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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.

[Strell wrote:]

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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.

[Ceric wrote:]

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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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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.

[Strell wrote:]

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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.

[Smash_Brother wrote:]

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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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Nintendo Gaming / RE: NuGHTS is being revived on Wii

« on: March 17, 2007, 06:49:25 PM »

In the last few years, Sega has made too many games which is why most of them are so bad. They're rushed andsloppy. Instead, they should work on only a few titles at a time and work on them until they're ready. Then they might get some credibility back.

A game like NiGHTS could bring old Sega back. It's a franchise some people have fond memories of. Releasing a good sequel could put them back on track.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: id Software is leaning towards ports for Wii

« on: March 16, 2007, 07:50:07 PM »

To be a little more specific, Nintendo gamers buy games made by Nintendo because third party support has generally sucked for the last 10 years. Nintendo's own titles were basically the only sure bet at quality gaming without buying another console. I think Nintendo gamers would be more willing to support 3rd party offerings if they were just plain better on Nintendo consoles. Make a good game and it has a better chance of selling... unless it's called Beyond Good and Evil.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: NuGHTS is being revived on Wii

« on: March 16, 2007, 07:27:49 PM »

I don't think this is a NiGHTS sequel. These mystery sequel rumors almost always involve either NiGHTS or Kid Icarus. People like throwing those names around. Whatever.

The text in ONM is pretty cryptic. It could mean everything.... and ONM is super-lame, adding to the lameness of the rumor.

[PartyBear wrote:]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:NuGHTS is being revived on Wii

« on: March 16, 2007, 04:37:33 PM »

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PartyBear wrote:
An April Fools joke pulled in mid-March would be lamer than FDR's legs.

Too soon... (emoticon included to denote understanding of Family Guy reference)

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18 days wrote:
Reminder: Yuji Naka no longer works at Sega.

That won't stop them. It sure didn't stop them from making Sonic and the Secret Rings.

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Dirk Temporo wrote:
So what is NiGHTS and why is everyone so obsessed with it?

That game that came with the analog stick Saturn Controller. Only cult fans are obsessed with it... all 12 of them. It was a pretty neat game from what little I remember of it. I'd love to see a sequel on Wii rather than not see a sequel on Wii or at all.

[Ian Sane wrote:]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:New Capcom Title: TREASURE ISLAND Z!

« on: March 14, 2007, 03:52:11 PM »

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Ian Sane wrote:
It isn't about "k!ddy" or "mature". It's about variety and when you get nothing but super fluffy cloud land it gets stale real quick. And getting nothing but blood and guts grim land isn't so hot either.

I agree. I'm not really into ultra-violent games, but I'd rather they be on the console of my choice than not be there. The more variety, the larger the install base which leads to more and better games. Everyone wins, but most importantly me because I get to play many of the games I want to play without having to buy new hardware.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Zelda DS: Phantom Hourglass

« on: March 12, 2007, 02:50:17 PM »

LInk's character model likely won't change. DS probably can't handle any better. It shouldn't matter too much though. Link only looks weird when close-up and much of the action seems relatively far away.

I hope Ganondorf doesn't make it. Nintendo shouldn't force him into the games (i.e. Twlight Princess). I realize the series isn't known for its storyline, but I think it could benefit if they didn't rely on Ganon being behind almost every evil plot against Hyrule.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:US Based Wii Post Lauch Discussion

« on: March 11, 2007, 04:44:08 PM »

1. The name still sucks, but it wasn't a deal breaker by any means. It's a name. Who cares? It never should've been that big of a deal.

2. I felt like $250 was perhaps too much, but it's still not $600 and most people are willing to pay it. Controller prices are still out of contreeze.

3. Wii Sports pack-in was nice, but I still feel like an extra controller should've been in there, especilly since they're still a bit hard to find and it's March.

4. I'd be more inclined to buy VC games if they were cheaper. I'd be even more inclined to buy them if they had better and harder to find games. I don't need another Ocarina of Time. I loved the game, but no, I'd rather see Actraiser or something.

5. Should've launced earlier, but it makes no difference now. I'm more disheartened that neither Super mario Galaxy nor Metroid Prime 3 have release dates.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: New game idea thread

« on: March 09, 2007, 04:08:54 PM »

I'm just saying that I meant nothing by my comment and for future reference that I'm not about to start with anyone since this is an online message board. I read so many biting insults and petty exchanges. I think, "Dude, internet. Stop. Please."

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: March 09, 2007, 04:02:49 PM »

I didn't get Children of Mana for the same reason. I'm not buying 2 versions of the game so my brother and I can play multiplayer. I'm still hoping that Seiken Densetsu 3 eventually makes it to the Virtual Console. Slim chance, I know...