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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Any Chance the NX will support 4K?

« on: April 07, 2016, 11:58:52 AM »

Why does it have to be $400 dollars? I am talking about Nintendo being smart business wise for a change and making a machine everyone would want and sucking it up enough to sell it for a fair price the market will accept. That very strategy has worked for Sony three out of the four generations they have been on the market. Cutting costs and being cheap has worked three out of the six consoles Nintendo has done that. Even still with strong sales they have only had solid support twice in their history and they fought tooth and nail for it back then, they have essentially given up in recent years.


ALso time doesn't stop the day Sony releases a PS4, the future keeps moving forward so if Nintendo makes a machine that can top the PS4 and has all the bells and whistles people want plus they keep making the great games people except and 3rd party companies return then there is no reason people won't abandon the machine that isn't doing what they want, or you know Nintendo could reach the 80+ million gamers who have yet to buy either console. Seriously this idea that they can't do it unless they do it on Sony's timetable is idiotic, plain and simple. Hell the reason Sony was successful in the first place was they made their own timetable they didn't sit around waiting for Nintendo to decide when the 'next gen' started.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Any Chance the NX will support 4K?

« on: April 06, 2016, 11:11:03 AM »

I would love for Nintendo to really go all in and make the best machine they can so there is no excuse then if it fails we will know that the truth is the world has moved on from Nintendo, and if it succeed we will know it was them being screwy all a long.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NX Rumors and Speculation Thread (#TeamButtons Wins Again!)

« on: April 05, 2016, 04:20:47 PM »

I haven't been keeping up with computers much but I thought they stopped getting faster and were focusing more on RAM and stuff like that maybe I am wrong.

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General Gaming / Re: PS 4 games that feel like Nintendo franchise games

« on: April 05, 2016, 10:40:44 AM »

I was tempted to just get Yoshi on the eshop last night but I prefer to buy physical disc copies of my games so I might see if there is one at the used game store nearby. I finished the demo of Unravel, it was more frustrating than fun. Relaxing is a good description but I don't want relaxing in a platformer, I want fast paced.

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General Gaming / Re: PS 4 games that feel like Nintendo franchise games

« on: April 04, 2016, 03:43:50 PM »

Maybe I will just get both then.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NX Rumors and Speculation Thread (#TeamButtons Wins Again!)

« on: April 04, 2016, 02:07:33 PM »

I am curious what rumors were like before Wii U was announced. I do remember reading up on Wii before it came out but then I think most of the focus was on speculating what the controller might be like and deciphering the "2-3 times as powerful" comments.

I don't remember what leaks were like and how accurate those predictions turned out being.

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TalkBack / Re: Super Mario World Review Revisit

« on: April 04, 2016, 10:52:51 AM »

I love Super Mario World, it is not just my favorite Mario game, but probably my favorite video game of all time.

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General Gaming / Re: PS 4 games that feel like Nintendo franchise games

« on: April 04, 2016, 10:50:17 AM »

I just tried the demo of Unravel, it was more frustrating than fun but it looked promising in the videos. If that game is anything like Yoshi's Woolly World it might have just sold me on that instead.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NX Rumors and Speculation Thread (#TeamButtons Wins Again!)

« on: April 04, 2016, 10:46:05 AM »

It wouldn't be 3 of the same console if Nintendo would get their **** together though, it would be Playstation and Nintendo, Xbox would go out of business in a world where Sony and Nintendo were both at their best.

There really isn't room in the console market for three similar consoles, hasn't ever been if you look at history, there is barely room for two similar consoles there has always been enough differences between the major players to tell them apart. Even SNES vs. Genesis are only similar on the surface, once you dig into their libraries and add-ons, marketing, gameplay approaches, they are as different as night and day. Sony and Nintendo are very similar it is Microsoft who is the odd man out, and if you are going to lump PC in with the major consoles well that is a fallacy on it's own as there is little difference between an Xbox console and a Windows PC in the first place. PS and Nintendo you always get true exclusives you won't find on PC but with Xbox chances are outside of a handful of games there is nothing on it that can't be had on a good PC.

Xbox sticks around because of live. This generation Sony has found a way to take that out of the equation so if Nintendo could scoop up the major 3rd party games and have their exclusives, plus get some Nintendo-esque Japanese exclusives they might have a chance taking Microsoft out of the picture entirely. It only takes ONE major mistake in this industry to wipe out all good will and Microsoft doesn't have any good will left to bank on, Nintendo still has their franchises that people can't live without. If they had a product that there was no excuse to not make games for and no excuse not to buy people will flock to it. One reason Playstation has done so well ever is just doing what people expect Nintendo to do.

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TalkBack / Re: My Nintendo Now Live Worldwide: Miitomo Launched As Well

« on: April 01, 2016, 09:56:34 AM »

What if you already own every first party Wii U game out? There isn't anything for me to purchase until NX comes out so no incentive for me to sign up right now if things will expire before I make the switch.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NX Rumors and Speculation Thread (#TeamButtons Wins Again!)

« on: April 01, 2016, 09:51:20 AM »

PS4 is already 3 years old, by the time NX launches that is more than half way, that is also further along than SNES was compared to Sega Genesis. If NX launches and it is LESS powerful or even JUST AS powerful it will fail period. It needs to shoot for a TRUE next gen benchmark that can do stuff PS4 can't and if that means selling at $350 or even $400 if the hardware and games justify it people will buy, Wii U is 4 years old, there is already a market of 4+ million Wii U owners ready to jump ship, that is enough to get a start and if they bring in some of the outliers on the fence then they will be doing fine. They do not need to beat PS4 they just need to be competitive and make a console people want to buy.


One or two "mature" or "hard core" games isn't going to cut it either, Game Cube had that it didn't work then. NX needs to do everything a PS4 does and play Mario, Zelda, DK, Smash Bros, Metroid, etc, and work without any major hitches. It needs to have the same or better version of the media apps, it needs to have a brand new Splatoon fully online with chat and all, ready to go at launch, not a day after.

They also need to get some partnerships going right now, Sega, Atlus, Capcom, Konami, anyone they can bribe, forget the indies they are not going to be the savior that Nintendo thinks. Being the "best" indie machine didn't mean squat for Wii U, it sure as hell won't matter for NX.


And above all else it needs a traditional controller standard, any add-ons or funky controllers either pack-in but completely optional or just sold separately and completely optional.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NX Rumors and Speculation Thread (#TeamButtons Wins Again!)

« on: March 31, 2016, 01:28:01 PM »

At this point though if it isn't more powerful than PS4 it either has to be a handheld or it is totally going to suck.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Star Fox: Zero Interest On This Forum

« on: March 30, 2016, 03:49:02 PM »

Having a button to activate the gyro is a pretty good idea.  Too often with motion controls I run into problems where the game thinks I wanted it to do something when I didn't and I guess I moved the controller without intending to.  It's funny that part of the marketing of motion controls was that they were intuitive but for me it was a steep learning curve.  After 20+ years of there being no concerns with moving controllers as I play you're suddenly telling me I have to keep the damn thing still.  Having some sort of button to say "okay I'm in motion control mode now" is an idea that seems incredibly obvious in hindsight.

Still the design approach to this games seems to be "incorporate motion controls and the second screen into the gameplay" and I don't put up with Miyamoto's post-senility infatuation with controller gimmicks anymore.  I would be very interested in a Star Fox game where the intentions are to just make a great Star Fox game and not try to "prove" the validity of controller features that the vast majority of the gaming population doesn't give a **** about.

And here's a weird thing - I'm suspicious of positive opinions about new Star Fox games.  The series has just gone so far off the deep end that the people that are still fans of it seem desperate to have it return to glory so it feels like they're going to cut each new game a lot more slack than they otherwise would to deceive themselves into thinking it's back to being good again.  I call this the Sonic Phenomenon as you'll note that with every new Sonic game that is completely ripped to shreds in reviews that the Sonic fanboys come out of the woodwork and defend it and act like the Sonic game du jour is a return-to-form for the series.  You can't believe a Sonic fan.  They want Sonic to be good again so badly that their opinion is tainted by their hope.  Same with Star Fox fans.  Some day it might be the same with Metroid fans (please NO!)  There is a difference between a good Star Fox game and a Star Fox game that just isn't as terrible as the worst entries in the series but I don't trust a really die hard Star Fox fan to differentiate.

So what constitutes a "good" Star Fox game? There have only been what, five games in the series? From what I can get reading your post it sounds like you disliked all but maybe one of them? It sounds to me like what you want is a complete remake of the first Star Fox game and nothing else am I right?

There isn't really much to go on so you have only four "true" Star Fox games if you separate Adventures into its own category that leaves a 50-50 split between the "good" and the "bad" except Star Fox 64 was nothing more than an upgraded remake of the SNES game so really there has only been one good Star Fox game by your logic. Damn. So basically all you want is Star Fox 64 remade in HD? I am also curious what makes the other two games "bad" in the first place?



Back on topic: I am very excited for this game, maybe more so than Zelda since we have plenty of Zelda to go around but so little Star Fox.

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General Gaming / Re: What is your most recent gaming purchase?

« on: March 30, 2016, 12:30:17 PM »

I just purchased Mega Man Legacy collection on PS4 and also Super Star Wars on PS4. Was looking at a couple other games but Sony hates my credit card so I choose not to give them any more money.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NX Rumors and Speculation Thread (#TeamButtons Wins Again!)

« on: March 30, 2016, 12:29:00 PM »

Someone is going to ask during that earnings call, and Nintendo may be more forthcoming due to the new fiscal year, downplaying all non-Amiibo performance and focusing on potentially viable revenue streams. However, I doubt we'll hear anything major regarding NX. Maybe some mildly less cryptic hints. A review of the fiscal year just isn't the forum for these types of bombshell announcements. If anything, the most interesting bits would be regarding theme parks, movies, and even mobile instead of NX.

I think there's a possibility of a pre-E3 Nintendo Direct in May to go over the remaining games on 3DS and Wii U (e.g. Paper Mario: Color Splash), all of which will be at E3 but ultimately overshadowed by NX and Zelda, inevitably also on NX. I doubt we see games until E3. Any NX details between now and E3 will likely be mentioned in interviews, and it'll be things we expect yet will discuss and speculate to death about like partnerships with AMD and Broadcom. Manage your expectations. Outside of leaks, we're not seeing actual hardware and software until E3.

Assuming Nintendo absolutely launches NX this year, it hasn't had this quick of a turnaround between unveiling and launching hardware before. We live in a different time now. The spread of information is a lot easier, and judging by how much attention those fake leaks got, the hype is real. Apple has announced and launched a new product in less time. Granted, Nintendo isn't Apple, but point being, it can be done.

I'd have to agree with this, and if I was guessing I would really speculate the first week or two of April to focus on Miitomo, as it comes out tomorrow here in the US. I'm pretty excited for it. Also, we (as Nintendo fans) have a ton of great content to keep us busy until E3. I'm probably most stoked about Miitomo, Bravely Default 2, and of course Star Fox Zero.

We are not all Nintendo fans, some , or (maybe many?)of us are video game fans, who happen to enjoy Nintendo games. Some of us own a console and not a handheld so I don't think people who are itching to hear about the next console are even slightly interested in what the handheld scene is doing. They are not now, nor have they ever been the same scene, despite some overlap.

I am pretty sure NX won't be fully revealed until E3, nobody should be expecting that, but I don't see why they can't talk about something NX related before then. I think they should mention something, even if it is vague, this week.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NX Rumors and Speculation Thread (#TeamButtons Wins Again!)

« on: March 29, 2016, 12:55:18 PM »

Well April first is just a few short days away, any chance there will be some real news then? Does Nintendo seriously think they can hold off until E3?

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Seriously, no Wii U is being discontinued thread?

« on: March 28, 2016, 03:13:56 PM »

If Nintendo seriously tries to drag out the end of the Wii U one more year, they might as well sell everything to Sony and just get out of the game because they will be finished. Even if they are still making money, the longer they wait the less relevant they will be.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NX Rumors and Speculation Thread (The rumor well is drying up! EDITION)

« on: March 22, 2016, 10:39:27 AM »

I can't comment on why GBA-GC failed because I ate it up, I loved it I had a GBA and cable and thought it was awesome so what do I know. I also really love the Wii U but I get why someone who keeps bringing up the SNES doesn't.

I guess that probably doesn't make my excitement for VR amount to much either except I do see a lot of hype around it, and it's not looking like just a gimmick this time it looks like the industry has figured out how to do it right and make it affordable, sure $399 is a lot for an add on but it's not like it will be at that price forever. I read an article that Move was created with VR in mind and that Sony has been taking incremental steps for decades to get where they are because that was what the industry needed. Wii was pretty close to VR minus the headset and it sold pretty well.

I would love to play Zelda, Metroid, Mario, Kirby, DK, all in VR and I hope Nintendo prepares for that. This round of VR is like the current round of 3D, everyone was ready for it but just waiting for the technology to catch up and we are finally there. It is going to be pricey at first but not so expensive people won't buy it. This round of VR will set up the next round which will be more affordable with all the bugs worked out. This is PS1 for VR, next gen will be PS2 for VR that is when it will really take off.

I also don't think Sony won this gen just by having a traditional controller their Dual Shock 4 is the most unconventional controller they have ever bundled with a console sure it feels similar enough to traditional but it's done some new things too.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NX Rumors and Speculation Thread (The rumor well is drying up! EDITION)

« on: March 21, 2016, 11:45:36 AM »

I am not sure Nintendo would be smart to release a controller that would absolutely not work with VR and not be gearing up for VR when that is where the industry appears to be heading. Sure this new round is going to be expensive and appeal mainly to enthusiasts but at least it is affordable this time compared to the 90's. Also it will help launch the next round which will be when it really kicks off. I see parallels to when CD technology was starting. The 90's VR, i.e. Virtual Boy, arcade machines, PC headsets, is similar to the Sega CD and all those other add-ons, the tech was there but not quite ready for market. I see this round as PS1 and Saturn, the tech is there and the industry and market are finally ready.


If Sony dominates with VR and Nintendo sits on the sidelines pushing touch screens then it will be worse than N64 ditching CD's for the C-stick. Ever since playing Super Mario 64 for the first time VR is what I always wanted to come next and with Wii motion controls I thought yes Nintendo is finally pushing for real VR and then they backtracked on motion controls and now think touch is the future I hope they get this figured out soon. That controller would be sweat for a handheld but not a console if there is any hope for it to support VR.

Bring on the NX news already Nintendo what are you all waiting for it's close to the end of March already.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: NWR Super Mario Maker Level Share Thread

« on: March 17, 2016, 01:24:28 PM »

I just got this game and it is amazing, super fun I love it to death. I haven't shared any levels yet though. I am planning on digging through this post hoping to find some fun levels soon. I should probably buy some more Amiibo to unlock stuff but for now I am just having fun making my own levels.

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TalkBack / Re: REPLAY: VHS is not dead (Wii U) Review

« on: March 17, 2016, 01:17:37 PM »

I was thinking about getting this game. I am turned off by all the text though I just want an old school platformer that is pick up and play. I don't like platformers that try to have a story, text, characters, just not that much fun still might pick this up though since the price is right.