VGChampion
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I'm going crazy without my Animal Crossing. Why Nintendo, why!?
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Nintendo Sets Release Dates for Q1 for 3DS/Wii U
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ElectricBlanketFire
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You don't think the new MS/Sony will be priced more competitively this time around?
BruiserBear
Banned
The N64 might have been even better.
Mario 64
Waverace 64
Pilotwings 64
Mario Kart 64
StarFox 64
Blast Corps
Cruisin USA
The Horror the horror
Banned
Terrible first quarter lineup, IMO.
Then again, I remember Nintendo shooting its load early with the Gamecube in its first two years (awesome as it was), only to see the system phase out in the end, so perhaps they're trying to do it the other way around? lol
As far as Pikmin, it was expected. This is Miyamoto's favorite brainchild and he'll delay this forever until it's perfect. Expect Zelda-like delays for this one.
Then again, I remember Nintendo shooting its load early with the Gamecube in its first two years (awesome as it was), only to see the system phase out in the end, so perhaps they're trying to do it the other way around? lol
As far as Pikmin, it was expected. This is Miyamoto's favorite brainchild and he'll delay this forever until it's perfect. Expect Zelda-like delays for this one.
Smiles and Cries
Member
I wanted this game months ago, it comes out the same day as Monster Hunter damn...
straight port would have been fine months ago I am not sure if this will add anything to the experience, it's not like the integrated Miiverse in there
oh well I'll have to play both MH and NFS on the 19th if they are both on eShop
no eShop no sale
edit: I have Mass Effect 3 on disc so NFSMW has a chance of not making it to eShop like ME3 I bet fuck
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
And here's GC at a comparable timeframe.
2001
Luigi's Mansion
Super Monkey Ball
Wave Race: Blue Storm
Pikmin
Super Smash Bros: Melee
2002
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle(screw the haters)
James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
Resident Evil REMake
GC actually had a pretty awful Q1 post launch too, with mostly just late DC/PS2 ports. It's launch was way better for exclusives though on the other hand, so Q1 didn't sting quite as much.
They're not.
By the end of March, Nintendo will be looking at;
- 10k-20k per week in Japan
- Significantly lower NPDs for the US. Sub 200k per month
- A complete collapse in Europe with continued market irrelevance across the region.
With Rayman, Monster Hunter and Lego City to try and change that.
An absolute disaster.
xxbrothawizxx63
Member
Who the hell told publishers it was a good idea to pack all the 3DS titles into a period of 2 months?
Really wish some of those titles would have been Q4 so that my wallet doesn't feel so much pain at once....
Newegg, where's mah $10 of sale?
Also, do people not understand what Q1 means?
Really wish some of those titles would have been Q4 so that my wallet doesn't feel so much pain at once....
Newegg, where's mah $10 of sale?
Also, do people not understand what Q1 means?
evilromero
Member
Can't believe you left off Eternal Darkness and Rogue Leader. And Star Fox Adventures. :/
Schnozberry
Member
I generally only purchase one game a month, so this doesn't really bother me. I'll probably pick up The Cave next week, and then Rayman in February. Then March comes and I'll have more choices. You guys and your Nostradoomus prognosticastions are always good for a chuckle though.
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
You forget rogue squadron, which at the time was a graphics whore's dream.
Edit: beaten
Ah, we already know for now that, commercialy, 3DS Q2 lineup is much better than Q2 in 2012. Last year there were Mario Power Tennis and Spirit Camera; this year Lego City Undercover (exclusive) and, above all, Animal Crossing. This without knowing what will be released from third party (except for Soul Hackers) and the possible other Nintendo title for the period.
Wii U
Rayman® Legends - Feb. 26
LEGO® City: Undercover - March 18
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - March 19
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Q1
Nintendo eShop for Wii U
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien - Q1
Toki Tori 2 - Q1
Nintendo 3DS
Fire Emblem Awakening - Feb. 4
Brain Age: Concentration Training - Feb. 10
Etrian OdysseyIV: Legends of the Titan - Feb. 26
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - March 19
Luigis Mansion: Dark Moon - March 24
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity - March 24
Shin Megami Tensei®: Devil Summoner®: Soul Hackers - April 16
This is all the stuff I'm interested on the list. I think it's plenty of games (especially with the 4 or 5 PS360 games I'll also be buying in the period), but christ why must everything come out in those last two weeks of March? I'm guessing that I'll wait on Lego and Mystery Dungeon because of the release dates (since I also have Gears of War Judgment and Bioshock Infinite to buy around then). I'm glad I have cheap preorders in for EO IV & Rayman at Newegg!
Rayman® Legends - Feb. 26
LEGO® City: Undercover - March 18
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - March 19
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Q1
Nintendo eShop for Wii U
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien - Q1
Toki Tori 2 - Q1
Nintendo 3DS
Fire Emblem Awakening - Feb. 4
Brain Age: Concentration Training - Feb. 10
Etrian OdysseyIV: Legends of the Titan - Feb. 26
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate - March 19
Luigis Mansion: Dark Moon - March 24
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity - March 24
Shin Megami Tensei®: Devil Summoner®: Soul Hackers - April 16
This is all the stuff I'm interested on the list. I think it's plenty of games (especially with the 4 or 5 PS360 games I'll also be buying in the period), but christ why must everything come out in those last two weeks of March? I'm guessing that I'll wait on Lego and Mystery Dungeon because of the release dates (since I also have Gears of War Judgment and Bioshock Infinite to buy around then). I'm glad I have cheap preorders in for EO IV & Rayman at Newegg!
lunchwithyuzo
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I just edited his list down. There were some other good releases too, like Sega Soccer Slam.
If someone said Mario, Metroid, and Smash Bros were all coming year 1, people would laugh at that person's face.
Yet the GameCube did it. Amazing system. Brilliant.
Nope and Nintendo's site list it as a partial list of upcoming titles.
There are four Wii U games listed that I will be getting by March so I'm good with what was shown.
Fox Mulder
Member
I expect both will have a $400 option, and that the WiiU will have a price drop by next holiday.
Visualante2
Member
Do you enjoy paying £49.99 for ports?
Schnozberry
Member
I loved all of those games. Yet, the GameCube sold like shit. If I recall correctly, it was because Nintendo was for kids, and wasn't taking mature audiences seriously. Too bad nobody bought it, as it had one of the best game lineups of any console ever.
Jaded Alyx
Member
March.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 3D Feb. 12
Weird coincidence, but this is releasing the same week that Euro retailers had pegged for the (no show) Wii U version. I wonder if wires got crossed somewhere?
Weird coincidence, but this is releasing the same week that Euro retailers had pegged for the (no show) Wii U version. I wonder if wires got crossed somewhere?
eighty(one)
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Noticed that Luigis Mansion Dark Moon, now, actually has a release date.
This also reminded me: Tokyo Crash Mobs and Fire Emblem Awakening Demo, are both available in the eshop today.
This also reminded me: Tokyo Crash Mobs and Fire Emblem Awakening Demo, are both available in the eshop today.
evilromero
Member
Eternal Darkness and Rogue Leader were arguably two of the best games on the system after all was said and done. Plus they catered directly to the hardcore. SFA was also the best looking game on the system aside from RS.
thomasmahler
Moon Studios
I don't get what the hell they're doing.
I bet people would be riding the red hot Nintendo train if they'd simply release Wind Waker HD and Mario Galaxy HD Collection to keep people busy during Q1.
How hard can that be? What's Grezzo working on? Majors Mask 3DS? Hire more studios, Nintendo! Make deals with independent game developers! You don't have games for your main console, fix that shit.
I bet people would be riding the red hot Nintendo train if they'd simply release Wind Waker HD and Mario Galaxy HD Collection to keep people busy during Q1.
How hard can that be? What's Grezzo working on? Majors Mask 3DS? Hire more studios, Nintendo! Make deals with independent game developers! You don't have games for your main console, fix that shit.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Well, I thought SSS was better than any of them.
Fox Mulder
Member
I love the gamecube, but it failed because of Nintendo. A comparable console to the mighty ps2 got lesser third party support and dismissed as a kiddy system. The ps2 and xbox were black super computer monoliths while the gamecube was this tiny purple cube with a fucking lunchbox handle.
It had a great lineup and the GBA linking was ahead of its time.
Well, if Lego City and Aliens are decent enough, i'll be getting those, so that's not too bad. I'll be trying to snatch some launch games at discount prices as well (Batman, ME3, Darksiders 2... whichever applies), and i still need to get SMBU and N'land.
Been playing ZombiU, AC3, Nano Assault and Trine2 up til now.
Been playing ZombiU, AC3, Nano Assault and Trine2 up til now.
RPG_Fanatic
Member
The 3DS list is looking pretty good.
The WiiU list on the other hand...
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At least there are some good eShop games coming.
The WiiU list on the other hand...
.At least there are some good eShop games coming.
SolarPowered
Member
Those in it's first year? My list was from a search I did months back in one of the Nintendo threads. Maybe I missed them while looking through Wikipedia or something. Greatest console of all fucking time if so.
Goddamn
Baconsammy
Banned
Soft launch my ass. "They're just getting out of the way to help third parties." No. Nintendo simply wasn't ready.
SolarPowered
Member
I played some of Adventures and it was bleh, but ED and Rogue Leader were the shit. After adding those three to my list I wouldn't even blame Nintendo for treating gamers like second class citizens. The GC deserved so much more...
Shotgun Kiss
Member
Where the fuck is Devil Survivor for 3DS? I was confirmed a month or two that we were finally going to get it!
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
But dat TEV Fur Shading. @_@
Barry Burton
Member
At least there's Rayman...
US lineup. Not EU.
@liger05: the same. Yesterday a European PR came out confirming the February, 8th European release for the game.
It failed because N64 backlash and idiots. There were plenty of "mature" games and there was a decent amount of 3rd party games as well, even multiplatform games.
If you want to play mature games but can't handle your console being a cube with a handle, something tells me the problem is neither the games nor the console. Black launched simultaneously with purple btw.
Shotgun Kiss
Member
Ah, right, thanks. I must have misread. Phew!
metalslimer
Member
Part of me gets this horrible feeling that Nintendo actually thinks the Wii U lineup is amazing and they don't need to do anything for a while.
There is rayman and monster hunter.
There is rayman and monster hunter.
Target has a buy 2 get 1 free sale on Wii U games right now
Games like Batman, Scribblenauts, Ninja Gaiden, Tekken Tag, and various sports games are $45
Sonic Racing is $39.99
You could do a package like Batman, Scribblenauts, and Tekken for $90 (plus tax)
Not bad. It comes out to a little over $30 per game.
I fully agree on ED and Star Wars being terrific but yea about that Star Fox game.....
Seriously can't believe we haven't gotten a real one since N64 ; ;
pseudomyxoma
Member
That 3DS lineup is looking pretty good, glad I got one this holiday.
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