Neal is out Mario Sports Mixing it up, so the rest of us have a Newscast.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newscast/24977
A week after complaining about the eShop being delayed for 3DS, we eat crow. Apparently that's not as true as we thought it was.
We've got a regular Newscast episode for you this week. Andy talks about reviewing a few DSiWare and Virtual Console games, and Nathan has a Samurai tower defense game to go over.
We've got some news for you, and we also cover the latest in new releases. We'll be back up to full strength next week, promise.
You are only interested in 3DSWare? You aren't interested in playing the actual 3DS games?
Andy, I truthfully have no idea what in the hell you were trying to say with Pokémon. The Game Boy was basically dying and then Pokémon saved its life. I think there's a reason why we don't see a full-fledged home console Pokémon game, because it works so well on portables.
Sir, as Director, I require you to play a Pokémon to completion, or at least until you understand the meaning of Pokéchristmas.
Andy, I truthfully have no idea what in the hell you were trying to say with Pokémon. The Game Boy was basically dying and then Pokémon saved its life. I think there's a reason why we don't see a full-fledged home console Pokémon game, because it works so well on portables.
Sir, as Director, I require you to play a Pokémon to completion, or at least until you understand the meaning of Pokéchristmas.
I don't recall what it was exactly that I said. Refresh my memory? (or point me to a time in the podcast to fast forward to...)
On top of that, I've never quite understood the appeal of the Pokemon games, so I was unsure if the portability of the series has really been that big of a factor in it's success.
I like this side of Neal, publicly threatening to fire people who disagree with him if they don't atone for their sins. It hasn't taken long for the power to corrupt him.
I like this side of Neal, publicly threatening to fire people who disagree with him if they don't atone for their sins. It hasn't taken long for the power to corrupt him.
Be quiet of I'll ban you. :P:
How do you get stuck on the seahorse boss in SML? That guy's a pushover, you've got infinite shooting in that level! Me and everyone else I knew got stuck in world 3 because it's pretty damn hard.
*sigh* You just don't get it, Andy.
I agree with everything noname wrote, and also, Pokémon isn't exactly long-form gaming. Yes, there's a lot of game time to be spent with it (same with other RPGs and PICROSS! AND TETRIS!), but unlike most other RPGs, it's focused on shorter experiences. Notice, especially in Red/Blue, how quickly areas can be traversed. Yes, battles get in the way, but you can walk through most sections extremely quickly.
You can also save anywhere. Now that's a feature of many other games, but usually it's some sort of artifical quick save that's different from real saving (case in point: Dragon Quest games). In Pokémon, that is how you save. Just press start, select "Save," and you're done.
But seriously, Andy, you're writing an Extra Life on a Pokémon game. Or else I'm going to fire you. This is on par with Nate never playing Super Mario Bros.
How do you get stuck on the seahorse boss in SML? That guy's a pushover, you've got infinite shooting in that level! Me and everyone else I knew got stuck in world 3 because it's pretty damn hard.
I was EIGHT.
This is on par with Nate never playing Super Mario Bros.
This is on par with Nate never playing Super Mario Bros.
Neal stop calling me Nate or I'll impeach you.
This is on par with Nate never playing Super Mario Bros.
Neal stop calling me Nate or I'll impeach you.
Well that answers a question I probably should've asked you months ago...
