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megaman79 on 26 February 2010

Came in expecting release date / menstrual cycle joke.

Left dissapointed.



“When we make some new announcement and if there is no positive initial reaction from the market, I try to think of it as a good sign because that can be interpreted as people reacting to something groundbreaking. ...if the employees were always minding themselves to do whatever the market is requiring at any moment, and if they were always focusing on something we can sell right now for the short term, it would be very limiting. We are trying to think outside the box.” - Satoru Iwata - This is why corporate multinationals will never truly understand, or risk doing, what Nintendo does.

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theARTIST0017 on 26 February 2010
leo-j said:
I honestly don't get what you're trying to say

me too



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Arius Dion on 26 February 2010

Very Good Smoked, very good. It is quite entertaining to see such theater go on. I'm of the class that tries to have an open mind and enjoy the ride, when it comes to games. If the game sucks it sucks if it doesn't it doesn't.

I began this after I played Twilight Princess the second playthrough. I didn't accept the game for what it was and was expecting it to provide me the same thrill OoT did. But it could never do that. I'm looking forward to Other M & Galaxy, loved punch out and think RE4 was a needed direction for the series. Don't know if this tangent is relevant or not but who cares, its the internet.



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The Ghost of RubangB on 26 February 2010

Oh no more of the same!
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Oh no more of the same!
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.



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Zucas on 26 February 2010
SmokedHostage said:
Zucas said:
SmokedHostage said:

It goes something like this.

Part 1 (180 degrees)

A new game is announced.  Nintendo takes beloved series in new direction.  Internet fans lament over new direction.  Fans praise old titles(Notably the most recent one) for holding true to series' tradition.

Part 2 (180 degrees)

A new game is announced.  Nintendo takes beloved series back to roots.  Internet fans lament over the new game being a 'rehash.'  Fans praise last title for being different.

I personally find it hilarious. So much hypocrisy and unnecessary whining.  xD

Haha it is so true but I think it could be said of a lot of things.  The most hypocritical thing in the gaming industry, is people want to see something different but at the same time they want something familiar and similar.  EA stated something like this awhile ago when talking about Dead Space sales and why new IPs are so hard to sell.  That is why I repsect Nintendo so much for doing a little bit of both by doing fan services along with taking things in new directions whether in a series or the industry as a whole. 

I'm glad someone got what I was saying.

@Boutros Have you played Jungle Beat?

Well it is something I've been noticing a lot lately.  Just one of those things that you have to deal with when it comes to "public opinion" which I've never been a fan of haha.  But in this industry there has to be a mix of things that evolve and things that revolutionize.  If everything thing just evolves then over saturation occurs (1983 crash American video game market crash or recent casual game/shovelware game fallout).  But if everyone focuses on being the next big thing, which doesn't necessarily mean revolutionize but not simply copying and pasting, then there is no foundation for the industry and you either have a boom or bust for each game and each company which is unstable. 

But yea gamers only hurt themselves if they become indecisive on everything.  That is why I try to judge each game on its own merits rather than what I think it should be.  Need to rate games on good and bad, not similar and dissimilar.  Some of the best games of this generation to me have been ones that are completely off the wall to me such as De Blob. 

 



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amp316 on 26 February 2010

I don't care if it's more of the same or if it's something new, as long as it's good.

Starfox should stay Starfox though.



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puffy on 26 February 2010

"I hate the new Metroid, why are they changing things?"

"I hate the new Mario, it's exactly the same as the last one!"



 

routsounmanman on 26 February 2010
puffy said:
"I hate the new Metroid, why are they changing things?"

"I hate the new Mario, it's exactly the same as the last one!"

Conclusion : "I hate Nintendo, although I love their games and'll buy them first day"

PS: "I won't buy any third party game, and then go about bitch about it in the forums, it's gonna be great!"



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Mr Khan on 26 February 2010

Yup, it is fun to see NSMBWii and Other M get criticism for exact opposite reasons.

 

The only recent Nintendo game i think that escaped this cycle one way or another was Galaxy.



Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.

SmokedHostage on 26 February 2010
Mr Khan said:

Yup, it is fun to see NSMBWii and Other M get criticism for exact opposite reasons.

 

The only recent Nintendo game i think that escaped this cycle one way or another was Galaxy.

Believe it or not, there are those who now praise Sunshine and shun Galaxy because its linearity and repetition.  They're a minority but they're definitely there.



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