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Wii U Speculation thread IV: Photoshop rumors and image memes
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GameplayWhore
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Cool list. (edit: not cool that they died, cool that you shared it)
Also, Free Radical was principally made by early Rare exeunters, and they pretty much got hazed. But now they (like your two exceptions) were bought up by a powerful third party (Crytek in this case).
This thread is crazy again... maybe we need a daily bullet point update in the original post.
Whats the RAM up to (or down to) today?
OVER 9000! (Kb)
newest craziness is 2-3 gigs
This thread is crazy again... maybe we need a daily bullet point update in the original post.
Whats the RAM up to (or down to) today?
Might as well be the DOW for the hype market.
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
My guess would be a security fix.
GameplayWhore
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There's your "hype index".
We're barely trending over "last gen" now, but I think we're going to spike in the next two days.
Free Radical wasn't Nintendo exclusive or anything. In fact, their first game was a PS2 exclusive - and their last game was a PS3 exclusive.
GameplayWhore
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Oh, I know that. It's just interesting that they were sort of an offshoot of a Nintendo second party, and that the company had a history during Gen 6 of being beloved by many Nintendo fans.
"But I think you're nice and maybe we could be friends... and if you say no, you're toast." -Ashley, WarioWare
Based on a true story.
Today they are "casual", but back then they were "kiddie."
A M-rated game on Wii U will not be the same as an M-rated game on a purple lunchbox. (chill out, I loved GCN.)
There's your "hype index".
We're barely trending over "last gen" now, but I think we're going to spike in the next two days.
I probably shouldn't laugh.. I know short hand... but do love the fact that each trend has a "Cum" factor.
GameplayWhore
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I know, I'm jokey about the whole matter.
Still, there is still an upwards struggle involved to turn the minds of a lot of people who still think (after, for example, Nintendo allowed boobs in BMX XXX but Sony forced them to be censored) that Nintendo is "anti-Mature" compared to its competition.
Perhaps you noticed that the cumulative lines for each thread are getting progressively more straight and vertical.
Somebody in this thread has pushed the idea that "Eastern" will be considered a negative term in the US this coming gen. The developer who berated a bunch of Japanese devs right in front of them for making terrible games a few weeks ago, for instance.
Doomed.
Maybe Terrell? He and I have had some fantastic conversations on the topic.
I wonder if Japanese developers are at some point going to say essentially, "oh yeah? Well good luck without our support, MS! Same to you, Sony, you westernizing sell-outs!"
(I wish..)
I know, I'm jokey about the whole matter.
Still, there is still an upwards struggle involved to turn the minds of a lot of people who still think (after, for example, Nintendo allowed boobs in BMX XXX but Sony forced them to be censored) that Nintendo is "anti-Mature" compared
Somebody in this thread has pushed the idea that "Eastern" will be considered a negative term in the US this coming gen. The developer who berated a bunch of Japanese devs right in front of them for making terrible games a few weeks ago, for instance.
Oops, sorry! But yes, Nintendo does still have that stigma somewhat. I think that stems from Nintendo staring you right in the eyes and unapologetically telling you they make games for "matures gamers", and for moms, and for young children and for gamers who just love games. They make no excuses for being a company that caters to everyone.
I can totally see "too eastern" being the stupid new label of the next round of platforms.
GameplayWhore
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Kojima in particular has expressed much interest in being more "Western-like". Capcom as a whole is trying to Westernize their big titles (most notably Resident
JoshuaJSlone
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I think if something was to get a late conversion from Wii to U, Pikmin would have an easier transition than most games. The Pikmin themselves and many of the common enemies like bulborbs are simple curvy designs with large swaths of flat color or simple patterns. Much easier to smooth out and get looking closer to their pre-rendered counterparts than, say, if the characters of Xenoblade needed to be remade.
GameplayWhore
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There are a few Nintendo franchises that fit that bill. Kirby, Mario, even Pokémon to an extent. This will probably make Nintendo's transfer to the higher resolutions an easier transition than other companies had.
To clarify on some of the decisions I made here, I see where the Animal Crossing controversy has come from.
This list takes into account age, sales and critical acclaim and so this list is changing all of the time. For example, at the end of the last generation Pokémon would have been the Lord Paramount of the company, with Metroid coming in second and Mario arguably only scraping the A team.
Wild World sold fantastically and would have appropriately been pushing the A team during that period, but it came out seven years ago. The most recent Animal Crossing sold B team numbers, but it had C team acclaim. Combining those factors with the ageing City Follk has left AC as the C team Captain. It'll no doubt be promoted with the arrival of the 3DS version.
Nope. It's probably a combination of generating interest and boosting software sales a tad.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Makes sense.
I can also imagine a Metroid Trilogy style box set later down the line.
Newer Play Control - Pikmin Trilogy. Works with the tablet controller!
Donkey Kong should be in tier A. Especially if criteria is age, sales and critical acclaim.
You're reading my mind, and I'm having an internal struggle because of this.
Do I pick-up Pikmin 1 & 2 NPC now, or do I wait and hope for an HD Trilogy Collection?
Now, to wait and see how developers from that corner of the globe react..
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Thing is, you don't want Nintendo to do a "Pikmin 2 didn't sell so we're delaying Pikmin 3" thing.
I meant age in terms of, when has the franchise recently been active. Hence why Earthbound, despite Lord Paramount potential, is currently in the reserves.
It's a good point, I just feel that with Kirby's highly persistant good, recent releases and strong sales leaves the IP in a stronger position.
DDR3 has a high density. It's only GDDR5 that currently top out at 2GB with 8 chips.
I previously thought Nintendo would be using GDDR3 (as it's what they used in the Wii as well, and they have full BC with Wii still) but AlStrong has sort of warmed me up to the idea that maybe they're using DDR3.
Not everyone. There is definitely some over-excited insanity in here lol.
C'mon you can't be serious... MS is going above 4GB now? (lol)
I was considering a complete OS overhaul (to something that more closely resembles their final OS) because this is a hardware-independent change. But I'm not sure of the line of reasoning here at all.
Glorified G
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What! NBA Courtside 2002 is one of the main reasons I wanted a gamecube, and their sports games on the n64 were great.
Probably had something to do with the 2gb ram discussion even after Iherre dismissing it in a not so subtle way.
True. I could do my usual and just buy copies to keep shrinkwrapped.
It'd be, umm.., for posterity - yeah, that's the ticket!
I don't think you need to worry about that. I think Pikmin 2 NPC is coming because they need to put something on the market, and there happens to be a sequel coming for Wii U.
GameplayWhore
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Donkey Kong was massively popular in the '80s, '90s, and last year.
edit: 5 million copies sold, by the way, of Donkey Kong Country Returns. That's probably more than the sales of the last two Kirby home console games combined (it might even be more than the last three Kirby games released added together, but I'm low on hard data here).
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
I've just read an article that says Nintendo failed by releasing games like Wii Fit instead of games like Call of Duty.
That would be the same Wii Fit series that sold 42 million copies. Yes. They definitely failed there. Facepalm.
That would be the same Wii Fit series that sold 42 million copies. Yes. They definitely failed there. Facepalm.
So from one element of one discussion, one can generalize an entire population of fans in such a manner? Incredible. That sounds reasonable, sure..
Mihael Mello Keehl
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Nope Im thinking the same thing I think thats the only reason Nintendo are finally releasing the new play control here...In June? June what?
All this Donkey Kong talk has got me hoping NST (or whoever) has got Donkey Kong Country Returns Again ready to roll for E3....
Glorified G
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I'm not agreeing with it, just giving the reason why he did that drive by post in the first place.
Only recent years would be taken into account, the list is constantly being updated.
Neither DK or Kirby have the power level to compete with the A team. Hence why I put them both in the upper B team. As for why I put Kirby above DK?
Well, Epic Yarn, Mass Attack and Return to Dreamland all came out very recently. Epic Yarn was competitive with DK:R in terms of acclaim, and all three were easily competitive in terms of sales. As far as I'm concerned, Kirby Edges it. Plus, he's hardworking. Give him a break.
Doesn't say. Only June for now. But it will be without a doubt after E3.
They'll probably shoehorn some talk about that version after or right before talking about Pikmin 3.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Perhaps Pikmin 2 will come with a Pikmin 3 trailer or something in the US?
GameplayWhore
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Discomurf
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Yeah that's exactly why, a couple of years ago they probably figured it wouldn't sell (based on Pikmin 1 Wii sales) but now has an added value of advertising the new one. This news also strongly suggests that Pikmin 3 is a Wii U launch title (or at least launch window).
You know, Nintendo can actually make games like Pikmin 3 for it's less known franchises and not always have to worry about it selling like hotcakes. No offense but it seems like alot of people around here think "Nintendo wouldn't make this, wouldn't do that, because it won't sell."
We need Pikmin 3 swag. We neeeeeed it.
We need Pikmin 3 swag. We neeeeeed it.
creid
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...Your usual?
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