Oh My God you are right. Wow I can't believe this generation is almost ending (well it still has like 2 years left but still!!).
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Wii U Speculation Thread of Brains Beware: Wii U Re-Unveiling At E3 2012
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-Pyromaniac-
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I wonder what their big launch game will be. No way they pull a 3DS with the titles.
This is a Wii U Marketing thread. I liked it better when it was a spec-ulation thread but alas...Wow, is this the Wii-U thread or the Skyward Sword thread?
Agh, clever clever.
Pikmin 3.
I'd say probably Pikmin 3.
-Pyromaniac-
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Pikmin isn't big enough is it? I know it's something that GAF wants and something that sold well (I think the first did a mil right?), but it's not really a system mover...
shadyspace
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They'd be better off rushing a half-baked Mario for launch then doing what they did with the 3DS.
I'm going to go with my gut and say Nintendo will actually lead the charge with a new IP for maximum splash.
It'll get gamers who've written Nintendo off as the Mario/Zelda/Metroid machine a reason to give the Wii U a second look, and it's not like Nintendo fans would say no to Ninty introducing a fresh new IP.
I actually see them doing this.
It'll get gamers who've written Nintendo off as the Mario/Zelda/Metroid machine a reason to give the Wii U a second look, and it's not like Nintendo fans would say no to Ninty introducing a fresh new IP.
I actually see them doing this.
jump_button
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Smash Bros *finger cross* with DLC later in year
-Pyromaniac-
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steel diver
I think the safe bet is a new Mario at launch, either a NSMB sequel or 3D style. Nintendo still has to be freaked out at the 3DS launch, and will want to launch a major hitter right away. I'm betting on NSMB Wii U.
I also think Pikmin 3 will be at or near launch, along with maybe F-Zero or Star Fox as an attempt to show off the graphical capabilities of the system.
I also think Pikmin 3 will be at or near launch, along with maybe F-Zero or Star Fox as an attempt to show off the graphical capabilities of the system.
herzogzwei1989
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I don't think they'll launch with a new IP, but they'll announce one at E3.
Smiles and Cries
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How do people feel about
New Super Mario Bros Mii
since you people seem to have forgotten all about it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owmU6KwWJgk
Mii in your 2D mario? At launch.
Good I gave up on my copy of Brawl.
I wanted a good single player experience so I felt left out
I will never buy another Smash game ever again it made me feel so alone ;_;
New Super Mario Bros Mii
since you people seem to have forgotten all about it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owmU6KwWJgk
Mii in your 2D mario? At launch.
Good I gave up on my copy of Brawl.
I wanted a good single player experience so I felt left out
I will never buy another Smash game ever again it made me feel so alone ;_;
ShockingAlberto
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It's gotta be an EAD Tokyo game.
There's no other reason for them to brag about how few people/how little time Mario 3D Land took when Nintendo's usual hype M.O. is "THIS BASICALLY KILLED US AND WE POURED ALL OF OUR RESOURCES EVER IN TO THIS."
There's no other reason for them to brag about how few people/how little time Mario 3D Land took when Nintendo's usual hype M.O. is "THIS BASICALLY KILLED US AND WE POURED ALL OF OUR RESOURCES EVER IN TO THIS."
A lot of people did end up working on Mario 3D Land. They finished it in a year and a half which was great.
But New Super Mario Bros. Mii is definitely the Wii U showcase title for launch. Thats from EAD Kyoto.
We would be lucky to even get a teaser trailer at E3.
Smiles and Cries
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I did not see anything to prove it would be a Showcase but I think they need it to move hardware because those games sell a ton
Maybe when we see new levels the graphics will look more complex
I see it as a needed Day 1 launch title
Right. I don't think it will show off the system, but it won't need to. That's why I think they'll have a secondary IP as their graphical show case.
-Pyromaniac-
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EAD game sounds about right for launch, I think it's most likely. I don't know about showcase though....might showcase the streaming but not so much the console power or anything.
ShockingAlberto
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Except for the part where they specifically said it was not a game in development, I guess.
Smiles and Cries
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we have never ever seen what Pikmin 3 looks like on Wii right?
Now its WiiU maybe it can be the graphical showcase, but Pikmin is all garden leaves and trees, rocks and water? So what can we compare it to? Uncharted 3 maybe?
Now its WiiU maybe it can be the graphical showcase, but Pikmin is all garden leaves and trees, rocks and water? So what can we compare it to? Uncharted 3 maybe?
At the same time it's hard to predict exactly what New Super Mario Brothers U will look like the next time it's shown. What we saw at E3 was merely a tech demo made more than a year before Wii U launch (and who knows how long before a 2D Mario actually hits Wii U, considering it's not guaranteed to be a launch title)...
Right. Nintendo's never shown any footage or screens of Pikmin 3 on the Wii. During E3 2010, Miyamoto stated that Pikmin 3 could have been shown off, but felt that there were too many big announcements already. The reason the game was moved over to Wii U was to benefit from the HD graphics and the capabilities of the controller.
bgassassin
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Naked Prime
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Super Mario Brothers Mii 3D Land
Dreamwriter
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Eh? I thought they just said they weren't going to announce any games in development, not that anything they showed was specifically not in development. Just like with the Wii, they made it clear that all those sports games were just tech demos, not necessarily things that would ever make it into a game. And then the system shipped with Wii Sports that had most of those "tech demo's" in it, and they did an Iwata Asks which showed that Wii Sports was in development as a real game before they showed the tech demos off.
ShockingAlberto
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The exact words were
"Just to be clear, nothing shown on the floor is a game currently in development, but they show a small glimpse in to the potential of the Wii U."
Hero of Legend
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We haven't, BUT I'd say we will in an Iwata Laughs, as we saw the canned Kirby games in the Returns to Dream Land one.
And I highly doubt Nintendo isn't going to release NSMBMii, that's just a goldmine at launch waiting to happen, we'll finally at least have a launch Mario again.
Error Macro
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I'm playing through Galaxy for the first time right now...
...and it's only intensifying my yearning for a true sequel to Super Mario 64 :\
Still a great game, but it just doesn't feel...Mario enough.
Smiles and Cries
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when people say Mario 64 sequel do they mean return to the Castle concept with paintings as levels?
Error Macro
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That's a minor mechanic that while interesting, is rather inconsequential.
I'm really referring to large, open worlds; a hub that is expansive and all-encompassing (and interesting), and a setting that takes place within the "traditional" aspects of the Mushroom Kingdom.
It's not gonna happen. Nintendo's goal is combining 2D and 3D Mario now. Hope you liked 3D Land.
plus huge levels without any kind of mini planets
oh and the painting thing was awesome for us Italians because we are calling levels (other than levels(livelli)) "quadri" which actually means paintings
ThatObviousUser
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I wouldn't say that's the "goal," we'll still see Galaxy-style and 2D-style games.
Smiles and Cries
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so what you want is a huge hub of say Mushroom Kingdom Castle + good size Kingdom Town with gates to enter levels in many places. So a hub that encourages deeper exploration and levels that are about twice as big as a regular Mario 64 level
?
Personally wonder what it would be like if Mario was running in a place like Xenoblade's open field with platforming all around
Mario JRPG + Platform = Profit?
I dunno but I think they do need to try huge open world platforming again
Error Macro
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Why would that be their goal, though? SMG 1 & 2 and NSMBW co-exist as separate entities.
I see 3D Land as just wanting to incorporate aspects of the 3D Marios into the NSMB framework. And of course, the 3D elements of gameplay make for fantastic showcases of the 3DS' stereoscopic effects.
I would be fine with SM64 sized levels/hub--I hadn't given much thought to anything beyond that scope. In fact, it may be detrimental to go much beyond that size. But I'm also not a huge RPG fan, so that may have something to do with it
Still, yes...they do need to go back to open worlds. PLEASE, NINTENDO.
Smiles and Cries
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Though lots of people hated Sunshine I thought that place was pretty open
Error Macro
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Actually, I loved Sunshine. I just missed some of the diversity of themes in the level settings. Although, they were pretty diverse working within the confines of Isle Delfino, when you think about it.
I also wished for MORE levels. There were less than half of SM64 :\ The hub was pretty great, though.
And the FLUDD-less levels were actually my least favorite aspect of the game!
I also wished for MORE levels. There were less than half of SM64 :\ The hub was pretty great, though.
And the FLUDD-less levels were actually my least favorite aspect of the game!
Loved Sunshine because it was Mario 64 with water.... and i love water.
So basically what you want is Mario Sunshine II: Fludd's Revenge but set in the Mushroom Kingdom. I'd be down with that.
I LOVED Mario Sunshine and I'm not fucking afraid to admit it.
I don't think anyone would mind a Mario with a dozen of open levels designed at the level of Bianco Hills. The fact that Bianco Hills so favorably compares to the best levels across the entire series is quite remarkable, considering how open it is. Bianco Hills is truly an ultimate Mario playground. There is so much to do there! Traversing the ropes high above the lake, while being blinded by the beautiful sun and water is an exhilarating experience.
AceBandage
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If they do launch with a Mario game, it won't be the Super Mario Mii we saw at E3.
It'll be a much more different game from that.
And they'll probably launch with more "core" type games, because that'll be who's buying it at launch.
They'll want to foster a healthy userbase for third party games.
It'll be a much more different game from that.
And they'll probably launch with more "core" type games, because that'll be who's buying it at launch.
They'll want to foster a healthy userbase for third party games.
abstract alien
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I am seeing Battle Mii with the samus suits and ship for the first time in my life. Never new it existed, along with Chase Mii.
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