The Nintendo Discussion Thread

[ThirdMarioBro]

As a fan of Galaxy's soundtrack, I thought this was cool.

[JameO]

Come on nintendo the dsi store is a joke! Animal crossing clock and calculator and now mario! And not free ..so bad. March of minis is good butthey seriously need tobring some good stuff!

[Ninjinister]

Oooh, Sub-Pop in SMW....

[ThirdMarioBro]

Interview with Yoshio Sakamoto (creator of Metroid) about Metroid: Other M
http://wii.kombo.com/article.php?artid=14373

Now officially my most anticipated game.

Best Miyamoto interview in years
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/0...oto-interview/

That was a very candid interview. Its nice to hear Miyamoto talk honestly about things without a PR person there to shut him up.

Also, having the same director on Galaxy 2 makes me smile. It was him who hinted before that the only reason he included Bowser Jr. (who I fu*king hate) in SMG was because he was in New SMB. Well, he's out and the Koopa Kids are back. So maybe........eh?

[poiuytre]

Chris Kohler never fails to deliver. Pretty good interview, but I don't like how the talk about getting even less story in Mario Galaxy 2. The barely was any there to begin with and if anything I would have appreciated a bit more story. Can't he just incorporate a darn cutscene skipping option so the game doesn't have to get gimped in certain areas? Put the option in the cutscenes' pause menu, another feature every single game should have. Come on, folks, it's 2009.

I'm glad this article reminded me of Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box. It'll probably be the game of my summer, and I almost forgot about it.

[Spike Spiegel]

I just played a Wii for the first time last night (it was Wii sports) at a relative's house...I may never play video games the same way again. I had forgotten the simple fun of actually enjoying what I was playing.

[Mr. Snackpants]

Originally Posted by Spike Spiegel

I just played a Wii for the first time last night (it was Wii sports) at a relative's house...I may never play video games the same way again. I had forgotten the simple fun of actually enjoying what I was playing.

Ahhh, I remember my first time with the Wii. Enjoy the feeling, it will soon wear off.

[Spike Spiegel]

Originally Posted by Mr. Snackpants

Ahhh, I remember my first time with the Wii. Enjoy the feeling, it will soon wear off.

Dammit!

Seriously?

Ah, well...but I will say that my first time with the Wii was better than my first time with my old PS2.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by Spike Spiegel

I just played a Wii for the first time last night (it was Wii sports) at a relative's house...I may never play video games the same way again. I had forgotten the simple fun of actually enjoying what I was playing.

Hahahahahahaha. 2006.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Funny interview with Shia LeBouf that was supposed to be about the Transformers movie, but branched off into games. lol

What videogames did you like playing growing up?
Mortal Kombat, Doom, Donkey Kong, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario Kart

What's your favorite videogame memory from when you were younger?
I remember playing Mario Kart with my Dad for the first time and this is after years of my Dad just s****ing on videogames. Just like you're a loser. Finally, after playing Mario Kart, my Dad looks over at me and says, "I like playing as the mushroom." That's all he had to say. It's one of those memories you remember for the rest of your life like when your Dad uses a cell phone for the first time or text messages you for the first time. That type of stuff. Yeah, I like playing as the mushroom.

What's the last game that really impressed you?
Sid Meier's Civilization.

You play everything including real-time strategy?
Buddy, I'm a gamer. Not just the fake ones you read about.

What are your thoughts on Activision's new Transformers game?
Just in terms of the variety of choices with the Autobots and Decepticons that you can play, the movie has been infused with a bunch of new faces and the game is the same world. A lot of the updates you have in the movie you have in the game, so it should be a better game.

Have you checked out the Wii Transformers game?
I haven't been able to play the Wii game because my hand is broken. I've just been playing Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. I would imagine that the Wii experience will be like...I don't mess with the Wii, to be honest with you. It's kind of an amateur console. I'm not into the Wii thing.

What's wrong with the Wii?
This is how in a simple way you can find out if it's a gamer you want to play with. Ask them if they have a Wii. If they say yes, get the f*** out of there.

Is that why you wouldn't play LEGO Star Wars with Megan Fox on the set of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen?
Correct. Who wants to play the Wii version of LEGO Star Wars. I'd rather eat glass.

So I guess you didn't play LEGO Indiana Jones?
The LEGO Indiana Jones I'm not going to speak on, but my feelings aren't very different.

Did you play any videogames on set?
We played Madden.

Who's your team on Madden?
Giants. See, Ramon (Rodriguez) is big into sports games. I'm not necessarily. But to keep it copasetic on set you had to have a game for everybody. So of course there was LEGO Star Wars for Megan, which is fantastic and she could play that in solitude. Ramon loves sports games and I'm into Sid Meier's Civilization. So we had all of it covered. Transformers is a cast of gamers. I'm not the only gamer. Literally, there's nobody in the cast who doesn't play games except maybe (John) Turturro.

What are your thoughts on the fact that kids today not only have the Transformers toys, but these cool videogames to play with?
Toys aren't enough.

Do you wish you had these games when you were a kid?
I did have these as a kid.

But these games today are way better than what you had as a kid?
Yeah, but if you start comparing NBA Jam, for instance, 1998, hot title. And I put that up against Madden 08, I love NBA Jam. I'd take NBA Jam over Madden 08. If you were to ask somebody who grew up with Centipede to put that game up against Sid Meier's Civilization, they'd probably go with Centipede. You don't just enjoy playing the games. I know every theme song to every Super Mario game you can ever think of and I'll sing them to myself. I'll be in the shower and I'm not singing Bryan McKnight or Neil Diamond, I'm singing Mario Bros. songs: dee..dee.dee.dee.dee...deet. I swear to God, man. It's weird. I have this special place in the lexicon of my information that is specifically game. I don't think I'm alone in that. I think there's a whole generation of dudes just like me.

"I'd rather eat glass". lololz.

[XERO]

Ha, Shia's the shiznit. Don't really agree with him on the Wii, though. But meh.

And who knew he likes 'playing as the mushroom' too? Awesome!

[Ninjinister]

"Celebrity" trolls are still trolls.

[Peanut]

I think he goes a bit overboard by saying that anyone who owns a Wii isn't someone you'd want to game with, but the Wii being a sh*t console is something I agree with outright.

[Toonami Tom]

My Dad got a Nintendo Wii recently. All I play on it is Wii sports, Red Steel (which I am stuck in a level), and a few of the virtual console games. Yesterday I turned on the Wii, played some tennis, and then stared at the menu screen for about two minutes. That's when I finally decided it was boring playing the Wii, and I turned it off.

I have been a Super Mario and Super Smash Bros fan for years. Does anyone reccomend that I purchase Super Mario Galaxy and Super Smash Bros Brawl?

[Brodie]

Galaxy, yes. Brawl, no.

[Toonami Tom]

Thanks for your input.

If anyone wants to reccomend any games for the Wii, I would appreciate that.

I think I will mostly focus on my XBox 360 again. That's my favorite console this generation.

[Dr. Doom]

Don't listen to Ken, definitely pick up Brawl. It is a must own title for the Wii.

[Brodie]

Its not that good, and the online sucks.

[Dr. Doom]

If you're interested in it and enjoyed the previous titles, you should definitely get it, as it's easily the best of the series based solely on the gigantic amount of inclusiveness (I'm sure that are like pro Smash players who still prefer Melee, but whatever). The online leaves something to be desired, but it's still great for playing with your friends and there's a lot of crap to unlock by yourself, including the majority of the game's soundtrack, which by itself is sprawling and wonderful.

[Brodie]

That's valid.

I still think Mario Galaxy is a better experience though.