I don't know how many people played the original on the SNES, but the standout part of that "FX Chip" was that it made some very believable 3D effects to the platforming. It made the 3D really stand out from the 2d hand-drawn art.
It should be a natural to have those effects come alive even moreso on the 3DS. Hopefully there'll be time to polish the 3D before release. BTW: I also played the DS game from Artoon. It was a solid platformer...but it was really just a GBA game with two screens. but as far as the gameplay went, it was flawless.
The old box art was important in fueling the consumer's imagination, because we all knew the game itself would never look like the box art. It was still an age of crude graphics and "bips" and "boops" for sound, so gamers really depended on box art for suspension of disbelief. These days, we just look at game previews or download demos, or wait for the review to make our buying decisions. It will never be like how it was in the early days.
Local multiplayer is fine, but at this point it shouldn't be a "feature". Also, it's not always possible to round-up your friends every time you feel like doing multiplayer. Once you're out of high school it gets harder and harder to bring all your friends together. Online always has that human competition available--especially on those games that are natural for it. But with the lack of sports on Nintendo consoles, or mature titles, it's probably a moot point for Iwata.
@PinkSpider People have been able to do this on PCs (and so many other platforms) for years, and Nintendo's virtual console hasn't disappeared. That isn't the problem.
The problem is that the tweet makes the OUYA look unprofessional. They've already made a mockery of E3 (and themselves) by putting a fake booth at a parking lot across from E3. Now they are saying that we support emulation. What message are they giving to developers who look to make a living on android-based games?
I love the idea of the OUYA--and I hope it succeeds. I'd like to buy one in the future because I think the established developers have gone too far with yearly iterations of games, DRM, and just a lack of all-around creativity. But they need to remove emulation, not support it. To me, it looks like a desperate cry for attention.
@Williaint I'm one of them. I haven't bought a Wii U (or 3DS) because I have to travel back home to Canada to buy it. I live in Japan and I would've gotten a Wii U already if it weren't region-locked. My PS3 is Japanese and I play both US games and JPN games. The Japanese versions sometimes come with English menus and soundtracks (but I can't see Nintendo bothering to include different languages in their games. Heck, Mario still speaks English in the Japanese versions)
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Re: First Impressions: Yoshi's New Island
I don't know how many people played the original on the SNES, but the standout part of that "FX Chip" was that it made some very believable 3D effects to the platforming. It made the 3D really stand out from the 2d hand-drawn art.
It should be a natural to have those effects come alive even moreso on the 3DS. Hopefully there'll be time to polish the 3D before release.
BTW: I also played the DS game from Artoon. It was a solid platformer...but it was really just a GBA game with two screens. but as far as the gameplay went, it was flawless.
Re: Weirdness: The Mystery of the Mega Man 2 Box Art Pistol is Explained
The old box art was important in fueling the consumer's imagination, because we all knew the game itself would never look like the box art. It was still an age of crude graphics and "bips" and "boops" for sound, so gamers really depended on box art for suspension of disbelief.
These days, we just look at game previews or download demos, or wait for the review to make our buying decisions. It will never be like how it was in the early days.
Re: Impressions: Multiplayer is a Big Deal in Nintendo's Wii U Lineup
Local multiplayer is fine, but at this point it shouldn't be a "feature". Also, it's not always possible to round-up your friends every time you feel like doing multiplayer. Once you're out of high school it gets harder and harder to bring all your friends together. Online always has that human competition available--especially on those games that are natural for it. But with the lack of sports on Nintendo consoles, or mature titles, it's probably a moot point for Iwata.
Re: Project CARS Will "Fill A Space" On Wii U
I'm totally looking forward to this game, on Wii U. I just hope there's a large enough online community to play the game with.
Re: Ouya Heralds Emulation By Tweeting Image of Super Mario Bros.
@PinkSpider
People have been able to do this on PCs (and so many other platforms) for years, and Nintendo's virtual console hasn't disappeared. That isn't the problem.
The problem is that the tweet makes the OUYA look unprofessional. They've already made a mockery of E3 (and themselves) by putting a fake booth at a parking lot across from E3. Now they are saying that we support emulation. What message are they giving to developers who look to make a living on android-based games?
I love the idea of the OUYA--and I hope it succeeds. I'd like to buy one in the future because I think the established developers have gone too far with yearly iterations of games, DRM, and just a lack of all-around creativity. But they need to remove emulation, not support it. To me, it looks like a desperate cry for attention.
Re: Talking Point: It's Time for Nintendo to Drop Region Locking
@Williaint
I'm one of them. I haven't bought a Wii U (or 3DS) because I have to travel back home to Canada to buy it. I live in Japan and I would've gotten a Wii U already if it weren't region-locked. My PS3 is Japanese and I play both US games and JPN games. The Japanese versions sometimes come with English menus and soundtracks (but I can't see Nintendo bothering to include different languages in their games. Heck, Mario still speaks English in the Japanese versions)