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« on: April 08, 2003, 06:02:24 AM »
It's all about games.
Hate to say it, but Nintendo needs to release something that can one-up Halo. That could have been Metroid Prime, had they actually had a brain in their head and worked in some killer multi-player deathmatch. Don't get me wrong, Metroid Prime was amazing, but once I beat it I put it on the shelf. Mind you I don't own Halo, but I guarantee if I did I'd still be deathmatching my buddies on a regular basis. Heck, I still play TimeSplitters 2. And don't even get me started on how Nintendo dropped the ball as far as online goes.
Nintendo is no longer cutting edge. They're known as the company that makes cartoony, Disney-type stuff and shoves Mario and Zelda down your throat. Rehashed game after rehashed game. I'm the biggest Nintendo mark out there and even I'm getting tired of Mario and Zelda. Mario Sunshine is Mario 64 with better graphics just like Wind Waker is Ocarina of Time with better graphics. Gameplay is exactly the same and doesn't offer anything different. Both of those franchises are getting stale, and frankly I wish they would just retire them. That's heresy but it's my honest opinion. Why do you think everybody loved the new look of Link at Spaceworld 2000? Because that was something hip, that was something new. Then we get Wind Waker, a game that's exceptionaly but basically aimed at kids. I'm far from a kid anymore and that's why I enjoyed Eternal Darkness a million times more than Wind Waker...ED's story wasn't dumbed down so that "everyone" could enjoy it (read: so that 10-year-old kids wouldn't get confused). Yeah, Wind Waker uses the cool cel shading, it sold a million copies, but come on people - it's all been done before.
Gee, Nintendo is losing money because of PS2 titles like GTA. DUH. Never would have imagined that. Your company losing money because your competitor outsells you 10:1 and has cooler products and a cooler image? Astonishing. Still, Nintendo seems content to sit back and say, "We're losing money because the buying public is stupid, and they don't appreciate our works of art". Whatever Nintendo. Can't wait to play Mario Golf, Mario Tennis, Mario Pachinko, Mario Poker, Mario Swimming, Mario Freestyle Skiing, Mario BMX, Mario Othello, Super Mario Moonshine, Mario Kart 8, Zelda: The Sleep Inducer, and maybe you could throw in yet another Kirby sequel, 1080 sequel, F-Zero sequel and Donkey Kong Country sequel. Oh, you're already working on those? Great. Excuse me while I move to PS2 and X-Box, where they actually make new games because they don't have 50,000 franchises to fall back on.
silks (drinking gallons of Haterade)