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UncleScrooge on 02 April 2011
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RolStoppable said:
UncleScrooge said:

I'm really interested to see the Gamecube spirit games in action. I have seen none so far. They remaked the best selling Zelda so that doesn't count. Pilotwings, Starfox and Kid Icarus are shoot 'em ups, which profit from being 3D (normal 3D, not stereoscopic 3D - just like racing games). Paper Mario is a 2.5D game. Nintendogs, Mario Kart and Animal Crossing don't need an explanation. 2D Mario has been confirmed. We'll definitely see new versions of Pokemon, Wario Ware, Advance Wars and some 2D platformers.

So to me the answer to the OP is "no." I'm a happy gamer so far

Edit: To be fair, I understand your concern. I'd give it some time, though. We'll see at e3 which direction Nintendo is going to take but so far I haven't seen many Gamecube spirit games announced.

GC spirit isn't all too different from the N64 games. Yes, so far we haven't seen any of them, but that comes once Nintendo opts for some eccentric design decisions which is what the Gamecube was mainly about. Being different for the sake of different, regardless of if the fans want it or not.


We only have two N64 remakes, though. Ocarina of Time is still the best selling Zelda to date so it is an obvious choice. And Starfox is a shoot 'em up and according to Malstrom (who started this "obsessed over 3D" thing) one of the few games that profit from being 3D.

And I doubt Nintendo wants to be different just for the sake of it. 3D doesn't add to the gameplay in most cases but we also got motion sensors, better online and Street Pass. Nintendo's main objective with the 3DS was to get 3rd parties on board and it looks like they succeeded with this. They also didn't add an incredibly expensive 3D screen (which was what many people judged from the high price point), they just make a truckload of money on each unit sold. And from a CPU standpoint the 3DS may be less "outdated" than the original DS was at the time of its release but it's still far from cutting edge. And Reggie is talking about Blue Ocean and disruption again.

It's just my opinion but I think we shouldn't be overly negative. Maybe it's not Nintendo that is obsessed over 3D but rather some certain popular blog owner who is obsessed over 2D.