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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Nintendo Says No to 3DSPhone

« on: April 05, 2011, 05:12:55 PM »

You know what, I'm 32, married, with 2 kids, and I think because of this state of affairs I sort of agree with the progenitor of this thread.  A part of me would love, love, love a Nintendo phone.  It would be easier to carry around, it would be in my pocket all the time, and best of all, I don't have to feel that "oh, you're a gamer..." shame that I imagine when I pull out my DS in public.  I sort of avoid doing it in places where I know people (like outside PTA meetings, for example) because I would assuredly get some strange looks from the parents of other kids.  But if I had a Nintendo phone, I can ape all those plucky Iphone users and say "Oh, no, I wasn't playing a game.  I was just checking my text messages.  Yeah, that's it.  Text messages."  And my wife wouldn't give me that knowing smile when I slip my DS into my messenger bag when I go to work, like "oh, so that's what you do all day when I'm taking care of the kids."


But then, there's the Nintendo fan in me who knows that it would be a sad sad world where Nintendo has truly transformed from a pure game company to another generic entertainment/communication device company.  It would mean that outside pressure from Apple has reached a tipping point, sales of Nintendo products have tanked, and things are desperate.  I would imagine that it would take a failure in both handheld and console sales for something like that to come about, and I'd imagine the games would also suffer.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Street Pass!

« on: April 04, 2011, 02:18:17 AM »

Wow, my experience has been quite different.  I just got my 3DS from Amazon on Wednesday (5 days ago) and I've already gotten 2 in totally random  places.  My first was on Wednesday at Disneyland of all places (Daniel from Arizona wassup!) and then on Friday at a gas station in like South Central LA (hey FearMe, wassup!).

I also live like 2 blocks away from G4's studios, so I figure I may get some just by driving by a window there or something?

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TalkBack / Re: Pilotwings Resort Review

« on: March 22, 2011, 12:31:49 AM »

Wow, maybe it's because I'm a bit older and have 2 kids, but I don't mind the content (or lack thereof).

Maybe it's Lindemann syndrome, but I don't like games that are too long and have trouble finishing them (and stop playing them when I realize I will never finish them).  It seems like the only really bad thing I've heard about this and Steel Diver is that they're short and they have no multiplayer, which are non-issues for me.

I know a lot of people point to laziness, but I seem to remember reading an interview with Miyamoto back in the day (2005 or 6, right before the Wii), he was complaining about how games were too long and he thought that detracted from their quality.  I have to agree.  I think there were parts of Twilight Princess that could have been cut out (my save file when I finished said 40 hours, for crissake). 

Anyway, for all the complainers, this launch lineup is still better than DS or the GBA.  Correction:  this LAUNCH DAY lineup is still better.