Author Topic: NOAus rules (Read 23263 times)

PIAC · « **Reply #75 on:** November 09, 2003, 09:36:49 PM »

you're not missing out on much if you don't get the steering wheel

thats a pretty good idea, the pricepoint of THUG, True Crime and Batman, but won't really achieve much unless they advertise that fact, casual gamers don't really check out titles of consoles they don't own, given they are usually pretty close minded, especially idiotic australians -_-

cml · « **Reply #76 on:** November 09, 2003, 10:05:55 PM »

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you're not missing out on much if you don't get the steering wheel , thats a pretty good idea, but won't really achieve much unless they advertise that fact

There isn't really a need for EB to advertise the deal anymore than they currently are, and I would bet that most stores will have long since been out of stock of the steering wheels. Most likely the deal came about because a purchaser at EB bought a heap of the wheels at a cheap price, they never sold, so EB decided to clear out their warehouse by practically giving them away with Mario Kart. It's got nothing to do with Nintendo Australia. It against their interests to make deals with specific retailers.

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Originally posted by: PIAC
casual gamers don't really check out titles of consoles they don't own, given they are usually pretty close minded, especially idiotic australians -_-

Sigh. No prizes for guessing which country you're from.

Chris.

PIAC · « **Reply #77 on:** November 09, 2003, 10:34:35 PM »

perhaps i should have punctuated properly, i ment the $70 for THUG and True Crime, and advertising that fact, to attract gamers to your (Nintendo's) console.

if you guessed im from australia, then you would be a winner

, born in Frankston Hospital Victoria, raised in Newcastle, currently residing in Brisbane Queensland. your move.

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City:    brisbane
Province/State:    Other
Country:    Australia

from my profile

also for further proof you could check my extensive posts in the aussie thread, or i could take a photo of my room containing my aussie flag (other photos and such can be seen at http://www.jaran.de/piac )

oohhboy · « **Reply #78 on:** November 10, 2003, 12:30:51 AM »

That is $70 AUSD? So that is about 100 NSD? Not bad but can be better. F0 GX here goes for a fat 130NZD. Other games 140. lowest 100. Turok is still selling fresh for 120. GBA Average 80 to 100 NZD. Madness. Since purchasing Perfect Dark a couple year ago I have only purchased "one" new game fresh off the plane ever. Everything else for the N64 is second and some of the GBA games are Second and all the GC and the rest of the GBA games are import. In my last package I got for 300 NZD, Ikaruga, F0 GX, VJ and AW2, oh yeah throw in the Rebel Strike bonus disc. If I was to get those games here I would only have 2 of them. Thats right only two games. All the games I got in were fresh, not second. NoAUS has to do alot better to get me to buy locally or even consider it. the prices are simply not competive and yes some of the blame could be brought on by the NZDs exchange rate agaisnt the US, but it is on bloody excuse to pay 100 for a GBA game nor 130 on average for a GC game.

NoAUS can so far go and distend thier own asses enough to give birth with each other heads for all I care. I can also say the same for all the other consoles out there. Over-priced, delayed, lacking freebies. I am sticking to my way. the importing way.

Hybrid Hunter · « **Reply #79 on:** November 10, 2003, 01:13:13 AM »

$70 only eh? Thats so cool, and $50 for Batman?
Looks like i'll get it.
I haven't seen any Nintendo commercials either, i've only seen them for Soul Caliber 2, if that $10 milliion went to that only man, what a waste!

akdaman1 · « **Reply #80 on:** November 10, 2003, 08:00:05 AM »

I have seen the steering wheel advertised...when you walk in to EB they have little cards around the place explaining the deal.

PIAC · « **Reply #81 on:** November 10, 2003, 08:06:45 AM »

-___- i wasn't talking about the steering wheel being advertised, i was talking about the pricepoint on T.H.U.G. True Crime and Batman.

advertising Maroi Kart would be a good idea though...

akdaman1 · « **Reply #82 on:** November 10, 2003, 06:10:21 PM »

Well if every third party game was gonna be previewed then T.V would be full of game advertisements...its not nintendos job to advertise third party games as well..its the publishers..isnt it?

PIAC · « **Reply #83 on:** November 10, 2003, 07:58:10 PM »

well if what cml said is true, that Nintendo Australia are subsidizing the costs of THUG etc then they are attempting to help the game sell better on the gamecube, and thus advertising or atleast helping with the advertising also would be bennificial, it's no good NAL pumping money into these games if they don't see the returns on the investment.

akdaman1 · « **Reply #84 on:** November 11, 2003, 07:59:35 AM »

True...but they have improved way better..releases are much closer together..I have seen many of those "time to uptade your gaming , Gamecube now only 199.00' commercials.

PIAC · « **Reply #85 on:** November 11, 2003, 08:17:50 AM »

SOME releases are much closer togeather, SOME! not all of them! you can't just lay a blanket statement like that down because the fact is not everything out in the US is out here a week later, two glaring examples are Mario Golf and Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland for GBA. oh and Tactics Ogre Knights of Lodis. i say NAL is about the same as it has allways been, perhaps a marginal improvement, but nothing to be excited about.

those $199 adverts are good, but they need game adverts to compliment them, why would people buy a system unless it had games acompanying it they wanted to play? i know for a fact most australian gamers are pretty ignorant, for example one guy at work was saying he had a ps2 etc etc but didn't want any of 'those stupid japanese games' i said to him 'i'm playing my gameboy go away' it's that sort of gamer Nintendo will have difficulty attracting, and in my expiriance they make up the bulk of the console gaming public here, and most PC fanboys you will never win over.

akdaman1 · « **Reply #86 on:** November 11, 2003, 06:23:12 PM »

Well thats the name of the topic...NAL improving..BTW i am pissed at Ign..they rated mario kart a 7.9 and said it was too kiddy.

Jayman450 · « **Reply #87 on:** November 11, 2003, 06:51:41 PM »

Well, after the IGN review I might hold off on getting it and see what you people think. There are other games I could buy if it's not up to scratch.

PIAC · « **Reply #88 on:** November 11, 2003, 07:05:46 PM »

well i've had it pre-ordered since the 5th/8th, so i'll drop my impressions here on friday, but i'm not talking IGN's review seriously at all, they did a head to head with Mario Kart 64, and allthough brief (one page) Mario Kart Double Dash was the clear winner, and then turn around and give DD 7.9? yeah that makes sence Sega Soccer Slam scored higher than Double Dash, anyway, i can't really be bothered reiterating my thoughts on the review here, all i can say is don't gauge your oppinion on just Fran's review, read numerous ones, find a reviewer that best suits your tastes, and if all else fails hire it/borrow it.

cheers69 · « **Reply #89 on:** November 11, 2003, 07:17:59 PM »

it doesnt look much different from mk64 at all, if its poo its goin st8 back , I 4 one have been highly dissapointed in miyamotos games on the gamecube he needs to start getting away from those horrible n64 graphics.

PIAC · « **Reply #90 on:** November 11, 2003, 07:26:29 PM »

sure doesn't *jumps in character exclusive kart with an extra character then fires a character exclusive weapon at friend playing via LAN @ 60fps* OH WAIT THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN ON THE n64 VERSION!

better go buy an xbawx, that ensures you don't have horrible n64 graphics, or even bet, how about you get a brain?! CEREBELLUM'D

cheers69 · « **Reply #91 on:** November 11, 2003, 08:37:40 PM »

yer piac maybe if we could get a hold of a BBA in australia it might be different and split screen on LAN only runs at 30fps.

PIAC · « **Reply #92 on:** November 11, 2003, 08:59:22 PM »

bba availability would improve the n64esque graphics? yeah that makes sence. 30 fps > 12 or so fps for the n64 version, i'm still right, you are wrong.

congratulations on your first and second longest posts though, breaking the 5 word mark must feel quite unfamiliar to you.

Berto2K · « **Reply #93 on:** November 11, 2003, 11:37:58 PM »

Not to mention in the head to head, they said that MKDD ran at 60 fps in single and multiplayer. Fran contradicts himself and the head to head quite a few times in this so called review. The feedback thread on it on their forums has over 730 posts.

Aussie Ben PGC · « **Reply #94 on:** November 12, 2003, 12:16:13 AM »

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Well, after the IGN review I might hold off on getting it and see what you people think. There are other games I could buy if it's not up to scratch.

Bleh - if reviews were my be-all and end-all, I wouldn't have played Mischief Makers, Tetrisphere, Mole Mania, Kirby 64, Vib-Ribbon, or any of the Mega Man Battle Network series.

And if I only counted on IGN for my gaming decisions, I wouldn't have played a single Rare game.

And that would just be sinful. I can't imagine life without Diddy Kong Racing. Or Banjo-Kazooie. Or Conker's Pocket Tales, which has the most insane villain in a video game ever.

"IF YOU DON'T BEAT HONKER THE SKUNK IN THIS BOAT RACE, I'LL KILL BERRI!!!!"
15 tries later...
"OH HO HO! YOU DIDN'T DO SO GOOD! TRY AGAIN, OR I'LL...KILL BERRI!"

I love Evil Acorn's empty threats.

akdaman1 · « **Reply #95 on:** November 12, 2003, 08:09:24 AM »

Well MK DD is on an avrage of 91.6 with 7 reviewers...so Ign seem like they are the only ones that hate it.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #96 on:** November 12, 2003, 08:13:14 AM »

Fran: Dur!11 M4R!0 C4Rt !$ t3H sU><0Rs Bc4u$e th33r n0 C4rT $k!n$!11111

cheers69 · « **Reply #97 on:** November 12, 2003, 12:06:52 PM »

yer double dash will be good but its not really ground breaking graphics for gameplay, a few little addons will make it better but who has a bba in australia PIAC? i bet u dont have 8 friends with a cube so u can lan. 2 cubes with 6 players = 30fps on LAN thats all im saying.

30fps is ok tho better than 10

Shift Key · « **Reply #98 on:** November 12, 2003, 04:21:16 PM »

Bleh, the only reason I'd go for LAN at the moment is for multiple Cubes, but I'll put up with split-screen for now. I've been able to live with it since Super Mario Kart anyways.

And anyway, how would the screen-cheats survive with LAN?

PIAC: cheers is more right I'm afraid. LAN mode only runs on 30fps, but single and multi on one GC runs at 60fps.
I'm even less tempted by that. Co-op only really works in FPS when you turn friendly fire off!

DANCE RUMMY DANCE *shoots feet of friend* MWAHAHAHA!

Oh yeah, NOAus aren't improving. The fact that a game has been released here FIRST is rare. But it's only one game. And I don't seem to be bogged down with games either at the moment, so

for them for now.

Mario · « **Reply #99 on:** November 12, 2003, 04:33:02 PM »

Still havent seen ONE commercial for any upcoming game.

Nice strategy Nintendo Australia, just wait until everyone has bought every single non-gamecube game that exists, then hopefully when they have no more games to buy they will have to buy a GC game, A WINNER IS THE GENIOUSES AT NAL

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Author Topic: NOAus rules (Read 23263 times)