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Why are you not buying this?

Gameplay and controls. 19 25.00%
 
NIS America. 4 5.26%
 
I'm buying it, though... 21 27.63%
 
Graphics 4 5.26%
 
The Wii version looks better... 11 14.47%
 
results 17 22.37%
 
Total:76

You guys are crazy. lol I have never even heard of this but after watching that? It looks 100 times more interesting than Halo or COD to me. It may suck, sure... but come on... it's something completely fresh. That's hard to do these days.



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I had it pre-ordered originally, but i cancelled, cue to have lack of time to play the games that i already have. Fallout 4 is all that i currently have on pre-order.



I have the limited edition preordered, by far the most interesting retail release for Wii U in this holidays.



Many reasons, ranging from the publisher being tiny and having never really done much on Nintendo platforms before to the gameplay being difficult to get across in trailers.

But I suspect by far the biggest reason is that it just doesn't look very good. I always see praise for the Wii version, but watching that trailer in the OP, I don't think it looks any better than the bland-looking WiiU/3DS versions.

And I don't think there's the same niche built in to Nintendo consoles that buy these look-bad-but-maybe-you-can-have-a-bit-of-fun-with-them small Japanese games that you get on PS consoles.

http://store.nisamerica.com/rodea-the-sky-soldier

The LE seems to be selling out okay on their store though. 11-25% left, which isn't a disaster.



i have my pre order but it is a confusing game



Switch!!!

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AlfredoTurkey said:
You guys are crazy. lol I have never even heard of this but after watching that? It looks 100 times more interesting than Halo or COD to me. It may suck, sure... but come on... it's something completely fresh. That's hard to do these days.

Asparagus can be completely fresh, but that doesn't mean I'll be more intrested in it then Pizza.



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TheWPCTraveler said:

It's rather sad, too, considering how 3D Sonic has never really been nailed.

 

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While i'm sure there is enjoyment to be had with it since i think Yuji Naka is a good developer, it just doesnt look interesting to me. Looks generic, Nights sort of wannabe but the 3D movement makes it look a tad broken aswell. The game is a port from the Wii and the graphics do show that.

Sadly, its a game that would have benefited from releasing on the Wii years ago. I'm surprised they are releasing it on the Wii aswell actually. I thought it was a Wii U and 3DS game these days.



Kresnik said:

And I don't think there's the same niche built in to Nintendo consoles that buy these look-bad-but-maybe-you-can-have-a-bit-of-fun-with-them small Japanese games that you get on PS consoles.

http://store.nisamerica.com/rodea-the-sky-soldier

The LE seems to be selling out okay on their store though. 11-25% left, which isn't a disaster.

 

I don't fully agree with that statement. The Wii seemed to do ok with the niche Japanese games, hence why rodea was made for it. However the wii u just doesn't have the install base to make it successful. I think with these kind of games the console with the biggest install base should be the one that receives it, to maximise potential reach.

 



Everything is too niche for me.



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