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Their strategy worked on me

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GuyDuke on 12 January 2010

Nintendo has never talked a lot about their upcoming games. First, I was tired of waiting about some info and then, I felt it was ok like that. When Iwata said about the DS2, I was like "Wow that's exciting!" and my excitement get bigger and bigger when he told about Zelda Wii being released in 2010.

Sincerely, when Nintendo don't talk too much on a title, I only get more and more excited about it and when they finally give some details, I can't enjoy more that moment! Are their strategy great for you?



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Wildvine53 on 12 January 2010

I like their strategy, it results in little hype, and a better gaming experience



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Garnett on 12 January 2010

The less hype the better IMO, Hype just ruins the game.



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Hisiru on 12 January 2010

I agree with Garnett. It's better to not have big hype because I don't wanna say "this game isn't what I was expecting" in the end.

But yeah, their strategy worked on me. Now I want the DS2 with FF6 remake and Pikmin.



GuyDuke on 12 January 2010
Hisiru said:

I agree with Garnett. It's better to not have big hype because I don't wanna say "this game isn't what I was expecting" in the end.

But yeah, their strategy worked on me. Now I want the DS2 with FF6 remake and Pikmin.

Yeah. It's better to get more surprises instead of just playing a game you saw too much.



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Ari_Gold on 12 January 2010

ahahaha, so pretty much anything (few details) gets you hyped, thats cool i guess.

In order for me to get hyped i have to see games with my own eyes, not read a PR statement.



Siko1989 on 12 January 2010

i love it when nintendo always keeps there products a secret until the right time...




MontanaHatchet on 12 January 2010

Overhyping games has been one of my biggest problems this generation. It's why I refuse to hype games up for myself anymore, even games I'm really looking forward to (FF13, Golden Sun, Okamiden, Halo: Reach, etc.). I remember when the Smash Dojo was up, and I would read the updates on Brawl every day, no matter how lame they were. And when the game came out, there was no way it could live up to the hype I had built for it.



 

 

griffinA on 12 January 2010

I'd much rather be pleasantly surprised by a game than a game not live up to the hype tower I built for it. That's what happened I think with Zelda: TP for me.



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davidd_err18 on 12 January 2010

@MontanaHatchet

that happened tome too! freaking smash dojo shit