The Nintendo Discussion Thread - Page 365

LeoNerdo · 03-14-2009, 05:14 PM

The Bigs 2 this summer could be good, who knows?

**ThirdMarioBro** · 03-14-2009, 08:27 PM

For Wii? No. I'm not rolling that dice again. PS3 or bust.

*Storm Wolf* · 03-19-2009, 10:34 PM

Has anyone tried the wii version of Okami? I was thinking of getting it, but wanted to know how it converted over before I wasted my money.

**Barkworm** · 03-19-2009, 11:34 PM

Ecto is the only one who likes it.

*Dr. Doom* · 03-20-2009, 12:10 AM

I own it and played it briefly. It's a beatufully conceived game but the controls did seem a little wonky on the Wii. I haven't played the original though so I have nothing to compare it to.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 03-20-2009, 05:13 PM

Watch Captain Lou tell you that you're all going to hell.

Where in the hell did they manage to drag this up? Raiding local TV basements is fun.

*Ninjinister* · 03-20-2009, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

Watch Captain Lou tell you that you're all going to hell.

Where in the hell did they manage to drag this up? Raiding local TV basements is fun.

I saw that last night on GoNintendo. I was floored. I can't believe they ever aired that, even back in the day....

*Cure* · 03-23-2009, 02:08 PM

So I saw the new trailer for Punch-Out and I must say...it...looks...AWESOME!!...

...at least that's what everyone else says. It doesn't look like a big deal to me, just the same old Punch-Out with prettier graphics. I don't even see how this game is supposed to last more than a day. Oh, well.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 03-23-2009, 04:25 PM

It does just seem like a glorified nostalgia trip, but that's good enough for me. There isn't really much else Punch Out! can offer anyway. I'm just glad to see Doc Louis again.

Peanut · 03-23-2009, 05:55 PM

It'll be a complete joke if this retails at full price.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 03-23-2009, 06:51 PM

It's Nintendo. Do you really have any doubt that it won't?

Peanut · 03-23-2009, 08:06 PM

None at all, which is a bit of a problem. They do this for the "hardcore" the price it at a point the hardcore know is going to be bullsh*t. It won't sell as much as their casual junk, then we'll get "We made games for the hardcore and it didn't sell!" and we get more casual junk.

We can't win.

Either we spend $60 on a remake of a game without gameplay upgrades, or we continue to get nothing.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 03-23-2009, 09:49 PM

What they've done is failed to see that their half-assed approach to products works for casuals (who will be running to the iPhone for handheld games later this year when the big Summer push comes), but it doesn't work for us. When the game doesn't sell (halfway thanks to the fact that they won't promote it at all), because as you said, its looking like a downloadable product with a retail price, they'll blame us and then promote the inevitable Wii port of Nintendogs which will sell like gangbusters.

I've more or less made peace with the fact that Nintendo is essentially done with us. Anybody who doesn't see it by now is living in dreamland. All the B-list franchises are being filed away. We'll continue to get our Mario and Zelda titles until Miyamoto retires (which I doubt is as far out as we all like to think), at which point Nintendo will farm those out too. That will be the point at which I say goodbye for keeps. Until then, I'll continue to pay the proverbial congical visit to my Wii every five or six months with the acknowledgment that I get my kicks from the other two consoles now.

Hell, I'm skipping the DSi. I own every single piece of Nintendo hardware--all upgrades, revisions, Game & Watches, and Virtual Boy included.

*R-iZZy* · 03-24-2009, 04:28 AM

I didn't really see a point in getting the DSi in the first place. A DSLite with a camera, whoopty-f***in'-doo. It doesn't even have a GBA slot, so it's really just a downgrade for the uninformed casuals to eat up.

愛 · 03-24-2009, 06:11 AM

Well, there have been rumors of a potential VC for the DSi, which I guess would be pretty cool. It's sort of a "buy it if you don't have the others" kind of thing, I suppose.

**Barkworm** · 03-24-2009, 09:45 AM

I'm pretty sure the new Wario Ware isn't fully playable on a regular DS so the "buy it if you don't have the others" logic doesn't completely work here.

*Dr. Doom* · 03-24-2009, 10:35 AM

The big thing I've been pitching to people about the DSi at work is the addition of a shop channel and virtual console.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 03-24-2009, 10:45 PM

Well, the Virtual "Portable" seems to support GB, GBC, GBA (which is why we lost the slot, but I digress) and potentially Game Gear support. If that's successful, it could lead to Lynx and Neo Geo Pocket. Mostly a bunch of sh*t, but there's a few classics mixed in there. I kept hearing that there will be no third party Game Boy titles on the service, but the possibility of Game Gear kind of negates that report.

Still, I can do all of that on the Pandora I have on pre-order. If this thing is supposed to be the Game Boy Color of the DS line, then I need to see some damn games worth the $170.

**Barkworm** · 03-25-2009, 12:12 PM

'The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks'??!!

L - O - L

*Mecha Cow* · 03-25-2009, 01:18 PM

Here are some screens of it. Looks alright, but I really didn't like Phantom Hourglass and the game's early release date doesn't exactly fill me with hope. Also, serious Zelda fatigue. I'm going to play it safe and keep my expectations low.

03-14-2009, 08:27 PM	#7282
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	For Wii? No. I'm not rolling that dice again. PS3 or bust. __________________

03-19-2009, 11:34 PM	#7284
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,761	Ecto is the only one who likes it. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

03-20-2009, 12:10 AM	#7285
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	I own it and played it briefly. It's a beatufully conceived game but the controls did seem a little wonky on the Wii. I haven't played the original though so I have nothing to compare it to. __________________ I love you, Pickle.

03-20-2009, 05:13 PM	#7286
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Watch Captain Lou tell you that you're all going to hell. Where in the hell did they manage to drag this up? Raiding local TV basements is fun. __________________

03-23-2009, 02:08 PM	#7288
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	So I saw the new trailer for Punch-Out and I must say...it...looks...AWESOME!!... ...at least that's what everyone else says. It doesn't look like a big deal to me, just the same old Punch-Out with prettier graphics. I don't even see how this game is supposed to last more than a day. Oh, well. __________________

03-14-2009, 05:14 PM	#7281
LeoNerdo Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 872	The Bigs 2 this summer could be good, who knows?

03-23-2009, 04:25 PM	#7289
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	It does just seem like a glorified nostalgia trip, but that's good enough for me. There isn't really much else Punch Out! can offer anyway. I'm just glad to see Doc Louis again. __________________

03-23-2009, 05:55 PM	#7290
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	It'll be a complete joke if this retails at full price.

03-23-2009, 06:51 PM	#7291
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	It's Nintendo. Do you really have any doubt that it won't? __________________

03-23-2009, 08:06 PM	#7292
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	None at all, which is a bit of a problem. They do this for the "hardcore" the price it at a point the hardcore know is going to be bullsh*t. It won't sell as much as their casual junk, then we'll get "We made games for the hardcore and it didn't sell!" and we get more casual junk. We can't win. Either we spend $60 on a remake of a game without gameplay upgrades, or we continue to get nothing.

03-23-2009, 09:49 PM	#7293
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	What they've done is failed to see that their half-assed approach to products works for casuals (who will be running to the iPhone for handheld games later this year when the big Summer push comes), but it doesn't work for us. When the game doesn't sell (halfway thanks to the fact that they won't promote it at all), because as you said, its looking like a downloadable product with a retail price, they'll blame us and then promote the inevitable Wii port of Nintendogs which will sell like gangbusters. I've more or less made peace with the fact that Nintendo is essentially done with us. Anybody who doesn't see it by now is living in dreamland. All the B-list franchises are being filed away. We'll continue to get our Mario and Zelda titles until Miyamoto retires (which I doubt is as far out as we all like to think), at which point Nintendo will farm those out too. That will be the point at which I say goodbye for keeps. Until then, I'll continue to pay the proverbial congical visit to my Wii every five or six months with the acknowledgment that I get my kicks from the other two consoles now. Hell, I'm skipping the DSi. I own every single piece of Nintendo hardware--all upgrades, revisions, Game & Watches, and Virtual Boy included. __________________

03-24-2009, 04:28 AM	#7294
R-iZZy The Long Con Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: G'ville, FL (Gator Country), USA Posts: 3,007	I didn't really see a point in getting the DSi in the first place. A DSLite with a camera, whoopty-f***in'-doo. It doesn't even have a GBA slot, so it's really just a downgrade for the uninformed casuals to eat up. __________________

03-24-2009, 06:11 AM	#7295
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Well, there have been rumors of a potential VC for the DSi, which I guess would be pretty cool. It's sort of a "buy it if you don't have the others" kind of thing, I suppose.

03-24-2009, 09:45 AM	#7296
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,761	I'm pretty sure the new Wario Ware isn't fully playable on a regular DS so the "buy it if you don't have the others" logic doesn't completely work here. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

03-24-2009, 10:35 AM	#7297
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	The big thing I've been pitching to people about the DSi at work is the addition of a shop channel and virtual console. __________________ I love you, Pickle.

03-24-2009, 10:45 PM	#7298
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Well, the Virtual "Portable" seems to support GB, GBC, GBA (which is why we lost the slot, but I digress) and potentially Game Gear support. If that's successful, it could lead to Lynx and Neo Geo Pocket. Mostly a bunch of sh*t, but there's a few classics mixed in there. I kept hearing that there will be no third party Game Boy titles on the service, but the possibility of Game Gear kind of negates that report. Still, I can do all of that on the Pandora I have on pre-order. If this thing is supposed to be the Game Boy Color of the DS line, then I need to see some damn games worth the $170. __________________

03-25-2009, 12:12 PM	#7299
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,761	'The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks'??!! L - O - L __________________ Make ****, not kill!

03-25-2009, 01:18 PM	#7300
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	Here are some screens of it. Looks alright, but I really didn't like Phantom Hourglass and the game's early release date doesn't exactly fill me with hope. Also, serious Zelda fatigue. I'm going to play it safe and keep my expectations low. __________________