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>Fireballs and piranha plants are not beyond your typical 5 year old. So who exactly are we including this character for?
The character's there as a hasty replacement for Mario so that they can maintain their strange little Luigi theme while still marketing the game as FOUR PLAYER FAMILY FUN |
06-04-2013, 07:56 AM | #27 |
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Yeah, Nintendo fucked up the launch. They'll be showing Smash Bros 4, WW HD, maybe the new Zelda, and some other stuff at E3. If that shit doesn't spur sales, then I will officially say the Wii U is toast.
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Dunno Tdos, people always seem really quick to count Nintendo out, but I get the feeling they will do just fine this gen, as they always have.
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One thing about the rise of the 3DS though Talon: people are coming around to it not only because the Vita sucks, but because the thing actually has some really great games now. Once Nintendo finally gets off their asses and starts releasing first party titles, their systems always sell.
Also, off-topic note: if you are still conflicted between 3DS and 3DS XL, go with the XL, if there is any pixel distortion because of the bigger size, I haven't noticed at all. |
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I am still conflicted, and it's actually because of the visual thing people bring up that I'm thinking of going for the original, smaller model. That was true with the original DS XL too: people were all excited for it, but then when they realized that it upscaled every game and made them look like shit, they were like "Oh. So this is a console meant for geriatrics with poor vision." And Nintendo was all "Schyeah? " That's one reason I'm so surprised people have rushed into buying 3DS XLs. But I think the bigger factor this time behind it is that while the visuals may be worse (although you're saying they're not, so *shrug*, but I have read many jouirnalists who claim that they are, and none of my local stores have a 3DS XL and a regular 3DS side by side for me to test for myself), the battery life is so much better that people spring for it. 'Cause apparently the original's battery life is just dog shit.
Personally, I'd love it if Nintendo unveiled a 3DS Lite coming to stores this October alongside Pokémon XY. But we both know what a stupid business decision that would be. *sigh* Would be far, far smarter to choke all of the Pokéfans into springing for a 3DS (regular or XL) in October so they can play their precious Pokemans ... and then to unveil the 3DS Lite in November (if it'll go on sale that Christmas) or else in January (after the Christmas holidays).
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I'm not one of those people. I'm not worried at all about the Wii U's future because the problem can be easily resolved by releasing first party games. I'm saying that if a new Smash Bros., a new Zelda, and non-sidescrolling Mario don't make Wii U sales skyrocket, then it's time to worry.
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Not really. They're trying to sell Windows Phones and tablets, and this will effectively do that.... for a few people. huehuehue (´・ω・`)
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XBox One --> XBone --> XPhone
All according to plan.
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Agreed, tdos. I hadn't heard about neogaf until a few days ago, but they seem to have a really weird reputation in the video game world. Kind of like a more exclusive, established reddit.
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Thirding. This sort of business practice sounds prohibitively expensive to even be worth attempting. There's no point in buying off some of the competition and then facing a media backlash when those who aren't bought off tattle on you. You either buy off everyone and have 'em keep their mouths shut or else you buy off nobody.
Microsoft wanting to paint the PS4 as a system that isn't any more intended for hardcore gamers than Microsoft's own XBox One? Sure, I can see that. But that's par for the course at just about any E3. Put down the competition and trumpet your own product as if it's Christ on a cheese stick. It's the "lol we bought people off, we awe teh ebil wich Micwosoft " that has me doubting this story until I see it for myself. It has to be said though that Deo gets at least some "I told you so! :p" points if it turns out to be true ... and that Microsoft is also fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucked if it turns out to be true.
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This is my attitude as well. We can put up with deception from the Internet - it is almost expected. Deception from a major company is entirely different. For microsoft's sake I hope this is the former.
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This E3 has been a clusterfuck of media blunders. Even if it doesn't ultimately affect the sales, it sure will affect how people see the Gaming divisions of Sony and Microsoft from here on out.
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The other thing is, if it turns out to be true, how will we know? The only proof we would have is if a large amount of announced multiplatform games were shown off on the Xbox One at E3, but not the PS4... perhaps even on the show floor only? And that might be hard to prove. Which, if that's the case, sort of defeats the purpose and intent anyway.
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Basically, if we see developers coming forward saying "This is true," then it's true; and if we don't, then while it could still be true it very likely wouldn't be.
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Well, gamers who read news sites like Polygon and Kotaku will know, because their journalists will jump on something like that like it's free cake. It's the average consumer, the one who thinks E3 is the be-all-end-all of gaming news, who will be in the dark.
And I still can't see it being true. Developers and publishers are all about the money, and Microsoft would have to convince them that the potential fallout when fans discovered the deception would be nothing compared to the nice check going their way. That would be a lot of money, I think. If Squeenix hadn't already appeared at Sony's PS4 reveal, I'd say they were the kind of company that might actually do that. |
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