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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Reveals E3 2014 Plans, Includes Smash Bros. Tournament

« on: April 30, 2014, 10:58:24 AM »

PS+ is quite awesome but shouldn't be mandatory. 

Lucky for us then it isn't mandatory.

I've had PS+ since the PS4 launch but I've let my subscription lapse this month because I don't have any games that I currently wish to play online and I'm not sold on May's entry in Instant game collection.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Reveals E3 2014 Plans, Includes Smash Bros. Tournament

« on: April 30, 2014, 07:39:46 AM »

I like video games.

Damn it! That was going to be my line.

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TalkBack / Re: All Star Wars Video Games No Longer Canon

« on: April 29, 2014, 07:22:48 PM »

Wait! Wait! Wait a minute!

So you're telling me that when I hit Emperor Palpatine in the face with a Force Orb while playing as Kit Fisto  that one time in Battlefront 2...you're telling me that's not canonical? WTF!?

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 380: Will the Circle Be Not Broken

« on: April 29, 2014, 07:04:44 PM »

I can beat Ninja Gaiden NES without continues.

Rote memorisation is a sad, sad thing.

 

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Reveals E3 2014 Plans, Includes Smash Bros. Tournament

« on: April 29, 2014, 06:52:24 PM »

If they really wanted to get people excited, worldwide downloadable demos would be good.

Agreed, but we cover this every year: no dev wants the general public to see how broken their game really is 3 months->1 year before it releases.

True, but I'm not suggesting that they release demos for each of their upcoming games. However, releasing a demo for a game that's coming out in a few months, like say Smash Bros for 3DS, a game which should be all but finished, would be a nice treat.

I also think that Smash Bros is especially suitable for a demo because of how segmented it is. Smash Bros, after all, is nothing if not a collection of characters and stages. If Nintendo were worried about showing unfinished parts of the game, then a single stage with a handful of characters would suffice; something to whet the appetite.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Reveals E3 2014 Plans, Includes Smash Bros. Tournament

« on: April 29, 2014, 06:40:51 PM »

Plus need I remind everyone that Nintendo did this same strategy of not having an E3 press conference with the 3DS last year as well and yet that system did fine.  Shows that the lack of an E3 press conference isn't what caused the Wii U's problems for 2013, and isn't a neccessary thing in order to help give a system good sales.

Precisely. It's strange to me how selective certain people are regarding this. Wii U is undoubtedly struggling, but 3DS is doing extremely well. If you suggest that the lack of a big E3 press conference hurt Wii U, that same logic would point to it helping 3DS. It really doesn't appear that E3 had anything to do with either product's performance. It also baffles me that the same people are applauding for Sony using the same reasoning despite Vita doing terribly. If you're going to **** all over Nintendo for their E3 plans, it's unfair to praise Sony at the same time.

Frankly, I wish Sony and Microsoft would follow suit. Oh, you're going to ramble on about TV and Call of Duty? I'll just skip those videos then.

I think you could make a compelling argument, however, that the Playstation 4's current good fortunes derive in no small part from Sony's crowd-pleasing E3 conference last year. By all accounts the PS4 has been selling very well, and it certainly isn't because of the slew of ground-breaking next-generation games. I think much of that console's success can be attributed to the new focus on indie development and certain popular policy announcements which were handled so deftly by Sony during it's E3 presentation. Sony was able to accurately gauge the mood of that portion of the video game audience that actually pays attention to E3, it then calibrated it's message accordingly, and the PS4 has pretty much rode that wave ever since.

Sony were able to make a big enough splash amongst a dedicated audience that it caused ripples outside of the video game media bubble. The perception of Sony as a company has changed drastically since 2012 and much of that was because of last year's E3 showing.

I'm not saying Nintendo need to have a large press conference, or that Nintendo's current approach is broken, but I do believe that having the confidence to walk on to the big stage at E3, and to allow your audience the opportunity to make a very direct comparison between you and your competitors, is meaningful.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Reveals E3 2014 Plans, Includes Smash Bros. Tournament

« on: April 29, 2014, 06:17:32 PM »

If they really wanted to get people excited, worldwide downloadable demos would be good. I appreciate that E3 is by design focused on North America, but us lowly plebs in the rest of the world might like a taste. Co-ordinating in-store demos across various regions is probably infeasible, but downloadable demos are achievable and would really build hype (something Nintendo sorely lacks at the moment).

As to the whole 'not having a conference' thing? I'm resigned at this point. Nintendo clearly don't want to compete with Sony and Microsoft. Too be honest, I'm no longer sure what it is that Nintendo does want.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 380: Will the Circle Be Not Broken

« on: April 27, 2014, 06:40:00 PM »

Great episode guys.

On the topic of episode 400, I would gladly contribute to any crowd funding method you guys might decide upon. I also appreciate Jonny's statement about making the episode special and memorable. If there's any way that the listeners can help to make it special, I know that RFN fans will follow though.

Also, the top tier reward should be the studio recorded section of the podcast in vinyl form, encased in a glass case.

Ha!

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Podcast Discussion / Re: Episode 380: Will the Circle Be Not Broken

« on: April 27, 2014, 04:56:10 PM »

You can absolutely control the direction the mushroom goes. Hit the box on the left-hand side and it will go right, and vice-versa.

I have no idea what issue Jon is experiencing.

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NWR Forums Discord / Re: 3 reasons I am not excited about Mario Party 9

« on: April 24, 2014, 03:03:22 PM »

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z161/zsep/Mario_sword.jpg

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TalkBack / Re: Treasurenauts: Not All Glitters, But Maybe Some Gold

« on: April 24, 2014, 02:58:58 PM »

Zeppelin! Woooo!

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General Chat / Re: Music recommendations

« on: April 24, 2014, 02:43:25 PM »

Man! I'm crushing hard on these bands at the moment. Check 'em out.

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General Gaming / Re: What are your favorite video game soundtracks?

« on: April 24, 2014, 02:30:50 PM »

Agreed. Kirby's Epic Yarn's soundtrack is exceptionally good.

This is still my favourite track from that game. At the 1:00 mark, that music still gives me chills.

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NWR Forums Discord / Re: The Euphemism Thread

« on: April 24, 2014, 02:25:33 PM »

Ha!

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NWR Forums Discord / Re: Happy...

« on: April 24, 2014, 02:19:29 PM »

...Now!?

*said in a passive aggressive tone.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Do you really believe Nintendo "abandoned the core" last generation?

« on: April 23, 2014, 07:19:38 PM »

Nope.

For the reasons already stated. Nintendo released plenty of games which appealed to their most dedicated fans.

On a slightly related note, I realised this week that I'm already getting slightly nostalgic for the Wii. I really do look back on things like Warioland: Shake It, Fluidity, Prime 3, Galaxy, Twilight Princess, Punch Out!! etc with a great amount of fondness.

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NWR Forums Discord / Re: Happy...

« on: April 20, 2014, 12:59:22 PM »

...Easter atheists!

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TalkBack / Re: Secure Axcess Sues Nintendo for Patent Infringement

« on: April 19, 2014, 05:40:19 AM »

你是一个天才

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TalkBack / Re: Secure Axcess Sues Nintendo for Patent Infringement

« on: April 18, 2014, 07:41:21 PM »

As the legal owner of the patent for patenting both 'things' and 'stuff', I can assure you my lawyers will in contact with Secure Axcess.

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TalkBack / Re: Top 10 3DS Playtimes

« on: April 18, 2014, 05:56:42 PM »

I don't think my top 10 has changed since the last time I posed them.

Now that I think about it, I haven't turned my 3DS on since A Link Between Worlds. This year has been a bummer for 3DS so far.

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General Gaming / Re: What are your favorite video game soundtracks?

« on: April 18, 2014, 07:02:27 AM »

Some of my recent favourites have been the Galaxy games, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Luigi's Mansion 2, and Fire Emblem: Awakening.

There are so many good ones though.

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TalkBack / Re: Donkey Kong Land 2, Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest and More Hit the eShop in Japan

« on: April 17, 2014, 04:14:09 PM »

Seriously, what is Nintendo's problem? I really do want to give them my money in return for GB, GBC and GBA Virtual Console releases on my 3DS. Why won't they let me do that?

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NWR Forums Discord / Re: The Euphemism Thread

« on: April 16, 2014, 07:10:31 AM »

Euphemism: Two can play that game.

Translation - You're not the only one who is capable of committing adultery.

Alternate Translation - Let's play Street Fighter Sweetie!


Euphemism - He put's s*** on the table to keep the flies off the butter.

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NWR Forums Discord / Re: The Euphemism Thread

« on: April 14, 2014, 02:46:49 PM »

Euphemism - Stay away from my special lady friend!

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NWR Forums Discord / Re: I have a date on Thursday. WHAT DO

« on: April 13, 2014, 09:02:56 AM »

You take that back! The Nintendo World Report Forums are the greatest and truest source of information known to man.

Don't forget suave and attractive.