The worst 3D Zelda in HD
Surely you jest.
The worst 3D Zelda in HD
I've not played SS and TP yet so its the worst I've experienced.Surely you jest.
Zelda Wii U 2015
This pretty much confirms Wii U will not be a failure.
Surely you jest.
Iwata did specifically say at the end that a 3rd Party focused Wii U Nintendo Direct is coming as well as a 3DS focused Nintendo Direct.
Thats the benefit of this format for Nintendo now. They can release these whenever. We just have to wait for the unexpected oh yeah tomorrow watch this message
I kind of like that they did that. So many publishers are so coy about what teams are working on, even if there's no need for all the secrecy. Felt a little desperate since Iwata kept apologizing, but overall I wish more game announcements and updates were handled that way instead of big PR to-dos.This was definitely something they needed but it also felt like admitting their problems.
There was a time where console makers didn't have to talk about projects that early. They have to do that cause there is nothing else. To think they have to basically tell us when a game development is starting, like they did with smash bros, or go shot some footage of a team working on something for Bayonetta...
This felt way too much like a "wait wait we aren't ready at All for all that but pleeeeeaaaase, wait, pleeease. Look, people are working right now on something there, don't go! We have cookies!"
Fortunately they had a trailer of Xenothing. And it looks badass.
I've not played SS and TP yet so its the worst I've experienced.
I've not played SS and TP yet so its the worst I've experienced.
Yep way too similar. almost like deja vu. Maybe its intentional who knows what nintendo is on.Wow the WiiU is following the exact path the 3DS did.
-Start with a weak launch (though I thought NintendoLand was GOTY).
-Follow that up with a long dry spell
-Have one or two good games trickle in
-Drop a huge pile of awesome games
-Drop updates to make the system more functional
-Beef up the eShop
This all seems obvious right now, but why were people so convinced the WiiU was doomed?
Eh... HD remakes and more Mario addresses Wii U's problems? Besides Wind Waker specifically none of this is really a surprise.
Wow the WiiU is following the exact path the 3DS did.
-Start with a weak launch (though I thought NintendoLand was GOTY).
-Follow that up with a long dry spell
-Have one or two good games trickle in
-Drop a huge pile of awesome games
-Drop updates to make the system more functional
-Beef up the eShop
This all seems obvious right now, but why were people so convinced the WiiU was doomed?
Wasn't this the Wii U Nintendo Direct, with a 3DS Nintendo Direct to follow? I think this one included 3rd party games.
IMO, it did enough. Its kind of establishing itself as a Wii U successor, which is nice.
New iterations of 1st tier Nintendo titles from the Wii and whatnot.
I did expect more because adding that to the sparse Wii U lineup just makes the Wii U lineup look a little less empty, but whatever.
Wow the WiiU is following the exact path the 3DS did.
-Start with a weak launch (though I thought NintendoLand was GOTY).
-Follow that up with a long dry spell
-Have one or two good games trickle in
-Drop a huge pile of awesome games
-Drop updates to make the system more functional
-Beef up the eShop
This all seems obvious right now, but why were people so convinced the WiiU was doomed?
Wow the WiiU is following the exact path the 3DS did.
-Start with a weak launch (though I thought NintendoLand was GOTY).
-Follow that up with a long dry spell
-Have one or two good games trickle in
-Drop a huge pile of awesome games
-Drop updates to make the system more functional
-Beef up the eShop
This all seems obvious right now, but why were people so convinced the WiiU was doomed?
Let's be honest here:
What is coming, are great games, but everything is first party.
Who really doubted that good first party games are coming?
The only suprise is FExSMT.
Nobody (mostly, I'm sure you could quote a couple of people doing so) earnestly suggested that Nintendo is or was doomed. It was just observed that the launch itself was lackluster in terms of both software and sales, and that the horizon didn't look to rectify any doubts about it going forward.
Wow the WiiU is following the exact path the 3DS did.
-Start with a weak launch (though I thought NintendoLand was GOTY).
-Follow that up with a long dry spell
-Have one or two good games trickle in
-Drop a huge pile of awesome games
-Drop updates to make the system more functional
-Beef up the eShop
This all seems obvious right now, but why were people so convinced the WiiU was doomed?
Wow the WiiU is following the exact path the 3DS did.
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Because it's almost like they granted every wish GAF had and spoke to gamers quite honestly.
Also megatons in the form of SMT x Fire Emblem, HD Wind Waker and "Xenoblade HD".
I genuinely thought they were doomed. Look at how they launched this POS. No games, big ass gaps in release schedule. Its a hot mess, and its still not out of doomed territory as far as Im concerned.
I dont give a crap if a game is first or third party. Only that its a good game.
I dont just up and lose interest just because its first party. The stuff they showed looked good. The stuff I have seen of Bayo 2 in the dev video looks good and promising, so I'm interested. Don't care who is publishing it.
If you dont like a franchise or genre, say so. But just popping up with "BUT THEY ARE ALL FIRST PARTY" doesn't say or mean anything unless you are implying first party titles cannot be good games or are magically and inherently bad.
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Those aren't megatons unfortunately. For a small core Nintedo audience, yea sure. But I don't enjoy FE or SMT, and while X looks really cool I'm just not a fan of jrpgs. Once again, Nintendo missed an opportunity to give longtime fans what they really want- badass Metroid, Star Fox, F-Zero and titles that appeal to western tastes.
On that subject, Nintendo should aim for three announcements - studio x is working on y, first look at y, and release date of y.
Developing the next [Zelda], Nintendo needs to turn it up to a high boil to get rid of every single unnecessary element, and then let it simmer for as long as possible to make the best possible game. My essentials list would be something like Link, Zelda, Ganon, Master Sword, Bow and Arrow, Bombs, Triforce. I would put everything else on the chopping block - bomb bags, dungeons, rupees, a traveling store, companions, instruments, horse riding, etc. I'm not saying get rid of those things - but be willing to get rid of those things.
Edgar Allen Poe asked the writer to question the inclusion of every single sentence. That is what I want Nintendo to do with Zelda. We'll see what happens.
Evidently those games did not appeal to western tastes now that they are looking stone cold.
always mario, always zelda, how nintendo can focus on core gamers with these game?
Brilliant. So instead we get 101, Game & Wario, Yoshi and Pikmin 3. Games that are sure to appeal to the core audience, am I right? Don't get me wrong. I'll probably play those because there's little else on the menu, but I still ask, where are the experiences that gamers like me want from Nintendo? They are wasting so many opportunities with those IPs.
Ugh, by showing them and blowing us away? We want to see sprawling 3D worlds that light our imaginations ablaze. So far I haven't seen anything graphically that takes advantage of the scope and power that the Wii U could offer.