Oh, I got what Amazon says the NA dates are for Pikmin and Mario Tennis. Boxes too:Dash Kappei said:what are the confirmed release dates and titles for EU/NA so far?
Dash Kappei said:what are the confirmed release dates and titles for EU/NA so far?
AFreak said:I could.
Man that shit is ugly.Drkirby said:Oh, I got what Amazon says the NA dates are for Pikmin and Mario Tennis. Boxes too:
Pikmin: March 9th
Mario Tennis: March 9th
pakkit said:Man that shit is ugly.
You can flip the covers as far as I can tell:pakkit said:Man that shit is ugly.
Drkirby said:Oh, I got what Amazon says the NA dates are for Pikmin and Mario Tennis.
Any videos of this yet? Really curious to see how this turns out to be. D:DarkWish said:Metroid Prime - February 19th (JP), TBA (US), TBA (EU)
Vagabundo said:Should I sell me copy of Metroid Prime for the GC? I've gotten about 20% through it, amazing game and I've started MP3.
What do u guys think?
Wondering what the top 10 most pre-ordered games are right now? Amazon has a list that highlights what games are on the minds of gamers right now. Apparently everyone's psyched for strategy games right now, and a lot of PlayStation 3 owners are pre-ordering stuff. Click the links to check out screens for (most) of these upcoming games.
1. Mario Power Tennis
The updated Gamecube tennis game for Wii, now with added "swing the controller around" controls. Dubbed "new play" by Nintendo.
That's pretty cool. One cover to get people that don't know what it is to buy it and another one for the fans.wsippel said:You can flip the covers as far as I can tell:
http://i42.tinypic.com/5ugx.jpg
There seem to be fullsize covers without that strange box on the back.
yes it is... i cannot rebuy it unfortunately... but i own the GC version and i can confirm that its a great gameSailorDaravon said:Mario Power Tennis is fucking awesome, it deserves it.
StarEye said:Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes would be nice with a wii controller.
Widescreen and 480p.Squeak said:So what are the graphical enhancements for the Wii version? Higher res textures? Higher framerate?
Squeak said:So what are the graphical enhancements for the Wii version? Higher res textures? Higher framerate?
PuppetSlave said:Don't know if already posted but http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/newplaycontrolmariopowertennis?q=mario%20tennis has a review linked now. G4 TV whatever that is. Seems this is a pretty shitty port with bad controls...
Really sucks since I was looking forward too playing mario tennis with wii sport controls...
Plinko said:That's disappointing, but I'll probably wait for more reviews other than X-Play to roll in.
I do have to admit, though, that it takes some getting used to the line controls. On GameCube, you could quickly pull Pikmin into a line with the second analog stick, deploying groups to allows, after enemies or even falling behind you as you walked between narrow areas. Now, you do this with by holding down on the D-Pad and pointing the Wii remote in the direction you want the line to form. If you're running forward and you want the Pikmin to fall behind you, you simply hold down on D-Pad and point behind Olimar. It certainly works, but it's a little less tactile than moving an analog stick around in 360-degree circles depending on the orientation you required. One of my coworkers has complained that his Pikmin were more prone to falling off ledges with the new control scheme. I haven't found that to be true, but I would say it's a little trickier and a little less natural than it was before.
It was more like the main stick controlled both the target and Olimar. You'd move the target around freely and Olimar would follow. It didn't feel disconnected at all, it's just difficult to explain.Zoc said:I never played Pikmin on the Wii, but I never had a single problem with the controls on the Wii.
Actually, I don't even understand what they were like. I assumed the first stick controlled Olimar, and the second stick controlled the target where you throw the pikmin. Is that not how it was?
ShockingAlberto said:It was more like the main stick controlled both the target and Olimar. You'd move the target around freely and Olimar would follow. It didn't feel disconnected at all, it's just difficult to explain.
Err, how is it any more real than any other anamorphic 16:9? What games with "fake" 16:9 is he even thinking of, other than the extremely rare goofiness like RE4 GCN which just used a 16:9 portion within a 4:3 frame.Cassamassina said:New Play Control! Pikmin looks like the GameCube title with widescreen support. Not some faked, stretched 16:9 mode, but the real deal, which is a huge plus because I had some concerns about how Nintendo planned to approach the addition.
Vagabundo said:Should I sell me copy of Metroid Prime for the GC? I've gotten about 20% through it, amazing game and I've started MP3.
What do u guys think?
Keep the GC version, MP is better without Wii controls.Vagabundo said:Should I sell me copy of Metroid Prime for the GC? I've gotten about 20% through it, amazing game and I've started MP3.
What do u guys think?
My guess is that all the play on Wii titles are going to be great for people who never played them on GC (the target audience) but are gonna get slammed by people who had them for GC because the controls are different. There are people who think that the Wii RE4 controls are worse than using the GC controller, but as a newcomer to the game I can't imagine playing it with dual analog.Zoc said:I never played Pikmin on the GC, but I never had a single problem with the controls on the Wii.
Actually, I don't even understand what they were like. I assumed the first stick controlled Olimar, and the second stick controlled the target where you throw the pikmin. Is that not how it was?
I'm honestly not sure if I can trust usual reviewers on this. I love Wii Sports' tennis controls, so if Mario Tennis GC Wii does nothing more than combining Mario Tennis GC with a carbon copy of the controls of Wii Sports it's already day one for me. My respect of the reviewers completely flushed through the toilet when most reviewed Wii Sports too superficially, and just this may happen again.PuppetSlave said:Really sucks since I was looking forward too playing mario tennis with wii sport controls...
Aren't they the same as MP3 controls? If so, then the Wii controls are superior. They might make the game too easy though.hyduK said:Keep the GC version, MP is better without Wii controls.
Yeah. It's really unfortunate that Metroid Prime and Pikmen never got sequels.666 said:Fuck Nintendo are lazy. Make an actual sequel to these, dickheads! Not like you don't have the money.
Turning has taken a turn for the worse. Turning is probably the single action you are going to be doing the most of, in a fps style game, so it's inexplicable why Nintendo chose this control method.Leezard said:Aren't they the same as MP3 controls? If so, then the Wii controls are superior. They might make the game too easy though.
You mean as in worse than MP3? I had no problems with turning there. Perhaps that I would sometimes look at something outside the game and accidentally turn around, but nothing worse.Squeak said:Turning has taken a turn for the worse. Turning is probably the single action you are going to be doing the most of, in a fps style game, so it's inexplicable why Nintendo chose this control method.
Look at the Weather Channels Globe, how well a grab and pull interface works.
It would be much better and a lot closer to M&K, with some benefits.
Cdammen said:That's pretty cool. One cover to get people that don't know what it is to buy it and another one for the fans.
Could anyone confirm this cover switcheroo for US and EU covers?
As long as it is configurable then FPS controls can work great with the Wii remote. Medal of Honor:Heroes 2 proved this. Just make sure you allow for complete customization of bounding boxes.Squeak said:Turning has taken a turn for the worse. Turning is probably the single action you are going to be doing the most of, in a fps style game, so it's inexplicable why Nintendo chose this control method.
Look at the Weather Channels Globe, how well a grab and pull interface works.
It would be much better and a lot closer to M&K, with some benefits.