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Nintendo Gaming / RE: Metroid Pinball: exactly what needs to be fixed about Nintendo
« on: February 15, 2005, 08:15:16 PM »
"3) Yes, Metroid Hunters: First Hunt was mainly to show off graphics and multiplayer. They've already accomplished that. If that's all they want they could add a few more maps and weapons and release it next month."
With the controls that Hunters has, its probably going to be more action oriented. It control's like any other fps, and the focus on exploration is probably going to be down a lot more. That's not saying it's bad but its a fact. I hope a lot other fps make it onto the DS, because I think it's one of the major advantages it has over the PSP.
It's just kind of wierd with a Metroid Pinball game because they've always been the more serious type of game, and pinball games are more... not... serious... errr yeah. Mario pinball wasn't that great a game and the other sequals to a lot of N64 games of Nintendo made weren't followed up that well(Mario Golf: TT was basically the same game with better graphics, and 1080 had the same problem). I want to see more than one AAA game come out for the DS this year. All there is is WarioWare Touched, which I hear Twisted is a little better, Metroid, and Castlevania DS, but that's coming out until the very last day of the year, if its not moved back. I hope Nintendo proves me wrong.
I think that what Nemo is trying to say is this: Nintendo is using the names of their franchises to sell more games than quality (that doesn't mean they don't have quality). Look at all of the recent Mario appearances in different games. DDR, NBA Street (great game btw), etc. Also, instead of doing a spin-off, why not create a new franchise? Take a risk. The Metroid name isn't big enough to get a whole lot of attention. Pikmin was a new franchise early on in the GC's release. Why not do the same with the DS?
The thing that irks me alot is Mario pinball. It was pretty dissapointing, but had so much potential. Hopefully, this game will have the same quality as Pokemon Pinball, which was a good game in it's own right.
"Nintendo has always multitasked with different departments and companies handling various game developments, so if anything Metroid Pinball will add to their lineup of games in development rather than detract elsewhere.'
Companies like Namco made one of my favorite games of all time half super awesome, and half okay at best. There wasn't a whole lot of polish on a game that took such a long time to make.
With the controls that Hunters has, its probably going to be more action oriented. It control's like any other fps, and the focus on exploration is probably going to be down a lot more. That's not saying it's bad but its a fact. I hope a lot other fps make it onto the DS, because I think it's one of the major advantages it has over the PSP.
It's just kind of wierd with a Metroid Pinball game because they've always been the more serious type of game, and pinball games are more... not... serious... errr yeah. Mario pinball wasn't that great a game and the other sequals to a lot of N64 games of Nintendo made weren't followed up that well(Mario Golf: TT was basically the same game with better graphics, and 1080 had the same problem). I want to see more than one AAA game come out for the DS this year. All there is is WarioWare Touched, which I hear Twisted is a little better, Metroid, and Castlevania DS, but that's coming out until the very last day of the year, if its not moved back. I hope Nintendo proves me wrong.
I think that what Nemo is trying to say is this: Nintendo is using the names of their franchises to sell more games than quality (that doesn't mean they don't have quality). Look at all of the recent Mario appearances in different games. DDR, NBA Street (great game btw), etc. Also, instead of doing a spin-off, why not create a new franchise? Take a risk. The Metroid name isn't big enough to get a whole lot of attention. Pikmin was a new franchise early on in the GC's release. Why not do the same with the DS?
The thing that irks me alot is Mario pinball. It was pretty dissapointing, but had so much potential. Hopefully, this game will have the same quality as Pokemon Pinball, which was a good game in it's own right.
"Nintendo has always multitasked with different departments and companies handling various game developments, so if anything Metroid Pinball will add to their lineup of games in development rather than detract elsewhere.'
Companies like Namco made one of my favorite games of all time half super awesome, and half okay at best. There wasn't a whole lot of polish on a game that took such a long time to make.
