Author Topic: Reuters: Sega has very high expectations for Mario an Sonic Olympics game (Read 30914 times)

Kairon · « **Reply #75 on:** November 14, 2007, 01:15:55 PM »

I think I'm getting beefier... I played my arms to hell with M & S but I didn't have the oh-my-god-kill-me-now soreness that I experienced a few days after the Wii came out... hehe...

As for the release date, Sega had BETTER give this game a renewed marketting push during the Olympic games... grrr....

Mario · « **Reply #76 on:** November 14, 2007, 05:19:08 PM »

Word of mouth will keep this selling well until then

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Fencing I'm still not to keen on it. Mainly its because its too easy. I can win by doing this:
BACK-BACK-FORWARD-STAB STAB

I imagine fencing wouldn't be that good single player, but it's awesome multiplayer.

Mario · « **Reply #77 on:** November 17, 2007, 05:59:56 PM »

Hey guys can someone tell me if there's anything that needs to be unlocked in this game or if I can just buy it and straight away enjoy all the sports in multiplayer.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #78 on:** November 17, 2007, 06:05:15 PM »

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Hey guys can someone tell me if there's anything that needs to be unlocked in this game or if I can just buy it and straight away enjoy all the sports in multiplayer.

You unlock events, as well as the dream events, by completing the circuits in "circuit mode". You don't have to finish in first place to get anything, just finish the circuit in 1st, 2nd or 3rd place.

Mario · « **Reply #79 on:** November 22, 2007, 01:08:38 PM »

Finally got this game the day of its AUS release and it's already my favourite game on Wii. I'm convinced 4 player Olympics is the greatest fun you can possibly have with a piece of entertainment software. I love getting physical, though I can see why it's not for everyone (fatties). 9 hours playtime yesterday has me buggered, and now i'm stuck and can't get top 3 in one of the 100m sprints in Circuit Mode, i'll need some good rest before having another crack at that.

Archery is a nice surprise with its innovative controls, it's not just point and shoot. Very technical. Table Tennis is awesome because the controls are similar to Wii Tennis. This game is jam packed with so much, I only just noticed the mini-games in the trivia section. Unlocked some of the dream events and they seem pretty gimmicky to me even though they are very cool.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #80 on:** November 22, 2007, 04:09:39 PM »

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Originally posted by: Mario
Finally got this game the day of its AUS release and it's already my favourite game on Wii. I'm convinced 4 player Olympics is the greatest fun you can possibly have with a piece of entertainment software. I love getting physical, though I can see why it's not for everyone (fatties). 9 hours playtime yesterday has me buggered, and now i'm stuck and can't get top 3 in one of the 100m sprints in Circuit Mode, i'll need some good rest before having another crack at that.

Archery is a nice surprise with its innovative controls, it's not just point and shoot. Very technical. Table Tennis is awesome because the controls are similar to Wii Tennis. This game is jam packed with so much, I only just noticed the mini-games in the trivia section. Unlocked some of the dream events and they seem pretty gimmicky to me even though they are very cool.

Just as you posted this IGN AUS posted their review of the game and they hated it! They were annoyed by the fact that you unlock events by playing circuit mode and "just didn't have fun playing it".

IceCold · « **Reply #81 on:** November 22, 2007, 04:14:38 PM »

Huh, I guess I'll have to rent it.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #82 on:** November 22, 2007, 04:33:44 PM »

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Originally posted by: IceCold
Huh, I guess I'll have to rent it.

I recommend a rent. Just don't ignore it simply because it ain't getting a ton of press. You might be pleasantly surprised.

Mario · « **Reply #83 on:** November 22, 2007, 06:44:12 PM »

That review is a complete joke, it sounds like a 5th grade lunch conversation and they dont even get the FACTS right.

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There are just so many control missteps here. Why do we have to hold A while we twirl the Wiimote during the Hammer Throw, but press B to release it?

You don't have to hold A at all, just press it once to signal you are ready. Wow.

WTF has happened to gaming journalism? It's outright atrocious when you can get more reliable impressions from a GameFAQs poster. This crap shouldn't be taken lightly, they are making the industry look like a joke.

Infernal Monkey · « **Reply #84 on:** November 22, 2007, 07:31:03 PM »

No surprise considering IGN Australia is run by the same rejects that have written for Hyper magazine. This game is amazing.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #85 on:** December 26, 2007, 05:42:28 AM »

Sorry for bumping this thread but I just wanted to say how HAPPY I am that Mario & Sonic is doing extremely well all over the world. Hell, even Japan, which pretty much ignored it back when it was released, is eating the game up.

Its great that a solid game is finally getting the recognition it deserves.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #86 on:** December 26, 2007, 08:50:04 AM »

All people know is Mario & Sonic are on the cover. That's why it sells.

Because Nintendo has destroyed gaming and the hardcore has drowned, and gaming press is ignored, the market has reverted back to in-store book-cover-impressions as the major sale factor.

Kairon · « **Reply #87 on:** December 26, 2007, 09:21:28 AM »

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Originally posted by: pap64
Sorry for bumping this thread but I just wanted to say how HAPPY I am that Mario & Sonic is doing extremely well all over the world. Hell, even Japan, which pretty much ignored it back when it was released, is eating the game up.

Its great that a solid game is finally getting the recognition it deserves.

I still don't believe that it'll hit the 4 million mark that Sega predicted, but I'm no longer worried that it'll be an embarassing bomb. Here's hoping for a mid-summer 2008 Olympics sales rebirth!

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #88 on:** December 26, 2007, 09:24:43 AM »

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Originally posted by: Professional 666
All people know is Mario & Sonic are on the cover. That's why it sells.

Because Nintendo has destroyed gaming and the hardcore has drowned, and gaming press is ignored, the market has reverted back to in-store book-cover-impressions as the major sale factor.

As sarcastic and cynical as that was it ain't that far from the truth. I know that Gamestop employees have been selling the game to parents like crazy. Its being suggested as a major holiday title.

And Kairon, I don't believe it will sell 4 million either but the game is far from a bomb.

Kairon · « **Reply #89 on:** December 26, 2007, 09:41:20 AM »

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Originally posted by: Professional 666
All people know is Mario & Sonic are on the cover. That's why it sells.

This is a good thing. I'm sure that Sega is breathing a HUGE sigh of relief that their once-supreme blue hedgehog mascot is NOT the videogame quality and sales anathema gamers have been making him out to be lately.

Kairon · « **Reply #90 on:** January 01, 2008, 07:02:46 PM »

First major disappointment with this game: it's waaay too complicated and challenging for my 6 year cousins to understand and do well in. We just popped in Wii Sports instead. Their father was soooo disappointed that I DIDN'T own Wii Play. They own it and love it... they said it was a better game than what I had brought! T_T

ReverendNoahWhateley · « **Reply #91 on:** January 01, 2008, 08:12:02 PM »

To be honest, some of the games are too complicated and disorienting for my taste. It's still fun, for the most part, and I'll keep it because it still feels surreal to have Mario and Sonic in a game together. I do feel kinda guilty for recognizing Knuckles Chaotix characters, though. I should have absolutely no idea who that Kremling guy is supposed to be. So many wasted years...

NWR_insanolord · « **Reply #92 on:** January 02, 2008, 01:47:24 AM »

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Originally posted by: Kairon
First major disappointment with this game: it's waaay too complicated and challenging for my 6 year cousins to understand and do well in. We just popped in Wii Sports instead. Their father was soooo disappointed that I DIDN'T own Wii Play. They own it and love it... they said it was a better game than what I had brought! T_T

Maybe Pro is right, maybe Nintendo is destroying gaming.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #93 on:** January 02, 2008, 07:25:24 AM »

I am Nostradamoose.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #94 on:** January 02, 2008, 03:42:44 PM »

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Originally posted by: Kairon
First major disappointment with this game: it's waaay too complicated and challenging for my 6 year cousins to understand and do well in. We just popped in Wii Sports instead. Their father was soooo disappointed that I DIDN'T own Wii Play. They own it and love it... they said it was a better game than what I had brought! T_T

Wow...I know the game has some tricky controls (especially the archery game), but come on! My nephew, niece and their friends have played the game and understood it just fine.

Most of it is waggle anyway, so again, I don't understand what the big deal was...

Mario · « **Reply #95 on:** January 02, 2008, 11:28:25 PM »

Really, your cousins sound like retards Kairon.

Kairon · « **Reply #96 on:** January 03, 2008, 07:09:48 AM »

They're 6 year olds for gosh sakes. And I couldn't figure out how to turn the computers OFF, so it wasn't just that the controls were hard, but that the GAME was telling us we sucked EVERYTIME because the computers would ZIP RIGHT BY THEM MERCILESSLY.

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UncleBob · « **Reply #97 on:** March 05, 2008, 12:38:43 PM »

http://kotaku.com/364061/mario--sonic-sells-five-million
5 Million copies?

Not quite the 8+ Million that Halo 3 did... but that's pretty respectable, right?

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #98 on:** March 05, 2008, 01:13:05 PM »

Quote from: UncleBob on March 05, 2008, 12:38:43 PM

http://kotaku.com/364061/mario--sonic-sells-five-million
5 Million copies?

Not quite the 8+ Million that Halo 3 did... but that's pretty respectable, right?

5 million for a collection of mini-games? Ya that is good. I didn't even buy that game.

Nick DiMola · « **Reply #99 on:** March 05, 2008, 01:50:46 PM »

Who would've figured that Mario + Sonic = Win.

It doesn't even have to be good (not making a judgment, I haven't even played it), just the fact that it has both of them in it is enough to move product.

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Author Topic: Reuters: Sega has very high expectations for Mario an Sonic Olympics game (Read 30914 times)