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Nintendo Gaming / Does Nintendo's current "golden age" surpass its golden age of 20 years ago?

« on: June 06, 2009, 12:25:45 AM »

What do you guys think? Is right now a better time to be a Nintendo fan or was back in 1989 the better time to be one? Back in 1989 the Sega Genesis had JUST been released and was starting to make an impact, but the NES still had a monopolistic stranglehold on the entire industry, and you couldn't really discuss video games without mentioning Nintendo in some way... the two words became synonymous with one another.

Fast forward 10 years and Sony stole almost all of Nintendo's thunder and from the on (until recently) the word "Playstation" came to replace the word "Nintendo".  But now Nintendo seems to have made an unprecedented and unexpected comeback, and now the Playstation is old news.

But is now a better time to be a Nintendo fan than in the NES era? While the Wii is way ahead of the competition, it isn't anywhere near the complete monopoly that the NES had. You can still very much be playing modern games and not do so on Nintendo hardware. So I guess what it comes down to is the quality of the games. Are the current selection (as well as the ones announced at E3) better than the NES lineup in the olden days?

That's the question.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Metroid Other M

« on: June 05, 2009, 10:33:12 PM »

I will say that I am very pleased this Metroid isn't going to be a 1st person Halo clone the way the last three were. I am not a big fan of 1st person games, and it didn't feel like Metroid to me. I'm happy to see this one is going to be more like the originals....

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Metroid Other M

« on: June 05, 2009, 09:39:46 PM »

Wow, so Samus not only has the moves of a Ninja but also the strength of a juggernaut? Looks like her beam weapons are going to be collecting dust from disuse....

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Iwata Interview with Venture Beat

« on: June 05, 2009, 09:37:56 PM »

It's good to hear that Nintendo will consider HD support a mandatory feature in their next console.  I disagree that there is no significant reason to make it HD-compatible.  Not because of the feature but because of the hardware.  The Wii is the market leader yet it is the norm for major third party games to be released on every console BUT the Wii.  The technological gap between the Wii and the other consoles is too large.  Since day one there have been tons of great games that you can point to and say "this can't be done on the Wii" and it's entirely because of the hardware difference.  This shows there is a clear need for a new Nintendo console to come out in the normal five year cycle.  For Nintendo to suggest otherwise is an outright lie because those games are the proof.  They're right there in front of you: great games that can't be releasd on the Wii because the hardware difference is too great.

Adding HD alone wouldn't solve that problem. The problem is the Wii's CPU and other components are underpowered compared to the other consoles. So, maybe you can get the games running in HD, but so what? There's more to running game engines and AI and stuff that involves more than just HD. All of this would require a new console, so Iwata is right on the mark, I think. If Nintendo released a Wii 1.5 right now it should cause a schism in the hardware base and games designed for the 1.5 would break compatibility with the Wii 1.0 and just wouldn't work. Nintendo would be throwing away its substantial Wii installed base for no real gain whatsoever.

So instead of pushing out a 1.5 stop-gap system now, it would be much better to release a Wii 2.0 in a few years so that it can not only be able to compete with the competition of this generation, but also with the competition that will come in the next generation.

Also, I strongly disagree with your statement that the Wii is last generation hardware. You make it sound like it is no more powerful than the GC, and this isn't true at all. If you look at the graphical leap in Metroid Prime 3 versus in MP 1-2 or from Mario Galaxy over Mario Sunshine you can see there is some improvement. Is it a huge leap forward? No, but it is an improvement nonetheless. The GC's CPU is like 233mhz or so, whereas the Wii's CPU is over 700mhz. This is consistent with what Iwata said about the Wii being 2-3 times more powerful than the GC. Maybe not every game on the Wii makes use of this power (largely because many Wii games are rush-jobs and GC ports), but that power is definitely there. Adding HD wouldn't produce instant results anyway, because games that would make use of it would have to be made from scratch, so even if Nintendo came out with an HD Wii now, it would probably still be another 2 or 3 years before you start seeing it being fully utilized. So again, Iwata is right that Nintendo should just wait for the next generation.

The market has shown that HD and better graphics just aren't that important. If they were important, Wii Sports and Wii Fit wouldn't be the huge sellers that they are and the Wii would be in a distant third place. The graphics of these "non-games" could be done on an N64, yet they are by far ahead of even the best selling PS3 or 360 game to date in terms of sales.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2009 to reveal big software, from the man himself, Iwata. PS2 in his sights.

« on: June 05, 2009, 07:02:57 PM »

That was stupid. Too bad they didn't pull a Carradine before recording that

Dude, that's not even funny.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: New Wii Zelda

« on: June 05, 2009, 07:56:44 AM »

Link has the poor girl's decapitated head stuck onto the end of his sword like some macabre trophy!

Edit: Also, it appears her head has shrunken somehow. This proves the game includes a head shrinking mini game.... hopefully with M+ support!

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: New Wii Zelda

« on: June 05, 2009, 12:16:44 AM »

Link can grab her by her neck and swing her around to break stuff... I see nothing wrong with that.

I can see the lawsuits against Nintendo now when some kid wants to try that out with his little sister which results in serious injury or worse...

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: New Wii Zelda

« on: June 05, 2009, 12:14:27 AM »

So the girl is Link's sword now? I'm not against turning anything into girl, but come on, just turn Link into a girl and give her whatever magical powers you're planing Miyamoto!

It would have been much funnier if instead of a sword the girl was turned into a pair of Link's pointy elf shoes...

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General Gaming / Re: Sony's secret weapon is PS3 Slim... Jim?

« on: June 04, 2009, 10:36:58 PM »

Sony must make some more Spider Man movies so they can bundle them with this new revision. That was the only way they were able to make the PSP and the PS3 the success that they are. Then they can also generate some controversy (and thus sales) by coming out with a "PS3 Slim White" and launching a racist ad campaign showing skinny white models next to overweight black women just like they did with the PSP White.

If they do this, and continue to harp on the system's blu-ray capability and maybe toss in a new DVR feature the PS3 will be wiping the floor with the Wii in no time! They will be so successful that they can actually increase the price instead of lowering.

/Sarcasm

Now I'm just joking, but in all seriousness the Sony executives at their board meetings probably really are thinking along these lines.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: So we still don't know...

« on: June 04, 2009, 09:41:15 PM »

People are supposed to be bitching there's only 2 Wii games coming this year from Nintendo.

The year is still less than half over. Isn't there still some conferences and **** in august or september that Nintendo uses to reveal its holiday lineup? There might be a few surprises Nintendo still has up their sleeves for this year.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Metroid Other M

« on: June 04, 2009, 09:38:14 PM »

Team Ninja is certainly living up to their name and making this Metroid into a real Ninja beat-em-up. But does this really make sense in a sci-fi universe? When you are battling an enormous alien dragon thing you'd probably want to keep as much distance from it as possible... I know its cooler to jump onto its head and blow its brains out at close range, but this has never been Samus' style.

All I'm going by is that video of Samus battling that dragon thing (Ridley?). But isn't that enough? Unless they strip it out we know its already in.

It is AMAZING how much in depth information you have about the game. You must share your source especially after hearing that Sakamoto and his team are working extremely close with them.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Japanese Post E3 Conference - You'll never go back: Black Wii Confirmed

« on: June 04, 2009, 09:36:35 PM »

Well I'm still hoping for a pink Wii but I'm worried what game they'd bundle with it...

Super Princess Peach 2

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Official Wii Sales Thread

« on: June 04, 2009, 09:34:49 PM »

Nice to see that PSP monster hunter game has finally been kicked out of the top 10 list. Hopefully it stays out of there for good... it was annoying seeing it all the time. What the hell is the obsession with it anyway?

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Japanese Post E3 Conference - You'll never go back: Black Wii Confirmed

« on: June 04, 2009, 06:42:30 PM »

Anyone know that if I get a Japanese black Wiimote, will it be compatible with my white American Wii?

This is not only racist, but uh... sexual too?




j/k

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Metroid Other M

« on: June 04, 2009, 06:40:00 PM »

Team Ninja is certainly living up to their name and making this Metroid into a real Ninja beat-em-up. But does this really make sense in a sci-fi universe? When you are battling an enormous alien dragon thing you'd probably want to keep as much distance from it as possible... I know its cooler to jump onto its head and blow its brains out at close range, but this has never been Samus' style.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2009 to reveal big software, from the man himself, Iwata. PS2 in his sights.

« on: June 04, 2009, 06:35:45 PM »

Personally, I'd prefer to see a Platinum Wii. It would fit in better with my platinum GC, GBA SP, and DS.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: So we still don't know...

« on: June 04, 2009, 06:27:48 PM »

Maybe Rare is working on a 1st person perspective Donkey Kong game.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2009 to reveal big software, from the man himself, Iwata. PS2 in his sights.

« on: June 03, 2009, 05:29:21 PM »

DK Sports

It will use the Balance Board, Bongos, plus an all new rope swinging peripheral that attachs to your ceiling! Your whole family will be going "ape" in no time. Includes such wholesame family minigames as Feces throwing, banana peeling, and beating the crap out of your zookeeper. With Motion Plus support!!

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wind Waker 2

« on: June 03, 2009, 07:08:03 AM »

This thread got my hopes up for nothing. *Cry*

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

« on: June 03, 2009, 07:05:09 AM »

Wario and Waluigi would be so cool... Waluigi needs to make his platforming debut!

Yeah. Considering Waluigi is supposed to be Luigi's evil twin (the way Wario is Mario's evil twin) it would probably make sense to have him in some sort of Ghost type game, except because of the fact that Waluigi is evil he's probably stealing stuff from the ghosts or is in league with them or something.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

« on: June 03, 2009, 03:23:20 AM »

What's with the coloured Toads for the other players though?  Come on Nintendo you've already got a Mario game with four playable characters!  Did you forget about Super Mario Bros 2?  Make the ****ing Princess one of the characters!  Oh wait that would require them to come up with a different storyline for a change.  Scratch that.

Agreed. When you consider the diverse depth of characters the Mario franchise has built up over the years using colored toads is sickening and unexcusable. Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, Princess, Daisy, Peach, Baby Mario, Baby Luigi, Toad, etc.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2009 to reveal big software, from the man himself, Iwata. PS2 in his sights.

« on: June 02, 2009, 05:59:34 AM »

"Non-game" and "non-gamer" are two of the most ridiculous terms I have ever heard. They were definitely created as derogatory terms, there's no way they aren't...

Well, on the bright side at least hardly anyone uses the "kiddie" slur anymore. It would be kinda hard for them to use that when a large number of "gamers" who play these "games" are middle-aged and over.

But are they really "games" or are they just exercises and activities for the elderly?

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2009 to reveal big software, from the man himself, Iwata. PS2 in his sights.

« on: June 02, 2009, 03:20:05 AM »

Oh, Joy, the good times are back!

Only if you're a non-gamer.

I personally don't care about dance mats and cameras. To me, these things should have absolutely nothing to do with gaming. Just give me a new 2D Metroid and a sequel to Super Mario RPG and I'll be satisfied for the year.

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General Gaming / Re: Microsoft, Sony, Ubisoft E3 2009 Conferences

« on: June 02, 2009, 03:14:15 AM »

The problem with Microsoft is they are an insanely wealthy company and they are not able to grasp that joe consumer doesn't have money to spare. The price of the balance board for the Wii is high, but its at the borderline of what is acceptable. This MS peripheral goes beyond that borderline. $200 is the price you pay for a system, you don't expect to be paying that for addons.

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General Gaming / Re: Microsoft and Sony E3 2009 Conferences

« on: June 01, 2009, 04:59:58 AM »

Does anybody know when the Microsoft conference is going to end?

Its over when Reggie gets up and kicks their asses off the stage, LOL.