Post by: theRPGFreak on August 08, 2003, 06:52:48 PM
Post by: PIAC on August 08, 2003, 06:56:48 PM
Post by: theRPGFreak on August 08, 2003, 07:02:23 PM
Post by: DRJ on August 08, 2003, 07:35:22 PM
Seriously I dont understand why whenever anything vague is said about something new people start going crazy with what it is. time and time again it turns out to be something minor, since our expectations are so high.
Just wait and find out.
Post by: theRPGFreak on August 08, 2003, 08:01:36 PM
My theory is that the GBA will take Nintendo's connectivity idea to the next level, and we will see online play have some sort of role in this.
Post by: Ms.Pikmin on August 08, 2003, 09:22:18 PM
Post by: Gibdo Master on August 08, 2003, 09:38:45 PM
I personally have been thinking that this "new product which will be surprising and unique" will be like the VirtualBoy in the sense that it will be a third and separate gaming device from the next console and handheld. Considering Iwata's extremely cryptic and vague statement though it just as well could be a new peripheral, game, or completely new gaming device. It could very be the next console or handheld as well.
All I'm really certain of is that it better be worth all the hype and the long wait till it's finally announced.
Post by: Michael8983 on August 08, 2003, 10:00:51 PM
I think it will end up being something really simple but ingenius. One of those things that ends up seeming like such an obvious step forward even though no one had either thought of it or found a way to make it practical before.
Post by: Mario on August 08, 2003, 10:03:39 PM
Post by: Bishman on August 08, 2003, 10:06:24 PM
Post by: rpglover on August 09, 2003, 05:38:36 AM
but who knows- maybe it is just the new nintendo system
Post by: Pale on August 09, 2003, 05:44:12 AM
Post by: Rich on August 09, 2003, 09:21:16 AM
Post by: Nintendo Gamecube on August 09, 2003, 09:33:21 AM
-New Nintendo Console
-New Gameboy Machine
-Mario 128
I doubt they would unveil a new peripheral. How much hype can you give it? I mean this is going to be unveiled at E3 2004; it has to be bigger than that.
Post by: theRPGFreak on August 09, 2003, 09:56:15 AM
Post by: SuperLink666 on August 09, 2003, 09:59:21 AM
Post by: Pale on August 09, 2003, 10:00:11 AM
Post by: Michael8983 on August 09, 2003, 11:00:29 AM
That would definitly make some games easier to pick up and play. You could use the entire controller as a steering wheel or a flight-yolk, etc...
The geniuses at Nintendo could no doubt come up with all kinds of neat uses for it. Actually, it's already been toying with tilt-sensing with Kirby's Tilt-N-Tumble for the GB and that strange Gamecube title which was originally a Kirby game but was changed.
Having the feature be a standard for its next-gen controllers would definitly have a big effect on how games are developed and how they're played. Plus it would give the new console a nice gimmick to get people interested in it and an exclusive feature to lure third-parties.
It would also serve as a baby-step into virtual reality. Nintendo's NEXT next console could pair it with actual VR glasses for a full virtual reality effect.
Post by: MagicToenail on August 09, 2003, 01:15:15 PM
MEGATON!!!!!
Post by: Mario on August 09, 2003, 04:38:04 PM
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Originally posted by: Nintendo Gamecube
It is one of these things, take your pick:
-New Nintendo Console
-New Gameboy Machine
-Mario 128
I doubt they would unveil a new peripheral. How much hype can you give it? I mean this is going to be unveiled at E3 2004; it has to be bigger than that.
Spot on. Either one of them, or another game. But whatever it is, its going to be revolutionary.
Post by: DRJ on August 09, 2003, 07:27:42 PM
Post by: KDR_11k on August 09, 2003, 07:34:06 PM
Post by: BigJim on August 09, 2003, 10:07:01 PM
Post by: AgentSeven on August 09, 2003, 11:07:54 PM
....It's not another console, too early for that. Plus "NES-5" goes far beyond any of the current speculation.
....It's not a game.
....It's also not a gimmik item with limited appeal such as a new controller, dance pad, etc...
....It's not internet connectivity. Sega already did that well over 2 1/2 years ago. Plus no one mentions that for the most part X-Box live and the Ps2 online campaigns have failed. Ps2 online has been and probably will continue to be ruined by online cheating. And really, is there anything AT ALL worth playing on X-Box live?! Online is OLD NEWS. Dreamcast old.
I suspect that at least one person around here already knows exactly what this "suprising and unique" new item will be.
Isn't it amazing how tight lipped the video game indusry is? I mean, I can read a movie script years before the films actual release. Yet major video game news outlets can't uncover even the slightest detail of any "industry secret" without the approval of their corporate masters.
Post by: shadow on August 10, 2003, 09:30:40 PM
So they are probably going all out trying to make the best little handheld video game device that they can, just to leave Sony in the dust.
Post by: Termin8Anakin on August 11, 2003, 01:51:47 AM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 11, 2003, 02:14:02 AM
BANZAI!
MAY YOUR SCHWARTZ BE WITH YOU!
Post by: Ian Sane on August 11, 2003, 08:08:28 AM
Nintendo has always thought their stuff is way better than anyone else thinks so it's not unknown of them to hype up the lamest thing imaginable. Therefore I think we shouldn't get to overhyped when for all we know it could be nothing more than a new Pokemon Snap with a "surprising and unique" camera controller.
Post by: Michael8983 on August 11, 2003, 12:32:40 PM
Like the water-pack. It was the fans who assumed it had to be some amazing innovation just because Nintendo wasn't revealing its purpose. It's just Nintendo's policy to be secretive with every little thing. I don't recall it ever suggesting the water-pack was anything to be that excited about.
It's the same with many of Nintendo's other games and products. The fans are the ones who hype them up to unbelievable levels, not Nintendo. Then Nintendo gets blamed when some of its games and products aren't the amazing world-changing multi-million selling phenomenons it never actually promised they'd be.
I think we'll see something similar here. Nintendo's promise of something "surprsing and unique" will be distorted into being a promise of something "that will change gaming forever, destroy the competition, and restore Nintendo to the first place!". Then people will blame Nintendo for over-hyping the announcement when it was really the fans who did it.
Post by: AgentSeven on August 11, 2003, 06:02:35 PM
that was quickly stolen by the no-talent idiots over at $ony.
That's only one example. There are many, many, many other examples of Nintendo leading the way when it comes to innovation.
Nintendo has good reason to keep this suprise underwraps. Everyone in the world has ripped them off at one time or another. This list includes Atari, Sega, and most of all $ony, who wouldn't even be where they are today without copying Nintendo. Remember the PlayStation was colored grey because $ony thought it would remind people of the Ultra-Successful NES.
Post by: Termin8Anakin on August 11, 2003, 06:16:58 PM
Mario's waterpack wasn't really innovative in itself as much as it provided gamers with a new way of playing a Mario game. How many times did you forget in those bonus levels that you didn't have the water pack, and missed that jump cause you relied on the hover feature? I know I did.
And while Mario's water pack wasn't ripped off (maybe there is a game with a water pack somewhere), Luigi's Mansion was ripped off by Blinx.
Post by: BlkPaladin on August 11, 2003, 07:04:21 PM
Post by: AgentSeven on August 11, 2003, 09:27:32 PM
"....an online plan that includes downloading NES,SNES, and N64 Classics. These same games can then be played on the console or the handheld..."
Also what about that Final Fantasy 7 Remake for GC?
(I don't mean the planned sequel of FF7 either)
Have Fun
Post by: BlkPaladin on August 11, 2003, 09:40:20 PM
Post by: AgentSeven on August 13, 2003, 01:21:51 PM
Read the above
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on August 13, 2003, 11:30:37 PM
Post by: PIAC on August 14, 2003, 12:06:32 AM
but it wont happen, it better not too, cause i just bought a copy off ebay for $50au + postige
Post by: Aussie Ben PGC on August 14, 2003, 03:21:31 AM
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Luigi's Mansion was ripped off by Blinx.
Okay, not that I think that Blinx is the biggest thing since sliced bread, but have you even played it?
- Luigi's Mansion is a fixed camera game where Luigi sucks up ghosts in a haunted house using a vaccuum cleaner and can shoot out fire, ice and water.
- Blinx is a free roaming camera 3-D platformer where the main purpose is to solve puzzles by stopping, rewinding and fast forwarding time. Blinx has a vaccuum cleaner that can be used to suck up all enemies and most of the scenery and fire them back at other enemies.
The only similarity that these games share is that they have vaccuum cleaners that suck things up. But wait...didn't Kirby suck enemies up? OH MY GOD THEY'RE ALL RIPOFF COPYRITE KIRBY!!!!
*sigh*
Post by: Termin8Anakin on August 14, 2003, 04:07:05 AM
Aussie Ben's on the forums!
I know what the differences are between Luigi's Mansion and Blinx.........i was just trying to make a (poor?) attempt at flaming the Xbox.
And yes, I have played Blinx. But obviously I don't have an Xbox and the game, so my comments may be pretty much ignored cause it's based off a demo. I just don't really prefer platform games with techno music, as it really gets annoying after a while. I'm not saying the game sucks, as that would be stupid, and I would become just like the millions of ignorant Xbox and PS2 fanboys who diss Zelda and Mario.
I'm sure the game is good, but I neither have the time nor effort to search out the vast populous of Sydney to find someone who DOES have the full game.
All in all, it's nice to see you here on the forums Ben!!
Post by: Aussie Ben PGC on August 14, 2003, 05:10:50 AM
Righto, carry on. As you were, everyone.
Post by: Termin8Anakin on August 14, 2003, 05:17:31 AM
I won't buy any of Rare's Xbox games, mainly cause I'm a stubborn bitch and seeing them praising Microsoft is just something I still can't stand. I MIGHT play them, but i can't assure you of that........
Althought I will go into hiding when any Rare Xbox ads come on TV, cause i will still not have gotten over it..
Post by: Bill Aurion on August 14, 2003, 05:24:06 AM
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Post by: PIAC on August 14, 2003, 10:22:30 AM
and then the other boss joins in (he is actually ghey) pretty funny really, and 
ben posted! there is a rare occurance! (pun not intended)
Post by: norebonomis on August 14, 2003, 07:37:55 PM
i really like the idea of downloading nes/snes/n64/gb/gbc/gba games to a hard drive and being able to play them. just ideas but these dreams are what i think about at night right before i doze off and join that big online game in my subconsious
