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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Official Sales Thread

« on: February 23, 2005, 07:45:00 AM »

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an employee at EB Games had not played any Zelda game since the SNES days, and didn´t even know about OOT or MM

Wow.  I'm absolutely dumb-struck.  How is it possible not to know about these games?  I suppose I can understand never playing these games, but not even knowing of their existance?  Does this guy consider himself a gamer?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: I want to make a black and white game(not black and white)

« on: February 22, 2005, 10:13:12 AM »

How about a code in Nano Breaker that causes graphics to be in black and white except for the "oil"?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: I want to make a black and white game(not black and white)

« on: February 22, 2005, 07:48:38 AM »

Why don't you just turn off the color on your television?  Then you can play black and white Eternal Darkness, Wind Waker, and RE4.

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TalkBack / RE:Resident Evil 4 Tops January Sales Chart

« on: February 22, 2005, 07:39:24 AM »

For those who don't frequent the GameCube section of these boards:

Official Sales Thread

That'll get you caught up from last March.

[Savior]

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TalkBack / RE:Nintendo offers downloadable games for GBA and DS

« on: February 21, 2005, 03:28:06 PM »

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Originally posted by: Savior
The first thing that came to my mind was that Nintendo would give people the tools to make their own "Garage games" and post them online...

Knowing Nintendo ... not gonna happen.  We all know Nintendo likes to control everything.  If they let anyone create games they'd wind up with Mario beating up hookers or Link and Zelda getting it on.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: 2 Zelda's on DS?

« on: February 18, 2005, 10:32:04 AM »

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Eiji Aonuma’s exact words can be found at Jeux-France

Anyone else find that sentence hysterical?

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Jungle Beat Demo!

« on: February 18, 2005, 09:07:40 AM »

I was under the impression that it sucks with the regular controller, so it doesn't make sense to demo it without the bongos.

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TalkBack / RE: Namco and Nintendo Reveal Mario Kart Arcade

« on: February 18, 2005, 08:16:33 AM »

::In Ian's voice (typing)::

If this game is Nintendo's sole launch title for Revolution, I will be very upset.  Plus, a port for a launch title is acceptable if it's a not a port of a game that everyone's already played.

With Super Mario DS, not only was it the system's only first-party launch title, but it was a port of a game that everyone has already played through at least twice.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Wireless Controllers as Standard Next-Gen

« on: February 18, 2005, 07:58:19 AM »

Have you guys thought the retractable cord thing though the whole way?

That's going to make for some Xbox-sized controllers.  Unless you're thinking it detaches at the controller and retracts into the console; in that case, it's going to make for an Xbox-sized console.  It's a lose-lose situation.

Plus, what happens if the cord is attached to the console permanently and your dog chews through it?  How much of a pain is it going to be to replace?  Not to mention the extra cost of having 4 cords a part of the console.  Those people who don't play multiplayer are going to have to pay for something they won't even use.

The only way it could be retractable is to have it as part of the controller, in which case only this man will be able to wield one.

If you want to go with the wire/less controller, the only way it could feasibly be done correctly would be to have the cord detach from both the console and the controller.

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General Gaming / RE: Tales of Legendia thread.

« on: February 18, 2005, 07:39:38 AM »

I believe Nintendo published the game in America (maybe Europe, too).  My understanding is that Namco wasn't going to release the game outside of Japan.  Nintendo wanted to, so they paid for everything that needed to get done in order to make it happen.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Simpsons: Hit & Run

« on: February 18, 2005, 07:37:25 AM »

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Problems while playing Donkey Konga

« on: February 18, 2005, 07:20:27 AM »

Jungle Beat comes out on March 14th.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Official Sales Thread

« on: February 18, 2005, 07:19:00 AM »

I think franchises such as Resident Evil just don't have the selling power they used too.  Look at the sales for Twin Snakes and/or Snake Eater--they're pitiful compared to the older games.  (Acid hasn't been selling very well either, but I think we can ignore that one because it's a card game, not a typical Metal Gear game.)

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Official Sales Thread

« on: February 17, 2005, 08:20:30 AM »

Pardon my ignorance, but what is Popolocrois Monogatari: Pietro Ouji no Bouken?

[require]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: NFS Underground 2 DS

« on: February 17, 2005, 08:17:14 AM »

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they are proud to have it at a constant 60 fps

Forgive me if I'm mistaken, but doesn't the DS require all games to play at a constant 60 FPS?  If so, that'a great quote.  Can someone grab the exact quote from IGN for me so I can replace my signature?  (I refuse to give IGN a hit.)

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: psp is online now wheres nintendos plan

« on: February 17, 2005, 08:14:29 AM »

Mine doesn't recognize Gamecube.  Are you sure you didn't add it to you dictionary?  Because it's not in there by default.

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General Gaming / RE: Tales of Legendia thread.

« on: February 17, 2005, 08:09:52 AM »

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Translation shouldn't take that long at all considering there's already the GC English version.

I believe Nintendo owns the rights to the translated text and voice-acting.  If Namco wanted to release a PS2 version in America/Europe, they would have to retranslate everything, and re-record all new voiceovers.

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TalkBack / RE: Upcoming Release Schedule for Australia

« on: February 17, 2005, 07:48:44 AM »

What the hell.  You guys get Polarium on March 24th?  EBGames.com has it listed as April 18th for a US release.  PGC's release schedule still has it as May 31st.  It doesn't even show up on Gamestop.com.  I am sad.  

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Official Sales Thread

« on: February 16, 2005, 03:47:41 PM »

To put that number into perspective, here are some other sales numbers for January.

(Note:  These came from gamesarefun.com.

January 2005 NPD sales numbers:

Mercenaries (PS2, Xbox): 384,000 total
Resident Evil 4 (GC): 319,000
Need for Speed Underground 2 (PS2, Xbox, GameCube): 142,000 + 86,000 + 22,000 = 250,000
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2): 241,000
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA): 217,000
NFL Street 2: (PS2, Xbox, & GC) 188,000 total
Halo 2 (Xbox): 124,000
The Punisher (PS2, Xbox): 61,000 + 62,000 = 123,000 total
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2): 66,000
MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf (Xbox): 59,000
The Getaway: Black Monday (PS2): 45,000
WWE SmackDown! Vs. Raw (PS2): 42,000
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (Xbox): 28,317

RE4 isn't doing too shabby.  It's no Halo 2, obviously, but sales are fairly stellar.  I'm hoping they stay up there.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Free DS get one now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

« on: February 16, 2005, 11:52:04 AM »

Do these ever work?  I had a friend who tried to get me to sign up for a Blockbuster movie pass once.  He was trying to get a free iPod.  He never got it.

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TalkBack / RE: Nintendo Ships Wario Ware: Touched! For DS

« on: February 16, 2005, 11:49:27 AM »

Metroid Prime
Mario Party
Paper Mario

OMG!  Nintendo is d00m3d!!1!

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TalkBack / RE: Midway Arcade Treasures 3 On the Way

« on: February 16, 2005, 10:19:33 AM »

Dang.  I thought for sure it was Nintendo Ultra.  I still have my old Nintendo Power's (from like issues 30 to 110) at my parents' house.  I remember the January issue (the cover was mostly white) where the Nintendo 64 (Nintendo Ultra or Ultra 64, whichever the case may be) was unveiled.  I'll have to check it out next time I go visit them.

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TalkBack / RE: Midway Arcade Treasures 3 On the Way

« on: February 16, 2005, 09:43:25 AM »

Wasn't it the Nintendo Ultra before it was the Nintendo 64?  I don't remember it ever being the Ultra 64.  However, I could be mistaken.

[nemo_83]

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Nintendo Gaming / RE:Metroid Pinball: exactly what needs to be fixed about Nintendo

« on: February 16, 2005, 09:39:34 AM »

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What about porn novels?

I was referring to the following post by nemo_83.

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Originally posted by: nemo_83
i thought my analogy between porn and novels was clear.  porn has no story and is all about action.  the novel is a piece of literature with a beginning, middle, and end.  a novel presents a conflict, character development, and resolution.  a porn is for the purpose of nothing more than getting yours.  you may watch a porn over an over, but a novel may change the way you look at life.

I was merely asking where porn novels fit into his analogy.

EDIT:  I just realized your comment might have been directed towards nemo_83 and that you might have had the same idea I had.  It's possible you didn't see my comment.  If that's the case, nevermind.  I didn't mean to insult your intelligence.

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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Metroid Pinball: exactly what needs to be fixed about Nintendo

« on: February 16, 2005, 08:37:56 AM »

How about a pornographic novel?  Where does that fit in?

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Well so far I see about 4 or 5 potential triple A titles coming out. There is Yoshi's Touch and Go, Castlevania DS, WarioWare Touched (even though it is said to be inferior to WWT for GBA is still a solid title), Metroid Hunters, Animal Crossing, along with Bomberman and Sonic being possible sleeper hits. I'm sure there are some that I've missed

You forgot Kirby's Magic Paintbrush, Mario Kart DS, Wars DS (if it comes out this year) and Meteos.  And maybe Polarium and Lost In Blue, depending on how they turn out.  And FFIII, but that's a port, so I don't know if you can count it.

EDIT:  I completely forgot about Another.  How silly of me.