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Nintendo Gaming / Pokemon in a Mario Game?

« on: July 17, 2004, 03:43:00 PM »

There's a pokemon in an old Mario game long before there was pokemon!  In Super Mario Bros. 2, the bird with the flying carpet first seen on 1-2 and in various other levels is the pokemon, Pidget.  If you beat the game and view the character credits, it'll show Pidget.  Pretty neat huh?  Wonder if there are any other pokemon appearing in other mario or nintendo games that we haven't even noticed yet.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Gameboy Cube? N5?

« on: November 11, 2003, 02:47:03 PM »

I believe that if Nintendo had the right company to manufacture such a device, the Gameboy Cube could be possible in the near future.  About the button layout, I don't think it would be that awful.  I mean look at the iQue player that'll be released in China.  Yeah it doesn't have a screen but I think that if you take a look at the Gamecube controller, it's really not that big.  Text shouldn't really be a problem.  The gameboy player may need to show games sharper to allow text to be visible the way it should be.  The hardware and the slots for GC games and GBA games shouldn't really cause too much of a space problem.  I mean look at some of the new camcorders.  They have built-in dvd burners and slots for memory cards and all those other connections for input and output.  The price of the console should be a little more if not the same as a regular Gamecube price.  I really don't think it would cannibalise the sales of the N5.  I think it'd be a great way of Nintendo extending the Gamecubes life while still keeping up with technology and competition with the N5.  Remember Miyamoto said that he could see the Gamecube go for an 8 year lifespan.  What better way of doing it then making the Gameboy Cube?  About anti-shock issues, come on, almost all of the portable cd-players that are out now are anti-shock.  I don't see this as being an issue at all, unless you drop the Gameboy Cube or something. About power consumption, again camcorders and portable cd-players don't need a car battery to work.  If it really had to, the Gameboy Cube could possibly go for 2 litium ion batteries if it really need more power.  I doubt that it would need more than that.  I'd really like to make a mock-up of it but I suck with Photoshop.  But if anyone's willing to make a mock-up, I'd use pics of Gamecube with a Gameboy player, shape it into an sp and sort out the slots for the different games discs and button layout and a screen and see if it'd really be that bad...

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Nintendo Gaming / Nintendo 2004/2005

« on: November 04, 2003, 04:00:40 PM »

The following is my personal prediction of what Nintendo is planning on doing in the next couple of years.  I would like to see what you guys think. (Can I be close?  Can I be dreaming? Let me know!)

I believe Nintendo's going to be making some major changes on it's next consoles. First with the Gameboy Cube and then with N5.  What's the Gameboy Cube, you may ask?  Well, as you know for right now, Sony will be releasing it's first portable console the PSP. With all it's specification, it could maybe/probably do some damage to the Gameboy Advanced.  What is Nintendo's secret weapon against the PSP?  Well many may think that it will be a Gameboy with the same or maybe a little better graphic engine then the PSP (supposedly a portable PS1).  Well, personally, I believe that Nintendo's going to go a step or two further and make the Gamecube portable and actually market it as the next Gameboy.  Hence, the Gameboy Cube.  The Gameboy Cube basically is a portable Gamecube/Gameboy Player.  So that means that not only will it play Gamecube games, but every GBA/GBC/GB game also.  It will also have that Motorola developed Wireless GBA Link (bundled soon with Pokemon Fire Red and Water Blue) built-in.  It will also have a built-in ethernet adapter for (lan) multiple console linking.  Now don't you think that Sony is almost kicking itself in releasing its PSP if Nintendo made the Gameboy Cube?.....  And now onto the N5. I just checked on BestBuy.com that a 40 gig harddrive is roughly $80.  This may be a little bit more than what it could really be if I looked hard enough.  So what does that have to do with anything?  Well ever since the N64, Nintendo's been working on disc drives.  From the 64dd to the SD Adapter.  I believe that this will be Nintendo's next either game format or harddrive. And by it's launch date a 40 gig harddrive should be worth $40 or $50 bucks. Two ethernet ports one for online and the other for connectivity with the Gameboy Cube.  Graphics are of course going to be dramatically better but I don't think it will be a very big concern with Nintendo as graphics are going to be dominated by gameplay in next console wars.  Wireless controllers, four ports of course.  Console itself will be as small as possible with a port for the flat panel screen that was shown at a game expo sometime ago.

This is what I believe Nintendo is going to be doing next year and beyond.  Well I'm almost positive that the Gameboy Cube will come true well dreaming.  What do you guys think?  

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Nintendo Gaming / Mario Kart characters

« on: June 13, 2003, 08:37:05 AM »

It'd be neat to have Wa-Peach or maybe Wa-Toad (in addition to Toad of course).  But what I'd really like to see is the awesome characters from the Wario Ware game! (Dribble and Spitz/Ana and Kat are practically MADE for mario kart)

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Nintendo Gaming / 40 new pokemon characters (pokemon)!!!???!?!?!

« on: June 07, 2003, 07:01:47 PM »

Pokemon-e TCG: EX Ruby and Sapphire is said to have 40 all new pokemon characters.  I know that doesn't necessarily mean 40 all new pokemon but then it also says that it brings the total number of unique Pokemon characters to 400! Well, to me that sounds like the new tcg card game will have 40 new pokemon that you can only get by play that game.  That would make catching them all even HARDER!  If it's true then I can't wait to see the new 40 pokemon!  And this would have to be my first tcg game I buy and it'd be only to get the new 40, if it's even compatible with Ruby/Sapphire, *sigh*

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Nintendo Gaming / Mario Kart Discussion (TALK ABOUT MARIO KART HERE)

« on: May 07, 2003, 05:11:45 PM »

I'm extremely upset that they didn't add Toad to this new game.  I really hope that he's a hidden character or something because I loved playing as Toad in the past version and this one shouldn't be an exception.

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Nintendo Gaming / The new Pokemon Game for GCN

« on: May 07, 2003, 05:08:16 PM »

3-d Pokemon world, with all the regions from the past (Kyoto, Hoenn, and that other one). Customization is the most important aspect for this GC game.  Then since it's a GC game add another or even two more regions  and of course more pokemon, like about 200 new ones or even more.  More creative ways of getting pokemon or getting them evolved (like Ninjask/Shedinja) More birth only, stone, and trading evolutions.  A slight more obvious look of what sex the pokemon is (instead of the symbol, maybe a slight color difference or "tattoo" or SOMETHING) Maybe two more pokemon types, and a sims style way of creating your character and decorating your home.  Even have a customizable pokedex. CUSTOMIZATION IS A MUST!!!  Don't really like the contest and berry thing but don't mind it.  Bring back the night/day feature.  Nintendo also needs to do more of there promotion-only pokemon more attainable.  Like have monthly contest/events or something.  Wanna get a REAL mew/jirachi/etc. (got a celebi from six flags, places like this should be good example) If not online at least LAN.  Had some more ideas but can't think about them right now...