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Everybody:
You and I in a little toy shop
Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got.
Set them free at the break of dawn
'Til one by one, they were gone.
Back at base, bugs in the software
Flash the message, Something's out there.
Floating in the summer sky.
99 red balloons go by.
Donkey Konga is set to hit European shores this Christmas, along with Pikmin 2, Paper Mario 2 and Metroid Prime 2. UK gamers are also treated to the long over due release of Animal Crossing and the GBA titles Leaf Green and Fire Red.
Nintendo's childish image may save a potentially bad Christmas. Sony's flagship release is GTA:SA and Microsoft's is of course Halo 2. These are the sequels to the games that single handidly sold the respective consoles. Nintendo are relying on a unique Mario outing and the more hardcore favourite Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. A multiplayer may increase popularity but nit enough to triumph over the 2 AAA titles for the X-box and PS2.
Lucky for Nintendo both the games with Halo 2's online capabilities and GTA 5's horrific content the games are soley aimed at 15 plus (even if it is illegal). The children and parent buying population will turn to Nintendo with Pikmin 2, Donkey Konga, Zelda: Four Swords and Paper Mario 2... games with a very childish appeal.
So Christmas may not be a disaster but who cares? I am not bothered that Mario's paper outing may not impact on the charts. As a Nintendo fan this Christmas is looking like a lot of fun. No real arty games or over the top movie style software... just pure fun. Come Christmas day I'll be beating off to 99 red balloons, turning into paper aeroplanes and controlling 4 little green elves across the screen.
This is why I'm a Nintendo fan
You and I in a little toy shop
Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got.
Set them free at the break of dawn
'Til one by one, they were gone.
Back at base, bugs in the software
Flash the message, Something's out there.
Floating in the summer sky.
99 red balloons go by.
Donkey Konga is set to hit European shores this Christmas, along with Pikmin 2, Paper Mario 2 and Metroid Prime 2. UK gamers are also treated to the long over due release of Animal Crossing and the GBA titles Leaf Green and Fire Red.
Nintendo's childish image may save a potentially bad Christmas. Sony's flagship release is GTA:SA and Microsoft's is of course Halo 2. These are the sequels to the games that single handidly sold the respective consoles. Nintendo are relying on a unique Mario outing and the more hardcore favourite Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. A multiplayer may increase popularity but nit enough to triumph over the 2 AAA titles for the X-box and PS2.
Lucky for Nintendo both the games with Halo 2's online capabilities and GTA 5's horrific content the games are soley aimed at 15 plus (even if it is illegal). The children and parent buying population will turn to Nintendo with Pikmin 2, Donkey Konga, Zelda: Four Swords and Paper Mario 2... games with a very childish appeal.
So Christmas may not be a disaster but who cares? I am not bothered that Mario's paper outing may not impact on the charts. As a Nintendo fan this Christmas is looking like a lot of fun. No real arty games or over the top movie style software... just pure fun. Come Christmas day I'll be beating off to 99 red balloons, turning into paper aeroplanes and controlling 4 little green elves across the screen.
This is why I'm a Nintendo fan
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My point being that Mario had proven himself time and time again...
There's only been one Halo game.
Mario Sunshine was of course shorter than Mario 64, but I find that doesn't matter as the inclusion of Fludd, interactivity, Yoshi etc... made it a worthy successor.
There's only been one Halo game.
Mario Sunshine was of course shorter than Mario 64, but I find that doesn't matter as the inclusion of Fludd, interactivity, Yoshi etc... made it a worthy successor.
and if some div says 'bigger doesn't mean better, I think most people would consider that it does with Mario/Halo because you know the quality is not likely to suffer.
If you're trying to indicate that I said it was nicer looking you're wrong.
If you said the new mario game was bigger than the old one I would assume that it would be an improvement because it's mario and you don't **** with mario, likewise with Halo.
If you said the new mario game was bigger than the old one I would assume that it would be an improvement because it's mario and you don't **** with mario, likewise with Halo.
When I discuss Pikmin 2 I comment on the new online modes, the improved control system and the removal of the time limit.
I avoid saying "It's bigger and nicer looking" because some irritating sod (me) would come along and say "bigger doesn't make better".
I avoid saying "It's bigger and nicer looking" because some irritating sod (me) would come along and say "bigger doesn't make better".
Hedfix wrote:
> Whitestripes DX wrote:
>
> That's weird, cause I'm pretty sure Halo 2 is Halo with tarted up
> graphics.
>
> + fleshed out multiplayer and online modes and alledgedly Halo could
> fit into part of one of Halo 2's levels.
>
> So Halo 2 appears to be 'slightly' bigger and more advanced than the
> original.
That's what I wrote Dringo.
Noticed how you simplified what I said down to 'oh so it's 'bigger'? Completely ignoring that I mentioned a more detailed multiplayer + online modes. Also I mentioned it would be 'more advanced'.
You chose to read all of that as 'It's bigger'
This is where you shut up. :P
> Whitestripes DX wrote:
>
> That's weird, cause I'm pretty sure Halo 2 is Halo with tarted up
> graphics.
>
> + fleshed out multiplayer and online modes and alledgedly Halo could
> fit into part of one of Halo 2's levels.
>
> So Halo 2 appears to be 'slightly' bigger and more advanced than the
> original.
That's what I wrote Dringo.
Noticed how you simplified what I said down to 'oh so it's 'bigger'? Completely ignoring that I mentioned a more detailed multiplayer + online modes. Also I mentioned it would be 'more advanced'.
You chose to read all of that as 'It's bigger'
This is where you shut up. :P
Dringo wrote:
> Bigger and nicer looking does not make it a worthy sequel.
However when dealing with Halo (IMO) it does.
Can't wait.
> Bigger and nicer looking does not make it a worthy sequel.
However when dealing with Halo (IMO) it does.
Can't wait.
*laughs insanely*
Dringo wrote:
> Why do you bring sales into every argument?
You're forgetting that Bell doesn't play games. Each month he sits down and works on his spreadsheets and calculates what games will sell the most in the coming months, then buys them when they're released.
Then he takes them home, being careful not to remove any of the original wrapping, and files them in his shelves labeled 'Things I'm Right About'. Then he sits at his PC, rubs his fingers together, and keeps himself entertained for the next few weeks from only his supreme sense of self satisfaction and his amazing* foresight.
Meanwhile everyone else buys games they think will be fun to play and plays them, puzzled at how the amount of the game sold affects it's quality and entertainment value.
While we're all having fun with our christmas games, Bell will be hitting the mean streets of the UK on Boxing Day armed with only a clipboard and calculator; going around every games outlet and making detailed notes on all sales figures. After he gets home he immediatly posts them on the internet, dreaming of the warm replies he will get, replies along the lines of:
"Wow Bell, you're so amazing telling us which games are the most fun based on the amount sold. Thanks to you I will quickly dispose of this game that I enjoy and purchase 'Lame 8 Step Trash Dance Euro Monster Party Dance Sing Mix European Edition 24' instead!! You sure are smart, and not at all a big steaming 'tard with the charisma of a sun-tanned tomato roasted in lemon rind. I just don't know what we'd do without your stunningly obvious observations!!."
[S]*Less 'amazing' and more 'common sense'.
> Why do you bring sales into every argument?
You're forgetting that Bell doesn't play games. Each month he sits down and works on his spreadsheets and calculates what games will sell the most in the coming months, then buys them when they're released.
Then he takes them home, being careful not to remove any of the original wrapping, and files them in his shelves labeled 'Things I'm Right About'. Then he sits at his PC, rubs his fingers together, and keeps himself entertained for the next few weeks from only his supreme sense of self satisfaction and his amazing* foresight.
Meanwhile everyone else buys games they think will be fun to play and plays them, puzzled at how the amount of the game sold affects it's quality and entertainment value.
While we're all having fun with our christmas games, Bell will be hitting the mean streets of the UK on Boxing Day armed with only a clipboard and calculator; going around every games outlet and making detailed notes on all sales figures. After he gets home he immediatly posts them on the internet, dreaming of the warm replies he will get, replies along the lines of:
"Wow Bell, you're so amazing telling us which games are the most fun based on the amount sold. Thanks to you I will quickly dispose of this game that I enjoy and purchase 'Lame 8 Step Trash Dance Euro Monster Party Dance Sing Mix European Edition 24' instead!! You sure are smart, and not at all a big steaming 'tard with the charisma of a sun-tanned tomato roasted in lemon rind. I just don't know what we'd do without your stunningly obvious observations!!."
[S]*Less 'amazing' and more 'common sense'.
Stranger In Paradise wrote:
> Plus I'm laughing that Dringo can seriously tell anyone to grow up,
> given his nature on these forums.
My nature on the forums? Surly it's the same as your nature on the forums.
Console debates and so forth.
Nintendo's GBA-GC idea was a comercial failure... but a damn good idea.
Why do you bring sales into every argument?
> Plus I'm laughing that Dringo can seriously tell anyone to grow up,
> given his nature on these forums.
My nature on the forums? Surly it's the same as your nature on the forums.
Console debates and so forth.
Nintendo's GBA-GC idea was a comercial failure... but a damn good idea.
Why do you bring sales into every argument?
Hedfix:
> No you were replying to someone who couldn't be arsed to elaborate
> and figured you'd get what they were saying by indicating Halo 2
> would be bigger.
You were commenting on how cool Halo 2 will be as the entire of the first game can fit into a level or something.
That doesn't make a sequel good, in fact it summarises the problem with most game sequels.
Bigger and nicer looking does not make it a worthy sequel.
> No you were replying to someone who couldn't be arsed to elaborate
> and figured you'd get what they were saying by indicating Halo 2
> would be bigger.
You were commenting on how cool Halo 2 will be as the entire of the first game can fit into a level or something.
That doesn't make a sequel good, in fact it summarises the problem with most game sequels.
Bigger and nicer looking does not make it a worthy sequel.
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