Post by: Mario on December 11, 2004, 08:27:39 PM
Apparently Mother 3 is now coming out for Nintendo DS, the GBA version was originally supposed to come out in Japan in a few months. Interesting...
Post by: DemonFox on December 12, 2004, 12:54:36 AM
I hope they are gonna release it in Europe or at least in the USA.
Post by: Bill Aurion on December 12, 2004, 04:16:08 AM
Post by: joshnickerson on December 12, 2004, 05:04:28 AM
The mind boggles.
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on December 12, 2004, 06:07:42 AM
Post by: Deguello on December 12, 2004, 09:35:19 AM
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on December 12, 2004, 04:29:07 PM
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Post by: PaLaDiN on December 12, 2004, 08:01:54 PM
How are any of them using the touchscreen, though? The only thing I can think of is touchscreen battle menus.
Post by: TMW on December 13, 2004, 03:34:04 AM
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Post by: couchmonkey on December 13, 2004, 06:49:58 AM
Post by: foolish03 on December 14, 2004, 06:24:54 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on December 14, 2004, 06:47:23 AM
Post by: nemo_83 on December 14, 2004, 11:54:18 AM
If they are going to make a sequel RPG then they need to pay Silicon Knights to make an Eternal Darkness 2.
Doesn't really matter since they probably won't even advertise the RPG no matter what it was, especially if it could sell like Eternal Darkness could to Playstation and Xbox gamers.
Post by: Hostile Creation on December 14, 2004, 12:54:43 PM
Post by: Bill Aurion on December 14, 2004, 01:18:49 PM
And therefore is like a new series...And oh no, a game pointed towards hardcore gamers? WHAT A ****ING DISASTER!
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on December 14, 2004, 01:33:07 PM
Post by: Rob91883 on December 14, 2004, 04:30:08 PM
I haven't played any game from this franchise before, and I hope NOA gives me the chance to play this game. Nintendo should use every tool they have to make a good diverse library anyway. In other words, it would be new to gamers like me.
Post by: Ian Sane on December 14, 2004, 06:53:11 PM
I agree. I'm doubtful that Mother 3 will get a North American release but I still want it too. Diversity is good. Diversity is why the PS2 is the most popular system. There aren't any games that are quite like Earthbound so thus it's a valuable franchise for Nintendo. No one besides really hardcore Nintendo nuts are buying the five or six Mario games they release every year so it's not like using a lesser known franchise is going to blow up in their face or anything. The "safe" Nintendo franchises aren't selling anything beyond niche status anyway so there's no greater risk in going with something different that most aren't familiar with.
Nintendo can't win by releasing games exactly like those that PS2 fans are interested in. Nobody cares about knock offs. They have to make their own stuff that becomes as popular as those games. They're not doing that right now because they're not taking any risks or going outside of their little shelter of the same franchises. Original stuff and obscure stuff that isn't milked to death like Earthbound are exactly what they should focus on. Pokemon stayed in Japan for two years before they brought it here and it took off huge. Advance Wars spent years in Japan before they brought it here and it's one of the most popular GBA games.
Post by: nickmitch on December 15, 2004, 12:05:23 PM
Post by: kirby_killer_dedede on December 21, 2004, 05:30:54 AM
That may be a little misleading however. We stress that there has been NO confirmation of a stateside release. Nor has there been any for Mother 1+2. Sorry folks, we want them as well."
from dshandheld.com
