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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U

« on: June 12, 2012, 12:13:19 PM »

Subjective, I suppose.

Let's not talk about what could have been, but what is. To me, the Wii U software represented more than just casuals and core gamers. Games like Rayman Origins, Lego City: Undercover, and even Nintendoland are attempts to cater to all audiences- Lego's open world, acrobatic and GTA-styled gameplay is a deeper attempt at gameplay. Rayman Origins is kiddy in appearance, but its mechanics and platforming cater to a more "core" audience. And Nintendoland is minigames featuring the "core" Nintendo titles. I think it's a smart introduction into the console race, and it's showing that the Wii U is, essentially, a grown-up Wii, with more mature games and a recognition of what made the Wii successful (motion controls, simplicity) while also tossing in more mature overtones, a social network, etc.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U

« on: June 09, 2012, 12:02:44 PM »

Yeah, although this year's E3 was lackluster, I don't think it's a sign of ultimate failing in Nintendo's current strategy. I mean, they could just be hyping up games that are within a close release range. They teased Paper Mario and Luigi's Mansion last year, and that could have been kind of a bite in the ass for them, considering they aren't coming out until now. As for Nintendoland, I think it's a smart way to get casual gamers familiar with the Nintendo franchises that will undoubtedly be seeing releases in to coming year or so- and I think that's its draw.

I think everyone's still riding on post-E3 blues, personally, and Nintendo WILL have to pick up the slack in the coming months. If it doesn't, then we have more reason to hate on it. But the Wii U is still a console with a great deal of potential, especially in a social aspect.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U

« on: June 07, 2012, 12:44:36 AM »

I found this on GoNintendo:

Apparently there's going to be another conference later this summer to confirm more games. I'm guessing this was a 'thank you for getting behind from the get go' sorta week.Still...incredibly stupid.

Aha, got this from Gaf (dude is a dev for those who dont know)

Nintendo will have another big Wii U confernece before launch to detail a ton of stuff. I call it Summer Conference because I'm guessing late August / early September for it

Why do people on NeoGAF have to spoil everything? Don't they know what NDA's mean?

God, I hope this is true. That at least gives me hope that there will be more content in the months after launch. Give me a little variety, will you? Two platformers, a zombie shooter, and Pikmin are hardly the kind of quality I'm expecting from launch and beyond.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2012 Press Conferences - Days 2-3: Nintendo Main PC & 3DS PC

« on: June 06, 2012, 10:11:47 PM »

Oh man! That 3DS conference!

Did nothing for me except show more Paper Mario, which is the only thing I'm looking forward to.

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TalkBack / Re: Wii U eShop Will Be Available At Launch

« on: June 06, 2012, 04:47:21 PM »

But the games...
 
WHAT WILL THE GAMES BE???

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2012 Press Conferences - Days 2-3: Nintendo Main PC & 3DS PC

« on: June 06, 2012, 04:25:46 PM »

@RichIGN

Nintendo says it is trying to make games for people who really love games. Not just casual gamers. #E3NVC

Yeah, okay. Prove it.

Can someone pull up the sales history of first party Nintendo titles?
That many Million+ sellers.  Is there another developer/publisher that cranks out the hits on the scale that Nintendo does?

Unless there's some grand conspiracy with some crazed anti-gaming religious cult buying all the games so no one can play them, those games are being sold to... people who like games.  In the millions.

Sorry, I thought this comment was associated with something said recently. I knwo Nintendo has MADE games that people who love games play. I don't see them MAKING any in the near future. Pikmin 3 and Mario U aside.

However, I won't deny that the Metroid demo shown last year that will undoubtedly be a part of Nintendoland did look fun. And Nintendoland does look fun, in general. But it's not what I was hoping to see.

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Podcast Discussion / Re: RFN E3 2012 The Half at Home Reacts

« on: June 06, 2012, 04:11:19 PM »

Also, I agree about the previews for Far Cry and The Last of Us being extremely disturbing. I was kind of appalled to see the brutality of those franchises, and the cheers only made me wonder what has happened to old-fashioned, innocent gameplay.
 
Oh, right. Pikmin 3 LAWLS.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2012 Press Conferences - Day 2: Nintendo

« on: June 06, 2012, 03:17:03 PM »

It really seems like they were holding alot back for E3. And I mean everyone. I'm sure that EA wants to show off that multi umote Madden, but haven't had time to get it up and running in a demo mode yet, and Nintendo likely wants to save their carpet bombing run followed by the megaton nuke for just before launch, but they could have shown us some more.
Maybe end the conference with a Smash Bros teaser since we already know about that game, but I really hope the sneak something into the 3DS conference later today (where we might see a SSB teaser too).

Oh, and there were only like 2 or 3 Nintendo girls walking around with 3DS' tethered to their waist, so maybe after the conference today, they will flood the both with 3DS games too... But more importantly, more. beautiful booth babes

It's almost as if you know something...

I just doubt there's going to be ANY carpet bombing at this point. Nintendo's already dropped the ball so hard, how can the really cover their asses? To me, the lack of HD Nintendo titles just shows they're havign a very difficult time with the transition and it's really hurting them. They needed a big push title and they don't have it. Pikmin 3 is exciting and awesome, and I will most definitely buy it- but it's not the launch title excellence that could have been either a revived franchise or a really impressive core gamer title.

Unless I'm totally wrong and they do release some juicy info in the coming months. But I doubt it. This was the day that the whole gaming community would have their eyes on the Wii U. And they delivered jack.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U

« on: June 06, 2012, 03:08:03 PM »

You want to know a secret......?

Yes.

<------------PM

This.

Any despite what you're all saying, Ubisoft has a pretty damn good lineup of games prepared for Wii U (ya know, three of the eight games...). If they just continued supporting the console I'm sure they'd find it very profitable, because Zombi U and Rayman Legends are really going to push that console's sales.

Can't say much about everyone else. No Square Enix support (sans DQX but we knew about that) and none of Nintendo's 2nd party devs are offering anything up... disappointing.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Zombi U, I'm warming up to it

« on: June 06, 2012, 01:42:17 AM »

Yeah, I'm pretty psyched for this one too. Fast zombies are not necessary to have a solid zombie title. The creatures in this are lumbering, brain dead horrors, and that's creepy. In a good way.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2012 Press Conferences - Day 2: Nintendo

« on: June 06, 2012, 01:21:49 AM »

@RichIGN

Nintendo says it is trying to make games for people who really love games. Not just casual gamers. #E3NVC

Yeah, okay. Prove it.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2012 Predictions

« on: June 06, 2012, 12:46:43 AM »

OH lawdy lawdy, Nintendo's done a shitty job at this E3, and that's even considering how crappy this expo's been so far.

Miyamoto was there for one game. Reggie took too much time on stage. Iwata was absent. The conference was nothing but casual 1st-party games, 3rd-party ports, and Mario.


No hype, no bomb dropping, no megatons.


At least Iwata did a good job on his "Nintendo Direct" videos. I learned more watching those than I did watching the press conference.

...I agree? Why did you quote my response?

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2012 Press Conferences - Day 2: Nintendo

« on: June 06, 2012, 12:31:50 AM »

Okay.

So pretty much all day I've been conflicted, going on-and-off about trying to get a Wii U at launch, swearing off of Nintendo games for good and crying and bitching and moaning. Now that I've calmed down a bit, I am ready to voice my opinions.

Nintendo. You don't start off strong and end weak. You start off weak and end strong. You missed the ball on what your fans wanted to see, which was a solid lineup of games. A demo of Scribblenauts, ZombiU, and/or P-100 could have been much better usage of time than the end of this conference. Dwindling off into SiNG, Wii Fit U, and that friggin' LUIGI'S MANSION hand-holding Nintendoland bullshit was not an example of good time management. Hell, you could have even brought Ubisoft onstage to show off Rayman Legends, if you wanted a better example of asymmetrical gaming. You barely touched on this in any of your demos, which frankly surprises me, because it's what you've been pushing for so damn long.

That being said, the conference was not without impressive content. Pikmin 3 of delivered, fortunately, and I enjoyed a look at it. LEGO Ctiy: Undercover was actually the best game there, showing wonderful potential in both the platforming elements, it's GTA concept, and the traditional LEGO humor. Scribblenauts could have used a better look, but sweet jebas, I'm excited for it. But showing ports of old games is not a good way to show the hardcore that you've got them back- it shows that you're making the same **** available on your console. ZombiU could have desperately used a demo because the demo shown AFTER the conference was actually AMAZING, and showed how the game is unique and how it utilizes the Wii U gamepad in a convincing manner. It's a hardcore game with an ingenious take on a somewhat stale genre.

Anyway, I'm not going to pretend I know what's better for Nintendo, but I think there was a bit of poor decision making in the crafting of this conference, and I don't think I would get a lot of backlash for saying it. However, something that has not been covered, and probably won't be, is the eShop- what games we'll be seeing on it and what caliber they'll be. Trine 2 is probably going to be on it, but I would like to see more- a rumored eShop game list came out not long ago and I would have liked to see some more information regarding the subject. It's kind of an important part of having an online console, I believe, and though the eShop for 3DS was never shown in full at any E3, it still would have been a nice gesture to attempt to sway me.

As for the launch, it's at least a bit more solid than the 3DS. I'm okay with it being slow and having only a few titles that really draw me in, because it will give me more time to appreciate them- but I really wish we could have seen some stuff that's coming out afterwards. I mean, the Wii U better not fizzle out post-holiday, or it's going to have an even harder time than the 3DS did. So SHOW ME that it won't, Nintendo.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2012 Predictions

« on: June 06, 2012, 12:02:20 AM »

OH lawdy lawdy, Nintendo's done a shitty job at this E3, and that's even considering how crappy this expo's been so far.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2012 Press Conferences - Day 2: Nintendo

« on: June 05, 2012, 07:41:48 PM »

The twitters are saying you can indeed move your Wii VC and WiiWare games to WiiU.

Since this is what most (if not all) of my WiiU purchase decision is based on... proof, please?

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/06/nintendos-wii-u-gamepad-to-play-old-wii-games-company-says-at-e3/

Well, that article states there's no way to control 3DS screen brightness....

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2012 Press Conferences - Day 2: Nintendo

« on: June 05, 2012, 01:37:23 PM »

That was abysmal.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2012 Predictions

« on: June 05, 2012, 01:48:02 AM »

OH lawdy lawdy, Nintendo's ready to rock this E3, considering how crappy this expo's been so far.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Pre-E3 Ninendo Direct tomorrow...

« on: June 03, 2012, 10:50:45 PM »

I am pleased with all that has been shown so far.

Remember, folks, this Mii stuff is only going to happen with the people who you've built a community with. I'm sure Nintendo will also have privacy settings, like disabling messages for people who are annoying. But for the most part, the people you spend time and share gaming experiences with are the ones you'll be seeing on Miiverse and posting messages. Which is cool, in my opinion.

The features set up here are really awesome, and I think it has tons of potential. I hope it doesn't spoil the idea that games should be able to be completed on one's own, however. That's also important.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2012 Predictions

« on: June 03, 2012, 07:55:11 PM »

Tuesday's gonna be all games...

ALL GAMES.

*Squeal*

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TalkBack / Re: 'Nintendo Direct Pre-E3 2012' Announced

« on: June 03, 2012, 09:19:36 AM »

My body isn't ready!

get your body ready!!

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Pre-E3 Ninendo Direct tomorrow...

« on: June 02, 2012, 11:42:14 PM »

Where is the hope, people? Nintendo knows they can't flub this one. Or they'll be in trouble.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*

« on: June 02, 2012, 07:43:50 PM »

Caliban is a man of simple tastes.

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TalkBack / Re: 'Nintendo Direct Pre E3 2012' Announced

« on: June 02, 2012, 07:42:10 PM »

Oh, my... could it be... my body ISN'T ready yet?

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*

« on: June 01, 2012, 09:28:29 PM »

Let's just get the eventual "Super Mario 69" joke out of the way.

It's like Conker's Bad Fur Day, but weirder.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: The OFFICIAL Big N rumor thread *bring your own salt*

« on: June 01, 2012, 05:41:59 PM »

Super Mario 644. That's all I'm gonna say.

I'm also just going to throw this out- Nintendo has had pretty much a year, not counting Skyward Sword, of no "major" console game releases. Yeah, yeah, Mario Party 9 (also Kirby's Adventure, which I am ashamed to throw under the bus), but they've used the Rainfall games to buffer the end of the Wii lifetime for pretty much a whole year. They've been working on things for the Wii U and they damn well better show it off next week. They better understand that this presentation can't be half-assed if they're going to sell this system, and personally, I buy Nintendo systems primarily for Nintendo games, so SHOW ME THEM.