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Nintendo's VGX reveal is fucking Cranky Kong!!!
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Doctor Decimate
Member
a company such as Nintendo was treating VGX like jack shit.
like every other company was.
DICKS AHOY
Banned
Because you still haven't remotely articulated why this logic couldn't be applied to any IP getting a sequel by their main studio and sound just as hysterical. Screaming in all-caps isn't a very compelling argument.
SONY COULD HAVE GOT PRETTY MUCH ANY OF THEIR SHITTY STUDIOS MAKING UNCHARTED 4
NINTENDO COULD HAVE GOT PRETTY MUCH ANY OF THEIR SHITTY STUDIOS MAKING 3D WORLD
To be fair, I imagine this is the case.
Still, a studio like FeelPlus on Tropical Freeze and then Retro on something new, is a better case scenario in my opinion.
That or Retro just lack the technical strength we think they have.
Well Nintendo produce a lot of 2D platformers? We've seen NSMB and the new Yarn Yoshi, Do Nintendo have any other studio which routinely produces first person adventure games?
No. It;s because this show is smalltime.
The fuck is with people thinking this is a big deal...the level of "reveals" show that.
Look I wanted Smash to show up. I also think having another 2d platformer as your big draw is a bad idea. I just don't get why people are acting like it doomsday for Nintendo because they didn't go all out for the fucking VGX. Like they won't have other chances to reveal shit.
It is very painful to read Nintendo threads because while there are tons of things they do wrong and should fix, people are often let down and mad over things they really shouldn't be and honestly only have themselves to blame for.
This is the goddam VGXs guys. Not E3. Cranky Kong might actually be too good for tonight's show at this rate.
Dog Problems
Banned
w1gglyjones
Member
Donkey Kong's Tropical Fucking Freeze
SatoAilDarko
Member
Crank Kong turned out to be one of the biggest reveals outside Telltale and Indie games. Nothing major was revealed at all for any of the big publishers.
Hyperactivity
Banned
Has someone made cranky reggie beating geoff with a stick yet?
Interceptor
Banned
Just got home and i am drunk. .. Don't tell me it's really cranky. For real?
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And that really says a lot. Hell, Cranky Kong was trending for a while on Twitter. Only No Man's Sky got the same attention. I think that says it all.
He had a pogo stick cane. You are correct.
DICKS AHOY
Banned
"Fucking Retro have fucking done it again: Fucking Donkey Kong: Tropical Orgy OT"
SpecDotSign
Unconfirmed Member
Show isn't over yet. Maybe Nintendo pulls a stealth move and announces something to close the sh..oh who am I kidding?lol
Man, these Nintendo threads on Gaf are the best meltdown threads in all of the Internet. I LOVE it. *grabs popcorn*
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Man, these Nintendo threads on Gaf are the best meltdown threads in all of the Internet. I LOVE it. *grabs popcorn*
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i think something weird happened in december 2012 for nintendo to announce games that wouldn't be out for well over a year, and delay all of their launch window titles to the next fiscal year. i have no idea what that was, but nintendo almost never just shows off games that are a good 18+ months away unless they wind up delaying them, like twilight princess.
the one thing i do feel they should have done is try and actually pretend they were launching the system in 2013. they had the games by then, but they just kinda kept on trucking until november when they finally let people know a new mario was around and that the wii u was a thing.
Dog Problems
Banned
I just think Nintendo is on a path of irrelevancy and should take full advantage of every opportunity they are given. Even if it is something as "smalltime" as the VGX.
Polioliolio
Member
Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze has me more excited than anything else shown tonight.
Game looks great. Anyone giving Nintendo a hard time is doing just that..
Game looks great. Anyone giving Nintendo a hard time is doing just that..
Just watch Reggie come out at the end of the show with another fucking Donkey Kong trailer, beat up Joel with a walking stick, grab Geoff's face with both hands and look into his eyes intensely for 3 full minutes while making loud licking sounds, before jumping out the window screaming #PLAYTHEGAME
What exactly does Nintendo have to prove to the VGX crowd?
Doctor Decimate
Member
so, double standards. not every single appearance has to be some mind-blowing reveal, especially when their appearance is at an awards show other major companies seem to barely give a shit about. if they show up to something that's actually IMPORTANT like E3 with jack shit, go ahead. but this? this is VGX. the most impressive thing was from a four-man indie team. everyone's just rushing to cover their asses because they hyped themselves up for an appearance at a show that ended up being a joke.
Because it's not true? Believe it or not, good sidescrolling platformers take talent to make too.
vasametropolis
Member
Nintendo has fucking lost it. I hope the EAD teams are as far isolated as possible from general management decisions because this is a travesty.
Dog Problems
Banned
That they are, and will continue to be, relevant to video games. That they aren't totally out of touch.
Windom Earle
Member
The Wii version had amazing art direction. This? I am really not impressed so far. Even the gameplay looked boring.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Next Direct will be a Tropical Freeze one hosted by a CG Cranky Kong.
They are, they will, and they aren't.
ShockingAlberto
Member
I think when Nintendo kept going "Making HD games is WAY HARDER than we thought it was going to be," they specifically were talking about Mario Kart and Pikmin.
PixyJunket
Member
Bingo.
Nintendo had one of only two (?) games showcased at this entire event that wasn't about murder.
So as much as I don't like Donkey Kong Country, I'm kind of glad they showed it.
Although Reggie wearing a Metroid pin and then mentioning Metroid for NO REAL REASON was just cruel. My poor heart.
DeviousAngel
Member
They both look pretty similar to me.
Every bit as much as an Uncharted.
DICKS AHOY
Banned
I mean, it was mostly 'why the fuck did Nintendo show this', but considering it was trending at number 2 on Twitter Nintendo at least got some recognition in a show that really only focused on the XB1/PS4. That's better than the wet fart in terms of recognition you'd assume they'd get on a show like this, I guess.
Dog Problems
Banned
I'm not disagreeing with you about what VGX is. While Sony or Microsoft might not see that show as a big deal I don't feel like Nintendo has that luxury at the moment. They should make a big announcement that others would wait for an event like E3 to do. They are never to going to reach that nine million, or whatever number it is, by showing something as underwhelming as a single character.
Fantastical
Death Prophet
You're conveniently ignoring inflation rates.
(Wii U starting price should be $300 as was the basic model, not 350)
Wii U is around the same price or lower than Wii (at $200) would be at if you subtract the included $50-80 games packaged (depending on bundle).
I'm sorry but that's bullshit. On top of that, was there even a Wii SKU in 2010 or prior that was available without a pack-in game? There are so many other factors as to why Wii was attractive in 2010 compared to Wii now.
This is also bullshit if you're trying to make some connection that Donkey Kong and Metroid Prime are both at their core similar games. They're completely different experiences. Mario and DKC have much more in common that DK and Metroid and especially Metroid Prime.
Nintendo has a lot to fix and all that sure.
But having to prove themselves at the fukcing VGX is such bullshit.
Goddam this is making me angry...so I'm out.
Its pretty annoying that people are angry after it being obvious what this would be, and then acting like this show is anything important.
fucking hell
But having to prove themselves at the fukcing VGX is such bullshit.
Goddam this is making me angry...so I'm out.
Its pretty annoying that people are angry after it being obvious what this would be, and then acting like this show is anything important.
fucking hell
yeah and it seems they found out kinda late- pulling a small team from a link between worlds apart back in late 2010 because they needed everybody, even if it was just three guys.
i get the feeling the wii u was supposed to hit in late 2011, and stuff like skyward sword would have been out sometime around march. the tech was probably there, but the games weren't.
i have no idea how they could have had mario kart 8 out this year when 7 had been rushed to the market though. however i get the feeling that an april or may release is more likely than march at this point. i think their goal would be to have it out before the end of the fiscal year, but i don't think it's going to make it.
I didn't see any Infamous on this show.