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curl-6 said:

You think so, but I might not. I'll try the demos for both and see how I go. Pretty confident I'll like Rayman and Racing though.


The demo for W101 is really bad. Watch gameplay videos on youtube if you're unsure whether to pick it up. I'm not a big fan of that type of game but I thought it was excellent. Worth every cent.



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AndrewWK said:

I have played both of those games on other platforms and they are very very good

I have a feeling I'll agree; I enjoyed their predecessors very much. :)



Purple said:
curl-6 said:

You think so, but I might not. I'll try the demos for both and see how I go. Pretty confident I'll like Rayman and Racing though.


The demo for W101 is really bad. Watch gameplay videos on youtube if you're unsure whether to pick it up. I'm not a big fan of that type of game but I thought it was excellent. Worth every cent.

That makes me feel better, I want to get W101 to support it when I pick up Tropical Freeze but I didn't like the demo. If the gameplay is as fun as Bayonetta then I'm sure I'll love it.



Sareth said:
Purple said:
curl-6 said:

You think so, but I might not. I'll try the demos for both and see how I go. Pretty confident I'll like Rayman and Racing though.


The demo for W101 is really bad. Watch gameplay videos on youtube if you're unsure whether to pick it up. I'm not a big fan of that type of game but I thought it was excellent. Worth every cent.

That makes me feel better, I want to get W101 to support it when I pick up Tropical Freeze but I didn't like the demo. If the gameplay is as fun as Bayonetta then I'm sure I'll love it.

W101 has a learning curve of about 2-3 hours. Then like other Kamiya-made games (DMC, Bayonetta) you spend a lot of time saving up to buy new abilities that make you an awesome badass.



I predict NX launches in 2017 - not 2016

AndrewWK said:
curl-6 said:
AndrewWK said:


No I have never said there was nothing to play on it, but there isn´t much and if you have played the other games this is the only one left. Plus there ain´t jack shit comming out in February besides the Monkey Game. I am looking foward to it as well, but I don´t think its going to be a GOTY contender.

Still plenty of Wii U games out now I haven't got yet; Sonic Racing Transformed, Rayman Legends, ZombiU, The Wonderful 101...


Zombi U is garbage and Wonderful 101 is meh. I would like to give Dr. Luigi a try but 15€ are lot to ask for it


stay  away from that  dr mario clone, its addictiv like crack. 



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curl-6 said:
PlayStationLegend said:
I guess Reggie Aims is the man to hype up the "next big game".

But didn't everyone yawn when he announced Donkey Kong? I certainly remember A LOT of people VERY disappointed with Reggie and Nintendo.

Now all of a sudden DK is the next big thing? Ok.

I didn't; I was ecstatic. A sequel to one of my favourite games of the 7th gen, and one of the finest platformers I have ever played? Yes freaking please!

 

"One of the finest platformers I have ever played"... Rayman, Sonic, Mario, LIMBO, Rick Dangerous and too many other platformers to name say HI!

Are u trying to tell him his opinion is wrong and that Donkey Kong isnt a great platformer?

It's a "very good" platformer. Same league as Mario and Sonic (and all them legendary platformers)? Nope. Hence why NO ONE will buy DK. But, it'll be fun seeing how DK performs. You can always find the "optimistic" fan boy to blow a game's trumpet and make it seem like it's "God's chosen one".

Ur making no sense. He said it was one of his favorite platformers. He never said anything about the game selling well or being critically acclaimed. Literally all he said was he liked Returns and is excited for the sequel.

Donkey Kong is actually well ahead of Sonic in terms of sales and reception. Sonic has been hit or miss since the genesis days and typically sells 1-3m while every mainline console DK has sold over 5m eith the expection on DKC3 and all have been critically praised. Even remakes and spinoffs have sold over 1m on numerous occasions.

I dont get how ur coming up with this NO ONE will buy it thing.

Read his comment again. He said, "One of the FINEST platformers I've ever played". Favouritism is something all fans use as a fall back measure when they're on the defensive. It's all good.

"I dont get how ur coming up with this NO ONE will buy it thing."

Come back to me after DK gets released.

You'll "get" how I'm coming up with "NO ONE will buy it thing".

Bed time here. Gots to get me ZZZZZZzzzzzs.

PEACE OUT!

U said didnt everyone yawn when Donkey Kong was shown

He said he was excited because he loved the previous one

How is that being on the defensive?

And I honestly want to know ur opinion on why u think no one will buy this game, not just "it will and I said so". I actually would like to hear u give a legit reason why this game will sell poorly.

I'll pass. I'm over DK. I was over it the moment Reggie announced it. Lol. : P

Ok cool ur basing it off of nothing just like I imagined. Obviously ur not over DK enough to come into a thread and bash it for no apparent reason. Ur exactly the type of person this forum needs.

I'm not bashing it for the sake of it. I just think it's not the game that will "revive" the Wii U. This is the topic of the thread. Nevermind.

Im guessing u didnt actually read the op because it has nothing to do with reviving Wii U. Its says Retro aims to get Wii U off to a stellar start in 2014 then goes on to give a basic review of the game. Nowhere does it mention sales, just saying Wii U is getting a new installment in a highly acclaimed series.

And yes u were bashing it for the sake of it. "Didnt everbody yawn when Donkey Kong was announced?" Then Curl went on to say he was excited since he loves the franchise. Then u went on to try telling him his opinion is wrong and games like Mario, Rayman, Sonic are better. Then u go on to say no one will buy the game despite it being a series that has consistantly sold over 5 million.



When the herd loses its way, the shepard must kill the bull that leads them astray.

I'm sure that DKCR will sell well, and that it WILL help get Wii U off to a decent start in 2014. However, it's not a "system seller" per say. Mario Kart will be.



I am doing a market study, in my small and insignificant country (sales wise). And the results are not very good.

Many want the game but money is short during that month, some will make the purchase on march, others simply cannot buy any new games till May/June and most likely will wait for Mario Kart 8, as they can make it last longer playing with friends and online.



I actually think there is more hype and interest around Tropical Freeze then there was for SM3DW. DKCR has 78k pre-orders in the U.S. with five weeks to go, and SM3DW final pre-order number was about 100k. On top of that recent Nintendo games have picked up half of their overall pre-order numbers in the final 2 weeks (ALBW,SM3DW). DKC TP is going to end up with no less then 140k in U.S. pre-orders. ALBW ended up with 152k pre-orders and is now at 800+k in the US, while SM3DW had 100k in pre-orders and is at 680+k in the U,S, Knowing all of that, I really think DK is going to move atleast 500k just in the U.S. in the first month, and if it does that could easily boost the Wii U from 22k to 55+k in the U.S. alone which would put it much closer to Xbox One and PS4 with Mario Kart 8 soon on the way.



zorg1000 said:
PlayStationLegend said:
zorg1000 said:
PlayStationLegend said:
zorg1000 said:
PlayStationLegend said:
zorg1000 said:
PlayStationLegend said:
zorg1000 said:
PlayStationLegend said:
curl-6 said:
PlayStationLegend said:
I guess Reggie Aims is the man to hype up the "next big game".

But didn't everyone yawn when he announced Donkey Kong? I certainly remember A LOT of people VERY disappointed with Reggie and Nintendo.

Now all of a sudden DK is the next big thing? Ok.

I didn't; I was ecstatic. A sequel to one of my favourite games of the 7th gen, and one of the finest platformers I have ever played? Yes freaking please!

 

"One of the finest platformers I have ever played"... Rayman, Sonic, Mario, LIMBO, Rick Dangerous and too many other platformers to name say HI!

Are u trying to tell him his opinion is wrong and that Donkey Kong isnt a great platformer?

It's a "very good" platformer. Same league as Mario and Sonic (and all them legendary platformers)? Nope. Hence why NO ONE will buy DK. But, it'll be fun seeing how DK performs. You can always find the "optimistic" fan boy to blow a game's trumpet and make it seem like it's "God's chosen one".

Ur making no sense. He said it was one of his favorite platformers. He never said anything about the game selling well or being critically acclaimed. Literally all he said was he liked Returns and is excited for the sequel.

Donkey Kong is actually well ahead of Sonic in terms of sales and reception. Sonic has been hit or miss since the genesis days and typically sells 1-3m while every mainline console DK has sold over 5m eith the expection on DKC3 and all have been critically praised. Even remakes and spinoffs have sold over 1m on numerous occasions.

I dont get how ur coming up with this NO ONE will buy it thing.

Read his comment again. He said, "One of the FINEST platformers I've ever played". Favouritism is something all fans use as a fall back measure when they're on the defensive. It's all good.

"I dont get how ur coming up with this NO ONE will buy it thing."

Come back to me after DK gets released.

You'll "get" how I'm coming up with "NO ONE will buy it thing".

Bed time here. Gots to get me ZZZZZZzzzzzs.

PEACE OUT!

U said didnt everyone yawn when Donkey Kong was shown

He said he was excited because he loved the previous one

How is that being on the defensive?

And I honestly want to know ur opinion on why u think no one will buy this game, not just "it will and I said so". I actually would like to hear u give a legit reason why this game will sell poorly.

I'll pass. I'm over DK. I was over it the moment Reggie announced it. Lol. : P

Ok cool ur basing it off of nothing just like I imagined. Obviously ur not over DK enough to come into a thread and bash it for no apparent reason. Ur exactly the type of person this forum needs.

I'm not bashing it for the sake of it. I just think it's not the game that will "revive" the Wii U. This is the topic of the thread. Nevermind.

Im guessing u didnt actually read the op because it has nothing to do with reviving Wii U. Its says Retro aims to get Wii U off to a stellar start in 2014 then goes on to give a basic review of the game. Nowhere does it mention sales, just saying Wii U is getting a new installment in a highly acclaimed series.

And yes u were bashing it for the sake of it. "Didnt everbody yawn when Donkey Kong was announced?" Then Curl went on to say he was excited since he loves the franchise. Then u went on to try telling him his opinion is wrong and games like Mario, Rayman, Sonic are better. Then u go on to say no one will buy the game despite it being a series that has consistantly sold over 5 million.

With the install base the Wii had. It was no surprise that it sold as much as it did.

On the Wii U however...

 

P.S. Everybody did yawn with Donkey Kong was announced. Even d21lewis laughed when I asked him about it. You need to cool off and accept that the "hype" for DK is artificial.