Author Topic: Reggie Regginates Rockstar? (Read 9148 times)

Smash_Brother · « **on:** December 19, 2006, 04:55:05 AM »

Looks like it...

Sorry if this is somewhat old news (don't recall seeing it), but it sounds like Reggie spoke to Rockstar personally in an effort to get GTA brought to the Wii.

If this is true, this will at long last stamp out the residual "Nintendo is teh kiddé, LOLOL!!!!" sentiment which Sony and MS always tried to label them with.

UncleBob · « **Reply #1 on:** December 19, 2006, 04:57:41 AM »

Well, it was more that SEGA tried to label them with it.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 19, 2006, 05:01:12 AM »

This is somewhat old news, SB. It was recently brought back by Go Nintendo because someone re-printed the news story.

I don't care much for the GTA franchise, but this will bode well for the Wii.

JonLeung · « **Reply #3 on:** December 19, 2006, 05:10:16 AM »

It is old. I was thinking (hoping?) that this topic was further confirmation.

I don't particularly care much for Rockstar myself (GTA III was one of the few games I actually grew tired of on the PC) but I can kind of understand the appeal and would like it if other people could play Rockstar's kind of games on the Wii even if I don't.

Their table tennis game would be better on the Wii with real table tennis motions, though for some reason I get the feeling that the simpler one in Wii Play could even outsell a possible Wii version of their table tennis game...which might turn Rockstar off...

ReverendNoahWhateley · « **Reply #4 on:** December 19, 2006, 10:51:39 AM »

Frankly, I consider a lack of GTA games a badge of honor.

Majora · « **Reply #5 on:** December 19, 2006, 11:51:22 PM »

GTA games are very fun... for a while

Besides, GTA on Wii, sells consoles, console sales recruit 3rd party developers, more developers, more games... lol, but we all know that. Hope it happens.

Nick DiMola · « **Reply #6 on:** December 20, 2006, 01:24:58 AM »

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Originally posted by: ReverendNoahWhateley
Frankly, I consider a lack of GTA games a badge of honor.

I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with you there. There is no badge of honor, it's more like Nintendo is the fat kid on a school yard who didn't get picked to play kickball. GTA or any other majorly popular game, regardless of content, that comes to your system is a blessing. Like Majora states above, there is a significant chain of events that occur as a result of bringing on a GTA game.

It is elitist BS like this statement that keeps the Nintendo fanboy image in people's minds. Our system is not "too good" for a GTA game, that is flat out arrogance.

ryancoke · « **Reply #7 on:** December 20, 2006, 02:49:11 AM »

I would love to see GTA on Wii. As a semi-former PS2 fanboy I couldn't get enough of the series. The only one I haven't played and loved was Vice City Stories for PSP. If they do bring GTA to the Wii I just hope it's not a port of one of the previous games. And I hope it's not "mortal-kombatized" (That's a rib at MK on SNES in case you don't get it)

couchmonkey · « **Reply #8 on:** December 20, 2006, 03:10:54 AM »

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Originally posted by: ryancoke
I would love to see GTA on Wii. As a semi-former PS2 fanboy I couldn't get enough of the series. The only one I haven't played and loved was Vice City Stories for PSP. If they do bring GTA to the Wii I just hope it's not a port of one of the previous games. And I hope it's not "mortal-kombatized" (That's a rib at MK on SNES in case you don't get it)

It's a testament to what a big deal that Mortal Kombat fiasco was that people still think Nintendo might be censoring games after all these years. Granted, Nintendo hasn't had anything quite like GTA on a home console, but at the very least consider that BMX XXX was censored on PS2 and not GameCube. Times have changed!

JonLeung · « **Reply #9 on:** December 20, 2006, 03:47:53 AM »

From what I heard, BMX XXX was crap anyway.

Most M-rated games that focus on gratuitousness (language, sex, violence) are crap. (Even I dislike Conker's Bad Fur Day, at least in comparison to the Rare's less-linear, more-stuff-to-collect N64 adventures that didn't seem to take as long to develop.) Immature is more accurate.

GTA (especially III) was a big deal at the time, but it was one of the first "sandbox" games that really hit it off. The option to be bad was there, snipe random people, have a prostitute restore your health, etc., which is what the big deal was, I guess. Then there was that whole San Andreas "Hot Coffee" thing but for the most part its peak (in controversy and even popularity. I'd wager) has passed. I've played some of III, I'm guessing that the GTA games since then have added a lot of features, so it doesn't fall automatically into my M-rated-for-gratuitousness-so-it-must-be-crap filter. (And I know San Andreas is now AO but whatever.)

And even if it was/is crap, well, it's crap that sells. We may like to think Nintendo has higher standards than the competition but, and Reggie's interest confirms this - they aren't too high and mighty to pass up a franchise with the selling power of GTA.

(Doesn't GTA stand for "Greater Toronto Area"? Do non-gaming people living in Ontario get confused when people say "GTA's so violent!"?)

ryancoke · « **Reply #10 on:** December 20, 2006, 05:36:30 AM »

It've noticed that most games that concentrate on shock value rather than fun usually turn out to be crap. BMX XXX is the perfect example. If Matt Hoffman got it on with a Stripper with an IQ of 35, BMX XXX would be their love child. The game is just that retarded. GTA is the exception because it's violent but only as violent as you want it to be. I mean there's no options for not killing anybody or blowing stuff up but at least you can spare non-badguys from carnage. I like how the Metal Gear Solid games reward you for not killing anbody. I think there should be more games like that.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #11 on:** December 20, 2006, 06:35:36 AM »

From what I heard the aiming in the console versions of GTA 3+ was pretty problematic while the aiming in the PC version was good. I think this series would benefit from the Wii.

couchmonkey · « **Reply #12 on:** December 20, 2006, 07:04:55 AM »

Of course, the response is "BMX XXX sucks"...but that wasn't my point. The point is that Nintendo doesn't really care about censoring stuff anymore, and also it's pretty amazing/spooky that the Mortal Kombat fiasco still makes people wonder that about Nintendo after all these years.

Overall I think this would be a big win for Nintendo, but I don't really care about the series myself.

Link_ · « **Reply #13 on:** December 20, 2006, 07:09:56 AM »

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Originally posted by: ReverendNoahWhateley
Frankly, I consider a lack of GTA games a badge of honor.

I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with you there. There is no badge of honor, it's more like Nintendo is the fat kid on a school yard who didn't get picked to play kickball. GTA or any other majorly popular game, regardless of content, that comes to your system is a blessing. Like Majora states above, there is a significant chain of events that occur as a result of bringing on a GTA game.

It is elitist BS like this statement that keeps the Nintendo fanboy image in people's minds. Our system is not "too good" for a GTA game, that is flat out arrogance.

i dont see it like that,i see it more like GTA playing kids want to be so "cool" that they need need to feel they are doing some "bad stuff" to belong to this little low grade bunch in school.

Link_ · « **Reply #14 on:** December 20, 2006, 07:11:43 AM »

so what,a bunch of "radical kids" may go in masses to buy the game,as a money point of view is ok,but the game still crap for me. bring me any mario game anytime

Kairon · « **Reply #15 on:** December 20, 2006, 08:47:59 AM »

Well, REGARDLESS of a lot of GTA players, the games really are wonderful titles that I wouldn't mind exploring, in terms of design, content, and social satire. Afterall, this is DMA we're talking about, just because they've been renamed to "Rockstar North" doesn't mean that I've lost interest in their unique brand of games.

Actually, back in 2000, I was personally eyeing DMA as one of the few companies I saw as worth the trouble of Nintendo appropriating as a second party. This is pre GTA too.

~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #16 on:** December 20, 2006, 08:50:23 AM »

Not a GTA fan, but the support can only mean good things for the system.

Madcat221 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 20, 2006, 03:26:22 PM »

Proof that Ninty's loosened up:

Midna, a NINTENDO CREATED CHARACTER, is (technically) topless when her true form is revealed.

TrueNerd · « **Reply #18 on:** December 20, 2006, 05:36:20 PM »

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Originally posted by: Kairon
Well, REGARDLESS of a lot of GTA players, the games really are wonderful titles that I wouldn't mind exploring, in terms of design, content, and social satire. Afterall, this is DMA we're talking about, just because they've been renamed to "Rockstar North" doesn't mean that I've lost interest in their unique brand of games.

Actually, back in 2000, I was personally eyeing DMA as one of the few companies I saw as worth the trouble of Nintendo appropriating as a second party. This is pre GTA too.

~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

DMA developed the SNES sleeper hit Uniracers, correct? DMA aka Rockstar North = More then a one trick pony.

By the way, Uniracers NEEDS to be released on the Virtual Console. Nintendo published it and that definitely needs to happen.

IceCold · « **Reply #19 on:** December 20, 2006, 07:00:29 PM »

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Midna, a NINTENDO CREATED CHARACTER, is (technically) topless when her true form is revealed

Pssh, what about the Great Fairy in OoT? And the end of all of the Metroid games.. They even dirtified Peach in Strikers.

couchmonkey · « **Reply #20 on:** December 21, 2006, 01:53:42 AM »

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Originally posted by: TrueNerd
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Originally posted by: Kairon
Well, REGARDLESS of a lot of GTA players, the games really are wonderful titles that I wouldn't mind exploring, in terms of design, content, and social satire. Afterall, this is DMA we're talking about, just because they've been renamed to "Rockstar North" doesn't mean that I've lost interest in their unique brand of games.

Actually, back in 2000, I was personally eyeing DMA as one of the few companies I saw as worth the trouble of Nintendo appropriating as a second party. This is pre GTA too.

~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
DMA developed the SNES sleeper hit Uniracers, correct? DMA aka Rockstar North = More then a one trick pony.

By the way, Uniracers NEEDS to be released on the Virtual Console. Nintendo published it and that definitely needs to happen.

I know it's just my anti-violence bias speaking, but I feel like DMA has been restricted since Grand Theft Auto hit the big time. It's all sequels to Grand Theft Auto, plus Manhunt (apparently they aren't even responsible for "Bully"?). That's disappointing compared to the old days when they developed Lemmings, Uniracers, Space Station: Silicon Valley and Body Harvest.

Granted, Body Harvest and SS: Silicon Valley share a lot of basic concepts with GTA. The Wikipedia entry on Rockstar North is fun - apparently an N64 version of Grand Theft Auto I was once in the works.

ryancoke · « **Reply #21 on:** December 21, 2006, 02:27:18 AM »

Manhunt was a sweet game. Definately not for the kiddies.

The Omen · « **Reply #22 on:** March 01, 2007, 04:25:35 PM »

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Manhunt was a sweet game. Definately not for the kiddies.

Hmm, I wonder if they would ever make a sequel?:-p

couchmonkey · « **Reply #23 on:** March 02, 2007, 02:56:08 AM »

It would totally wind up on Xbox 360 and PS3.

ryancoke · « **Reply #24 on:** March 02, 2007, 03:09:35 AM »

I wouldn't be surprised if manhunt 2 came out for 360/PS3 later on. the'll probably see how it does on the PS2 and Wii first.

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