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Nintendo Gaming / Gamezero Disscusion

« on: March 17, 2003, 08:09:51 PM »

Techncially, any company that Nintendo owns 100% is a first party, like Retro, EAD, or HAL. Any company Nintendo owns *part of* is a 2nd party, and any company that is not owned by anyone is a 3rd party.

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Nintendo Gaming / Skies of Arcadia 2

« on: March 17, 2003, 07:32:19 PM »

I was just about to post the same quote from the article as Hedorah: while I do think Soa2 is Cube bound, it is in no wya official or certain. There's always a chance Sega will decide it's better as a PS2 exclusive, etc.

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General Gaming / Nintendo Nexus - Nintendo's Next Console???

« on: March 17, 2003, 03:12:06 PM »

Aren't those Blu-Ray discs being made by Sony, though? It'd be pretty interesting if they let their biggest competitor in videogames use their own technology.

::EDIT::
Interesting- apparently it's not just Sony but 9 companies that got together to make the technology: Hitachi, LG Electronics, Matsushita, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and Thomson.

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Nintendo Gaming / More FF Games Coming ...?

« on: March 17, 2003, 11:22:44 AM »

Yeah, now he "directs" GDS. GDS doesn't actually make any games. All of it's "games" are made in-house at Square and released under the GDS title.

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Nintendo Gaming / Skies of Arcadia 2

« on: March 17, 2003, 11:19:35 AM »

"It's got to be on the GC. They canned the PS2 version of Skies in the first place. Why would they bring a completely new game out for the system when they didn't even want to work on a port for it? "

Pretty much the only reason the Cube got it and the PS2 didn't was, according to Overworks, because SoA had a LOT of competition on the PS2 and virtually none on the Gamecube. Overworks also said they'd bring SoA 2 to the Gamecube if SoA sold well. It's possible that SoA sold horribly and now Sega wants to take it's chances with the PS2. Nothign's real certain.

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Nintendo Gaming / Sigh, some biassed Nintendo Bashing!

« on: March 17, 2003, 11:15:52 AM »

How could the water pack have been implemented in different ways if it didn't involve Mario? I failto see how Mario hindered the water pack. Remember, Nintendo didn't have an idea for a water pack game and put Mario in it, they had an idea for a Mario game and put the water pack in it.

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General Chat / Need some TV help!!

« on: March 17, 2003, 11:13:59 AM »

I had a problem with a TV but I fixed it.

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Nintendo Gaming / More FF Games Coming ...?

« on: March 17, 2003, 10:30:25 AM »

"And you have to remember, FFCC is not made by square. It is made by square employees who were rented to staff Game Design Studios, which is funded by Nintendo."

Obviously you didn't read the press release- Game Developer Studio is made up of a whopping 1 employee. Rather think of GDS as a figurehead to get money from Fund Q. ALL of GDS's games are developer at Square by Square and released under the GDS title.

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Nintendo Gaming / Sigh, some biassed Nintendo Bashing!

« on: March 17, 2003, 10:28:26 AM »

"MS have done some great (and new) things, like the harddrive and Xboxlive."

The hard drive was good- XBox Live was nothing new. Sega;s the one that innovated online console gaming.

"Blinx was a good idea, bad execution. Halo introduced the 2 weapon system, didn't it?"

Blinx had a great idea. About Halo- are you referring to it limitting you to two weapons? Hardly innovative- just a limit on how many weapons you can have at a time (which SUCKED in my opinion- screw realism, I like to hold a lot more than 2 guns)

"I think it's easy to be frustrated with Nintendo for using the Pokemon and Mario licenses so much."

Pokemon yes, since it's pretty much the same game. But MARIO? Mario is synonomous to innovation. Mario has revolutionized gaming more times than ANY other series, and that hasn't let up. Mario is ANYTHING but a rehash.

"they talked about licenses or franchises taking the pressure off the developer to make a really great game. And Nintendo does do that. Super Mario Sunshine should've been a brand new game. The presentation was sloppy and the idea of using water could probably have been expanded much further had it been an original character. But Mario would sell, so they slapped Mario in there (much like they put Star Fox into Dinosaur Planet)"

Are you BLIND? SMS was built from the ground up with the water gun in mind- it wasn't an idea they "slapped" Mario onto- get that out of your head. And how was the presentation sloppy? SMS was one of the BEST platformers I've ever played- maybe not the best Mario game but MUCH better than 99% of games out there. It's easily one of the funnest games I've ever played. How was it sloppy?

"Mario Tennis and Golf are also like this (I don't include Kart or Party since I haven't played much of those series). Do the Mario characters really add that much to the gameplay?"

Tennis and Golf do benefit from the Mario license, yes, but that doesn't mean they're damn fine games. And Kart and Party are almost completely based around the Mario World- while MP 2 and 3 didn't offer much new, at least 4 did and Kart always offers something new.

I'm not saying every single one of Nintendo's games revolutionizes the industry, but Nintendo is more revolutionary than pretty much every other developer combined. I can understand if people are irked that Pokemon never changes, or with similar cases, but to say MS is MORE innovative is just talknig out of your ass. Besides the fact MS doesn't even make games themselves, the only really innovative idea they've published was Blinx and the developer really screwed up with that game.

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Nintendo Gaming / More FF Games Coming ...?

« on: March 17, 2003, 08:22:24 AM »

Forester: No, I'm almost certain it was Enix who gave the percentages. Even if that was Square-Enix, it doesn't mention specific games. Does anyone have a link that says CC will be the only FF game on the Cube?

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Nintendo Gaming / More FF Games Coming ...?

« on: March 16, 2003, 10:29:55 PM »

Forester: I don't remember Square saying anything- it was Enix who said they wouldn't be supporting the Gamecube much at all. I'm pretty sure Square never said anything about FFCC being the only FF game on the Cube.

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Nintendo Gaming / Sigh, some biassed Nintendo Bashing!

« on: March 16, 2003, 10:28:09 PM »

According to Miyamoto, we're going to see quite a few newfranchises this year.

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Nintendo Gaming / What did Metroid Prime and Fusion get from Famitsu?

« on: March 16, 2003, 09:22:22 PM »

"and played Resident Evil 0 instead (A much better game)"

Say rather you enjyoed RE0 more, because there's no way RE0 is better amde than Metroid Prime. Even if you thought it was boring, which is perfectly fine, you have to admit it was very well made but just wasn't interesting to you. I got kinda bored with Pikmin and Animal Crossing, but both are MUCH better made than JKII for my Gamecube, which I've played much more.

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Nintendo Gaming / Sigh, some biassed Nintendo Bashing!

« on: March 16, 2003, 09:19:45 PM »

"Good points or no, this article was in fact not a BIASED article, but another example of an older gamer whose outgrown Nintendo. Simple as that."

No, no, no- you have it all wrong. What a bias is is to think negatively towards a party simply because it is not affiliated with who you are loyal to. This guy doesn't like Nintendo because he's an MS or Sony fan/fanboy. Therefor he makes up things or bends facts to fit his case that Nintendo is "bad". Outgrowing Nintendo is different from being biased to them- someone who has outgrown Nintendo would say their games are well made, they're just not what the person is looking for in a game. THIS guy just flat out lies and says all Nintendo does is rehash, THEN he goes to say that MS is now the innovator (even though MS has released very few 1st or 2nd party games, of which only Blinx really innovated any). THAT is a bias.

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Nintendo Gaming / shadow link

« on: March 16, 2003, 05:19:13 PM »

Odd that I'm opposite everyone else- Dark Link being incredibly easy for me and Morpha being really hard if I don't have the Biggoron sword (although he's a piece of cake with it).

A friend of mine called me up while he was playing OoT on the bonus disc a couple times complaining that he couldn't beat Bongo Bongo or Twinrova (he died like 3 times with each of them), which really perplexed me, because they were probably among the easiest bosses in the game. I later found out he was wearing the hover boots in both fights. He loves them so much he runs around in them all the time. I guess they're kinda cool, but I only used them when I absolutely had to.

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Nintendo Gaming / Japanese 10 Most Wanted

« on: March 16, 2003, 04:15:25 PM »

Also interesting that Tenchu 3 is up there, although it's been getting pretty mediocre reviews stateside.

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Nintendo Gaming / What did Metroid Prime and Fusion get from Famitsu?

« on: March 16, 2003, 03:58:53 PM »

Actually, Super Metroid didn't sell over a million copies in Japan- maybe worldwide, but not Japan specifically. The-MagicBox has a list of all the platinum games in Japan:

Platinum Game Chart

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Nintendo Gaming / Super Smash Bros Melee

« on: March 16, 2003, 03:47:59 PM »

Yeah, that "No Damage Clear" was a bitch to get, but you have to in order to get Diskun (which requires getting all 249 bonuses). I think I did it with a combination of persistance and luck.

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Nintendo Gaming / Japanese 10 Most Wanted

« on: March 16, 2003, 03:40:20 PM »

The-MagicBox updated their list of the ten most wanted games in Japan:

10 Most Wanted

Interesting to note that Biohazard 4 is #3 on the list, and Crystal Chronicles is 7. It's good to see there's still some Gamecube games the Japanese really want, even if the other 8 games on the list were PS2.

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TalkBack / Want a new GameCube for under $70?

« on: March 16, 2003, 02:56:01 PM »

Well that sucks. FAO Schwarz was like the symbol for American toys for so long. It's kinda hard to believe they going out of business.

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Nintendo Gaming / Sigh, some biassed Nintendo Bashing!

« on: March 16, 2003, 02:51:54 PM »

It's funny they think Halo is innovative- I swear they're blinded by the hype for that game. It was a GREAT console FPS, but honestly I'd challenge someone to name one major new thing it offered to the genre- ONE new thing. You'd be hard pressed to name any. And Halo 2 will be worse. I have no doubt it'll one kick ass FPS, but almost entirely like Halo.

And maybe this guy should wake up to the fact that Super Mario 64 pretty much established how videogames operate in 3 dimensions. Ocarina of Time set standards across the entire industry on what a game should be like. Nintendo has a mantra to innovate with every single installment in a series. Sure there’s a bunch of Marios and Zeldas, but each one is different in it’s own way. That’s just how Nintendo makes their games. When a new installment is released in one of their series, almost immediately you start seeing the ideas Nintendo invented becoming commonplace in nearly every game released thereafter. To say Nintendo “rehashes” shows this guy is talking out of his ass. If he seriously believes what he wrote, he really needs to be admitted to a mental institute before he accidentally reproduces.

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Nintendo Gaming / Super Smash Bros Melee

« on: March 16, 2003, 02:34:36 PM »

I've gotten all the trophies, characters, stages, and bonuses- the only thing left is to get all of those little messages that appear when you do something cool (like beating Event Match 51 without losing a life). That could take a while.

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Nintendo Gaming / Sigh, some biassed Nintendo Bashing!

« on: March 16, 2003, 02:31:43 PM »

It's just something Gamespot printed to stir up controversy and (hopefully) traffic. It's sad that even large publications like Gamespot have to resort to mindless, baseless bashing just to get more htis. To be honest,  I really wouldn't mind seeing Gamespot go the way of Daily Radar- their existence is pointless and redundant.

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TalkBack / Want a new GameCube for under $70?

« on: March 16, 2003, 11:45:56 AM »

Edisim: Look at what ScaredAndAfrain said- in the link he provided, it says that FAO Schwarz is NOT going out of business, they're just phasing out their indigo Gamecubes. That's why only the Indigo Cubes are discounted- not any other Nintendo or videogame related products.

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Nintendo Gaming / Whaaaaaaaat?

« on: March 16, 2003, 09:55:28 AM »

Some enemies also had blue blood, too- anwyay, I wouldn't get worked up. I was kinda surprised Ganondorf caughed up ANY blood since it's so unlike Nintendo.