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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Resident Evil 4 Wiimake on Gamestop's database
« on: March 29, 2007, 06:39:31 AM »
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Luigi Dude wrote:
Now I could see it happening since this does sound like something Capcom would do, but Gamestop isn't the most reliable of sources.

I don't know what you're talking about. Capcom is known to be extremely careful with their intellectual properties. They rarely port older titles onto new hardware, especially Resident Evil.

Anyway, it looks like Gamestop made a boo-boo. The page doesn't exist, but if you search "Resident Evil 4" you can see the Wii Version at the very bottom.

Here: RE4 Wii Version

I'd buy it again, granted they include all the extras from the PS2 version and add some more.

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TalkBack / RE:Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Announced
« on: March 28, 2007, 08:14:37 AM »
I don't know. F-Zero was developed by Sega under Nintendo's supervision. I might have played GX, but I don't remember though that's irrelevant considering I'm not much of a fan of the series. However, I've heard good things about the game. I have faith in Sega, especially if Nintendo is breathing down thier necks to get it done right.

And you never know, Super Smash Bros. Brawl could come out before this game which is scheduled for Christmas 2007.

I hope there is online play.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Drought, drought...FLOOD!
« on: March 27, 2007, 07:52:57 AM »
I never said those games weren't great games. Rather, I said I'm only interested in Cooking Mama. The doesn't actually suggest poor opinions of the rest of the lot.

Smash_Brother can like whatever the hell he damn well pleases, but subjectivity goes both ways. Not everyone is excited to try those titles the way he is. So the way I understand this so-called argument, Smash wants to try these games, other people don't. Everyone has an opinion and no one is "right" because opinions are subjective. Is that it? If so, f*ck this, I'm going to Target and getting my $24 games. Peace out.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: NuGHTS is being revived on Wii
« on: March 27, 2007, 07:08:42 AM »
Well, my point is, because of ONM's sheer crappiness, their world exclusive might not even be NiGHTS at all. I distinctly remember that Leon Kennedy silhouette...

And aren't ONM and Ngamer published under the same company?

I simply want to wait for some confirmation. These stupid little teasers mean nothing to me.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Drought, drought...FLOOD!
« on: March 27, 2007, 06:53:57 AM »
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Smash_Brother wrote:
Second, I get the feeling many people complain about the lack of AAA titles without understanding that there are NO consoles receiving AAA titles right now. It ain't just the Wii: gaming is, in general, in a slump.

True, but I get the impression that you're lauding the Wii based on the release of these 7 games and none of them are really that big a deal. It's not so much that people are complaining about the lack of AAA titles. Rather, excitement over these titles seems unwarranted. I want to try Cooking Mama, but I wouldn't start a thread about it. I'm glad Wii is getting some releases. It's better than not getting them. However, that's as far as my prasie goes.

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Ceric wrote:
I always check the game rental area in Blockbuster or Hollywood when I'm in and it takes them forever to get new games in if they get them at all.

Hollywood Video's new game rentals generally arrive Friday afternoon and are recieved into the system and put out as soon as possible (at least in my district). So if a game is released on Tuesday or Wednesday and Hollywood gets them, they'll be there that Friday. It's a secret to everybody.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: NuGHTS is being revived on Wii
« on: March 27, 2007, 06:34:34 AM »
ONM is also known to be full of sh*t.

Look, I admit that the chances of the game (if this is real) being for Wii are higher than they are for competing platforms, but I won't celebrate until there's some concrete info. A picture of Nights playing an imaginary flute on the cover of a magazine that's printed in a language I don't speak or even vaguely understand doesn't actually mean anything to me. When I know the gaming is coming, I'll be the first to say, "Oooh, NiGHTS."

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:NuGHTS is being revived on Wii
« on: March 27, 2007, 06:22:41 AM »
Still skeptical...

I'm curious as to why that cover doesn't specify a platform. If true, this might not even be Nintendo related at all (though chances are it would be).

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Drought, drought...FLOOD!
« on: March 26, 2007, 02:36:52 PM »
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Internal Monkey wrote:
I could tell you about the first time I got my period if you want but it might be a bit messy.

Are You There, God? It's Me, Infernal Monkey.

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The Wii line-up now is fantastic considering it's living on third party titles for the most part.

I don't think the quality of 3rd party offerings is that much better than it was on Gamecube during the same time period. There just happens to be more games released on Wii. I have to give Nintendo and the Wii credit though for consistently selling out almost everywhere (or is it actually everywhere on a global level?) despite a general lack of AAA titles. Still, that right there is nothing short of amazing.

Also, reviews are subjective. They're designed to give people an idea of what a game is like, but you really won't know until you try a game itself. I remember when EGM gave Castlevania on N64 7 and 8's.  

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General Gaming / RE:Devil May Cry 4 coming to the PS3, Xbox360 and PC!
« on: March 26, 2007, 09:05:50 AM »
Those big games have to start somewhere. How did Joe Casual know Resident Evil was a winner? Or Halo? Or Zelda?

I find it funny that these PS3 fans are petitioning to boycott Capcom games... you know, because poor sales of Devil May Cry 4 on PS3 will surely encourage Capcom to devote more resources toward PS2 development.

And I think the whole PS3/360 port thing could potentially be very good for Nintendo. They might not get the ports, but they have an opportunity here to score some exclusives. Wii seems to be more popular by the day and development costs are a fraction of what they are on competing platforms. Nintendo couldn't ask to be in a better position. The question is: can they capitalize? They really need to start making deals and forging alliances with 3rd parties.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Drought, drought...FLOOD!
« on: March 26, 2007, 08:38:01 AM »
I wouldn't call that a flood of titles... I guess, maybe for a Nintendo console. Out of those 7 games, the only one I have any interest in trying is Cooking Mama... Hey, shut up. My mom says I'm cool.......

Since my brother and I have finally beaten Wii Play Tanks, the Wii will likely begin gathering dust until Winter. In the meantime, I plan on buying a PS2 soon to catch up on all the fancy titles I missed. And there's that HUGE Target sale for DS games. I'll probably buy Mario Kart DS and Final Fantasy III tomorrow. $24 for each game plus 10% employee discount (second job because I wanted more hours) = win. In your face, MSRP.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Drought, drought...FLOOD!
« on: March 26, 2007, 08:37:54 AM »
... double post

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Wii to feature same online structure as the DS
« on: March 25, 2007, 07:48:42 AM »
The rift between Nintendo and its fans regarding online gaming essentially boils down to Nintendo announcing a free structure and fans basically assuming that it would be as robust as Xbox Live Gold without that super-appalling $49.99 per year price of admission. Friend codes just made it harder to swallow because of the sheer inept nature of the friend code system. Had Nintendo nixed friend codes and offered a subscription perhaps simpler than Xbox Live Gold for a fraction of the price, I think people would be more willing to accept it even if they had to pay a small sum. Some people would b*tch because that's what people do, but hey, you can't please everyone. You just have to try to please as many people as possible.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Wii to feature same online structure as the DS
« on: March 24, 2007, 09:43:30 PM »
Stell, take a deep breath and count to ten.

Yes, Nintendo tells people with inserts and whatnot. My suggestion was to stick it right into the console itself so the consumer is forced to actually look at it at least once. Sure, most people will peel it off and ignore it, but it's still another means for Nintendo to protect itself.

And I acknowledge that people don't want to take respsonsibility for their own actions and that's the whole point. As I said before, friend codes or not, people will sue Nintendo regardless just because it's easier to point fingers than admit to being a negligent parent. The question then arises: If lawsuits are unavoidable, why willingly choose a backwards ass online structure that annoys the majority of consumers who will not sue you?

I'd be more inclined to accept friend codes as an acceptable system if it actually proved to be safer for children. If parents aren't monitoring what their children and allowing them to do whatever they damn well please, then the friend code system just got subverted at the lowest level. Are friend codes safer? I think the verdict is out on that one.

But you know, I'll deal. I'm not going to boycott friend codes and miss out on any number of sweet ass online Wii games (though in the back of my mind, I'll always think that they're limited by Nintendo's poor choices).

I like Smash_Brother's idea. I think that's pretty reasonable.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Wii to feature same online structure as the DS
« on: March 24, 2007, 04:57:23 PM »
I'm fully aware that the world is full of stupid people.

Look, I'm not saying that the MAC ID is the perfect solution. BUT, it is one possible solution. It's there, it exists and Nintendo should flat-out tell people about it.

The main problem with the friend code system is that the Wii number makes it pointless. I already added people I trust, so why do I need to do it again? I don't need to validate that I know so-and-so more than once. The way I see it, friend codes only protect buyers of used consoles (since friend codes are created when a specific copy of a game is inserted into a specific console) which is ultimately beyond Nintendo's control. It's not really Nintendo's problem. People might try to make it their problem. If some jackass wants to sue Nintendo for emotion distress, murder, rape, domestic violence, whatever... because friend codes weren't safe enough or some other BS reason, that jackass will sue Nintendo. Simple as that. Nothing will stop the lawsuits from happening. No one wants to take responsibility for their own stupidity so they try to displace the blame.

Friend codes aren't idiot proof. I'm not convinced they are really that much safer, at least not enough to warrant the inconvenience. I'd bet that most parents don't know who their kids are exchanging friend codes with. They only get bent out of shape when sh*t goes down. Unfortunately, friend codes won't stop morons from taking the blame off themselves and pointing their fingers at Nintendo.

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Strell wrote:
I mean, damn. Go into Gamestop - ask the clerks there if THEY know what a MAC ID is. Then look at all the used games - how do all these f*ckers lose the instructions AND THE INSERT for games where ALL OF THAT IS KEPT IN A PLASTIC DVD CASE?

I don't know if you're referring to the Gamestop clerks or the previous owners of the games, but when I used to trade games to Gamestop, I'd take out the instructions and inserts so Gamestop couldn't sell them as new games. My games were in perfect condition and I knew for a fact that Gamestop not only opens their new games, but sells used games as new. Then again, we all know Gamestop is an asinine company.  

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General Gaming / RE:Sony (and Friends) getting hit Hard lately (or How Bad Decisions can Make any Business go Sour)
« on: March 24, 2007, 11:52:55 AM »
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capamerica wrote:
I think we'll see Final Fantasy VII-IX on the DS not on the Wii

They could still do a Final Fantasy VII remake on the DS, Redo the cut senses and update all the models to use the Dirge of Cerberus or Crisis Core ones.

I don't think DS has the processing power to handle those character models. SquareEnix has shown what they can do with DS and while impressive, it's no where near PS2/PSP quality.

As for remakes, I'd rather they be on Wii. It needs them more than DS does. And while I still own VII and IX (though I plan to sell them on ebay), I'd buy Wii remakes.

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General Gaming / RE: Sony (and Friends) getting hit Hard lately (or How Bad Decisions can Make any Business go Sour)
« on: March 24, 2007, 08:58:56 AM »
I still think Final Fantasy XII will find its way onto Wii eventually. I'd also bank on a Final Fantasy VII remake on Wii.

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Ceric wrote:
Nobody can just afford $600 worth of game console on a whim, in general.

But they're out there. The new guy at work quit his job at Sam Goody in December and was unemployed for about 3 months. He used his tax refund to buy a PS3... "just because." He said he was bored and wanted to try Blu-Ray out.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Wii to feature same online structure as the DS
« on: March 24, 2007, 08:49:09 AM »
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Strell wrote:
True, but walk down the street and ask people what a MAC ID is at random.

Nintendo could have included instructions on how to block the Wii's MAC ID. They could've printed them on one of those peel-off plastic stickers (like the ones put on store windows) and stuck it on the top of the console itself so no one with eyes and motor functions could possibly miss it and if they did, at least Nintendo did everything they possibly could in that situation to make sure said instructions weren't ignored.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Wii to feature same online structure as the DS
« on: March 22, 2007, 12:50:10 PM »
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ryancoke wrote:
I think the many owners of Clubhouse games on DS would disagree with you. That's one of the most popular online games and based on the amount of DS games coming to Wii, I wouldn't doubt CHG is on the way as well.

I wasn't implying that nongamers don't play online games at all or aren't interested. Friend codes suck for everyone. I'd bet though that the system universally pisses off gamers more. And if Nintendo can't please gamers who have been playing for years, how can they hope to bring nongamers into the online gaming scene with a totally unintuitive structure? I think most of us can agree that friend codes are needlessly difficult to deal with and alienate gamers and nongamers alike which is the exact opposite result Nintendo was going for.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Wii to feature same online structure as the DS
« on: March 22, 2007, 08:24:24 AM »
I bet NOA tried, but it's not their call. I don't expect Reggie to admit that the friend code system sucks even if he believes it. He's going to have to bend over and take it in the ol' brown eye from NCL like the rest of Nintendo of America does.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: EA's Wii exclusive music game REVEALED! Boogie. First screens!
« on: March 22, 2007, 08:15:40 AM »
Well, obviously, it's not true, but the delivery of your comment was still hilarious.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Wii to feature same online structure as the DS
« on: March 22, 2007, 08:06:17 AM »
This sucks, but not at all surprising.

Personally, I see this as primarily a gamer's issue. Online gaming isn't really meant for nongamers, at least not yet. Certainly, it's not helping things along. Nintendo is still trying to keep those people coming back so getting them to game online seems long-term to me. And I think more than a minority of Wii owners will go online with albeit begrudgingly so. Friend codes suck but how many Super Smash Bros. Brawl players with broadband internet will be able to resist to urge to play online? My guess is not many. People won't stop using friend codes because the system is unnecessarily clumsy, but they sure as hell won't stop complaining about it until Nintendo realizes that NO ONE besides Nintendo thinks friend codes are a good idea.


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Nintendo Gaming / RE:EA's Wii exclusive music game REVEALED! Boogie. First screens!
« on: March 22, 2007, 07:40:07 AM »
Eh, not interested. But I'm glad it's coming exclusively to Wii.

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Smash_Brother wrote:
Asians, though, are born knowing every last intricacy of rhythm and dexterity and thus have no excuse for not being excellent dancers.

hahahahaha.......

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General Gaming / RE: Devil May Cry 4 coming to the PS3, Xbox360 and PC!
« on: March 20, 2007, 08:10:06 AM »
Wow, this sucks for Sony... but at least now I actually plan on playing DMC4 even if DMC3 was impossible.

I don't see FFXIII going anywhere. MGS4 might, but even that might remain exclusive. Regardless, Sony is still doing better than Nintendo did with N64. They're losing exclusivity, but their still getting those games. And I think it'd be worse if Sony lost exclusivity to Nintendo more than MS. Right now, Nintendo is raping the Japanese market and catching up to 360 steadily in the US (not sure about Europe). Nintendo has done all that without many big third party titles. If Nintendo got the big multiplatform games too, everyone would be in trouble.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: NuGHTS is being revived on Wii
« on: March 19, 2007, 09:37:15 AM »
NGamer magazine's next month preview has a picture of a planet, suggesting that it's a hint. It's Final Fantasy VII. Suck it.

See, theories are easy to make up. People like to throw around names like NiGHTS, but likely, it's either nothing, something stupid, or a game we know is coming like Super Mario Galaxy. Maybe they got to play it. Whatever. I hate when magazines do sh*t like that. What the hell is the point of hyping up news for 5 weeks in the future? Shut up. All anyone has to do is wait a few weeks, look at the cover and decide whether to buy it or better yet, loiter at Barnes & Noble and read it for free. If anyone is even lazier, they can wait 10 minutes after it reaches a newstand and read about it online.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:NuGHTS is being revived on Wii
« on: March 18, 2007, 06:12:44 AM »
They've always put out a lot of titles. I'm just saying that working on a fewer titles could be the best thing for them. I hate to say it but they might have to layoff a lot of people and keep the best programmers, designers etc. they have then have them create titles, even if they release less of them. Sega was a great developer. Over the past few years, they got their priorities mixed up. They wanted to be the biggest 3rd party developer/publisher and their focus shifted from making good games to publishing a lot of games, regardless of quality. I feel like they need to take a good look at their business model, realize that it's not that good, and start fresh.

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