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TalkBack / RE: Want to Play the Revolution?
« on: April 21, 2006, 10:52:31 PM »
The main kodak theater holds about 3400 people.  But I have a good feeling the seating will be altered to accomodate press with camcorders and such.  The last few years in the ballroom it held about 1500 poeople.

They must be expecting looooooooooots of people coming to this.

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TalkBack / RE:Want to Play the Revolution?
« on: April 21, 2006, 09:32:49 PM »
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Originally posted by: Pale
Man guys don't make light of this chance.  It is looking like not even all of us PGC people are gonna make it into this press conference.  I have to keep hoping that Jonny gets a call saying we get more tickets.  

Ditto.  Nintendo is being verrrrryy picky this year about how many people are let in.  We are trying to beg and plead to get 5 from our staff in.  Last year we got everyone in which was over 20 people I think.  And that was with about 30 people at E3.

This year we have over 40....in 6 hotel rooms....eek.

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TalkBack / RE: Want to Play the Revolution?
« on: April 20, 2006, 10:42:52 PM »
i gonna try and win....

no matter what happens...i already going anyways.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Media blitz!!
« on: April 20, 2006, 06:23:02 PM »
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Originally posted by: Professional 666
The DS trailers I got came from the promo DVDs and press kits, so I just compressed them for internet sharing.


oh oh ....hrrrrmmmm....unnnnf


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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Gear up for e3!!!!!
« on: April 10, 2006, 05:45:53 PM »
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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
...and I can't see going through all the hassle just to be a few hours ahead of the internet.

or a few seconds after they happen like one site did at GDC .

This will be my 3rd year going.  A meetup for me would be slim to none chance since I will be working crazy the first 2 days, and some the third.  Most of day 3 will be just free time that I will have to use to catch up on all the things I didn't get to do when I was working before.

 

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Red Steel Topic, new details added!
« on: April 08, 2006, 07:34:57 PM »
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Originally posted by: Caliban


Multiple gun angles? I don't get it, explain please!


holding is in a horizontal position vs up and down as "normal". those were the two of the first pics released.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Red Steel Topic, new details added!
« on: April 08, 2006, 06:06:48 PM »
I'm just loling here at work at all the people (all over the net) who thought the graphical possiblities of Rev would be slightly better than Cube's.  I knew the specs would be better simply from the higer poly samus from the MP3 snippet at e3 done from Cube hardware, how they would turn out would be based on ati's progress on their chips.  Having watched the progression there with the different conferences they had when they announced new products with sample screens I knew it would be really nice.  

Granted Rev would not have the same specs since the pc cards require more space and their own fan with extra power.  But that doesn't mean the imbedded feature set couldn't be similar.  

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TalkBack / RE:Revolution Dev Kit Details Uncovered
« on: March 10, 2006, 04:12:56 PM »
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
And in this case it's front and center as a main control for movement.  I'd rather not have a repeat of that so Nintendo can save a few pennies.

Please show me where anything says that on the internet.  Its not the ONLY way.  ITS AN OPTION!

Your so hell bent on everygame depending on using just the newly designed controller that if it doesn't because its not the best way to control the game your gonna through a fit for each game released.

Your best option may be to to go quiet for a while on rev game control until we've seen multiple examples.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Matt's latest: "Revolution as a console is merely a vehicle for the new controller"
« on: March 08, 2006, 12:21:19 PM »
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
That's a lousy approach and that's what I'm worried they're doing with the remote.  Blatant rehashes are bad but innovation isn't always good either if it's forced and unnatural.

Thats one place where your seemingly ignorance is coming from. Nintendo is taking the same theories that they used with the DS to the Rev.  There is a bunch of different tools allowing developers to experiment with the different options.  With DS it is a unheralded success with this key feature.

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
I've never suggested they stop making Mario games, just that they cut back on them.  And the reason to cut back is because all the spin-offs damage the brand name.  Mario used to mean something.  Now he doesn't mean sh!t.  He's just a face they put in generic games to try to boost sales.  Mario games still sell well now but how well will they in the future?  What kind of affect on Nintendo's overall image is releasing eight Mario games a year having?  People think Nintendo is a rehasher and in the past I would have protested that claim.  Now I somewhat support it which is a shame.  Nintendo franchises will sell more consoles and more games longer if every game feels like it means something.  With constant spin-offs they will temporarily sell well but will lose their selling power in the future.  Case in point Mario didn't sell Cubes like Nintendo wanted because Mario isn't special anymore.

Ummm if Mario doesn't mean ****, then why has it sold so much?!  Your double talking and not listening to yourself.  WAKE THE HELL UP.  Last I remember Cube sales went UP when SMS was released.  You seem to become more illogical and random each day.

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
That's crap, plain and simple.  Why?  Because I can think of new ideas for the existing controller and my friends can and my brother can and several other people I know can.  And none of us are game developers.  It's an incredibly limited way of thinking to assume we've done everything and have to complete rehaul gaming.

List em then....lets how how many have to deal with the controller without making it more full of buttons.

 

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Matt's latest: "Revolution as a console is merely a vehicle for the new controller"
« on: March 08, 2006, 10:31:31 AM »
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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
even if in reality the Rev is just a Cube with a remote and the online gaming the Cube should have had.

dillusions +1

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
Do we need the Revolution?  No.  The remote is in response to a "crisis" about gaming that Nintendo made up.

Wrong.  You are the most dilusional person I think I have ever seen.  It is a fact that the videogame industry had been on the decline for 5 years in JPN.  Then the DS came out and it is selling more hardware AND software at a faster rate than any system EVER which includes the GBA.  The ONLY way you can explain this is that new people are playing that haven't before and people are going back to their gaming that haven't for many years.

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
Nintendo thinks they have to reinvent the wheel to innovate.

Seemed to work well with the DS.....  Give developers a sandbox of different tools and let their imaginations go to work.

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
I think that's stupid but we really don't need the X360 or PS3 either.  Not yet anyway.  The real reason we're even getting any new consoles is because of money and console makers want to release new product.  Each company is using some paper thin reason to go next gen.  Sony and MS are using HD, Nintendo is using their controller.  All three companies are wrong.  I don't think we're set for life with the current consoles but we've reached a point in technology where a console can last longer than five years before a new model is needed.  We will need new consoles eventually but not yet.

Surprisingly I partially agree with you on this bit.  I feel that there is still plenty of life left in the xbox, ps2, and cube.  I know my wallet would appreciate it.  Except Nintendo's controller isn't the reason they are doing it.  They didn't sit in a meeting and say: We have this new controller its time to make the next system.  Rather they were making the new system anyways and thought: Is there anything else we can do besides stronger hardware.

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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
Gaming is only stale if the content being made is stale.  Considering that Nintendo has made virtually nothing for the Cube for the past few years but cliche Mario spinoff junk they can kindly shut-up because they've contributed to the problem as much as anyone.  And the Rev won't fix this if they just use it to make new Mario spinoffs.  If Nintendo wants to make gaming interesting again they need to ditch this recent "our franchises are everything" attitude they've had for the last couple of years, not break a perfectly acceptable controller design for no reason.

Funny how Nintendo has already announced that Miyamoto would be unveiling a brand new IP for rev at E3 this year.  Also, Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat, Donkey Konga, Pikmin, and a few others disagree.  And why would Nintendo stop making Mario games when they have sold more this generation (Cube, GBA, DS) than anyother game series franchise?  Its gauranteed money for them.  A new IP is a risk that they don't normally take.  Also you have to remember that Yamauchi-san was in charge for most of the Cube's life and it takes a couple years to make a game.  So most of the stuff that you are seeing now were in planning with him at the helm.  With the DS starting out under Iwata you are seeing new things coming out because he knows the business better than the heads of Playstation and Xbox because he started from th bottom and has climbed to the top and has put some excitement back into Nintendo according to Nintendo employees.


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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
If the remote is the only real addition to the Rev I'm concerned about how that will improve traditional games that use the "normal" controller.  Without a big hardware boost they're basically just going to be Cube games.  Nintendo is kind of setting up a system where only remote controlled games will benefit from their new hardware (and online games).  That's kind of lame.  It also suggest to me that Nintendo won't bother to even make many traditional games, if any at all.  Did they make ANY 2D games for the N64?

Ignorance and dillusions +1000000000000.  Shell controller says hi.  They have said many times that the hardware is much better than Cube's.  And from 3rd parties they are now realizing that yes it is about 2x as strong on paper.  But Nintendo knows how to design hardware and it will be highly specialized to be able to do things that won't need the raw horsepower.  Why are you complaining that they might not make traditional games anymore?  You have said maaany times that you are tired of them.  Go home.

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Originally posted by: RiskyChris
P.S. Ian, Nintendo doesn't say EVERY SINGLE PERSON is bored with gaming.  Do you just read their comments the way you want them to sound, just so you can make ridiculous, extremist statements and conclusions?

Its a daily habit of his around here.


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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
"You are the kind of guy that thought the mouse wasn't needed. 'Mouse! When am I ever going to need that? I like my command prompts!' Had we stayed on command prompts, the computer industry would be nowhere near as big as it is today. I guess all those non-computer computer people like using the mouse. And guess what - even the hardcore computer people like GUIs and mice."

Nintendo's idea is more in line with "we don't need the keyboard anymore because now we have a mouse".  The mouse expanded on what was there.  The remote removes key functionality and tries to replace it with something else.  That is the key difference.

And just how is the remote removing functionality?  Last I checked it had it all and more which would be *GASP* expanding what is there.  It has the analoge attachment (1 stick), the x/y motion sensing in the main controller (1 stick), trigger buttons (3), a, b, start, another a, and a d-pad.  THEN there is the z axis sensing on top of it all.  So that is 2 sticks, 3 triggers, d-pad, and 3 buttons with their latest models whis is only one button less than Cube's.  Heck they are more than likely going to reveal another design at E3 still since at TGS they said they were still tweaking the controller.


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Originally posted by: Ian Sane
That's why I'm concerned.  Non-gamers get all the new stuff while we the hardcore are expected to make due with sequels and spin-offs.  With the DS too often it seems like the "traditional" games are just Nintendo going through the motions.  They're making good stuff but it's very familiar and I want more than sequels.  But all the new ideas are for games like Brain Training, Electroplankton and Nintendogs.  When I look at the DS lineup it's clear to me that the non-gamers are Nintendo's focus and the hardcore are just expected to just make do with the franchises.

Wait, since when were you never allowed to buy anything except "sequals and spinoffs"?  Noone is stopping you from buyng the "new stuff" besides your own stupid self.  You pretty much just dscribed why the market has been on the decline.  All the ideas for a "traditional" game have been done which is why you see the same elements over and over and over in games.  New ideas are going to make new games than what you are used to.  Its your own fault for not being interested in them.  I don't think it was just the "non-gamers" who bought Nintendogs and Animal Crossing.  There are plenty of gamers who did.  Open your eyes to the bigger picture and not your narrow viewed imagination of what is happening.

 

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Matt's latest: "Revolution as a console is merely a vehicle for the new controller"
« on: March 07, 2006, 10:13:11 PM »
Nemo you worry about way too damn much stuff.  And it seems you haven't taken any business classes either from your backwards talking.  Lets see if I can take this apart anymore than someone else has for you so you won't have anything to complain about.

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If the "console" is just a vehicle for the controller, well, why do we even need the console; why isn't Nintendo just making the controller for 360 or PS3 or simply partnering with MS or Sony? Or why aren't Nintendo partnering with someone to help them finance their own console like Apple or EA?

Because we all know that 3rd party add-ons and even first party ones aren't supported.  Why would they want to help their competition with something unique?  Apple doesn't do games, EA has a poor level of standards for games.  They are usually really buggy.

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It is not a good thing for the Revolution to be a delivery machine for the controller, it will simply be a sparkling innovation in the eyes of too many consumers; it is dangerous, more dangerous than investing the money into the hardware and software to match polygon and lighting effects standards found on 360 (which will be out a year when the Rev launches and will likely be priced similarly).

Consumers are plain stupid.  Why do you think 50 cents game sold over 1 million units across xbox, ps2, and pc yet scored an average in the low 50s at gamerankings?  Consumers don't believe in gim micks.  They buy on hype, name and sometimes fun.  If the press is making a lot of noise about Rev they will take notice.  It only takes one game to turn heads usually too. With some exclusive titles from third parties already in the works and being ready for launch it will turn some heads.  And then you go start talking about hardware again as if you know anthing about how it is built....just shutup about it already.

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Why are Nintendo investing their money into the console being small and portable when the GameCube showed that angle doesn't work (and GCN had a graphical advantage and still failed). Why aren't Nintendo investing their money in power. Why do they not match the power of the competition and use the remote as their advantage rather than using it to justify the rehashing of hardware? Why didn't they just release the remote for GCN? Even if the tech was at an early stage, lacking the z axis, why didn't they just put gyros in the GCN controllers?

Why would Nintendo who has never had a year of financial losses want to break that streak just to please a few million people worldwide?  As Mark Rein of Epic Games said at the IGN Live even a few months ago, even the 360 on SDTV looks great.  By making the revolution compete on a pixel and hardware level of the other two would cause Nintenedo to lose hundreds of dollars on each unit they sold.  Why would they want to do that when the VAST majority of game console owners around the globe will not have hdtv sets in the next few years?  There is still room for improvement in SDTV which Nintendo is looking to take advantage of through highly specialized hardware.  I think I answered bout the controler above already.

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Once again I beg the question, why do we even need the Revolution? Because Nintendo is holding Zelda hostage?

Because as some have already said...gaming is becoming stagnant.  The DS is making a huge stir because of its unique hardware and the exlcusive games that can only be made on it because of the hardware.  It is different and is making people turn heads across the globe.  Nintendo is looking to do the same thing with Revolution in the console sector.  Make people turn their heads from new unique things that can only be done on their system because it is so different and unique.

You need to stop readin way too much into things seriously.  Especially the crap that Matt spews out as like it is his own PR speil. Why is  Matt beating a dead horse when there is no new info out?  He is trying to make people like you worry about nothing.  

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TalkBack / RE:PGC Turns Seven Years Old
« on: March 07, 2006, 08:37:02 PM »
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Originally posted by: TheYoungerPlumber
What about GDC, Berto2K.

D'oh thats right.  I'll see ya in a couple weks!!


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TalkBack / RE: PGC Turns Seven Years Old
« on: March 06, 2006, 04:05:31 PM »
Wow man.  7 years.  I still remember the 3 and 4 years pics that some of the staff took back then.  Congrats staff.  I been coming since just before the url change.  Happy B-Day PGC!

I'll see some of you at E3 once again this year .

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: The Revolution: the good, the bad, and the ugly
« on: March 03, 2006, 11:51:44 PM »
And I get to play it before any of you.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: The Revolution: the good, the bad, and the ugly
« on: February 28, 2006, 11:49:39 PM »
What is with all the damn complaining?? Jeez.  Did Cube had less raw power than Xbox....yes.  Did it occasionally have better graphics than Xbox...yes.  Hell even PS2 out did Xbox and Cube in graphics sometimes and it was the weaker of all of them.

All hardware in every industry including PC has become so powerful that just increasing the GPU speed and ram isn't making as much of a difference.   "I can run _______ at 100 fps."  "Oh ya, well I can run it at 130 fps."  Whoopdiefreakindo...you can't see the difference at all anyways.   They are having to add extra features to the GPU bios to make it les difficult on the developer to get the effects they want.  

Everyone just needs to shutup about the graphical capabilities already.  They have confirmed there is no HD support (and for the VAST majority of console owners out there it doesn't matter).  They have said it will do progressive scan.  Put a muzzle on until we actually see something from the games.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:The Revolution: the good, the bad, and the ugly
« on: February 26, 2006, 11:01:36 PM »
nemo....just shutup.  Your worried about hardware specs when we don't know anything about them.  All 3 systems will have different specialized hardware.

quit yer bitching already.

you know nothing, and have nothing to worry about till we get more info.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball
« on: February 18, 2006, 09:40:47 PM »
Take Two only has the exclusive right to make 3rd party MLB games.  There isn't anything keeping first parties deving one.

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NWR Forums Discord / RE: Some Staff Members
« on: February 16, 2006, 07:10:28 PM »
Amirox and drinky can stay far away from here.

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TalkBack / RE: EDITORIALS: An E3 Like One Other
« on: February 12, 2006, 09:35:05 PM »
This is going to be my 3rd E3 (not a bad 3 if you ask me).

E32k4 - DS reveal and Zelda TP trailer

E32K5 - DS game blowout, first solid Rev details, playable Zelda

E32K6 - Rav playable, DS game blowout #2?

I 2nd the sentiment of others in here about getting to play stuff then having to wait months to actually own it.  It sucks.

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NWR Forums Discord / RE:Error 5500
« on: February 12, 2006, 12:20:51 AM »
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Originally posted by: ShyGuy
That's actually kinda sad. Maybe someday you will. Maybe someday, we all will. And on that day, that glorious day, we will truly be able to say "I know someone named Ada."

I work with someone named Ada.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:New Reggie Interview
« on: February 11, 2006, 11:29:50 PM »
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Originally posted by: KDR_11k
You won't see me complain much because I just ignore badly written posts. Too much work to decipher that.


Ya, all I see is words, words, words, words.

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NWR Forums Discord / RE: I officially decalre war on infernal monkey
« on: February 11, 2006, 08:51:29 AM »
there is imagination afoot!  everyone put on your thinking caps!!

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:New Reggie Interview
« on: February 11, 2006, 08:31:25 AM »
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Originally posted by: animecyberratIntolerable Cruelty


uh oh, is someone having a bad day?  

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NWR Forums Discord / RE: MEGATON PHOENIX WRIGHT SEQUEL ANNOUNCEMENT
« on: February 08, 2006, 07:22:25 PM »
my subtittle wins!

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NWR Forums Discord / RE: Corporate Lessons
« on: February 02, 2006, 09:33:46 PM »
hahaha those were funny

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