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TalkBack / Re: EA CEO Frustrated by Low Wii Sales
« on: November 12, 2009, 04:04:07 PM »
Eff. I'm going to blog about my concept of "author intent" later today.

This conversation brings up a question for you. Which version of Jurassic the Hunted is Halbred getting? Which graphical awesomeness of dinosaurs will make Halbred happiest?

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TalkBack / Re: EA CEO Frustrated by Low Wii Sales
« on: November 12, 2009, 03:52:02 PM »
Why would RE5 not work on Wii? This shooting for a different aesthetic is a silly argument too, the PC can run circles around any of the consoles if you have a high end computer with a well programmed game (Crysis wastes Uncharted 2 visually). Yes there are some things that cannot be done on Wii, but it is mostly for things other then visuals (AI, number of characters on screen etc etc). There is no reason why RE5 can't be on Wii, even if they have to take out the online co-op. My point is that visual fidelity can be relative.

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Let's hope the delay was for game related issues and that we have a fantastic game coming out this year.

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NWR Mafia Games / Re: Mafia XXXIX Star Wars Mafia: REBEL ALLIANCE – DAY 4
« on: November 12, 2009, 02:04:18 PM »
::grins with extreme satisfaction:: The rebels are falling left and right. Corpses of their leaders are starting to litter the ground, the empire may finally accomplish what the separatists could not, the destruction of the Jedi Order and bring peace to the galaxy. The Sith will rise again.

Let me meditate on who the next victim will be.

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NWR Mafia Games / Re: Mafia XXXIX Star Wars Mafia: REBEL ALLIANCE – DAY 3
« on: November 11, 2009, 03:49:15 AM »
For now, I will let the force guide me and hope that the blood soaked carcass is of rebel scum.

vote Plugabugz

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TalkBack / Re: The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks to Feature New Instrument
« on: November 11, 2009, 02:54:52 AM »
The only way I'll buy this game is if Ganon or Ganondorf pops up at the end or something. Besides that I just can't get excited for it, the new trailer does nothing for me.

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Reader Reviews / Re: Rate The Last Game You Played
« on: November 11, 2009, 02:51:35 AM »
I loved Tools of Destruction though.  >:(

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
« on: November 11, 2009, 02:47:49 AM »
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And you guys shouldn't laugh at people with big thumbs, its just as derogatory and hurtful as making fun of any other people group.

Fat thumb Anti-Discrimination Alliance?

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NWR Mafia Games / Re: Mafia XXXIX Star Wars Mafia: REBEL ALLIANCE – DAY 3
« on: November 11, 2009, 02:38:19 AM »
He contacted me, claiming that I was Vader and implying that he was the investigator.  I don't think he's evil (i.e.: mafia), though... I think he's just fishing.

Funny I was accused of being the same role. All should know that I will face my victims and destroy them as they helplessly try to fight back.

Boba Fett tasting defeat is sweet indeed. Let there be genocide of all that are not part of the great empire so we can finally have peace.

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NWR Forums Discord / Re: DAMNIT PIXLBIT, STOP STEALING OUR STAFFERS!
« on: November 10, 2009, 07:59:26 PM »
I won't jump ship unless it has a FUNHOUSE.

WELL FLAME?

......Perhaps or maybe something better than the funhouse.

A HAWTNESS HOUSE BORDELLO!?

I'm so there. **** this place, mop_it_up and GP can stay behind to clean up this dead funhouse while we're gone, and when they're done they can come clean up the mess at the splooge house.

thank you pixlbit, in advance.

oh man flame of chaos' avatar is patronizing.

fixed?

Don't give up my hopes like that.

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TalkBack / Re: EA CEO Frustrated by Low Wii Sales
« on: November 10, 2009, 07:45:12 PM »
Code Veronica was a spin-off? I thought it was considered a sequel at the time.

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TalkBack / Re: EA CEO Frustrated by Low Wii Sales
« on: November 10, 2009, 07:02:22 PM »
RE5 would have gotten me excited to play it if it was on Wii, as it stands I bought it but haven't touched it because I dread the analog controls.

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TalkBack / Re: EA CEO Frustrated by Low Wii Sales
« on: November 10, 2009, 06:59:11 PM »
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Also, "testing" a console for interest with a half-game is a pretty lousy thing to do to the fans of that console to start with...

It is especially bad with Capcom considering how well RE4: Wii Edition did. That should have been all the testing they needed. Personally I think it was just an excuse.

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TalkBack / Re: EA CEO Frustrated by Low Wii Sales
« on: November 10, 2009, 06:52:55 PM »
::skips over Ian post:: I think the moral of the story is that EA had crappy marketing, and should have put more effort in pushing games on Wii.

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TalkBack / Re: EA CEO Frustrated by Low Wii Sales
« on: November 10, 2009, 06:39:11 PM »
I'm sure I can lower the setting on my computer to be visually crap and still play Bioshock just fine. That means that Bioshock could be done on a Wii, it just won't look as good as the PS360 version which in turn wouldn't look as good as the PC version. Why bother making games for consoles.... It's such a stupid argument to make.

Having had to play Bioshock my first time on this laptop with the lowest possible graphical settings (which had lots of framerate problems during the more hectic firefights), I can say that the game could be released on the Wii if 2K really wanted to do it.  Even on the PS3, the game isn't the most technically outstanding game.  It's the game's art deco style that makes the game look great, which could be replicated on the Wii no problem.  Actually, I'm kind of surprised that we haven't seen some sort of prequel or sidestory Bioshock Wii project after Metroid Prime Corruption came out and showed it was a superior platform for FPS gaming.

Yeah Bioshock was impressive because of the art direction more then the under the hood visual engine (which was good but not outstanding)>

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TalkBack / Re: EA CEO Frustrated by Low Wii Sales
« on: November 10, 2009, 05:57:26 PM »
Mario Kart Wii, Wario Land Shake It, Punch-Out!!, and ExciteBots were all released over the past two years.

Touche, I forgot to mention some of those (I count Mario Kart Wii as part of that "first 1 1/2 years").  Yeah, I guess it does go back to "games people care about."  I would mention, though, that Wario Land Shake It and ExciteBots got no advertising from Nintendo and sold accordingly, so I'm not really sure they count as games that drive interest in the platform.

Yeah we only have games like Wii Sports Resort that sell millions and drive interest, stupid Nintendo.

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TalkBack / Re: EA CEO Frustrated by Low Wii Sales
« on: November 10, 2009, 05:47:30 PM »
Captain Rainbow and Disaster Day of Crisis as well.

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i swear if i wake up tomorrow and theres a stuffed birdo sitting next to my bed, i'm calling the cops
If you find a severed head of a stuffed Birdo, that's when you should worry.

Yeah, cause that means she was mad enough to sever the head of a valuable collectible of her favorite character. I hope she never gets that mad...

And if you get her mad, I'll get mad and throw one of my skulls at your head.

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TalkBack / Re: EA CEO Frustrated by Low Wii Sales
« on: November 10, 2009, 05:33:11 PM »
What's with people saying that Nintendo hasn't released very many games? Haven't they released more games during the first three years than they did on the Nintendo 64 and GameCube during that same time period?

Games in genres people don't like do not count.

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TalkBack / Re: EA CEO Frustrated by Low Wii Sales
« on: November 10, 2009, 04:48:27 PM »
EA's Wii output has been quite good, Boom Blox 1 and 2 were both fantastic and unique games. Tiger Woods 10 is the best version. Also they've done a good job with many of the ports such as Godfather, and Medal of Honor. Dead Space Extraction is a high quality game by most accounts. Smarty Pants is probably the best trivia game out there.

Now could EA be doing better, sure. But saying they didn't put an effort in developing games is silly, just because you may not like the genre doesn't mean effort wasn't put into it. Heck even EA Sports Active had quite a bit of effort put into it.

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TalkBack / Re: EA CEO Frustrated by Low Wii Sales
« on: November 10, 2009, 04:20:18 PM »
I don't know what you're all talking about with Extraction not being advertised. I saw tons of ads for it on Hulu as well as banners on gaming sites. I don't have cable TV, so I can't speak to that, but the fact is that EA certainly did advertise this game. Maybe not as much as they should have, or as much as you would like, but they had a marketing budget and they spent it. That's more than you can say for many other third-party Wii games.

The thing is that if even those following the game were caught off guard when it was released shows the marketing was terrible. Especially since those gamers are NOT the casual crowd.

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TalkBack / Re: EA CEO Frustrated by Low Wii Sales
« on: November 10, 2009, 02:36:12 PM »
Maybe they could, I dunno, advertise their games? Seriously they released a high quality game in Dead Space Extraction but no one even knew about it coming out!

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NWR Mafia Games / Re: Mafia XXXIX Star Wars Mafia: REBEL ALLIANCE – DAY 2
« on: November 10, 2009, 01:11:56 PM »
*strokes chin* This bandwagon is gaining a lot of steam. Mafia is surely behind it.

VOTE UNCLEBOB

I better not be deceived or the deceivers will feel the true power of the dark side and my light saber as it dismembers them limb by limb.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
« on: November 10, 2009, 02:01:36 AM »
http://wii.ign.com/articles/104/1043698p1.html

IGN AU gives it a 9.2

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The course design in NSMB Wii abounds with creativity—punishing, hateful creativity. The kind of creativity that will, in later stages, have even the most tempered and calm individuals going red in the face. Some of the best stages in the game play with verticality beautifully; two spiked pillars that slam into each other at the centre of a vertical stage creates an interesting force to be dealt with. The sound of the two columns rushing into place gives you just enough time to find a safe platform to land on – but it's always a close shave.

Can't wait!

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NWR Mafia Games / Re: Mafia XXXIX Star Wars Mafia: REBEL ALLIANCE – DAY 2
« on: November 10, 2009, 01:48:31 AM »
After being in voluntary exile since the Clone Wars to heal an almost fatal wound, I am glad to be back and be apart of taking out the rebel scumbag Han Solo. Tremble in fear rebel scum, we will cut you out and I, Ventress, will savor your death. It is good to be back, the Jedi and their followers will finally fall, the arrogant order will be blotted out from existence.

vote insansolord


After a bit of consideration and deep meditation, I think I'll change my vote.

vote nickmitch

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