| cusman said: I think it is almost certain the main highlight of Sony's next console (PS4 / Orbis) will be something close to MiiVerse. Some people will ignorantly claim "copied" without realizing that Sony is already 50% with what they did on the PS-Vita with the Game Activities which is similar to the Game Communities in MiiVerse. Why would it be the main highlight? Well in 7 days on the market, NSMBU has 40k+ posts and these can have their own comment chains within. Nintendo Land has even more. Lots of games have 5k+ posts and nearly all of them have 1k+ Heck the YouTube, Amazon Instant Video, and Hulu Plus communities are just 2-3 days old and already have 1k+ posts each. How many posts per day does VGChartz get as something accessible by anybody with a browser and internet connection? How many posts for a specific game does Gamefaqs get? Anyway, there is no point debating this... whomever uses the Wii U will get spoiled by MiiVerse and want it something like that on othre consoles and as I said Sony already went in that directly partly with Vita and now has a successful model to follow on top of which they may make even more improvements. Microsoft is hard to judge on this because their recent efforts have put more focus on Advertizing taking up screen real-estate than "connecting" gamers or providing informational services or community features. ... Having Nintendo IP games in HD is a really long-overdue thing and worth the wait or otherwise, everybody should be glad it is here. Nintendo has amazing developers, designers, artists, and how their games look really amazing rather than carrying that sting of SD graphics. Once you get spoiled to HD, it is really hard to go back to SD and not be put off by the poor graphic standard. ... Gamepad as a game changer? It increases the arsenal of control possibilities on Nintendo console. They have Gamepad, Pro Controller, WiiMotionPlus + Nunchuk which naturally support wide range of possible gameplay design scenarios. I have already played games where I felt the Gamepad makes a significant enough difference. Best question to ask yourself If Gamepad type tablet controller (basically Pro Controller with Screen in Middle, Camera's built in, NFC, Mic & Stereo Speakers) was optional and cost $100 extra, would you buy it? What if it was $50 extra? What if it was the only way to play a few specific game designs that can't be done without it? What if the improvement to some of your favorite game genre/franshises was significant? I can tell you that I feel Darksiders 2 is better on Gamepad. I also think Assassin's Creed 3 is better on Gamepad. Batman I am not sure on yet because there are things I like but there are times when I feel it makes already complicated game more complicated. Black Ops 2 I think is a wash because WiiMotionPlus + Nunchuk has some key advantages while Gamepad has less minor advantages of it's own. I can also tell you that having your own screen instead of split-screen is something I would prever 100% of the time... even if I have to buy controller with screen in it. The Wii U is awesome console for local multiplayer and in the case of Black Ops 2, for online as well supporting the split-screen of two players going online each with their own screen while being in same room on same machine. |
Nintendo IP's in HD will be something everyone wants to see but that's not the problem, the problem will be is the Gamepad really a game changer especially moreso over the wiimote and nunchuck combo for those nintendo IP.
Having metroid in HD would be a big deal for any metroid fan, but if the game uses the Gamepad which more than likely would result in dual analog controls thats a big no no for me, as I see it as several step backwards to the wiimote/chuck combo, unless they manage to surprise me with what they can do with the gamepad (and no a minimap or inventory control is not surprising).
I for one would lose interest in that metroid game, no matter how good the graphics (and although I don't get into graphic wars on this site I am one of those that can spot the difference in graphics between any multiplat for ps3/360 immediately, I have been doing it since snes/genesis days and I also play on pc so I know a think or two about graphics, I just don't care to argue over it), for me you cannot just go backwards in terms of gameplay. The same goes for Zelda no motion controls no go, nintendo really needs to surprise me this time around.
For me if the controller was optional for $100 no I wouldn't buy it. For $50 optional it would need to improve gameplay in significant ways for me to buy it, and none of those ways have been shown as yet.
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