Topic: Why no more TMNT VC games?

[NeoThunder]

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Originally posted by: Kairon
Microsoft has the Nintendo Seal of Quality thing going on, Nes era iron gauntlet style for XBLA. I've heard that it's difficult to get MS to approve your game for XBLA, it has to match what they want for the platform or you're out of luck.

Nintendo is taking the "bring on the games" approach of the PS and PS2: if you've got it and it works, release it. That's one reason that the number of VC games dwarfs anything that XBLA and PSN can accrete, and one reason why Wii Ware will basically have no screening for concept or quality, just for bugs and an ESRB rating. Obviously Nintendo feels burned by the lack of third-party support the past two generations, and is making a real effort to clear a wide berth for third parties.

Well, you do make a really good point.  However, I do want to point out that there are still some games on XBLA that do suck that no one should buy, such as ecco the dolphin and others I just don't care for.  I do think it's kinda cool the guidlines Microsoft has for it's Arcade games.  You have to be able to download a demo of it, which is the full game it's just locked until you buy the whole game.  When you quit a game, the button that takes you out of the game has to always be the same button, so your not forever trapped in a bunch of screens asking you to buy the game.  I'm not big in anyway on Achievements but every Arcade games has to have 200 pts total in achievements too.

I guess where i'm trying to go on my rant here is, Nintendo needs to give us more than just 2 tiny screenshots of a game.  Now, demo's would be nice but I know it isn't going to happen.  The 30 sec video's they post on their website are nice, but the problem is that sometimes not all games get a video.  Add to that when they do post video of some, like have the video is a menu screen....how the hell can I see what a video game is like when i'm staring at the menu screen?  Would it be that hard to give us more screenshots of these games, or have someone with half a brain do the video capture for the website.  

[Kairon]

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Originally posted by: NeoThunder
I guess where i'm trying to go on my rant here is, Nintendo needs to give us more than just 2 tiny screenshots of a game.  Now, demo's would be nice but I know it isn't going to happen.  The 30 sec video's they post on their website are nice, but the problem is that sometimes not all games get a video.  Add to that when they do post video of some, like have the video is a menu screen....how the hell can I see what a video game is like when i'm staring at the menu screen?  Would it be that hard to give us more screenshots of these games, or have someone with half a brain do the video capture for the website.

That's a very good point. Nintendo should make a deal with Bloodworth and GameTrailers to supply gameplay video of the games in question.