I have read The Witcher books in the nineties, when they were published first time. Loved it, I considered it to be some of best fantasy out there. Also it draws a lot from Slavic tales and legends, which speaks to me as a Czech guy.
But, unfortunatelly Sapkowski is a well known alcoholic and prick. Even back at those times, when he was a guest to a convention, his talks were pretty arrogant and not funny.
Then he licensed Witcher to CD Project for a fixed sum (and pretty low) for the videogames adaptation, not believing it would do well. Once the games became a global hit, he sued CD Project, wanting more money, and he lost...
I'm not surpirsed by his comments. But of course it is sad.
I'm really interested what do they mean by the term "across Europe". Most of their services are supported only in very few European countries (the largest ones), others are ignored. I will check the Eurosport app, but I would be really surprised if it works for me.
OMG? What is this? I downloaded the update, and sorry to say, it is really 10 years old design...
downloading not on background, but you have to wait. They must be kidding
still using "blocks" as the unit — what the *** is "block"? I want megabytes
only 2 trailers (Ocarina 3D and DoA Dimensions); probably there are no more 3DS trailers available in the world
screenshots from 3DS games are in 2D — really a way to show the game
only 20 DSíWare titles — where is the rest?
no PayPal payments — I don't want to share my credit card with everyone
this may be personal, but the GUI of eShop is not intuitive for me.
The browser is also bad. No YouTube support. No Search function. No URL history (when entering URL). Loading pages like NintendoLife.com takes ages. Getting errors like "Image display failed" and "Script execution is taking a long time. Do you want to continue executing the script?"
Sorry, but it is typical Nintendo fail. I hope Café gets proper network system, as they outsorced the development of network for their next home console.
While I see the success of iOS downloadable games, I also see these games are mostly of small size. The big titles for 3DS are enormous in size, e.g. Samurai Warriors: Chronicle is 2GB. Is there a single iOS game of that size? I doubt that. Can you imagine how long would you donwload it? At the end people would have several SD cards with their games and carry them around, just like with today cartridges.
Of course, on the other hand titles like Super Monkey Ball or Steel Diver are perfect candidates for download service. So I think, cartridges still have their place, of course it should be more considdered, whether a particular title is good for traditional retail shops.
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Re: Comparing The Witcher Games To The Books Is Like Comparing "Spaghetti Carbonara With A Bicycle", Says Creator
I have read The Witcher books in the nineties, when they were published first time. Loved it, I considered it to be some of best fantasy out there. Also it draws a lot from Slavic tales and legends, which speaks to me as a Czech guy.
But, unfortunatelly Sapkowski is a well known alcoholic and prick. Even back at those times, when he was a guest to a convention, his talks were pretty arrogant and not funny.
Then he licensed Witcher to CD Project for a fixed sum (and pretty low) for the videogames adaptation, not believing it would do well. Once the games became a global hit, he sued CD Project, wanting more money, and he lost...
I'm not surpirsed by his comments. But of course it is sad.
Re: Nintendo Direct: Watch The European Presentation Live
I want Shibata to announce European localization of Senran Kagura! Ideal announcement for Valentine's Day
Re: Nintendo Reveals More Dates for Zelda Concert Tour
Waiting for European dates...
Re: Eurosport Video App Coming to 3DS For Free
Crap, the app just says: "Service is not available in your country". Same just like with Nintendo Video.
Re: Eurosport Video App Coming to 3DS For Free
I'm really interested what do they mean by the term "across Europe". Most of their services are supported only in very few European countries (the largest ones), others are ignored. I will check the Eurosport app, but I would be really surprised if it works for me.
Re: Nintendo Video Application Live in Europe Right Now
Eastern Europe can download the application, but no content. For Nintendo, Eastern Europe is not part of Europe. See http://ninty.cz/?p=27082
Re: 3DS eShop Has Officially Opened Its Doors
OMG? What is this? I downloaded the update, and sorry to say, it is really 10 years old design...
The browser is also bad. No YouTube support. No Search function. No URL history (when entering URL). Loading pages like NintendoLife.com takes ages. Getting errors like "Image display failed" and "Script execution is taking a long time. Do you want to continue executing the script?"
Sorry, but it is typical Nintendo fail. I hope Café gets proper network system, as they outsorced the development of network for their next home console.
Re: Talking Point: Should Nintendo Have Made the 3DS Download-only?
While I see the success of iOS downloadable games, I also see these games are mostly of small size. The big titles for 3DS are enormous in size, e.g. Samurai Warriors: Chronicle is 2GB. Is there a single iOS game of that size? I doubt that. Can you imagine how long would you donwload it? At the end people would have several SD cards with their games and carry them around, just like with today cartridges.
Of course, on the other hand titles like Super Monkey Ball or Steel Diver are perfect candidates for download service. So I think, cartridges still have their place, of course it should be more considdered, whether a particular title is good for traditional retail shops.