Post by: StrikerObi on April 18, 2007, 01:10:18 PM
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=13339
D is for delightful, and try and keep your trousers on.
Episode 48: Biometrics are the Future
Once again, we're recorded a day late, and we're passing the savings on to you! Tune to in hear virtual console discussion that's not hopelessly out of date! Act now and we'll also include the news! You'll get all the info you can take on Sonic Rush Adventure, Fire Emblem, Guitar Hero III, and the upcoming Prince of Persia Movie for one low low price! The first 500 listeners will also receive listener mail regarding Nintendo's marketing at no additional cost! Download this podcast in the next ten minutes and we'll even throw in our feature topic, Nintendo's upcoming games aimed at the casual market!*
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Post by: Kairon on April 18, 2007, 02:47:32 PM
Okay.. let's start listening...
TRADE-IN HOTEL DUSK? TRADE-IN PHOENIX WRIGHT?!?!?! NO REPLAY VALUE?!?!?! SACRILEGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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NEXT THING WE KNOW YOU'LL BE SAYING THAT MONKEY ISLAND IS WORTH A RENTAL! DIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe!!!!!!!!!!
*huff* *puff* *spew*
Who said that FE bombed on the Wii? It's a very hardcore product, with permadeath and all that. With about 125,000 units moved last time I checked, that's very respectable in a market like Japan where hardcore games are finding smaller smaller markets.
Hmm... weird stuff going on with that Wii Health pack! Heart rate is all good and fun, but what they REALLY need is a home blood pressure monitor. It'd be America's favorite home medical device... my parent's use the one at Target all the time when they go there.
Wii Music! Must have! All I want to do is conduct a frickin' orchestra.
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
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Post by: that Baby guy on April 18, 2007, 02:54:54 PM
Post by: Karl Castaneda #2 on April 18, 2007, 02:56:25 PM
But I still totally stand by what I said about HD and PW. Great games, but not worth a second playthrough due to their inherent reliance on story.
Post by: Kairon on April 18, 2007, 03:04:18 PM
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on April 18, 2007, 08:13:51 PM
Also, PW is great to have lying around so you can lend it to friends.
Post by: that Baby guy on April 18, 2007, 08:15:52 PM
Post by: Kairon on April 18, 2007, 09:42:28 PM
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: ShyGuy on April 19, 2007, 01:07:04 AM
First you don't repsond to or even mention the Swing Golf review.
Second, you don't properly cherish story driven adventure games!
I bet you say things like, "Gee, Moby Dick is going to be the exact same book if I read it again, I'll sell it to the used book store for a nickel!"
My podcast review score on a scale of 1 to a bottomless tub at the movie theater is one of those Christmas tin tubs full of popcorn. That's gone stale.
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on April 19, 2007, 03:24:29 AM
Post by: ShyGuy on April 19, 2007, 06:44:08 AM
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Originally posted by: TheYoungerPlumber
Why must the podcast bring up a mudslinging-fest found in our forums?
Why, for my personal enjoyment, of course
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Also, I misspelled Phoenix up above so somebody please yell at me.
Way to screw up a common proper noun, Slick!
Post by: vudu on April 19, 2007, 06:45:57 AM
The latest sales figures show that the game has sold 127K copies since release at the end of February. According to Luigi Dude in the forums, FE9 sold 155,750 copies in Japan. Considering the difference in number of users at the time of release, I don't think you can quite say FE10 bombed.
Granted, these sales are lower than previous installments. Here's the full chart that Luigi Dude posted.
QuoteFE10 should move a respectable number of copies once it's released in America.
Here's the Japanese sales of all the Fire Emblem games going back to the third one, Mystery of the Emblem for the Super Famicom
FE3: Mystery of the Emblem - 697,750
FE4: Genealogy of a Holy War - 578,000
FE5: Thracia 776 - 257,500
FE6: Sword of Seals - 393,000
FE7: Blazing Sword - 293,500
FE8: Sacred Stones - 298,000
FE9: Path of Radiance - 155,750
And even though I don't have the exact numbers, all the Fire Emblems that have come to America have OUTSOLD their Japanese counterparts. That's right, the Fire Emblem series has been more popular here in America over the last several years then in Japan. The American version of FE7 sold around 400,000, I think I saw FE8 around 300,000 and FE9 last time I checked sold over 160,000. Now when you combine the sales of the American and Japanese version of all these games the worldwide numbers would be like this.
FE7: Blazing Sword - 700,000
FE8: Sacred Stones - 600,000
FE9: Path of Radiance - 300,000
Post by: vudu on April 19, 2007, 06:47:37 AM
QuoteBecause Karl invented something he likes to call the Community Section of the podcast. We're your community.
Originally posted by: TheYoungerPlumber
Why must the podcast bring up a mudslinging-fest found in our forums? I don't see the connection, nor do I think listeners who don't visit our forums would really follow any conversation about it.
Post by: ShyGuy on April 19, 2007, 06:52:49 AM
Post by: Djunknown on April 19, 2007, 07:07:45 AM
I agree with Jonny that NOA is going to have to market MP3 differently. I also agree with Mike that Nintendo is under marketing its AAA titles. I don't expect a Microsoft level of advertising and campaigning, but at the least get the word out aside from word of mouth. Hopefully
will up to the task, ass kicking all the way.I don't get where this Sonic hate is coming from. Remember that the latest 2d incarnations over the years have been at worst, competent and at best spectactular.
TYP: I think we knew what you're getting at with Phoeniex. Now if you said Fenix Wright, well that would be just plain silly!
Post by: Karl Castaneda #2 on April 19, 2007, 07:13:02 AM
1) Stan wasn't on the show. If we're going to discuss someone's article, we're going to have that person featured in the episode.
2) We've already covered controversial articles as a feature before. Evan, Jonny, Stan (wouldn't you know it), and myself were on it.
3) I was utterly and completely out of it when I was hosting / writing the show notes, due to the aforementioned fever. I could barely remember my own name.
Next time Stan's on the show, I'll ask him if he wants to discuss it. It's his review, so it's up to him.
Post by: nickmitch on April 19, 2007, 03:57:18 PM
Post by: that Baby guy on April 19, 2007, 04:00:05 PM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on April 22, 2007, 03:06:09 PM
Post by: vudu on April 23, 2007, 07:14:02 AM
QuoteBy etc. I assume you mean the LOVE TESTER 2004 that was already included in Twisted, right?
Originally posted by: Jonnyboy117
I mentioned that the Love Meter would be a fun little mini-application to the next WarioWare (like the harmonica, xylophone, etc.),
