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[EuroMIX]

Stars, this makes sense for Nintendo.

Maybe they wanted a more neutral term.

 

[Chaplain]

What else could they call them?

I always thought Nintendo was going to call them Gamer Coins.

They would look like the coins found in any of the Mario games, and come in bronze, silver, gold and platinum. These coins could be used as points to buy things from Nintendo's website.

Guess this will not happen now. =[

 

[Zen_Arcade]

What else could they call them?

I thought they were going to go with Medals for sure. Either way, its a nice addition.

 

[BHZ Mayor]

Still don't get the freaking out over achievement systems if you don't care about them. It requires literally no effort to ignore them. It requires more effort to get mad at them.

The "bloop" breaks my immersion and makes me remember I'm playing a video game.

On a serious note, I can understand hating multiplayer trophies/achievements since everyone trying to get them gets in the way of the natural flow of the game. Single player ones though? Yeah, I don't get it either.

 

[milkybar1983]

Domain name: wiiaccomplishments.com

Status: Locked

Name Servers:
ns1.x360a.org
ns2.x360a.org

too late

 

[Rich!]

Domain name: wiiaccomplishments.com

Status: Locked

Name Servers:
ns1.x360a.org
ns2.x360a.org

too late

Microsoft being domain trolls?

Oh shit

 

[milkybar1983]

Microsoft being domain trolls?

Oh shit

x360a.org = http://www.xbox360achievements.org/

 

[AntMurda]

In before.

"Maybe Nintendo will tie Accomplishments into Nintendo Club and you will get free stuff for beating games".

One of my favorite Nintendo memes next to "x" game should be packed in at launch.

 

[cacildo]

I would have thought

would have been appropriate enough.

That´s what i had in mind.

Heres hoping for nintendo to make this "acomplishments" to mean something, like open new system menu themes or new Mii clothes

 

[Rich!]

x360a.org = http://www.xbox360achievements.org/

Ah right.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Microsoft being domain trolls?

Oh shit

No. It's most likely by people who compile all the list, similar to that of ps3trophies.org and xbox360achievements.org.

 

[Rich!]

No. It's most likely by people who compile all the list, similar to that of ps3trophies.org and xbox360achievements.org.

Yeah, post above clarified that.

I wonder if the 3DS will gain then too in an update?

 

[Robin64]

Aren't they already called this on the 3DS? Like, we sort of already had an idea..

 

[mrwilt]

uMatter!
Recognitions - could call them Recogs

 

[EvilMario]

Aren't they already called this on the 3DS? Like, we sort of already had an idea..

Yes. Streetpass Plaza has Accomplishments.

 

[JaseMath]

"Accomplishments" doesn't exactly roll of the tongue, but I'm glad Nintendo is finally incorporating something like this.

 

[crpav]

Should just call them Wiiwards!

 

[Harlock]

I hope you can convert to coins and use to decorate your Mii Plaza.

 

[10k]

Accomplishments? What'll be the shorthand? Compos?

just comps maybe

I can see it now,
"how many comps you got?",
"man I got 3. A desktop and a laptop and a tablet"
"I meant Wii U accomplishments you idiot...."

 

[Somnid]

Interesting but I'm not sure that's much of a confirmation. Several Wii and 3DS games use similar systems that are just game specific.

Though I also have little reason to doubt Nintendo would have caved on this simply because they want 3rd parties and they want parity.

 

[Recall]

Yes. Streetpass Plaza has Accomplishments.

With not having a 3DS I did not know this.

 

[Wiz]

Yeah, post above clarified that.

I wonder if the 3DS will gain then too in an update?

It's probable, as Street Pass Mii Plaza gained them in the last update.

 

[toythatkills]

Trochievelishments

 

[davonaytor]

Someone start an accomplishment tracking site and monetize that shit.

 

[ElFly]

Jesus they could not have picked a more generic name.

Should have gone with something gaming related. Coins, treasures, rupees, dunno.

 

[jimi_dini]

What else could they call them?

"You defeated"
Defeats

now that would be hardcore

 

[Valnen]

Should just call them Wiiwards!

Wouldn't work when they transition to their next-next console mid PS4/Xbox 720 cycle.

 

[Shiggy]

 

[FyreWulff]

Judging from the screenshot, there won't be a points system with it. This is a good thing.

This. It was interesting at first, but the stupid points system has held back the 360's (and by extension, the PS3's) Achievement system. Let developers add all the achievements they want without having to worry about an arbitrary points cap.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

it should have been called SHINE GET

 

[Bulzeeb]

why is everyone so surprised by Nintendo using this accomplishments, iirc they announced them a while ago and said it was up to developres to decided if htye wanted to use them or not, well I guess this is what happens when everybody keeps figthing over the console expecs instead of looking the machine as a whole

edit:

it should have been called SHINE GET

I support this idea haha its great

 

[MYE]

Accomplishments? What'll be the shorthand? Compos?

AC's

 

[AlphaTwo00]

why is everyone so surprised by Nintendo using this accomplishments, iirc they announced them a while ago

Oh really? The official term?

 

[EuroMIX]

Jesus they could not have picked a more generic name.

Should have gone with something gaming related. Coins, treasures, rupees, dunno.

Maybe they wanted a more neutral term.

Especially if 3rd parties are also using them.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Accomplishments? What'll be the shorthand? Compos?

Compo is short for Competition.

 

[Kai Dracon]

Everyone's bent out of shape over the name of the achievements, when the real tragedy is that Nintendo chose to go with real money for the e-shop instead of rebranding Nintendo Points to Warios.

You cannot tell me you wouldn't love to log in and see every game priced as W1.99, W4.99, W9.99, etc.

Wario could laugh every time you clicked 'purchase'.

 

[jimi_dini]

AC's

AssCreeds? Oh no

 

[VICI0US]

Third parties probably demanded it, along with the pro controller.

why would third parties demand achievements? it's the other way around on other systems, for example microsoft forces developers to shoehorn an achievement list in their games.

 

[Pharros]

Nintendo seriously needs to have a Nintendo Direct that not only goes over pricing and launch details, but also everything regarding the OS. I'd love to have more details about theses accomplishments and stuff.

I guess we must wait.

 

[EvilMario]

Accomplishments? What'll be the shorthand? Compos?

Accoms.
Ments.
Commies.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

it should have been called SHINE GET

Everyone's bent out of shape over the name of the achievements, when the real tragedy is that Nintendo chose to go with real money for the e-shop instead of rebranding Nintendo Points to Warios.

You cannot tell me you wouldn't love to log in and see every game priced as W1.99, W4.99, W9.99, etc.

Wario could laugh every time you clicked 'purchase'.

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/jobs/index.html

 

[POWERSPHERE]

I hope they're useful, like the 3DS coins. Maybe lets us unlock crazy Mii accessories with them. If not Id would be just as happy to have a % number beside the games title to show how much of the game is completed and not bother with a gamer score.

Wanna send OCD dudes crazy? Have a profile wide completion percentage that is the average percentage of all games completion percentages. That'd be great.

 

[RagnarokX]

They should call them variable ratio schedule positive reinforcers

 

[dacuk]

*shrug* always hated them but hey, what can ye do

Ignore them, as I do.

 

[Cheesecakebobby]

Earning accomplishments increases the size of your Mii's e-peen. Even if your Mii is female.

 

[superfamicom]

I want to see the PR statement for this.

"Well as we have been ridiculously late to bring any sort of usable internet infrastructure to our home game consoles we had no choice but to call them accomplishments."

But really, they should have just gone cute with them and called them 1-ups or something.

 

[CaptainSchwann]

Are the words Trophies and Achievements copyright/patented/trademarked or something? I don't know why Sony decided to go for "Trophies" (though I love the idea of gold, silver, platinum) and I don't know why Nintendo is going for Accomplishments.

Isn't that the worst way to admit you're copying? I like the word "Achievement". It's consistent with a lot of other softwares such as Steam.

M$ could afford it.

 

[Derrick01]

If the system is up to par with 360 and ps3's then good for Nintendo. This is a nice step towards showing that you understand modern features. It certainly makes me happy.

 

[Qurupeke]

Ments.

Probably the best shorthand. It reminds me mints thought. Also, the Pikmin idea is awesome :O Rock Pikmin for hard achievements.

 

[Woffls]

Accs?

"Come over to my basement and check out my sweet new Accs"

"It looks like I'm busy until the end of forever, but have fun with your axe".