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Nintendo Gaming / RE: The UNDERDOG launch title of the Wii
« on: November 13, 2006, 05:00:48 AM »
I think one game that will end up getting overlooked is Elebits. It doesn't come out at launch but it is in the launch window.  I don't hear many talk about it but it looks really fun. I don't see huge sales for it though because a) it's not going to be at launch, b) it's coming out a little too close to Christmas(Dec.12 or Dec.18) and c) it seems like something that casual gamers would think is too quirky.

I do think in the long run though it'll be one of those games that the Nintendo hardcore recommend as a great game to get your feet wet with the Wiimote interface.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Where the hell are the US Wii commercials?!
« on: November 06, 2006, 02:31:23 PM »
Honestly, the intial shipments will sell to the hardcore whether they advertise or not.I think you'll see more as we get closer to Christmas but there's really no reason to advertise before the console releases.


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Nintendo Gaming / RE: 50-70 hr quest too long?
« on: November 06, 2006, 06:46:27 AM »
I spent around 105-110 hours playing Oblivion where almost every quest is basically the same so 50-70 hours doesn't seem too long to me.

As long as the world is big enough and enjoyable to travel around and the story and characters are intriguing then the length of the game doesn't really matter to me.

I'm personally happy that Zelda is reported to be this long because other than Trauma Center the other games don't interest me much.Between Zelda, Trauma Center, and Wii sports I should be set until long after the new year. This will make both my wallet and my wife happy.

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Nintendo Gaming / Rayman Raving Rabbid's Blog Update New Pics
« on: October 03, 2006, 06:08:43 AM »
Rayman Raving Rabbids Blog

There's an update on the Raving Rabbids blog. The game sounds like a mix of Rayman and Wario Ware to me,so I'm not real interested in it but graphic wise the game looks really good.

Please don't direct-link pictures from other websites. It needlessly sucks away their bandwidth. In the future, host it on your own at PhotoBucket. Thanks. - Mod

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Studios acquiring other studios
« on: October 02, 2006, 03:29:38 PM »
I'm so sick of Rare getting knocked.If Kameo had been released on the Gamecube or Wii Nintendo fans would have been going crazy but since it was released on the 360 it's garbage.Kameo was a more than solid adventure game and those that keep talking about how bad it is,either hasn't played it or are blinded by fanboyism.

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Nintendo Gaming / Try out the Mii channel before the Wii releases
« on: October 02, 2006, 03:14:14 PM »
Try out the Mii channel

Somebody over at Joystiq put together a flash version of the Mii channel.Enjoy.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Gamestop to be only store with Demo kiosks at launch
« on: October 02, 2006, 02:48:13 PM »
Demo unit exclusivity seems kind of ridiculous to me.Maybe Nintendo did it to get more units in the hands of launch buyers,since most of us will buy it without trying it at a demo unit.I wonder if this exclusivity includes EB Games since they are owned by the same company as Gamestop.

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Nintendo Gaming / Gamestop to be only store with Demo kiosks at launch
« on: October 02, 2006, 02:29:45 PM »
Gamestop has exlusive Wii demo unit kiosks

According to the Dallas Morning News Gamestop will be the only place to try out the Wii at launch.Bad news for those who don't have a Gamestop in their area.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:MSNBC likes Nintendo's chances this generation
« on: October 02, 2006, 02:18:56 PM »
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Originally posted by: Kairon
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It is true that the PS2 will be a great value proposition this fall, but then it's competition for everyone. Heck, It'll probably outsell the PS3!

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com


There's no doubt the PS2 will outsell the PS3,just like the PSOne outsold the PS2 during the PS2s launch but the Wii has a better chance of competing against the PS2 than either the 360 or the PS2.I think that's what the writer was trying to say when he said the Wii was competing against the PS2 instead of the 360 and PS2.

It's pretty much been proven that with all consoles the casual market doesn't begin to pay attention to the new consoles until they've fallen under the $200 mark. The Wii, in a way, starts right off at that mark since it includes a game which is rare in this day and age.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:New IGN Call of Duty 3 Preview
« on: October 02, 2006, 02:13:11 PM »
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Originally posted by: Terranigma Freak
Slightly off topic, but I thought Far Cry actually looks really nice. I honestly don't see the big deal. The textures do look blurry, but the models seem to have a decent polygon count, nice lighting, and beautiful reflections in the water. I can't see any of that in COD3.


I think the main problem with Far Cry is that when the Wii screenshots are held up against the original Xbox's screenshots they look worse. It really looks like UBI just rushed it to make launch and have taken no time to optimize it for the Wii other than the control scheme.

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General Gaming / RE: Oblivion for PS3
« on: October 02, 2006, 02:03:47 PM »
I agree somewhat with what you've said about Oblivion. It did seem to be dumbed down for a broader audience compared to Morrowind but I've still played over 100 hours of Oblivion so I can't say I was disappointed.

I frequent one of the bigger Xbox forums and they act like it's the end of the world that Oblivion is coming to PS3 but I'm happy about the decision since this will result in more money for Bethesda to put toward Fallout 3,which has been rumored for awhile, and ESV.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: MSNBC likes Nintendo's chances this generation
« on: October 02, 2006, 01:55:27 PM »
I agree with him that in a way the Wii is competing with the PS2.When parents looking for an inexpensive console walk into the store the 360 and PS3 are already marked off of the list,where as the Wii probably isn't completely out of the question.

Also,let's be honest, compared to the best of what the PS2 has to offer graphic wise and what the Wii is offering with it's launch line-up there isn't a huge difference.

You have to remember there are parents out there who know nothing about video games and are just looking for something inexpensive for their kids,the Wii is closer to their price range than either the 360 or the PS3.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:MSNBC likes Nintendo's chances this generation
« on: October 02, 2006, 01:45:41 PM »
"Isn't it make or break?  Nintendo has kinda hinted that it is."

I think it is make or break for the Wii control scheme but I don't think it's make or break as far as Nintendo consoles as a whole.
 

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: MSNBC likes Nintendo's chances this generation
« on: October 02, 2006, 12:41:57 PM »
He does kind of act like the Wii is a make or break proposition for Nintendo which is hardly the case but overall I thought he was overwhelmingly positive about it.

One thing marketing wise that I did agree with him on is that Nintendo should try and capitalize on marketing the console to parents with overweight children.All of us here know that the extreme movements to play the games aren't necessary but selling it to parents who aren't going to research it and see it only as a way to get their kids to exercise would be a smart move.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: No friend codes for wii?
« on: October 02, 2006, 10:24:02 AM »
I'm really not trying to argue with you.

I'm just voicing what my concerns are,it's not like I'm saying "The Wii is the suxxors with it's friends codes," I'm just looking at what I believe MIGHT be some shortcomings to the online system. I won't be making my final impressions of it until I've actually played a few games.

I completely understand why Nintendo is handling online the way they are but it doesn't mean I have to completely agree with what they are doing.

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Nintendo Gaming / MSNBC likes Nintendo's chances this generation
« on: October 02, 2006, 10:15:24 AM »
MSNBC on Nintendo Wii

The author tells us why Nintendo stands a good chance of capturing more of the market this generation.I thought it was pretty interesting that an article like this would come from a Microsoft owned site.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:No friend codes for wii?
« on: October 02, 2006, 10:05:16 AM »
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Originally posted by: Strell
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Originally posted by: ginx619
It also takes two minutes to implement a mute button on a headset.


If it takes you two minutes to hit mute on your headset, I damn sure don't want to play with you online.

Everyone keeps looking at this from their own personal perspective.  Wahhh.  

Nintendo doesn't have lawyers to look at it from your perspective.  They are looking at it from their own.  And from where they stand, a few people whining about no infinite XBL-like breadth isn't worth the hassle.

Instead, they've got millions of people up on the DS wifi within a few months, few complaints from the majority of their userbase, and the ability to stop lawsuits dead in the tracks.

You need to quit assuming everyone out there is a logical minded gamer.  An 8 year old doesn't even know what mute means probably, let alone how to work such things.  And parents are too lazy.

If you want to be mad at someone, blame all the useless people not doing a damn thing to help themselves, but want to cry wolf and bitch and moan and try to get payouts from big corporations purely based on their own ignorance.  And then blame the justice system that allows that kind of bullsh*t to go down.

If we weren't in this situation to begin with, Nintendo wouldn't do it.  BUt guess what, we are.  It's like when you can't buy fireworks because some idiot kid blew a finger off a few towns over.

Same idea here.



I didn't mean it takes me two minutes to push a mute button,I mean actually installing it into a headset.

I also agree with you that Nintendo is in this situation because of parental laziness and ridiculous litigation.My point was that we as gamers shouldn't have to have these limitations because of a few idiots in the world.

I just personally believe that this type of system limits the formation of a solid online community.As an example,how good would the community on this board be if we could only discuss things with people we've exchanged forum codes with beforehand? I think these boards would probably be dead if that was the case.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:No friend codes for wii?
« on: October 02, 2006, 09:39:49 AM »
It also takes two minutes to implement a mute button on a headset.

As far as protecting the kids,that shouldn't be Nintendo's job,it should be the parents.IMO, creating a closed online system like the DS has,and the Wii possibly has, is caving to the nutjobs who want to govern the videogame industry. Taking an action like this won't get them to back off,it'll just convince them that they're winning the war and that they need to sink their teeth in deeper.  

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Nintendo Gaming / Possible Wiimote Packaging
« on: October 01, 2006, 09:15:42 AM »
Wiimote Packaging

Kotaku has a picture of the possible Wiimote packaging.Looks pretty sleek if this is it.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: No friend codes for wii?
« on: October 01, 2006, 08:06:21 AM »
It still sounds like you will have to exchange a single code with friends before playing online with them which I hate.I like to jump online and just be able to play.With the code system you're preassigned people have to be online to play which is annoying to me. I understand Nintendo is trying to protect the younger audience but they should just give parents the option of allowing their children to only play with people they know and allow the rest of us to play whomever we can connect to.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: New IGN Call of Duty 3 Preview
« on: September 30, 2006, 07:28:37 AM »
I'm just not interested in the storyline/setting.It sounds like gameplay wise it would be fun but if I have no interest in the story gameplay isn't going to keep me enticed.

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Nintendo Gaming / New IGN Call of Duty 3 Preview
« on: September 30, 2006, 07:08:31 AM »
Call of Duty 3 Preview








A little disappointed that there won't be any type of multiplayer. I can live without online and split screen multiplayer games but it would have been nice if they added in co-op.  I'm not to interested in any of the FPS releasing along side the Wii. Hopefully, something comes out before Metroid though because I'm really interested in how the Wiimote will work with FPS as it's probably my favorite genre.


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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Madden Wii impressions from IGN
« on: September 29, 2006, 01:39:54 PM »
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Originally posted by: Kairon
ARRRRGH!

.... would they buy the PS3 or XBox 360 version if they each cost $10 more?

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com



It's Madden they'd pay $50 more if EA told them to.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Madden Wii impressions from IGN
« on: September 29, 2006, 10:35:20 AM »
I agree it's the kind of title that might bring in some of the casual Madden market. Unfortunately, knowing some of my casual friends they would play it and have a ball but would still choose a 360 or PS3 version of Madden simply because of the graphical differences.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Business week article on the Mii Channel
« on: September 29, 2006, 09:06:09 AM »
I agree.I think we'll see the channels continually evolving based upon user requests. I'm hoping that like the article states that Nintendo tries to go into a Web 2.0 structure.I would love to have an RSS feeds channel.Until they implent it though I'll just use Pageflakes through the Opera Browser.

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