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Originally posted by: KaironQuote
Originally posted by: Ian Sane
I think Nintendo's problem here is that they're a generation behind. They need to get the kinks out and they lack experience. But the problem is in a competitive environment the world doesn't wait for you. Nintendo can't forever be five years behind on this. There has to be a point where make a big leap and catch up. After all why should anyone wait for them when the competition is already online?
I agree. Even fanbois must admit that the market doesn't care about excuses. Just look at the PS3's price and their attempts to sell that as a value proposition.
Of course, Nintendo's extremely innovative with how they're using online in a blue ocean manner. After all, they've been doing wacky experiments with online distribution and gaming since the BS Satellaview for the Super Famicom, and they've meant to provide non-gaming news channels and the like since the Famicom.
However, it shows that their real weaknesses lies in the hardware and networking side of online connectivity, a field that's absolutely exploded and mutated rapidly from the late 1990's until today. Nintendo just isn't ready for the technical and hardware and database and networking and security and software and all that stuff that companies like Microsoft or even Sony have been involved with for years on end.
One has to wonder: how can Nintendo make that "big leap" and catch up when they're so clearly out of their depth internally in this field? ... The only way I can think of is to copy Blizzard's B.Net as much as possible and use that as a starting point.
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
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Originally posted by: pap64Quote
Originally posted by: MagikQuote
Originally posted by: pap64
Thinking about it, is it really surprising that Nintendo just started shipping the online kits to developers?
I mean, it took them a while to ship development kits (and before that, developers were using souped up Gamecubes). So It isn't surprising that they are taking the same stance with the online kits.
It is surprising considering they had since the GameCube days to develop their network.
When will people understand that Nintendo never cared for online gaming during the GC days?
Yeah, you could say "But they had the modem and some online games released!", but those were piss poor attempts, and that was generated due to indifference towards the concept on Nintendo's behalf.
Their interest with online gaming started with the DS in 2005, but NEVER during the GC days.
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Originally posted by: pap64
Thinking about it, is it really surprising that Nintendo just started shipping the online kits to developers?
I mean, it took them a while to ship development kits (and before that, developers were using souped up Gamecubes). So It isn't surprising that they are taking the same stance with the online kits.
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Originally posted by: ShyGuy
megabytes not megabits?
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Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenixQuote
Originally posted by: Kairon
Yeah, but where's the PROOF that Nintendo gamers will buy good third party titles when they come around? This entire "we'll buy good stuff when it comes" is a huge leap of faith to publishers betting millions of dollars at a time.
~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
If I recall RE4 sold quite well for Wii and Viewtiful Joe as well. Besides them not sure what other third parties had great games on Wii!
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Originally posted by: Galford
I said it before and I'll say it again.
Holidays 2007 will be the real test for Nintendo.
If Nintendo can find a solution to Halo 3 and MGS 4 the Wii will do well.
If not expect by 2008 the Wii to suffer the same fate as the GC.
Note: Edited for grammar.
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Originally posted by: Dasmos
Who cares? It's VGCats. It's not important.
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Originally posted by: BlkPaladin
Well I can see them giving Okami (the proper spelling is with two o's) the honors since it is truly a work of art. Too bad Capcom butchered the developer that made it.
On the bright side they did give Nintendo the publisher of the year award, which is funny because I don't think they really did give any Nintendo game an honor.
And its IGN what do you expect. As someone said you cant have ignorant without IGN.
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Originally posted by: pap64
I got the game last Christmas and I wasn't able to get into it. I got stuck in the part where you get Jessica, then you fight a giant octopus. I think I went to grind in order to level up and buy better armor and weapons.
I ended up lending the game to my friend, but I will ask for it. I too have felt like playing through it after the DQ IX announcement.
I think the problem with the game is that it might be a little to old school for some. Personally, I've learned to tolerate grinding, but I know some friends (SB included) that can't stand it. Which is why I hope DQ IX isn't as old school as VIII was.
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Originally posted by: pap64
Go Nintendo posted a newstory about a rumor of 3 new Katamary games coming in 2007, one for the PS3, one for XBOX Live and the other for the Wii.
Keep in mind that this is still a rumor, but considering that Namco has pledged 30 titles for the Wii in 2007, I wouldn't be surprised if one of them was a Katamary game.
Here's the link
What I find surprising is that a while back the creator dismissed the Wii as being a gimmick and looked as if the series would be Sony only for a while. Also, 3 Katamary games? As much as I enjoyed the first game, and had some moderate fun with the second, how in the HELL will they keep the games fresh?
Also, with the news of the PoP game being a wiimake, I wouldn't be surprised if the game turns out to be the first game with new motion based controls.
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Originally posted by: The Omen
Ubi has succeeded in taking EA's throne....!
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Originally posted by: pap64
Dude, this is NOTHING compared to the droughts the N64 and GC suffered.
You forget that Ubi has even more games to released, and the titles you mentioned will also see release.
Don't sweat it, it looks bad but it isn't as dramatic onc eyou think back.
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Originally posted by: Kairon
I'm actually going to buy this. Remember that whole "gameplay over graphics" dare? Well, I'm taking it. I've never played a FarCry game before, but the only complaints I've been hearing from this game are graphical. If that's all that's wrong, then I won't be complaining.
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
