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TalkBack / Re: Fractured Soul Interview with Grant Davies
« on: September 08, 2012, 02:12:07 AM »
Any word on a PAL release?
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General Gaming / Re: Nintendo Direct - Which version do you prefer?
« on: September 03, 2012, 06:05:59 AM »NoE version.
Shibata is cooler than Reggie. Plus it is much more akin to the Japanese Nintendo Directs than NoA's
You lucky Europeans get someone from Japan to run NOE, but here in America, we're stuck with useless American executives who more than likely know nothing about video games.
Iwata and his colleagues know what it's like to develop video games, so they're perfect for running Nintendo. So why couldn't NOA hire someone with more experience?
Also, aren't European Nintendo Directs usually just taking the Japanese one and subtitling it? That is pretty useless.
No NoE have recently started hosting their own Satoru Shibata (President of NoE) has hosted two Nintendo Directs for Europe. (The XL one and the one before I believe).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-9rugKCbA4 That was the latest one (XL one).
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General Gaming / Re: Nintendo Direct - Which version do you prefer?
« on: September 02, 2012, 08:36:14 AM »
NoE version.
Shibata is cooler than Reggie. Plus it is much more akin to the Japanese Nintendo Directs than NoA's
Shibata is cooler than Reggie. Plus it is much more akin to the Japanese Nintendo Directs than NoA's
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U
« on: September 02, 2012, 08:29:35 AM »
I think it's more likely that the Wii U will get a port of Lightning Returns, Kojima doesn't seem too impressed with the Wii U.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Kingdom Hearts 3
« on: August 30, 2012, 10:00:26 AM »
Versus is still being made. Square-Enix will suck the XIII well dry before they move on to XV
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*
« on: August 24, 2012, 07:56:39 AM »
Nintendo launches software and hardware on Thursdays in Australia. . . .
Doubt Patcher is predicting the Australian Launch though.
Doubt Patcher is predicting the Australian Launch though.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: On the Wii and "niche" game sales...
« on: August 24, 2012, 07:54:27 AM »
Kingdoms of Amalur broke even. It just didn't make enough to save the studio. They wasted too many million trying to make their MMORPG. Mismanagement from a owner that had no idea of how to run a company is what killed 38. Not the sales figures of Amalur.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Which dormant Nintendo franchise should be revived for Wii U?
« on: August 21, 2012, 11:30:57 AM »Battalion Wars. The one thing that's always held it back is the clunky interface, but the screen would fix that and be a perfect way to command the troops.
I wouldn't really consider that a dormant franchise since it did appear on the Wii, so it hasn't been that long since the last one.
Well it's kind of dormant as it released early this generation and the steampunk spin off got shut down by Nintendo when they decided to go the casual direction. It doesn't look promising that it will return any time soon.
Nintendo should bring back 1080 snowboarding since SSX isn't as strong as it once was anymore.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: On the Wii and "niche" game sales...
« on: August 21, 2012, 11:24:26 AM »
Don't trust VG Chartz numbers, even to get a rough estimate. They just grab numbers out of their ass and then edit them when/if publishers reveal the actual numbers. The Japanese numbers are usually accurate though since Media Create and Famitsu release numbers every week.
Well it is rumoured that Sin and Punishment was being used by NoA/NoE to gauge consumer interest for niche games. Probably wasn't the best game to use as a test due to its genre. Apparently this is why we never saw Zangeki no Reginleiv outside of Japan. Sin and Punishment was a massive bomb though I doubt it was expensive to make.
My belief is NoA got burned after bringing over Elite Beat Agents and convincing Rockstar to bring GTA to the DS and both of those games bombed. It most likely convinced them that niche games weren't worth it when games like Brain Training, NSMB and Nintendogs can sell millions, which is shown when NoA reportedly shut down Project Hammer and got NST to work on some casual orientated project.
Hopefully NoA change their attitude with the WiiU. Either way atleast NoE is finally getting their act together (Besides seemingly ignoring the Kirby collection and never releasing Excitebots)
Well it is rumoured that Sin and Punishment was being used by NoA/NoE to gauge consumer interest for niche games. Probably wasn't the best game to use as a test due to its genre. Apparently this is why we never saw Zangeki no Reginleiv outside of Japan. Sin and Punishment was a massive bomb though I doubt it was expensive to make.
My belief is NoA got burned after bringing over Elite Beat Agents and convincing Rockstar to bring GTA to the DS and both of those games bombed. It most likely convinced them that niche games weren't worth it when games like Brain Training, NSMB and Nintendogs can sell millions, which is shown when NoA reportedly shut down Project Hammer and got NST to work on some casual orientated project.
Hopefully NoA change their attitude with the WiiU. Either way atleast NoE is finally getting their act together (Besides seemingly ignoring the Kirby collection and never releasing Excitebots)
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*
« on: August 20, 2012, 10:45:10 AM »
but but the controller is still tethered! Nintendo not understanding wireless technology confirmed.
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TalkBack / Re: The World Ends With You Announcement Coming In Seven Days
« on: August 20, 2012, 01:59:09 AM »
They'll troll us all and it will be exclusive to the Ouya.
Or the Vita.
Or the Vita.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*
« on: August 19, 2012, 02:29:27 AM »
http://www.vg247.com/2012/08/17/metroid-team-ninja-wants-to-work-with-nintendo-again-hayashi/
Hayashi (Team Ninja) wants to have another go at Metroid, he has kept in touch with Sakamoto apparently.
Hayashi (Team Ninja) wants to have another go at Metroid, he has kept in touch with Sakamoto apparently.
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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo President Acknowledges Western Mother 3 Fans
« on: August 17, 2012, 09:55:04 PM »Maybe Nintendo can make a "spiritual' sequel to the Earthbound franchise?
But a spiritual sequel would just be another JRPG. If you want something like Mother you need to get Itoi onboard, which doesn't look promising at the moment.
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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo President Acknowledges Western Mother 3 Fans
« on: August 17, 2012, 09:27:12 PM »
Exactly, Iwata seems to be close friends with Itoi, having worked on Mother 1 and 2 while at HAL. I doubt Iwata will green light any more Mother games without Itoi, who has stated that he has finished with the franchise. Do you really think Nintendo hates Earthbound C-Oliver? There are so many references within the Smash series.
I think the real issue is that of the music sampling, Nintendo most likely doesn't think that paying the licensing fees for the music is worth the cost. Iwata probably doesn't believe in changing the music as it would change Itoi's work.
I think the real issue is that of the music sampling, Nintendo most likely doesn't think that paying the licensing fees for the music is worth the cost. Iwata probably doesn't believe in changing the music as it would change Itoi's work.
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TalkBack / Re: The 3DS Fall Might Break Its Back
« on: August 13, 2012, 08:51:50 PM »
Castlevania most likely needs more time to work out its kinks. Most reports about the frame rate were pretty negative at E3.
Your comment about there being no stand out game is a bit strange since I would have thought Paper Mario and Mario RPGs in general are usually a bigger hit than Luigi's Mansion. So are you saying there was no stand out title to begin with?
Also where is Scribblenauts in your list? That's coming this year correct? Also what about Lego City Undercover?
My take on this is that Nintendo expects the titles to be coming out enough to tide over current users and that new users can pick up Mario Kart/3D Land/NSMB2/Kid Icarus to tide them over. Nintendo can't release system sellers every year.
Your comment about there being no stand out game is a bit strange since I would have thought Paper Mario and Mario RPGs in general are usually a bigger hit than Luigi's Mansion. So are you saying there was no stand out title to begin with?
Also where is Scribblenauts in your list? That's coming this year correct? Also what about Lego City Undercover?
My take on this is that Nintendo expects the titles to be coming out enough to tide over current users and that new users can pick up Mario Kart/3D Land/NSMB2/Kid Icarus to tide them over. Nintendo can't release system sellers every year.
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General Gaming / Re: What is your most recent gaming purchase?
« on: August 12, 2012, 08:25:11 AM »
Picked up Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon used for $20 when I was in the US.
Was impossible to find in Australia even a couple of months after the game's launch.
Was impossible to find in Australia even a couple of months after the game's launch.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U
« on: August 08, 2012, 04:33:31 AM »
Now everytime I see a WiiU box i'm going to think of the Ukraine flag.
All Hail our Ukrainian overlords.
All Hail our Ukrainian overlords.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U
« on: August 07, 2012, 11:09:11 AM »
Does this mean WiiU game boxes are going to be light blue?
I'm down with that.
Edit: P.S. Just saw this [size=78%]http://www.target.com/OpenZoomLayer?template=scene7-image&image=Target/14175470_is&swCellSpacing=10,10&swHighlightThickness=1&swBorderThickness=0&itemTitle=Assassin%26%23x27%3Bs+Creed+III+%26%23x28%3BNintendo+WIi+U%26%23x29%3B&altindexid=1[/size]
Looks like blue cases are in
I'm down with that.
Edit: P.S. Just saw this [size=78%]http://www.target.com/OpenZoomLayer?template=scene7-image&image=Target/14175470_is&swCellSpacing=10,10&swHighlightThickness=1&swBorderThickness=0&itemTitle=Assassin%26%23x27%3Bs+Creed+III+%26%23x28%3BNintendo+WIi+U%26%23x29%3B&altindexid=1[/size]
Looks like blue cases are in
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*
« on: August 06, 2012, 12:19:04 PM »
From Wikipedia:
"Wine is a compatibility layer. It duplicates functions of a Windows computer by providing alternative implementations of the DLLs that Windows programs call, and a process to substitute for the Windows NT. This method of duplication differs from other methods that might also be considered emulation, where Windows programs run in a virtual machine.Wine is predominantly written using black-box testing reverse-engineering, to avoid copyright issues.
"Wine is a compatibility layer. It duplicates functions of a Windows computer by providing alternative implementations of the DLLs that Windows programs call, and a process to substitute for the Windows NT. This method of duplication differs from other methods that might also be considered emulation, where Windows programs run in a virtual machine.Wine is predominantly written using black-box testing reverse-engineering, to avoid copyright issues.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: August 03, 2012, 11:28:42 PM »
True, but the Wii has had much better market penetration than the PS1. Added with the fact DQ X is a MMORPG it is going to have far less market appeal than DQ VII had. I'm probably going to be wrong but I don't see the Wii having a mini revival for a week with units flying off the shelves.
From the Neogaf sales thread apparently DQ X has had a 50% sell through of the edition bundled with USB and a 30% sell through for the stand alone copy. So it looks like it is on track to sell 300-400k for its first week.
From the Neogaf sales thread apparently DQ X has had a 50% sell through of the edition bundled with USB and a 30% sell through for the stand alone copy. So it looks like it is on track to sell 300-400k for its first week.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread
« on: August 03, 2012, 03:41:51 AM »
It will probably boost to 20-30k. I'd imagine most people who want Dragon Quest X will also have a Wii already.
My prediction is that Dragon Quest X will open between 400-500k units.
My prediction is that Dragon Quest X will open between 400-500k units.
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General Gaming / Re: Ouya
« on: August 01, 2012, 08:50:50 AM »
Urgh my internet connection is acting up. Can these be deleted?
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General Gaming / Re: Ouya
« on: August 01, 2012, 08:47:28 AM »
I think Chozo is overplaying the significance of FFIII on Ouya. You do realise that Square-Enix recently released FFIII on Android? Putting it on the Ouya is the natural next step to make more money. It's not like Square are actually heavily investing money in putting their game on the platform.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*
« on: July 31, 2012, 12:09:49 PM »
Or maybe the 3DS game will be a fully fleshed out Sub Space Emissary .
I doubt Nintendo will release the same game on two platforms, hell even NSMBU and NSMB2 are different. I don't think Nintendo will take the Sony approach.
I doubt Nintendo will release the same game on two platforms, hell even NSMBU and NSMB2 are different. I don't think Nintendo will take the Sony approach.
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