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NOA reveals line-up for Nintendo DS/3DS [Dates, Trailers, Delays, Announcements]
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Well, once you put it that way, I completely understand :/
Steve McQueen
Member
If Luigis Mansion comes out this late in the US, then we won't see it in Europe as well this year.
Damnit...first day at work to day and I love to make an entrance like that
On topic: Luigi's Mansion could be here earlier ( some games mentioned in the first post are already out over here )
Eggplant Wizard
Member
I wanted Luigi. Will probably pick up Layton now, since I've been terrible and ignoring the series for its entire existence.
Will probably pick up Layton now, since I've been terrible and ignoring the series for its entire existence.metalslimer
Member
The framerate issues seemed pretty much fixed from the E3 build. Sure there some very slight problems, but nothing most games don't already have.
TheNatural
My Member!
Pretty weak lineup, Nintendo better hope NSMB 2 can carry them, although I have a feeling Mario fatigue may be setting in as compared to the impact of the previous Mario titles.
Looking like Paper Mario and Code of Princess through the end of the year. Good news that Unchain Blades is getting a physical release; the general lack of localizations is disappointing, though. Hopefully there's at least something that wasn't on the list because it just wasn't ready to be announced.
Huh, I also see a Style Savvy game in that list. Didn't realize that Nintendo had released a Wagamama Fashion sequel on 3DS, I know the previous one did gangbusters in Japan. Unless it was a slow burn title, I assume it didn't really capture its target demographic here.
Huh, I also see a Style Savvy game in that list. Didn't realize that Nintendo had released a Wagamama Fashion sequel on 3DS, I know the previous one did gangbusters in Japan. Unless it was a slow burn title, I assume it didn't really capture its target demographic here.
metalslimer
Member
Castlevania now pretty much official? Well that just sucks.
nhlducks35
Member
I have a feeling that the 3DS will not do as well this holiday as it did last holiday, what with news of the iPad Mini and the fact that there are no killer apps like Mario Kart or Super Mario 3D Land.
metalslimer
Member
It all depends on the bundles and deals on black friday. Not doing as good as last holiday would be pretty bad for Nintendo's financial year though.
Eggplant Wizard
Member
NSMB strikes me as more of a killer app than 3D Land. And one whose release date doesn't matter much.
Last Holiday was fantastic, 2.4 millions between November and December is GREAT. I think at least they'll do equal, NSMB2 and the XL impact can sustain it pretty well. And obviously bundles, we'll have plenty of them. Having both Luigi and Castlevania would have been better saleswise, sure, they would have guaranteed a 3+ million Holiday performance for sure. Now, they'll be the momentum holder with Animal Crossing at the beginning of next year, avoiding what happened this year. This is my main problem with these delays, because I have many games to pick for the end of the year for 3DS.
Hale-XF11
Member
lol, I just threw that out there because I really have no clue what Nintendo is doing anymore.
It doesn't help that NSMB2 looks really, really weak for a Mario game, too..
Chittagong
Gold Member
What the hell, it's like they feel bad for Sony and decide to give Vita a chance. With next to nothing significant from their A teams this year, and even their big 3DS game done by a rookie B team, and the big Wii U launch game a very traditional sequel and Wii up-port, one has to wonder what exactly their top staff is doing.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
I wish we had both.
I don't mind Mercury Steam's vision of Castlevania. I just wish we were getting another IGAvanian as well. A SOTN-like game with Mighty Switch Force-level 3D would be orgasm-inducing.
Weren't those like the TGS'11 trailers that had bad framerate?
Latest footage I saw during the XL blowout looked fine honestly.
And delaying Castlevania to 2013 is just as dumb as letting RE:R slip into 2012.
So a boring but good looking game?
kapow
Definitely virtual console, now with much-welcome save states for the ambassadors.
Mirror of Fate was announced this year. All of the footage of the game emphasizes the poor framerate. Granted, it only happens in combat, but that is THE place you don't want it to turn into a chunky slideshow.
Oh I was thinking Luigi's Mansion
edit: I'm pretty sure we're talking about LM
edit 2: unless I can't read
edit 3: and that may very well be the case
metalslimer
Member
What are you talking about? One of their top teams is EAD 4 which is making both Pikmin 3 and NSMBU. Just because Pikmin 3 was moved from the Wii doesn't mean their top people aren't working on it. If you're talking EA3 (Zelda) they just finished Skyward Sword. EAD Tokyo's bigger team will probably have a Wii U game for next year. Monolith and Retro probably will as well. What top talent are you talking about exactly that haven't released anything? Intelligent Systems is one of Nintendo's top studios and is releasing Paper Mario.
I agree the lineup is certainly lacking, but it's more of a scheduling issue rather than a no direction issue.
FearMyWrench
Member
So now we're missing both Animal Crossing 3DS and Luigi's Mansion 2. Well done Nintendo of America. Well done.
Ohhhh~
In that case, they've clearly been improving, but there's still minor dips in framerate I think. Enough to know it's not being developed by Nintendo.
metalslimer
Member
What does Nintendo of America have to do with this. NCL is certainly the ones that probably called the shots on both Animal Crossing and Luigi's Mansion 2.
Exterminieren
Banned
And people wonder why they're keeping their Wii U cards close to their chest.
XxSlasherMcGirkxX
Member
Must be a mistake, I'm not seeing AAI2.
It hurts too much to bear.
No word yet. We probably won't hear anything until after it comes out in Japan, but I think a 2013 release is likely.
That release list is disconcerting... I never bought a 3DS, and I was thinking of getting a 3DS XL. But its support doesn't seem much better than Sony with the Vita (which I also do not yet own, and may never own).
I really wanted to get into one of the new handhelds, but I'm not seeing the sort of software support I'd want for either 3Ds or Vita yet. At least not in the USA.
Meanwhile, as NOA and Sony fritter away the time, I'm using my iPad more and more for games, and slowly learning to barely tolerate touch controls for action games. Nintendo, Sony... is that what you really want to happen? Please, give me a reason to buy your damn handhelds. It's called software support.
I really wanted to get into one of the new handhelds, but I'm not seeing the sort of software support I'd want for either 3Ds or Vita yet. At least not in the USA.
Meanwhile, as NOA and Sony fritter away the time, I'm using my iPad more and more for games, and slowly learning to barely tolerate touch controls for action games. Nintendo, Sony... is that what you really want to happen? Please, give me a reason to buy your damn handhelds. It's called software support.
Well it's a good lineup for me, but honestly smh at Picross and Luigi's Mansion.
smh.
I'm still in for Paper Mario (which I don't think is going to sell well as Nintendo's holiday 3DS title), Harvest Moon, and VLR.
I'm actually buying more games for the Vita and Wii U this holiday season :/
smh.
I'm still in for Paper Mario (which I don't think is going to sell well as Nintendo's holiday 3DS title), Harvest Moon, and VLR.
I'm actually buying more games for the Vita and Wii U this holiday season :/
Likely that because October looks pretty full with Nintendo releases for 3DS, Nintendo didn't want to launch Luigi in Nov with the Wii U, so they delay it and wait for a Feb/March release or something.
Remember, Nintendo sits on completed games until they see a good opening to release them.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Demon Head Training seems to be missing, as well.
metalslimer
Member
Wouldn't be surprised if that doesn't even come out this year...or at all.
Really hope it does, 8-4 talk piqued my interest.
chertipros
Member
Not NoA's fault really. Luigi's mansion needs more time to polish and animal crossing is a very hard game to localize
you mean like pikmin 2 new play control?
I'm totally picturing that comic about "we should release a good sonic game!" and the other dude saying no, but instead like, we should release lots of games in america so sales pick up and iwata going all evil saying no
XxSlasherMcGirkxX
Member
Don't worry guys I'm sure The Last Window, Trace Memory 2, Captain Rainbow, Tingle DS, Disaster Day of Crisis, Chronos Twins, Pandora's Tower and Fire Emblem are still coming it's just delayed to next year.
Also, NoA is constantly disappointing with the eShop, as far as VC and Picross goes.
I just got Picross DS, so I'm not too concerned about ePicross (unless it never comes out over her) but NoA is falling so far behind on VC... the last two weeks were barren wastelands where they easily could have released some VC games to catch up some more to EU and JP, but nope. The 3DSWare side of things is fine, but the lack of anything VC is really starting to piss me off. July was starting to rectify this, but it just came to a screeching halt once August started. Zelda 2 and WL2 in Q4... why not just release the damn games now?!?
Sorry for the (slightly off topic) rant but I needed to get this off my chest
I just got Picross DS, so I'm not too concerned about ePicross (unless it never comes out over her) but NoA is falling so far behind on VC... the last two weeks were barren wastelands where they easily could have released some VC games to catch up some more to EU and JP, but nope. The 3DSWare side of things is fine, but the lack of anything VC is really starting to piss me off. July was starting to rectify this, but it just came to a screeching halt once August started. Zelda 2 and WL2 in Q4... why not just release the damn games now?!?
Sorry for the (slightly off topic) rant but I needed to get this off my chest
metalslimer
Member
NSMB2.
TDLink
Member
NSMB2 and Pokemon B/W2 will.
The Hermit
Member
I though I was the only one happy to hear about it again...
Also,
at Luigi's MansionI don't think there would be a wiiu version, but I could see a strong miiverse integration as a crutial point for holding it back.
reading through this thread sure is depressing... not because of the supposed lack of games, but because of those great 3rd party titles nearly everyone seems to ignore. Why is that? Why is everyone so keen on buying nintendo games and touching 3rd party stuff with rubbergloves.
out of those 13 games, I'd be at least interessted in 9 of them, and would love to buy all of them if I had enough money to do so.
I wonder if people are afraid of leaving a well known path of brands and developers and aren't interessted in experimenting with new stuff, or are those titles just not known well enough.
I've been reading gaf threads to nearly all of those "niche" games, and there, everyone seemed to like, most even loved, them.
I don't get the complaining about "not enough" 3rd party games when noone seems to be willing to actually buy them.
friskykillface
Banned
Luigis Mansion delayed!!!!!!!!! :''(
NOOOOOOOOOO
bummer
:''( NOOOOOOOOOO
bummer