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Being a die-hard Nintendo fan is not easy you know. Every morning I get up, bow to my Gamecube, kiss all my joy pads and religiously study the manuals of all my Nintendo games (SNES. NES, N64, Gamecube and Gameboy). Every piece of negative news I spin into a positive light, I do it so well, Nintendo should hire me as their PR wizard.
But I’ve had enough. Nintendo you are one ******* stupid bloody piece of ****. That’s right it is I, the legendary Dringo, he who can not be slain by Playstation and starves off the threat of the X-box who is saying this you proud ******. What the hell are you playing at? I’m a WESTERN NINTENDO FAN, I don’t get all those ******* titles from Japan with the words Giftipia or Animal Forest printed on the side. And the ones I do get, Doshin the ******* Giant, turns out to be a pile of utter toss.
Every time I spin some negative news article into a positive light but why? Who’s the idiot now ah? You cut second party ties with a certain Left Field, Left Field (NBA courtside and Excitebike 64) are your sports developer; they make your sports games. But oh look you don’t REALLY need them now SEGA has gone multi-format with their sports range. So remove them, who cares. Oh well look at that, less than a year later and SEGA cancel all their sports titles for the Gamecube. WOOPS! Now whom can you turn to? That’s right NO ONE, I have noticed you are now making your own mature sports games (the upcoming Legend of Golfer) but it’s too late.
Ah yes Nintendo, now onto Rare Ware. My previous status was that “they’re crap anyway” and that “they lost Nintendo money”. ********, you ARE dumb aren’t you Nintendo? Want to know why they didn’t make you much money in the year before you sold them? Because they didn’t ACTUALLY release any bloody games! Rare Ware are an unresponsive developer but they were your other half, they are more than Silicon Knights, Left Field, HAL etc... put together. They made Banjo, Conker, Killer Instinct, Donkey Kong and Perfect Dark… all of these are BIG Nintendo releases, well they would have been if you hadn’t ******* sold them! Look at this, your sales aren’t up to scratch! Could this be down to a certain absence of a company that made half your AAA titles? It nearly forced me away, but then that was okay, at least you have Retro Studios and Silicon Knights.
Oh Sympathy where have you gone.
First off you crush Retro Studio’s. A bit of a re-shuffle was needed, EAD’s help was appreciated on Metroid Prime. BUT did you really need to destroy the 4 teams that were there into 1? Raven Blade, that racer and that football game WAS exactly what Nintendo Gamecube lacks. A decent footy game, a decent exclusive racing title and a mature action RPG. But you cancelled them. Did you really have to scrap all those games?
And now modern day. The one that made me snap. I love Silicon Knights. True they are hardly a true example of Nintendo (prefer cinematic gameplay and adult games) but that was the point. Nintendo you’ve told me time and time again how you want to be more “adult” and Eternal Darkness and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes are YOUR most mature games. And you cut ties with the company behind them? Too Human can now return to the PS2, which it was originally coded for, and you’ve lost yet another special western developer.
I know Nintendo. You have loads of second parties, some I never even knew about including that new sports developer SETA (ever heard of them? No neither have I). But Rare, Silicon Knights, the full Retro team and Left Field could have all pushed Nintendo in both Europe and America. You would have defeated Microsoft and competed more fiercely. But instead you try to get exclusives from other companies that simply do not sell. Capcom are having to cancel their plans to keep Viewtiful Joe and Killer 7 exclusive and cannot wait for the Resident Evil deal to expire. Namco are doing okay but that’s because they hardly support Nintendo as much as they support Sony. SEGA have been drifting away ever so slowly, remember the Virtual Fighter RPG and the sonic series were once exclusive to Nintendo. They are both now lost.
So tell me Nintendo, who do you have left to sell your product to the western world? You don’t have Rare, you don’t have Silicon Knights, you don’t have Left field. Christ you don’t even have Capcom anymore. And in fact you’ve even lost Dringo, your most avid supporter. Sure I love Zelda and Mario, but I’m a western gamer, I have western needs and the only western game you actually make is Metroid Prime, and I don’t even like it.
Maybe one day you’ll acquire some killer, high profile companies such as Capcom, Midway or Free Radical Design. But in the mean time I need to raise funds for an X-box. After all a western Nintendo fan needs his Rare.
Dringo.
But I’ve had enough. Nintendo you are one ******* stupid bloody piece of ****. That’s right it is I, the legendary Dringo, he who can not be slain by Playstation and starves off the threat of the X-box who is saying this you proud ******. What the hell are you playing at? I’m a WESTERN NINTENDO FAN, I don’t get all those ******* titles from Japan with the words Giftipia or Animal Forest printed on the side. And the ones I do get, Doshin the ******* Giant, turns out to be a pile of utter toss.
Every time I spin some negative news article into a positive light but why? Who’s the idiot now ah? You cut second party ties with a certain Left Field, Left Field (NBA courtside and Excitebike 64) are your sports developer; they make your sports games. But oh look you don’t REALLY need them now SEGA has gone multi-format with their sports range. So remove them, who cares. Oh well look at that, less than a year later and SEGA cancel all their sports titles for the Gamecube. WOOPS! Now whom can you turn to? That’s right NO ONE, I have noticed you are now making your own mature sports games (the upcoming Legend of Golfer) but it’s too late.
Ah yes Nintendo, now onto Rare Ware. My previous status was that “they’re crap anyway” and that “they lost Nintendo money”. ********, you ARE dumb aren’t you Nintendo? Want to know why they didn’t make you much money in the year before you sold them? Because they didn’t ACTUALLY release any bloody games! Rare Ware are an unresponsive developer but they were your other half, they are more than Silicon Knights, Left Field, HAL etc... put together. They made Banjo, Conker, Killer Instinct, Donkey Kong and Perfect Dark… all of these are BIG Nintendo releases, well they would have been if you hadn’t ******* sold them! Look at this, your sales aren’t up to scratch! Could this be down to a certain absence of a company that made half your AAA titles? It nearly forced me away, but then that was okay, at least you have Retro Studios and Silicon Knights.
Oh Sympathy where have you gone.
First off you crush Retro Studio’s. A bit of a re-shuffle was needed, EAD’s help was appreciated on Metroid Prime. BUT did you really need to destroy the 4 teams that were there into 1? Raven Blade, that racer and that football game WAS exactly what Nintendo Gamecube lacks. A decent footy game, a decent exclusive racing title and a mature action RPG. But you cancelled them. Did you really have to scrap all those games?
And now modern day. The one that made me snap. I love Silicon Knights. True they are hardly a true example of Nintendo (prefer cinematic gameplay and adult games) but that was the point. Nintendo you’ve told me time and time again how you want to be more “adult” and Eternal Darkness and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes are YOUR most mature games. And you cut ties with the company behind them? Too Human can now return to the PS2, which it was originally coded for, and you’ve lost yet another special western developer.
I know Nintendo. You have loads of second parties, some I never even knew about including that new sports developer SETA (ever heard of them? No neither have I). But Rare, Silicon Knights, the full Retro team and Left Field could have all pushed Nintendo in both Europe and America. You would have defeated Microsoft and competed more fiercely. But instead you try to get exclusives from other companies that simply do not sell. Capcom are having to cancel their plans to keep Viewtiful Joe and Killer 7 exclusive and cannot wait for the Resident Evil deal to expire. Namco are doing okay but that’s because they hardly support Nintendo as much as they support Sony. SEGA have been drifting away ever so slowly, remember the Virtual Fighter RPG and the sonic series were once exclusive to Nintendo. They are both now lost.
So tell me Nintendo, who do you have left to sell your product to the western world? You don’t have Rare, you don’t have Silicon Knights, you don’t have Left field. Christ you don’t even have Capcom anymore. And in fact you’ve even lost Dringo, your most avid supporter. Sure I love Zelda and Mario, but I’m a western gamer, I have western needs and the only western game you actually make is Metroid Prime, and I don’t even like it.
Maybe one day you’ll acquire some killer, high profile companies such as Capcom, Midway or Free Radical Design. But in the mean time I need to raise funds for an X-box. After all a western Nintendo fan needs his Rare.
Dringo.
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Notorious Biggles wrote:
> I like system link. I like it because I have more than three friends.
> Maybe no other Ninty fans do, but I do. I also find it more fun to
> have real mates around and play with them, but Live has its place.
> Like finding people to play with at 3 AM and getting a decent match.
I love the idea of linking up a few consoles with a few TV's for a massive multiplayer match, but it just isn't very accesible at all. Finding four TV's, as many consoles and 16 mates with the free time all at once seems like quite a tough job, even if it does get you more manic play and privacy of having your own screen.
When you just want a quick multiplayer game with some friends without any hassle, I find that Mario Kart, Kirby, Rebel Strike and Pac-Man Vs. are perfect. While games like PGR2 and Halo are certainly better games than Mario Kart and Super Monkey Ball, when it comes to four-player splitscreen, I prefer the latter. Not they're better games, they just offer more variety and fun in multiplayer.
Pac Man, as much as it's been criticised for taking ages to set up and the like, all you have to do is replace your 4th controller with a GBA and you're away. I can imagine that Four Swords will utilise the use of everyone seeing one screen, and others seen secret areas a whole lot better, but the idea's there and it works.
You don't need to be able to snap necks on a sperate screen to make a good game (Hedfix ;-)).
> I like system link. I like it because I have more than three friends.
> Maybe no other Ninty fans do, but I do. I also find it more fun to
> have real mates around and play with them, but Live has its place.
> Like finding people to play with at 3 AM and getting a decent match.
I love the idea of linking up a few consoles with a few TV's for a massive multiplayer match, but it just isn't very accesible at all. Finding four TV's, as many consoles and 16 mates with the free time all at once seems like quite a tough job, even if it does get you more manic play and privacy of having your own screen.
When you just want a quick multiplayer game with some friends without any hassle, I find that Mario Kart, Kirby, Rebel Strike and Pac-Man Vs. are perfect. While games like PGR2 and Halo are certainly better games than Mario Kart and Super Monkey Ball, when it comes to four-player splitscreen, I prefer the latter. Not they're better games, they just offer more variety and fun in multiplayer.
Pac Man, as much as it's been criticised for taking ages to set up and the like, all you have to do is replace your 4th controller with a GBA and you're away. I can imagine that Four Swords will utilise the use of everyone seeing one screen, and others seen secret areas a whole lot better, but the idea's there and it works.
You don't need to be able to snap necks on a sperate screen to make a good game (Hedfix ;-)).
Dringo wrote:
> Also the DS gets a head start over the PSP.
> Sony are really going to struggle to break this market.
Only if Nintendo really follow through the fight though.
> I mean how many adults do you see walking around playing games?
Yeah, but "adult" games have as much as a market with kids as adults.
I bet that over 50% of GTA3's copies landed with under 18's.
> The Ipod will be so cheap by then that Sony will struggle to sell it
> based on the extras.
> How many mini TV, DVD players do you know that have set the world
> alight?
This could be the first. :-)
I know a lot of people who'd like a portable DVD player.
It depends on how well they pull it off.
> Also the DS gets a head start over the PSP.
> Sony are really going to struggle to break this market.
Only if Nintendo really follow through the fight though.
> I mean how many adults do you see walking around playing games?
Yeah, but "adult" games have as much as a market with kids as adults.
I bet that over 50% of GTA3's copies landed with under 18's.
> The Ipod will be so cheap by then that Sony will struggle to sell it
> based on the extras.
> How many mini TV, DVD players do you know that have set the world
> alight?
This could be the first. :-)
I know a lot of people who'd like a portable DVD player.
It depends on how well they pull it off.
Dringo wrote:
> Pokemon was the GTA of the last generation.
Hmmm...
Okay. Pokémon was the Gameboy's GTA, but the N64's was Goldeneye. :-)
> Nintendo will have a cheap GBA which plays all adults retro titles of
> yesteryear. Not to mention the original and cool looking DS.
I've not seen it yet. Got any pics?
> Battery guzzling £200 priced PSP will have a problem against a
> Japanese team of handheld experts.
The DS is on a rechargable battery, right?
That sounds a lot better.
> Nokia is also a big BIG worldwide brand... and that didn't even start
> with a whimper let alone go out with one.
Nokia is big on phones, and phone people perhaps want the best phone, while the N-Gage was jack of all trades master of none.
Sony are VERY experienced with gaming by now, and while their design won't be up there with Nintendo, I expect it'll still be very good.
> Pokemon was the GTA of the last generation.
Hmmm...
Okay. Pokémon was the Gameboy's GTA, but the N64's was Goldeneye. :-)
> Nintendo will have a cheap GBA which plays all adults retro titles of
> yesteryear. Not to mention the original and cool looking DS.
I've not seen it yet. Got any pics?
> Battery guzzling £200 priced PSP will have a problem against a
> Japanese team of handheld experts.
The DS is on a rechargable battery, right?
That sounds a lot better.
> Nokia is also a big BIG worldwide brand... and that didn't even start
> with a whimper let alone go out with one.
Nokia is big on phones, and phone people perhaps want the best phone, while the N-Gage was jack of all trades master of none.
Sony are VERY experienced with gaming by now, and while their design won't be up there with Nintendo, I expect it'll still be very good.
Also the DS gets a head start over the PSP.
Sony are really going to struggle to break this market.
I mean how many adults do you see walking around playing games?
The Ipod will be so cheap by then that Sony will struggle to sell it based on the extras.
How many mini TV, DVD players do you know that have set the world alight?
Sony are really going to struggle to break this market.
I mean how many adults do you see walking around playing games?
The Ipod will be so cheap by then that Sony will struggle to sell it based on the extras.
How many mini TV, DVD players do you know that have set the world alight?
Pokemon was the GTA of the last generation.
Nintendo will have a cheap GBA which plays all adults retro titles of yesteryear. Not to mention the original and cool looking DS.
Battery guzzling £200 priced PSP will have a problem against a Japanese team of handheld experts.
Nokia is also a big BIG worldwide brand... and that didn't even start with a whimper let alone go out with one.
Nintendo will have a cheap GBA which plays all adults retro titles of yesteryear. Not to mention the original and cool looking DS.
Battery guzzling £200 priced PSP will have a problem against a Japanese team of handheld experts.
Nokia is also a big BIG worldwide brand... and that didn't even start with a whimper let alone go out with one.
Dringo wrote:
> Read my new post.
>
> Gameboy sells to children as in parents. Not as in 12 year olds.
>
> How many parents will spend £200 buying their son/daughter a
> new portable system... that could break so easily.
>
> You watch.
That's a good point.
Sony's machine might not be so durable, but then again it might.
We just don't know yet.
As pricing, Sony won't be afraid to make huge hardware losses in order to pry the market from Nintendo. We'll have to see how that one goes. :-)
But even then, the adults are as familiar with the Playstation brand, probably more so than the Gameboy one and Sony might win it just on that, or atleast have a big advantage.
Either way, Nintendo have to pull out ALL the stops this time.
Everything I've heard about the DS so far sounds good - analogue sticks, wireless, rechargable battery, dual screen, good price... etc.
And I don't doubt that Nintendo will have a few gems in the pipeline to make full use of its features, but it needs to play to the past as well.
Goldeneye sold the N64.
People who already owned an N64 usually loved Zelda more but Goldeneye was the game that even casuals would play and then want, despite Nintendo's "kiddy" image.
It was the GTA 3 of last generation.
> Read my new post.
>
> Gameboy sells to children as in parents. Not as in 12 year olds.
>
> How many parents will spend £200 buying their son/daughter a
> new portable system... that could break so easily.
>
> You watch.
That's a good point.
Sony's machine might not be so durable, but then again it might.
We just don't know yet.
As pricing, Sony won't be afraid to make huge hardware losses in order to pry the market from Nintendo. We'll have to see how that one goes. :-)
But even then, the adults are as familiar with the Playstation brand, probably more so than the Gameboy one and Sony might win it just on that, or atleast have a big advantage.
Either way, Nintendo have to pull out ALL the stops this time.
Everything I've heard about the DS so far sounds good - analogue sticks, wireless, rechargable battery, dual screen, good price... etc.
And I don't doubt that Nintendo will have a few gems in the pipeline to make full use of its features, but it needs to play to the past as well.
Goldeneye sold the N64.
People who already owned an N64 usually loved Zelda more but Goldeneye was the game that even casuals would play and then want, despite Nintendo's "kiddy" image.
It was the GTA 3 of last generation.
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Oh and please god take the statement you made back about multiplayer
> getting Metroid Prime the kind of recognition that Goldeneye
> received.
>
> That will never happen.
Metroid Prime won more awards. Sold as many copies on release as Goldeneye.
Don't count out Prime 2 yet.
> Oh and please god take the statement you made back about multiplayer
> getting Metroid Prime the kind of recognition that Goldeneye
> received.
>
> That will never happen.
Metroid Prime won more awards. Sold as many copies on release as Goldeneye.
Don't count out Prime 2 yet.
Xbox wins for being more western and mainstream, which I guess is your first needs.
I always thought that Nintendo would have that AND their own brand of unique gaming. Still, while the Xbox might beat the Gamecube on the basics, the Gamecube's line-up of multiplayer finese makes it almost essential as a second console.
Metroid Prime 2 won't be a Halo beater because it's a different style of FPS. It puts a whole new twist on it all and becomes a sweet alternative instead.
As great as realistic games are, when they're all you play, you get tired of them. That's when Nintendo's (and Sega's) big bubbly fun games become priceless.
I know that the Xbox has SOME games of this calibre but only in the same way the Gamecube has SOME games of the more mainstream calibre, you know. :-)
I always thought that Nintendo would have that AND their own brand of unique gaming. Still, while the Xbox might beat the Gamecube on the basics, the Gamecube's line-up of multiplayer finese makes it almost essential as a second console.
Metroid Prime 2 won't be a Halo beater because it's a different style of FPS. It puts a whole new twist on it all and becomes a sweet alternative instead.
As great as realistic games are, when they're all you play, you get tired of them. That's when Nintendo's (and Sega's) big bubbly fun games become priceless.
I know that the Xbox has SOME games of this calibre but only in the same way the Gamecube has SOME games of the more mainstream calibre, you know. :-)
Strafio wrote:
> Everything Tilt said about the Gamecube multiplayer - the best ones
> are so abstract that only other Gamecube owners can play them.
> Getting a decent game on them is hard unless you settle for Fifa.
>
>
> As to Sony's PSP being aimed at adults, it's a well known fact that
> the kids like "adult" games a lot more than adults do.
Read my new post.
Gameboy sells to children as in parents. Not as in 12 year olds.
How many parents will spend £200 buying their son/daughter a new portable system... that could break so easily.
You watch.
> Everything Tilt said about the Gamecube multiplayer - the best ones
> are so abstract that only other Gamecube owners can play them.
> Getting a decent game on them is hard unless you settle for Fifa.
>
>
> As to Sony's PSP being aimed at adults, it's a well known fact that
> the kids like "adult" games a lot more than adults do.
Read my new post.
Gameboy sells to children as in parents. Not as in 12 year olds.
How many parents will spend £200 buying their son/daughter a new portable system... that could break so easily.
You watch.
Oh and the missing paragraph:
One of the greatest moments in multiplayer gaming is Crimson Skies. Split screen, system link, Live. Damn that game is good.
That game alone scores bonus points for the Xbox over the GC.
One of the greatest moments in multiplayer gaming is Crimson Skies. Split screen, system link, Live. Damn that game is good.
That game alone scores bonus points for the Xbox over the GC.
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