Author Topic: Press conference next thursday, new games to be reveled? (Read 8155 times)

Fish · « **on:** August 04, 2003, 08:34:42 AM »

Linky

MEGATON!!!!!!!!!!!
POKEMON RPG!!!!!!!!!!
PILOTWINGS GC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If this ends up being some "Nintendo puzzle collection, part 2" I will shoot myself.

PIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

egman · « **Reply #1 on:** August 04, 2003, 09:36:38 AM »

With Mario 128 supposedly debuting this year in Japan, it would make sense to start showing it then. But lately, I have had a hard time figuring out Nintendo's future plans. I'll keep my expectations low because the last thing we need is another "MeGAt0n!!?!1".

BlkPaladin · « **Reply #2 on:** August 04, 2003, 10:09:31 AM »

Accually it may be games. Because it could be the announcment for Nintendo's online plans that they were going to announce "soon". And they usally don't announce an add-on with out any games, but I wouldn't expect anything new.

jmoe316 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 04, 2003, 10:37:19 AM »

Well I think it's going to be Mario 128. Why? Well like that guy said, if it is gonna come out at the end of the year in Japan, Nintendo has got to show something to get hype up. Although I think the game won't come out till Q1 2004. But my other reason I think it will be this game is that remember that leaked info/rumour about the game being 2D and shifting to 3D etc? Well usually when info like this is leaked to the public, it's close to Nintendo's announcement. So I think because that was leaked, Mario 128's revealing isn't too far ahead now.

BoB007 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 04, 2003, 10:37:40 AM »

Im sick of all this " Press confrence next _____ (<--- insert day there) new game(s) to be reveiled or BIG ANNOUNCEMENT to be made". It makes me want to burn things. >_<

Stimutacs Addict · « **Reply #5 on:** August 04, 2003, 11:20:49 AM »

yea i hate these things because there either never is a press conference, or it's just an announcement that Nintendo has sold more GameCubes than Microsoft has Xbox's (which should be a no-brainer, Xbox is bad in Japan.. its actually pretty sad that the gap between Nintendo and Microsoft is so small)

PIAC · « **Reply #6 on:** August 04, 2003, 08:08:21 PM »

wooooo another megaton

*continues playing super starwars on the snes waiting* damn jawas :\

it could be anything, but without trying to get hyped too much mario 128 is probably the best bet, other than that i can only think that it would be something totally new, i mean, what else is there to show us? more specifically what would be the point of holding a press conferance unless its something huge?

Termin8Anakin · « **Reply #7 on:** August 04, 2003, 08:27:30 PM »

MEGATON

!!!!!!!!!!

-_______-

I've heard this music..........
How the Nintendo community will gasp if this one actually bore fruit.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #8 on:** August 04, 2003, 10:29:06 PM »

Nintendo enters pr0n industry!!

meGt0n!!!

Mario · « **Reply #9 on:** August 05, 2003, 12:08:04 AM »

kirbys air ride connectivity details, unlocks a new hat

megaton! -__-

Termin8Anakin · « **Reply #10 on:** August 05, 2003, 01:30:07 AM »

hahaha.....

"Nintendo accepts same sex marriages - Mario and Bowser to Wed"

MEG@TON!!!

Ian Sane · « **Reply #11 on:** August 05, 2003, 07:14:12 AM »

I'm going to assume that this is nothing... because these stupid rumours ALWAYS seem to amount to nothing. Like someone said if there's even a press conference it very well might be something really lame. Sorry to be so negative but there's been too many rumours like this that have been total duds.

SuperLink666 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 05, 2003, 07:25:16 AM »

They aren't going announce new games for awhile.. there are too many coming out and they don't want people to want any more then they have announced already. Not too many people own more then 20 games for one system after its 5 year lifespan. I only owned 10 N64 games until gamecube was out and I found tons of cheap n64 games.

egman · « **Reply #13 on:** August 05, 2003, 08:01:41 AM »

That would be silly for Nintendo to think that way. The public at large felt Nintendo's E3 was the most dissappointing, so this is good time to redeem themselves. Nintendo has already mentioned the existence of Mario 128 and the possiblity that we would see it by the end of the year. At some point at time they need demonstrate that it's not vaporware or has been moved to the next Nintendo system. This conference presents a good oppurtunity to get the hype going.

I doubt the annoucements of some true heavy hitters from Nintendo will affect fall and holiday sales. With only a couple of games coming out this year from Ninteno's internal teams, people are anxious to know what EAD, R&D1, etc are doing for the GamCube--if the main teams are still doing GC development at all at this point.

Rhoq · « **Reply #14 on:** August 05, 2003, 08:29:48 AM »

IGN just posted an article about the shockingly poor GameCube sales of 80,000 units world-wide for the 2nd Quarter of 2003 (April, May June).

At the end of that article is this quote by gaming analyst Takeshi Tajima:

"We want to hear something new and specific from Nintendo on Thursday to tackle rivalry with Sony," Tajima said.

To read the full, but brief article Click Here

kennyb27 · « **Reply #15 on:** August 05, 2003, 08:44:59 AM »

Rhoq, correction on your statement: GameCube sold 800,000; not 80,000. A typo, I'm sure.

And to quote a separate part of the article:

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata on Thursday will discuss the firm's business strategy and analysts are hopeful that he'll also outline the company's plan to battle rival Sony's recently announced PSP handheld, which is scheduled to launch at the end of next year.

So all they could be revealing at the press conference is an outline of a future GBA SP price cut or hype the GBA SP some more. Don't get your hopes up.

Rhoq · « **Reply #16 on:** August 05, 2003, 09:43:19 AM »

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Originally posted by: kennyb27
Rhoq, correction on your statement: GameCube sold 800,000; not 80,000. A typo, I'm sure.

Yes. Thanks for clearing that up for me

Rhoq · « **Reply #17 on:** August 05, 2003, 09:48:11 AM »

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Originally posted by: kennyb27
So all they could be revealing at the press conference is an outline of a future GBA SP price cut or hype the GBA SP some more. Don't get your hopes up.

Excellent point. I wouldn't read too much into the Nintendo press conference. 9 times out of ten, these things usually turn out to be a huge disappointment for those who anxiously await the Megaton announcement, that never existed to begin with.

But then again...Nintendo also knows that the general feeling is that they failed to meet many expections at this year's E3 a few months back. They could use this Press Conference as an opportunity to deliver some long awaited and overdue surprises.

I'm interested in reading a detail of Thursday's events after the press conference, but I will not hold my breath for any major or groundbreaking announcements.

Nintendo Gamecube · « **Reply #18 on:** August 05, 2003, 10:14:11 AM »

Why not just wait two days for the announcement instead of getting your hopes up for another disappointment....oh wait, that would be the logical thing to do.

BlkPaladin · « **Reply #19 on:** August 05, 2003, 11:53:15 AM »

Accually it wouldn't be something to hype the SP since its the Gamecube sales they are worried about.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #20 on:** August 05, 2003, 12:12:56 PM »

No GamCuib meGt0n? GbA meGt0n!

BANZAI!

kennyb27 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 05, 2003, 01:57:08 PM »

BlkPaladin, the reason I said it would be to hype the SP was because in the IGN article, it says,

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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata on Thursday will discuss the firm's business strategy and analysts are hopeful that he'll also outline the company's plan to battle rival Sony's recently announced PSP handheld, which is scheduled to launch at the end of next year.

Obviously, the analysts expect them to comment on the PSP. Which would, of course, lead to mentioning of the GBA.

Smadte · « **Reply #22 on:** August 05, 2003, 05:22:56 PM »

Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony need to merge together to make one machine and make games fun again ... Just think: SNES 2.

Competition between machines worsens the overall quality of games that are produced today. If every developer could focus on just one machine, good things would definitely happen.

Wishful thinking, of course.

Mario · « **Reply #23 on:** August 05, 2003, 05:27:21 PM »

EDIT: nevermind

joeamis · « **Reply #24 on:** August 05, 2003, 06:45:49 PM »

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Originally posted by: Smadte

Competition between machines worsens the overall quality of games that are produced today.

?!!??!?!?!?!?!??!??! okay, I'll pretend I didn't read that....

on another note: they put the quote: "We want to hear something new and specific from Nintendo on Thursday to tackle rivalry with Sony," Tajima said.

right after they say: Nintendo president Satoru Iwata on Thursday will discuss the firm's business strategy and analysts are hopeful that he'll also outline the company's plan to battle rival Sony's recently announced PSP handheld, which is scheduled to launch at the end of next year.

so, that quote has to do with them wanting to hear something new from Ninty in regard to the PSP,
will it be about GBA then? I hope not, if they want to rival the PSP, I hope its GBA2...but knowing Ninty that's unlikely. Proves to be interesting, I look forward to the details regarding the conference.

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Author Topic: Press conference next thursday, new games to be reveled? (Read 8155 times)