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It's coming up to the GC's launch. Ninty should be showing off their latest games, impressing us with graphics and making a hype around the console. With the dominance of the PS2 in the west lord knows that Ninty need it!
So what are Ninty up to? First they give all their big named games away to other developers. "Ok" I say, "they'll have more time to make some great games... all the Zeldas and Marios." But come on! What games are Ninty actually making? They have Zelda... in cartoon form. Sure it will be great fun, but it's simply not going to shift consoles, or create anywhere near as much hype as Zelda OTT.
Then there's the muted Mario. No Mario game at launch and little to be impressed by at Spaceworld. For God's sake- it was ninty's chance to show the world what they have up their sleaves... and they seemed a bit empty!
Even the games that were given to other developers to make aren't going great. Shigsy openly admitted at a press conference that Metroid is so bad that he refuses to show any more than 8 seconds of the game! There is no sound, no playable code... nothing!
And by means of proof for Ninty not doing enough... take the completely drab Japanese launch! Not much hype, low sales and no queues outside shops!
Ninty really should do better at the Western launch!
So what are Ninty up to? First they give all their big named games away to other developers. "Ok" I say, "they'll have more time to make some great games... all the Zeldas and Marios." But come on! What games are Ninty actually making? They have Zelda... in cartoon form. Sure it will be great fun, but it's simply not going to shift consoles, or create anywhere near as much hype as Zelda OTT.
Then there's the muted Mario. No Mario game at launch and little to be impressed by at Spaceworld. For God's sake- it was ninty's chance to show the world what they have up their sleaves... and they seemed a bit empty!
Even the games that were given to other developers to make aren't going great. Shigsy openly admitted at a press conference that Metroid is so bad that he refuses to show any more than 8 seconds of the game! There is no sound, no playable code... nothing!
And by means of proof for Ninty not doing enough... take the completely drab Japanese launch! Not much hype, low sales and no queues outside shops!
Ninty really should do better at the Western launch!
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Time_Warp wrote:
> I agree completely. I know they are good. You know they are good. But the people
> whos arm Nintendo are trying to twist do not know.
Tis a shame that the mass market gamer does not undertand the industry... yet is so crucial to it! After all, could anyone say that the DC was a bad console, with bad games?
> I agree completely. I know they are good. You know they are good. But the people
> whos arm Nintendo are trying to twist do not know.
Tis a shame that the mass market gamer does not undertand the industry... yet is so crucial to it! After all, could anyone say that the DC was a bad console, with bad games?
I wouldn't say low sales. It's just a comparative thing. If I headed Nintendo and made a console and it sold a third of a million units in a week, and just as many games... I would be happy. Mind you, if I sold one, I would be happy.
Bah. Never mind, forget I wrote this. Then why am I posting it?
This is hard without my brain.
(Hmmm?)
Shut up.
Bah. Never mind, forget I wrote this. Then why am I posting it?
This is hard without my brain.
(Hmmm?)
Shut up.
It's coming up to the GC's launch. Ninty should be showing off their latest games, impressing us with graphics and making a hype around the console. With the dominance of the PS2 in the west lord knows that Ninty need it!
So what are Ninty up to? First they give all their big named games away to other developers. "Ok" I say, "they'll have more time to make some great games... all the Zeldas and Marios." But come on! What games are Ninty actually making? They have Zelda... in cartoon form. Sure it will be great fun, but it's simply not going to shift consoles, or create anywhere near as much hype as Zelda OTT.
Then there's the muted Mario. No Mario game at launch and little to be impressed by at Spaceworld. For God's sake- it was ninty's chance to show the world what they have up their sleaves... and they seemed a bit empty!
Even the games that were given to other developers to make aren't going great. Shigsy openly admitted at a press conference that Metroid is so bad that he refuses to show any more than 8 seconds of the game! There is no sound, no playable code... nothing!
And by means of proof for Ninty not doing enough... take the completely drab Japanese launch! Not much hype, low sales and no queues outside shops!
Ninty really should do better at the Western launch!
So what are Ninty up to? First they give all their big named games away to other developers. "Ok" I say, "they'll have more time to make some great games... all the Zeldas and Marios." But come on! What games are Ninty actually making? They have Zelda... in cartoon form. Sure it will be great fun, but it's simply not going to shift consoles, or create anywhere near as much hype as Zelda OTT.
Then there's the muted Mario. No Mario game at launch and little to be impressed by at Spaceworld. For God's sake- it was ninty's chance to show the world what they have up their sleaves... and they seemed a bit empty!
Even the games that were given to other developers to make aren't going great. Shigsy openly admitted at a press conference that Metroid is so bad that he refuses to show any more than 8 seconds of the game! There is no sound, no playable code... nothing!
And by means of proof for Ninty not doing enough... take the completely drab Japanese launch! Not much hype, low sales and no queues outside shops!
Ninty really should do better at the Western launch!
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