Post by: raptorspike on July 04, 2005, 10:10:02 AM
Golf
Tennis
Baseball
Soccer
I would personally like to see:
Basketball (NBA Street V3 doesn't count, something like 'Mario Super Hoops'),
Hockey (Mario Ice Battle),
Wresting (Mario Power Slam) Bowser doing a moonsault sounds like a riot.
So what you think?
Post by: IceCold on July 04, 2005, 11:34:03 AM
Post by: Arbok on July 04, 2005, 12:44:13 PM
They should start looking for other ways to make sports games, although nothing too out there (Zelda, Metroid, Fire Emblem, should never even be considered). A Earthbound Baseball title wouldn't have been too bad IMO, but Mario already has that one anyway.
Post by: nickmitch on July 04, 2005, 02:30:39 PM
Post by: stevey on July 04, 2005, 02:37:58 PM
Dont you know that it's not a sport, fake, and just a lot of guy playing grab ass.
Post by: nickmitch on July 04, 2005, 07:40:14 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on July 05, 2005, 12:00:14 AM
Post by: Dirk Temporo on July 05, 2005, 06:35:57 AM
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Originally posted by: stevey
"Wresting"
Dont you know that it's not a sport, fake, and just a lot of guy playing grab ass.
Yeah, but it's still entertaining.
And thinking about it, I'd really like to see Mario suplex Wario off the turnbuckle.
Post by: raptorspike on July 05, 2005, 11:55:08 AM
Post by: TMW on July 05, 2005, 01:42:37 PM
Post by: Ian Sane on July 05, 2005, 02:47:47 PM
Other than that I think volleyball and hockey could be fun.
But I'm REALLY sick of Mario spinoffs. Mario just isn't special anymore. Nintendo announces new Mario games and my response is "so what". It's just played out and Mario needs to take a break so that next time they make a new platformer or kart game it's a big deal and not just the fourth Mario game release that year.
I think Nintendo should dedicate the effort they put towards Mario sports to regular sports games. Nintendo has a bad reputation for rehashing and have traditionally been weak regarding sports. By making sports games without Mario they kill two birds with one stone. They have a sports lineup and Mario isn't as overexposed. I'm not saying they should make sports sims. The resulting games could still be very arcadey. But by not having Mario they can freshen these games up a fair bit. Plus they could get a new franchise out of it which could connect with gamers who are not into Mario. Anyone who didn't buy a Cube for Mario will NOT buy a Rev for Mario but those same people could buy a Rev for a brand new sports lineup.
Post by: Cap on July 05, 2005, 04:17:12 PM
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
But I'm REALLY sick of Mario spinoffs.
Thank you. I thought i might be the only one.
Post by: couchmonkey on July 06, 2005, 01:37:58 PM
One idea I have is for Nintendo to expand the Wave Race / 1080 series into an entire sports series. It would give the games a little bit of instant recognition, and like Ian was suggesting, it could offset Nintendo's poor reputation in the sports arena.
But if Nintendo is going to make more Mario sports anyway, I just want to see Hockey! It's just about the only sport I care about.
Post by: KnowsNothing on July 06, 2005, 01:59:40 PM
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One idea I have is for Nintendo to expand the Wave Race / 1080 series into an entire sports series. It would give the games a little bit of instant recognition, and like Ian was suggesting, it could offset Nintendo's poor reputation in the sports arena.
I'm not exactly sure what you mean. I figured you meant 1080-esque, but I got confused around the "instant recognition" stuff. You can't really take the name and apply it to other sports, and the characters aren't really well known either. I'm confused.
Besides, you can't expand 1080-esque games into other genres because in most other sports you're playing as a team. Those are both games where you play as a single character- same with kart racing, tennis, and golf. Mario Baseball and Strikers will also be interesting to observe- the team aspect is much harder to pull off. It's kind of hard to explain, but it'd be tough to take that same unique charm 1080 and WR have and expand it into a team sport. It wouldn't have the same feel. Think about it, it'd be weird >_>
Personally, I'm not sick of Mario spinoffs yet because they've all been very fun, but I think that they should stop now. I'm looking forward to Mario Baseball and especially Strikers with a tremendous (and unusual) amount of anticipation. In my opinion, Mario Kart, Tennis, and Golf are the best games of those sports, ever, because they manage to make boring sports games FUN. I doubt Baseball and Strikers will disappoint, but I think it should stop after that. The only place it could go after that is hockey, which I think would be pretty bad (how much variation can you have when every arena has to be on ice?)
Post by: Nephilim on July 06, 2005, 02:22:47 PM
I like the mario sports games, tennis and golf are awsome games.
Im not that interested in baseball since its pretty much only popular in USA and japan, and I dont live in one of those countrys.
I wouldnt mind if nintendo started a sports range and made bi-years updates....
Wave Race was too basic for its own good, Its a great game but you can play it for 20mins and you feel like you have done everything the game has offered.
Post by: stevey on July 06, 2005, 04:10:30 PM
Post by: IceCold on July 06, 2005, 06:48:34 PM
However, I love hockey, and I wish Nintendo would try a hockey game, either sim or arcade. I don't think it would turn out well at all though, since they don't have prior experience.
I'm intrigued to see how Strikers will turn out, since soccer is something I'm interested in as well. Something that I would really like to see is a Nintendo cricket or squash game. This will almost certainly not happen, but I can dream, right? The cricket games are reserved for the cricket markets i.e New Zealand, Australia, England, so I haven't played a console one, but I have played the PC Brian Lara series. And I don't think a squash game has ever been made, so I'm not holding my breath.
Post by: Draygaia on July 07, 2005, 07:53:13 AM
Post by: vudu on July 07, 2005, 09:01:24 AM
QuoteI'm sorry to be the one to have to tell you, but Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball delayed indefinitely.
Well, it'll be interesting to see how Pennant Chase turns out, since it'll be the first Nintendo sports sim in a while. Of course they'll be putting in their own special charm, so we'll have to wait and see if Nintendo will be able to create more sports games like that.
Post by: KnowsNothing on July 07, 2005, 12:11:55 PM
Post by: Berto2K on July 08, 2005, 12:16:37 AM
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Originally posted by: stevey
"Wresting"
Dont you know that it's not a sport, fake, and just a lot of guy playing grab ass.
its a sport because each person has to have athletic ability to do any of their moves. and ya its fake so what, it still doesn't take away from what the men/women are able to do day in and day out.
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Originally posted by: stevey
Dose any one know that mario soccer is any good or easy to get into? I love soccer but I suck at it because I an american.
i really don't think the problem is the fact the game is soccer...
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on July 08, 2005, 12:24:31 AM
Quoteor the fact that you're an American.........
Originally posted by: Berto2KQuote
Originally posted by: stevey
Dose any one know that mario soccer is any good or easy to get into? I love soccer but I suck at it because I an american.
i really don't think the problem is the fact the game is soccer...
Post by: Nephilim on July 09, 2005, 04:48:40 AM
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on July 13, 2005, 09:22:24 AM
Though I must admit, after seeing Gamespot's Mario Baseball demo, Namco has made one hell of a baseball game.
EDIT: Someone imagine Pikmin Wrestling for a second. Just not when you're deep in conversation with someone, they'll find you odd when you're laughing to yourself in the middle of a conversation.
Post by: nickmitch on July 13, 2005, 02:00:41 PM
