
@OMC79
Thoses games aren't AAA by any stretch of the imagination. They're small games from genre no one want to see on next gen consoles if you look at the sales of their games.
Also it's sony we're talking about. One of the biggest worldwide publisher. Once again there is no excuse
Re: Sony Is Assisting With The Creation Of Shenmue 3, Chances Of A Nintendo Release Significantly Lowered
@Tender_Cutlet
When you can't recoup your cost it's called tanking in my book dude
Also sony confirmed through a Gio Corsi interview they're actively participating at the development through their third party studio that also developed RE Revelations 2 and Borderlands 2 on Vita. It's a shame to fund an AAA game through a kickstarter. It's not even debatable at this point. If any other big publisher did that the hate campain would be huge.
Re: Sony Is Assisting With The Creation Of Shenmue 3, Chances Of A Nintendo Release Significantly Lowered
People hyped for Shenmue 3 probably never played the previous entries. Those games are so slow and boring, with a lot of cinematics.They tanked for a good reason. If you haven't played them download a Dreamcast emulator and judge it by yourself.
Also funding an AAA game through kickstarter is shameful. Sony have no excuse. They're destroying the original kickstarter purpose and open the door for other big publishers
Re: Feature: Nintendo Franchises We Want to See at E3 - Kid Icarus
People who complain about the controls are just bad at the game. Dual stick controls wouldn't work without needing to slow down the game and making it easier. Kid Icarus Uprising is a very fast game like Platinum or Treasure fast and the controls are perfect for the pacing. One of the best TPS ever made on a console.
Re: Rumour: ZombiU Is Shedding Its Wii U Exclusivity To Infect The PlayStation 4 And Xbox One
It's going to lose a lot of its appeal without the gamepad. It's like that time people pretended Rayman Legends on other systems was as good as the WiiU version when 1/4 of the levels were made to use the touchscreen.
Re: Tomonobu Itagaki's Devil's Third Will Lay Waste To Your Wii U On August 28th
It's just a Splatoon rip off without the squids
Re: Disney Infinity Producer Brands amiibo Stock Shortages "Irresponsible And Rude"
Why we don't just go at Foxcon factories with whips and tell them to work faster?
Re: Feature: Nintendo Franchises We Want to See at E3 - Star Fox
I don't think it will just be a rail shooter. Rail shooters tend to sell badly these days. There's also the fact people thought Kid Icarus Uprising was a rail shooter (when in reality it's a TPS) and it hurt the sales despite the fact it's one of the best game on 3DS.
Re: Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice Is Dashing To The Nintendo 3DS This Winter
I don't get why people are so mad. The target audience are the kids who enjoy the TV show.
There won't be Sonic games on home consoles anymore because it isn't worth the cost. No one at Sega make games anymore. Everything is outsourced. Sega is now an empty shell. It's time to accept reality.
Re: Nintendo Announces Special Video Presentation for Super Smash Bros., Hosted by Masahiro Sakurai
Ryu and Roy incoming
Re: Nintendo UK Confirms Its Community's Top 10 Wii U Games
There's a serious lack of Monster Hunter 3U here. Maybe 4U overshadowed it
Re: Mighty No. 9 Signature Edition Will Not Be Available For Wii U
Why do you guys want to play this when you have Azure Striker Gunvolt which was made by the same people and looks infinitely better?
Re: Splatoon Practically Sold Out at Launch in Japan, With Over 100,000 amiibo Also Sold
Splatoon is also already the second most downloaded game of all time on WiiU in Japan just behind Dragon Quest X
https://www.nintendolife.com/forums/wii-u/what_are_the_most_popular_wiiu_games_on_eshop_in_your_country
Re: New Mega Man TV Series Blasting Its Way to Screens in... 2017
Oh noes. Mega Man is going to get the same treatment as Sonic Boom
Re: FullBlast is Bringing Some Shmup Action to the European Wii U eShop Soon
Look good despite the obvious limited budget. Will try it. Love that genre.
Re: Developer Pleased with Sales of Retro City Rampage: DX on 3DS
But I thought third parties didn't sell on Nintendo systems? I don't get it
Re: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Gets a Wii U Stretch Goal
Hope it will reach the goal. So we'll have a (semi) handheld version of the game and I prefer playing my 2D game on a small screen. Disappointed 3DS and Vita get ignored though. There's a serious lack of Igavania on this gen's handhelds after the 3 masterpiece he gave us on DS.
Re: Project CARS Studio Boss Admits to Problems With Wii U Version, Hoping For Nintendo Hardware Announcement at E3
@noctowl
It's nothing. Really. Nintendo is way too small to compete on the power field against two juggernauts like Sony or Microsoft who can lose billions without feeling it. Nintendo couldn't even afford now the R&D for a system as powerful as the ps4 or the Xbox One.
Logic says the WiiU is their last home console and Nintendo will probably go out of the console business. This is how capitalism works. Big fishes eat small fishes. I enjoy my WiiU while it lasts because when Nintendo will drop out you can be sure a lot of videogames genre will disappear with them. Just as what happened with Sega. Remember when arcade games were major genres of consoles libraries? Then bam sony completely blew out Sega in one generation and dozens of Sega franchises disappeared.
Nintendo still have their own market so they still have the freedom to release a wild variety of games. They probably published games from 10 different franchises since the begining of this year. But when they will be third party they will do as everyone else and focus on one or two franchises only.
So enjoy it while it lasts because from there it will only goes worse.
Re: Feature: Go Fast - An Ode To The Glorious Chaos Of F-Zero
Will never happen. Arcade racers are an irrelevant genre now. Look at the kickstarter of the Wipeout people, it only reached one stretch goal and it won't come on any console. Also Nintendo don't have the money or the workforce to make another one. GX cost them an arm and they still remember it. And everyone at Nintendo is probably working on Zelda or Starfox
Re: Project CARS Studio Boss Admits to Problems With Wii U Version, Hoping For Nintendo Hardware Announcement at E3
@JLPick
Lol it's not with WiiU and 3DS sales Nintendo will be able to fund another powerful system. They don't have the wallet to fund it. The WiiU is probably the last home console we'll ever see from Nintendo
Re: An Impressive 1.79 Million Players Have Crossed Swords With Fire Emblem: Awakening
It's totally deserved. Awakening is a masterpiece. They found the perfect alchemy between the artstyle, soundrack and the dark tone of the story. Can't wait Fire Emblem if