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I love the GameCube and even more, Nintento. But I cant help thinking that its going downhill. It now has too much of a 'kiddies' image with market research finding that games, on average, are based on the likes of 7 year olds. The GameCude is by far the best console around with its small disks and compact shell, and to still have better loading times than PlayStation and XBox. Some of the unique games like Mario are still good but even they are losing their appeal to me. Many more game companies are struggling free from GameCubes grasp and if the trend continues Nintendo could be no more. I think a wider range of games need to be achived and their image upped to suit the needs of teenagers and above as well as preteens. I have recently been forced into getting PS2 as they seem to hold all the games at the minute. I have stuch with the GameCube alone for along time but theres only so much I can take. It was mainly the lack of Burnout 3 that made me get a PS2, but wven though I have I wont be ditching the GC. The main thing that has kept me by it recently is the Resident Evil series. They could be doing so much better, with more game at the same standard as Resident Evil, if they marketed the Cube and used it to its full potential.
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LAUNCH! WARTH!
Funny how people from the XBox forum call you a retard too when you post your 'amayxing controvershal ghey-nintendo!!1' posts, isn't it?
Nothing wrong with having an opinion, it's just when you base it on nothing more than screenshots and bias news stories you read.
Nothing wrong with having an opinion, it's just when you base it on nothing more than screenshots and bias news stories you read.
If you think Nintendo style games are "kiddy" then you should never have gotten a Nintendo console, you crazy mofo!
And it's not gone down hill because it's ALWAYS been like this as for as Nintendo gaming has been. Now perhaps you're talking about the days when Rare were associated with Nintendo and gave the N64 classics like Goldeneye and Perfect Dark that closet gamers weren't so ashmed of, with the cool image and what not, but Rare leaving is old news and pretty much finished with Nintendo before the Gamecube got started.
So kid, when you bought your brand new black (I'm sure a an animéphobe like you wouldn't be caught dead with a purple one :-D) Gamecube, what WERE you expecting? :-S
And it's not gone down hill because it's ALWAYS been like this as for as Nintendo gaming has been. Now perhaps you're talking about the days when Rare were associated with Nintendo and gave the N64 classics like Goldeneye and Perfect Dark that closet gamers weren't so ashmed of, with the cool image and what not, but Rare leaving is old news and pretty much finished with Nintendo before the Gamecube got started.
So kid, when you bought your brand new black (I'm sure a an animéphobe like you wouldn't be caught dead with a purple one :-D) Gamecube, what WERE you expecting? :-S
Scope wrote:
> Erm.. Pikmin 2? Don't even say that's kiddy cos it's NOT!
> What about Tales of Symphonia, Paper Mario 2 or Metroid Prime 2?
> Donkey Konga? Mario Party 6? Prince of Persia 2? What about next
> years games: Legend of Zelda, Starfox 2, Resi Evil 4, Geist,
> Timesplitters 3, Baten Katos and whatever else I've forgot to list.
> Going downhill? I doubt it.
They are all fairly good games, but most of them I will never bother getting. The PS2 has a much wider range of games which suits a wider range. Also, Im not the one who branded it a kiddy console, its just the way its has gone with games like Animal Crossing. As I already said I like the games unique to the Nintendo, and will be getting Resident Evil, Prince of Persia, and Metroid, and maybe a couple of Marios.
Rickoss wrote:
> Depends how you mean downhill. In terms of games, that's a load of
> crap. There just haven't been many releases this year.
Which is my point exactly. They have missed some good titles like Burnout 3. Thats why more people are getting other consoles, due to the lack of games.
tphi wrote:
> But in terms of sales..
There sales are unfortunately trailing behind PS2 and XBox, at least in this country anyway. Just look at the shelves when you walk into a game shop. In GAME near me all GC games have been move to a portable stand where special offer games usually go, while PS2, PC and XBox fill all the permanent shelves.
The last game I played was also MGS: Twin Snakes and havent played any game since then. That must have been about 6 months ago or more. Any open minded players would agree that the GameCube is being overpowered, which they clearly are. I have never said that I dont like the GameCube, if anyone is planning to throw that one back. I just hope they can keep their grip and catch up with their competitors. A major component they are lacking at the minute is games that can be played over the net. They have the kit out, yet PSO is just about the only online game with net play, except Mario Kart of course which I have to say is good, but is not enough to reel in the customers.
> Erm.. Pikmin 2? Don't even say that's kiddy cos it's NOT!
> What about Tales of Symphonia, Paper Mario 2 or Metroid Prime 2?
> Donkey Konga? Mario Party 6? Prince of Persia 2? What about next
> years games: Legend of Zelda, Starfox 2, Resi Evil 4, Geist,
> Timesplitters 3, Baten Katos and whatever else I've forgot to list.
> Going downhill? I doubt it.
They are all fairly good games, but most of them I will never bother getting. The PS2 has a much wider range of games which suits a wider range. Also, Im not the one who branded it a kiddy console, its just the way its has gone with games like Animal Crossing. As I already said I like the games unique to the Nintendo, and will be getting Resident Evil, Prince of Persia, and Metroid, and maybe a couple of Marios.
Rickoss wrote:
> Depends how you mean downhill. In terms of games, that's a load of
> crap. There just haven't been many releases this year.
Which is my point exactly. They have missed some good titles like Burnout 3. Thats why more people are getting other consoles, due to the lack of games.
tphi wrote:
> But in terms of sales..
There sales are unfortunately trailing behind PS2 and XBox, at least in this country anyway. Just look at the shelves when you walk into a game shop. In GAME near me all GC games have been move to a portable stand where special offer games usually go, while PS2, PC and XBox fill all the permanent shelves.
The last game I played was also MGS: Twin Snakes and havent played any game since then. That must have been about 6 months ago or more. Any open minded players would agree that the GameCube is being overpowered, which they clearly are. I have never said that I dont like the GameCube, if anyone is planning to throw that one back. I just hope they can keep their grip and catch up with their competitors. A major component they are lacking at the minute is games that can be played over the net. They have the kit out, yet PSO is just about the only online game with net play, except Mario Kart of course which I have to say is good, but is not enough to reel in the customers.
But in terms of sales..
Depends how you mean downhill. In terms of games, that's a load of crap. There just haven't been many releases this year.
Erm.. Pikmin 2? Don't even say that's kiddy cos it's NOT!
What about Tales of Symphonia, Paper Mario 2 or Metroid Prime 2? Donkey Konga? Mario Party 6? Prince of Persia 2? What about next years games: Legend of Zelda, Starfox 2, Resi Evil 4, Geist, Timesplitters 3, Baten Katos and whatever else I've forgot to list.
Going downhill? I doubt it.
What about Tales of Symphonia, Paper Mario 2 or Metroid Prime 2? Donkey Konga? Mario Party 6? Prince of Persia 2? What about next years games: Legend of Zelda, Starfox 2, Resi Evil 4, Geist, Timesplitters 3, Baten Katos and whatever else I've forgot to list.
Going downhill? I doubt it.
I have to agree, last Cube game I played was Metal Gear: Twin Snakes in March, I literally haven't touched it since. Nothing interests me, not until Resident Evil 4 at least.
I love the GameCube and even more, Nintento. But I cant help thinking that its going downhill. It now has too much of a 'kiddies' image with market research finding that games, on average, are based on the likes of 7 year olds. The GameCude is by far the best console around with its small disks and compact shell, and to still have better loading times than PlayStation and XBox. Some of the unique games like Mario are still good but even they are losing their appeal to me. Many more game companies are struggling free from GameCubes grasp and if the trend continues Nintendo could be no more. I think a wider range of games need to be achived and their image upped to suit the needs of teenagers and above as well as preteens. I have recently been forced into getting PS2 as they seem to hold all the games at the minute. I have stuch with the GameCube alone for along time but theres only so much I can take. It was mainly the lack of Burnout 3 that made me get a PS2, but wven though I have I wont be ditching the GC. The main thing that has kept me by it recently is the Resident Evil series. They could be doing so much better, with more game at the same standard as Resident Evil, if they marketed the Cube and used it to its full potential.
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