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[Sir Walter Taffy]

Mario Gardening

 

[Kazerei]

I keep forgetting that football means something else outside US/Canada :S

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

I keep forgetting that football means something else outside US/Canada :S

It means what it is meant to mean. A game in which you primarily contact your foot with the ball.

 

[Lordwindowlicker]

STOP TEASING US, YOU BRILIANT BASTARD!

 

[Amir0x]

please be aimed at the hardcore pleaase

 

[WillyFive]

It means what it is meant to mean. A game in which you primarily contact your foot with the ball.

Where does the name Soccer even come from?

please be aimed at the hardcore pleaase

Like his previous games (Pikmin, Wii Fit, Nintendogs), it will probably be aimed at himself.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

I'm guessing it will be something along the lines of Pac Man Versus.

 

[Forsaken82]

FPS that will rival Halo.

Only it won't have guns

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Where does the name Soccer even come from?

Chris Brown.

 

[EhoaVash]

it'll be a game based on what ever recent hobby Miyamoto has picked up

Last I heard, it was swimming
..

 

[Tripon]

Where does the name Soccer even come from?



Like his previous games (Pikmin, Wii Fit, Nintendogs), it will probably be aimed at himself.

The first football association ancryom was S.O.C.C.E.R.

 

[Myriadis]

it'll be a game based on what ever recent hobby Miyamoto has picked up

Last I heard, it was swimming
..

Wasn't that Steel Diver?

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

it'll be a game based on what ever recent hobby Miyamoto has picked up

Last I heard, it was swimming
..

Hopefully that includes some jetskiing.

 

[spyroflame0487]

So....they were trying to get the Marios out of the gate early, and then focus on other and brand new franchises?
That's not a bad plan. I guess in retrospect it made sense, but they've still got a lot of catching up to do with the Wii U. If the 3DS can turn around, I'm trusting they can turn Wii U around too.

 

[GamerJM]

the F2P game, I suppose

This is what I was thinking. And yeah, I know he said that's Steel Diver, but didn't he also say that he wants to experiment with F2P beyond that or something?

 

[Fantastical]

Probably worth remembering Miyamoto does not consider "new franchise" to equate to "new characters".

Oh god no...

 

[Lordwindowlicker]

So....they were trying to get the Marios out of the gate early, and then focus on other and brand new franchises?
That's not a bad plan. I guess in retrospect it made sense, but they've still got a lot of catching up to do with the Wii U. If the 3DS can turn around, I'm trusting they can turn Wii U around too.

Honestly, as a loyal Nintendo fan I'm (in a way) glad that they're struggling at the start. It'll help light a fire under their asses, because if they had been a sucess with Wii U as it was they wouldn't have a major reason to compete.

I bought my Wii U at launch, and I'm extremely happy with it.. but MAN it could use a few more exclsuive game annoucements. Hopefully this is just the slap to the face that Nintendo requires.

 

[Oersted]

This is what I was thinking. And yeah, I know he said that's Steel Diver, but didn't he also say that he wants to experiment with F2P beyond that or something?

Nope^^? Completely betting on something first person related, btw.

 

[PunjabiPlaya]

Chris Brown.

Clever, I chuckled.

 

[Exterminieren]

That excuse doesn't count on WiiU anymore, aka the rehash machine without any kind of vision or overall concept.

Apart from the fact they're bringing out a big budget new IP from a renowned creator in a month or two, of course.

 

[fireburn95]

Hope its a real new i.p. I'm losing my faith in nintendo

 

[Deadstar]

Hopefully its as good as Wii Music.

Wii music was terrible.

 

[Kurtofan]

Apart from the fact they're bringing out a big budget new IP from a renowned creator in a month or two, of course.

"This doesn't count because it won't sell well!" or something. Why do people ignore Wonderful 101? It's nothing like Pikmin too.

 

[timetokill]

Where does the name Soccer even come from?

England. They called it that first, and now they act like it's some grave sin to call it that. Dopes

 

[Combichristoffersen]

Where does the name Soccer even come from?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football#Etymology_and_names

 

[Rarity]

Chris Brown.

I dunno how I should feel for laughing at this.

And yeah, about time yo.

 

[Shaanyboi]

Chris Brown.

you awful, beautiful human being... I haven't laughed so hard all day...

 

[Dwight Schrute]

Change "Good Wii U games" to "Miyamoto's new franchise"

Holy sh** I'm dying !

 

[Volotaire]

Wii music was terrible.

.

 

[Snakeyes]

Mario Football. Gotta fill in that hole EA left behind.

Yoshi's Handegg

 

[fredrancour]

So....they were trying to get the Marios out of the gate early, and then focus on other and brand new franchises?
That's not a bad plan. I guess in retrospect it made sense, but they've still got a lot of catching up to do with the Wii U. If the 3DS can turn around, I'm trusting they can turn Wii U around too.

Shame ain't severe enough yet. If the wiiu has a weak holiday and they get schooled by the other 2 systems, it might be.

I'll believe the shame got to them if we see games that are made with a sales-first mindset instead of a just-messing-around one. Realistic zelda instead of stylized, 2d mario game with original worlds instead of misguided attempt to convince 2d gamers to try out 3d. Metroid that doesn't revolve around plot. Etc.

 

[Kai Dracon]

"This doesn't count because it won't sell well!" or something. Why do people ignore Wonderful 101? It's nothing like Pikmin too.

There are still people shrugging and saying they'll just play W101 when it's inevitably ported to PS4.

Maybe Nintendo should have included a W101 character in Smash Bros 4 along with a W101 stage and showed this off at E3 just to drive the point home it's a new Nintendo owned IP.

Of course, personally I think there's a good chance W101 will end up getting repped in Smash 4. Its characters are a natural fit and they'd want to promote it.

 

[-Horizon-]

New franchise for 3DS or Wii U? or both?

 

[Spieler Eins]

Apart from the fact they're bringing out a big budget new IP from a renowned creator in a month or two, of course.

Which Nintendo themselves choose to ignore for unknown reasons.

 

[Gucci Messiah]

Mario Game Dev Story

 

[POWERSPHERE]

Dare to dream

 

[MrBS]

Probably worth remembering Miyamoto does not consider "new franchise" to equate to "new characters".

Came to post this. Mario Cricket will be something.

 

[Ranger X]

Whole line up into place Miyamoto??

Where the hell is my Metroid, F-Zero and StarFox?

 

[Chie Satonaka]

Bring it on.

Can't wait to see what he's been working on. Hopefully it'll blow us all away.

 

[MisterHero]

Whole line up into place Miyamoto??

Where the hell is my Metroid, F-Zero and StarFox?

Metroid x Starfox Football

Retro's other secret game

 

[Bravocado]

Nintendog/cat needs a new pet.

Nintendonkey.

 

[Jorok Goldblade]

Mario Football. Gotta fill in that hole EA left behind.

Retro REALLY wanted to make that, pre-prime, but Nintendo kept telling them to stick to NFL.

 

[StreetsAhead]

Whole line up into place Miyamoto??

Where the hell is my Metroid, F-Zero and StarFox?

He was talking about franchises that actually sell.

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wii.html

See?

Spoiler

(Games with Wii U sequels bolded)

Wii Sports (81.99)
Mario Kart Wii (34.26)
Wii Sports Resort (31.89)
Wii Play (28.02)
NSMB Wii (27.88)
Wii Fit (22.67)
Wii Fit Plus (20.86)
Super Mario Galaxy (11.72)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (11.49)

Plus:
Donkey Kong Country Returns (~5)
Wii Party (~8)

This line up is not a coincidence.

 

[Shauni]

Wii Music has just set the bar so high, I don't know if it can be reached again

 

[Gleethor]

Shame ain't severe enough yet. If the wiiu has a weak holiday and they get schooled by the other 2 systems, it might be.

I'll believe the shame got to them if we see games that are made with a sales-first mindset instead of a just-messing-around one. Realistic zelda instead of stylized, 2d mario game with original worlds instead of misguided attempt to convince 2d gamers to try out 3d. Metroid that doesn't revolve around plot. Etc.

Making a metroid game period is not being in a sales-first mindset.

 

[illadelph]

Cool. I hope it's a full retail game and not some eShop thing.

Would Super Mario World be an less perfect of a game if it was released as an eShop title?

 

[royalan]

So....they were trying to get the Marios out of the gate early, and then focus on other and brand new franchises?
That's not a bad plan. I guess in retrospect it made sense, but they've still got a lot of catching up to do with the Wii U. If the 3DS can turn around, I'm trusting they can turn Wii U around too.

Frankly, I think leading with the brand new franchises would have helped set a much better tone for the Wii U going forward and attracted a potentially bigger audience. Their likely success would have also sent a clear signal to devs that something other than legacy Nintendo franchises could sell on the Wii U. This was their exact strategy with the Wii.

Waiting until after the flurry of Mario games to release actual new experiences for the console might be too late to change the perception that the Wii U is a Mario box.

But we'll see.

 

[Wiz]

Miyamoto has only made two bad games in his whole career.

I have faith.

 

[Valnen]

Give me a 200 hour HD RPG Miyamoto, and all is forgiven.

 

[Jawmuncher]

After the Donkey Kong Freeze fiasco I'm taking this with a MOUNTAIN of salt.
Like some earlier posts I'm already expecting dissapointment.

(I'm talking in terms of Nintendo hype)