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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Sadly, I'm Just Not Sure Nintendo Can Impress Me Anymore

Got to love the pack mentality of people on here, there's always one against ten.

Awful lot of tit-for-tat in this thread as well, "oh you don't like Nintendo? Well I don't like Sony!".



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it's funny because sometimes I feel the same with Sony, I don't care too much about ms.



I feel the same way and I should qualify myself by letting everyone know I'm 40 years old and I've been a gamer all my life. I started with Atari, got an NES when it launched and I was all about Nintendo growing up. Today it's Xbox vs Playstation, but back in the day it was Nintendo vs Sega. I never owned a Sega, but I owned every Nintendo console. NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, and a Wii. Within that time I also owned a PS2, Xbox, and Xbox 360, but ultimately I just felt I outgrew Nintendo. I'll never forget the experiences of playing Zelda and Mario, but at 40 years old, it all just feels like cartoon kids games to me. My 7 year old nephew got a WiiU for Christmas and I hooked it up and we played Mario, but I was not into it at all. It's just "kiddy" to me and I know that's hugely offensive to Nintendo fans, especially older ones, but that's how I feel. I consider myself a hardcore gamer to this day, but Nintendo just doesn't do it for me anymore and hasn't for years. Today I play games like Destiny, Shadow of Mordor, Skyrim, etc. and I'm looking forward to games Arkham Knight, Elder Scrolls Online, Witcher 3, etc. I just don't care for another Mario, Yoshi, or Pikmin game.



I think the general opinion that people have about nintendo can't impress me anymore


I kid i kid... their persistence is really impressive



 

 

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Uabit said:
That's not as sad as you might believe. They do the exactly same things each generation so how do they want to impress? You know: Mario kart, smash bros, zelda, 3d and 2d mario platformers etc over and over again for decades... :/

I assume you don't play Nintendo games or follow their games.  Nintendo has a LOT more variety than that. 
Gamecube had Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion, Pikmin, Eternal Darkness, Metroid Prime, Paper Mario, Fire Emblem, Baten Kaitos
Wii had Xenoblade Chronicles, The Last Story, Pandora's Tower, Rhythm Heaven, more Metroid Prime, more Fire Emblem, more Pikmin, more Animal Crossing, Donkey Kong Country, Wii Sports
Wii U has Xenoblade Chronicles X coming up, Hyrule Warriors, Bayonetta 2 and Devil's Third are supported by Nintendo, Splatoon is coming up, Mario Maker is coming up, a Star Fox game is coming up, and more to come.



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For me:

PS1 and N64 were consoles which provided unique experiences. They had advantages in different genres. PS1 had more games though. (Age I was: 1-6)

PS2, and GC was a similar picture, but exclusives started to become less notable that generation, giving PS2 less of an advantage in third party games. I mostly gamed on PS2 anyway. (Age I was: 7-12)

360/PS3 and Wii, I had a gaming PC - 360 had a handful of exclusives I was interested in, PS3 had a dozen, Wii had probably twice the amount the other platforms had. I played all of the multiplats on PC. (Age I was: 13-18)

Xbone vs. PS4 vs. Wii U, this generation of consoles fail to differentiate themselves from PC even more. The PS4 has one interesting exclusive, while both consoles have some interesting console multiplats (for now.) I will not buy an Xbone, and will buy a PS4 at the end of this generation. I still have yet to buy a Wii U, but I know I have at least 5-10 exclusives I'm really interested in, and probably a few more I'll pick up and play. (Age I was/am 19,20,21 - indefinite)

So, different people have different tastes. I feel as if I get to experience the good of everything. The pretty fun multiplats that third parties needed the edge of hardware to produce, and Nintendo games which Nintendo focused resources are perfecting level-design and polish through a consistent, but moderate budget.




Well, Ninten has really been able to impress me every gen since the NES. Each gen had something to awe about, from more colors being available in the SNES, the jump to 3D in 64, the smoother graphics of the Gamecube, the motion boom in the Wii, and the gamepad with the Wii U, which is sadly being very under utilized. I guess since I played MP games so much with my friends, we were always good on Ninten consoles. So much time spent on Smash Bros...



 

              

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outlawauron said:
Kyuu said:
I'd argue game diversity gap between PS1 and N64 is greater than that between PS2 and GC. Did the N64 even have a single RPG?

Quest 64!


This will be odd for me to say, but I really enjoyed Quest 64, despite how the majority say it was crap. There was something about it that was really fun for me.



 

              

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So a PS site likes PS more than Nintendo?

Well.. that is awesome I guess.



"I wonder why I'd bother when I have...you know, grown-up games I have to catch up on"

Oh you done goof'd now.



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