Post by: Nile Boogie on October 14, 2004, 09:49:40 AM
Post by: Rancid Planet on October 14, 2004, 07:25:43 PM
Post by: King of Twitch on October 14, 2004, 08:00:43 PM
Post by: Rancid Planet on October 14, 2004, 09:46:17 PM
Post by: Nile Boogie on October 15, 2004, 06:06:43 PM
Post by: nemo_83 on October 15, 2004, 09:23:28 PM
Nintendo does need to launch an aggresive add campaign. The commercial will probably stick with the "Who Are You?" thing. In the Pikmin 2 commercial they used two guys, I believe in the MP2 commercial they should use four girls. Sell the sex like its Budweiser. They are competing with two very adult oriented games.
I have an idea for a DS commercial. People could be playing pool at a bar and someone has a DS. The ball could be hit into the corner pocket and the camera could follow it as it goes down the tracks inside the table. As the ball enters the darkness there is a subtle eddit to game play where Samus is in ball form in a pipe with wild lighting effects.
Post by: Ian Sane on October 15, 2004, 09:25:53 PM
How much does Metroid Prime 2 really compete with those games though? Half-Life 2, Halo 2, Metal Gear Solid 3, GTA: San Andreas, etc. are not available on the Cube. Out of all of the big sequels for this Christmas the new Prince of Persia is really the only other one that's going to the Cube. For people who only own a Cube (which would thus be major Nintendo fans) Metroid Prime 2 faces very little competition. The only problem is regarding fans who own multiple consoles. I think the situation is far worse on the other two consoles though which each have at least two very high profile exclusives that are going to directly cut into each other's sales.
Still Nintendo should do some agressive advertising. Metroid Prime was considered by several web sites and magazines as Game of the Year 2002. That should be played up since in the world of marketing the sequel should be even better. It's a shame this game doesn't really improve the visuals much (at least compared to Halo 2). They had a huge chance to show of the first Metroid Prime's graphics in their ads since at the time it was one of the best looking games around. But they blew it. Still Metroid Prime 2 does look really great and I would show a lot of game footage in the ad. There's a stupid misconception that the Cube has weak graphic capabilities and a lot of that is likely because Nintendo "hides" game footage too much in their ads.
Oh and get whoever does the GBA ads to do the Metroid Prime 2 ads. It's completely idiotic for the GBA to always get the better ads when the Cube is the struggling system that needs strong marketing.
Post by: KDR_11k on October 15, 2004, 10:32:11 PM
Me I don't care about Halo 2, HL 2, MGS3 or GTASA and only have slight interest in MP2 but I'm no average punter.
Post by: cubiot on October 16, 2004, 05:41:36 AM
I am guessing she was a sales rep, but don't know for sure.
I never got a chance to talk to her, but I was able to over hear her lengthly conversation with the store manager.
Here is a summary.
She asked how pre-orders of Metroid Prime 2 were going.
The reply was very, very poorly. We hope they pick up as the date nears.
She asked how did they compare to GTA San Andreas, and Halo 2.
The reply was that those 2 games are out pre-ordering Prime by 20-1
She then asked about Paper Mario.
He said first day sales were again much slower than expected.
She then asked about Tiger Woods 2005. SHe said I see you have a lot for PS2 and X-box.
The reply was yes, we got about 25 of each, and 1, yes 1, copy for the cube.
The rest was simply sales rhetoric.
Post by: KDR_11k on October 16, 2004, 06:58:41 AM
Post by: Nile Boogie on October 16, 2004, 08:24:26 AM
Hype goes a long way. Sure its shallow but this is the days and times we live in.
PoP2, MGS3, Halo2, KillZone, GTA5, Mp2, HL2, GrandTurismo4 this a list of AAA titles, one console or 4 they are competing.
Post by: mantidor on October 16, 2004, 03:41:03 PM
Post by: Deguello on October 16, 2004, 07:09:07 PM
The reply was that those 2 games are out pre-ordering Prime by 20-1"
Other than GTA, which is astounding if your anecdotal evidence is true, OF COURSE Halo will be pre-ordered more than MP2.
In addition to being the only game worth having on the Xbox this last quarter </fanboy> this game has quite possibly been the most hyped game in history, and it was available for pre-order since the end of 2002.
You know what? I'm tired of this horse race crap. I'm glad if some games sell well enough to make a profit, and saddened if they get neglected and forgotten like BG&E, but other than that I just do not give a damn.
In fact I just think this whole "gotta be number 1" crap is what is making some games become neglected. The next victim? I say PoP2. If you think PoP2 will sell a truckload this holiday, you will be sorely mistaken when it gets overlooked again for exactly the same reason as last year.
Post by: KDR_11k on October 16, 2004, 09:56:22 PM
Halo 2 seems to be a bigger jump than Prime 2 and I heard San Andreas is getting PC zealots to convert to Sony. I still haven't found a single title I'm looking forward to this christmas season (not entirely true, I want Mario vs Donkey Kong, but that doesn't count as a major release).
Post by: PaLaDiN on October 16, 2004, 11:01:16 PM
How about we wait for reviews and see if that opinion holds.
I doubt Retro's planning a cookie-cutter sequel. Just call it a hunch. If the Dark Suit is expendable information, I'm sure there's a lot more fancy stuff in there.
Post by: KDR_11k on October 16, 2004, 11:39:07 PM
Post by: Renny on October 17, 2004, 08:32:57 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on October 17, 2004, 11:07:24 AM
Halo 2 seems to be a bigger jump than Prime 2 and I heard San Andreas is getting PC zealots to convert to Sony."
How can you possibly say that Metroid Prime 2 is too cookie-cutter but GTA: San Andreas and Halo 2 aren't? The Halo franchise is cookie cutter. It's a total by-the-book FPS. GTA: San Andreas is going to be like Vice City: a very competent sequel that adds a few new things but ultimately plays the same. Metroid Prime 2 at least looks like it's trying to change things up with the light/dark world stuff.
All three sequels are going to play pretty similar to their predecessor and all three are going to add some new stuff to freshen things up a bit. It's quite unfair to accuse one of being too similar and not the other two.
Post by: VideoGamerJ on October 17, 2004, 12:42:37 PM
I'm hyped about Metroid Prime 2 Echos. Multiplayer! COME ON, this is going to be awesome. Besides, my favorite game of all time uses Light and Dark worlds. I'm sure you all can guess it.
As far as hype for the holiday seasons goes, I am all DS, I simply cannot wait.
Post by: Chongman on October 17, 2004, 03:09:19 PM
Ok, just a few things
I'm not sure if linking like this is allowed...but whatever. Read this:
http://cube.ign.com/articles/557/557517p1.html
punks. There you go, that's what you can be looking forward too. Personally I think it looks awesome...much more satisfying than getting fat and killing innocent people in GTA. Cookie cutter sequel? Maaaaaaybe...but at least this one looks like it's got some awesome sprinkles...and missles that fire out of your arm cannon.
What a lot of people mistake metroid for is an action game. The metroid games have never been action based. They've always been exploration/puzzlers, you really cannot confuse it with anything else. I mean, not to downplay the awesome action in the game, that's just the root of the series.
Post by: Renny on October 17, 2004, 05:24:15 PM
Cause you say so, IGN.
Post by: PaLaDiN on October 17, 2004, 05:57:52 PM
?
What's wrong with that?
By "9.8-rated", they obviously mean an implied "by us" in there.
By "classic", they obviously mean the kind of game only retards would hate.
Post by: Rancid Planet on October 17, 2004, 10:58:42 PM
Post by: Aussie Ben PGC on October 18, 2004, 03:11:58 AM
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By "classic", they obviously mean the kind of game only retards would hate.
Then colour me retarded.
If I want to eat junk food (and get fat omg!1!! NNOVATION!) I'll do it in real life, thanks very much.
Post by: KDR_11k on October 18, 2004, 06:02:43 AM
Post by: Nile Boogie on October 18, 2004, 07:29:13 AM
Now, where's my off-the-hook, live action, better than 02 ad campaign. Maybe the $40,000,000 they're spending on Ds launch is a straining the bugdet for Mp2. Ahhh kcuf ti, just gimme the game.
Post by: PaLaDiN on October 18, 2004, 07:52:07 AM
If I want to eat junk food (and get fat omg!1!! NNOVATION!) I'll do it in real life, thanks very much."
You can eat junk food and get fat in Metroid Prime?
Besides, before anybody gets offended, I was kidding.
Post by: joshnickerson on October 18, 2004, 03:53:58 PM
http://cube.ign.com/articles/558/558024p1.html
Post by: Nile Boogie on October 18, 2004, 04:32:03 PM
Post by: Mario on October 19, 2004, 06:07:40 PM
Post by: Nephilim on October 20, 2004, 03:12:51 AM
1. because its nintendo
2. became fan boys of other systems dont want a game showing up there's
Anyway Im glad that this is less to do with metroids, as interviews have said because the most annoying thing in no.1 was rolling around with a metroid humping your ball every 10secs later in the game (if you were rushing)
Post by: Bill Aurion on October 20, 2004, 03:28:03 AM
I guess you've never played the other Metroid games have you? :\
Post by: Renny on October 20, 2004, 10:42:26 AM
Post by: nolimit19 on October 20, 2004, 08:37:33 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on October 20, 2004, 10:06:30 PM
Post by: cubiot on October 21, 2004, 08:08:14 AM
I didn't see a single one up here in Canada and I watched every inning of every game.
Post by: kennyb27 on October 21, 2004, 11:46:58 AM
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Originally posted by: Professional 666
Was it only the short teaser commercial?
That's the only one I saw during the games.
Post by: Nile Boogie on October 21, 2004, 12:22:22 PM
Post by: bender on November 09, 2004, 09:43:13 AM
778,000 for metroid prime 2.
1,660,000 for gta:San andreas
5,000,000 for halo 2.
i tried "link:halo2.com" in google, and there were only 52 sites linking to it
but when i tries
"link:metroidprime2.com" there were no sites linking to it, makes sense, as the site isnt even up*
*I could be wrong about this as my flash plugin isnt workin so i cant get onto the nintedo site
Post by: Hostile Creation on November 09, 2004, 12:47:35 PM
Post by: Renny on November 09, 2004, 12:57:54 PM
Ouch.
Score!
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on November 09, 2004, 01:54:47 PM
no "2".
Post by: Hostile Creation on November 09, 2004, 04:42:08 PM
Post by: couchmonkey on November 10, 2004, 05:45:58 AM
Post by: Hostile Creation on November 10, 2004, 06:16:47 AM
Post by: 1day on November 10, 2004, 09:53:15 AM
Post by: Hostile Creation on November 10, 2004, 11:29:03 AM
Though I suppose it doesn't matter, because Gamespot won't let me get past the FIRST PAGE DAMMIT.
Post by: Mario on November 10, 2004, 03:16:57 PM
"Official trailer 2"
Looks good. Effective. Could have shown more gameplay footage but I guess it's okay.
Post by: mantidor on November 10, 2004, 03:36:46 PM
Post by: Hostile Creation on November 10, 2004, 03:56:13 PM
I watched it, but damn do I hate streaming. Curse you, Gamespot.
Anyway, I thought it was great. The music was pretty good, the light/dark effect was an unexpected yet great surprise, and it was well done overall.
Had her face sticking out, but I think that's part of the who are you thing. I didn't see any excessive breast sticking-out-ness, and believe me, I woulda noticed.
For me, it didn't particularly appeal sexually, it was just cool looking. The suit looked fine, though not 100% Metroid, but how are you going to do that with scraps of metal flying onto her. It's only supposed to get the idea across.
In short, I thought it was good, even if it was just a tad bit lacking in gameplay footage.
Post by: mjbd on November 10, 2004, 04:28:26 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on November 10, 2004, 08:39:04 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on November 10, 2004, 09:12:11 PM
Post by: Berto2K on November 10, 2004, 09:20:06 PM
Post by: Renny on November 11, 2004, 02:05:35 PM
Post by: Hostile Creation on November 11, 2004, 02:33:25 PM
Post by: Bill Aurion on November 11, 2004, 02:53:03 PM
Post by: mantidor on November 12, 2004, 12:08:39 PM
nice commercial, which annoys me is that Ive seen the Halo 2 commercial in MTVLA but no Nintendo comercial T_T they were the only ones who used to make commercials for latinamerica, but now is Microsoft O_o
