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What's up with that?
Anyone who's paid any attention to the Ninty side of E3 this year would have to be a fanboy to not agree that it's been a total non-event. An extreme lack of any really big announcements other than some complete cashin Pokemon games and some terrible GBA link-up things.
What's going on with Nintendo?
They say they've adopted a more aggressive approach an then they attend the biggest gaming show in the world and there wasn't a single thing on show that was really good that we hadn't seen before. Sony announce the Playstation portable, new Gran Turismo game, new MGS game, they announce a massive deal with EA for exclusive rights to the online sports line-up. Microsoft unveil Halo 2, Doom 3 amongst other things.
Where's all the amazing 1st party support from Nintendo?
Oh and to rub salt in the wounds, every single person at IGN says that Mario Kart is too slow.
Anyone who's paid any attention to the Ninty side of E3 this year would have to be a fanboy to not agree that it's been a total non-event. An extreme lack of any really big announcements other than some complete cashin Pokemon games and some terrible GBA link-up things.
What's going on with Nintendo?
They say they've adopted a more aggressive approach an then they attend the biggest gaming show in the world and there wasn't a single thing on show that was really good that we hadn't seen before. Sony announce the Playstation portable, new Gran Turismo game, new MGS game, they announce a massive deal with EA for exclusive rights to the online sports line-up. Microsoft unveil Halo 2, Doom 3 amongst other things.
Where's all the amazing 1st party support from Nintendo?
Oh and to rub salt in the wounds, every single person at IGN says that Mario Kart is too slow.
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I concur, Geist wont be as lavish as MP.
But hopefully the change in directon will persuade more people to go for a cube.
But hopefully the change in directon will persuade more people to go for a cube.
I don't think Geist is going to reach Metroid proportions.
But then again, it will appeal to a wider audience as it's more mainstream.
But then again, it will appeal to a wider audience as it's more mainstream.
Dringo wrote:
> Geist will hopefully be a stunner in Perfect Dark proportions...
It's highly unlikely.
The demo they had on show at E3 was obviously in a very early stage of development, but from the footage i've seen all it is, is a 2nd rate shooter with a few nice ideas.
I can't properly judge the product so early on in production, but it's got a hell of a long way to go if they wanna even attempt to compete with the top games in the genre.
> Geist will hopefully be a stunner in Perfect Dark proportions...
It's highly unlikely.
The demo they had on show at E3 was obviously in a very early stage of development, but from the footage i've seen all it is, is a 2nd rate shooter with a few nice ideas.
I can't properly judge the product so early on in production, but it's got a hell of a long way to go if they wanna even attempt to compete with the top games in the genre.
Tiltawhirl wrote:
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> But Nintendo really aren't doing much to help their image and get much
> notice outside of the already knowing fans.
What E3 were you watching? Yep we got the Zelda's and Mario's but we also got games that will get Nintendo noticed outside of their demographic:
Geist will hopefully be a stunner in Perfect Dark proportions... but MGS and The Sims exclusive titles will widen the Cube's popularity for sure.
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> But Nintendo really aren't doing much to help their image and get much
> notice outside of the already knowing fans.
What E3 were you watching? Yep we got the Zelda's and Mario's but we also got games that will get Nintendo noticed outside of their demographic:
Geist will hopefully be a stunner in Perfect Dark proportions... but MGS and The Sims exclusive titles will widen the Cube's popularity for sure.
Yeah Tiltawhirl, how comes you 'fell' that way?
Errrrrrr shutup Untitled.
If you can't bring anything sensible to the conversation then just don't bother.
If you can't bring anything sensible to the conversation then just don't bother.
tiltawhirl,
the only reason you fell that way is because we already knew what nintendo would have at e3, mario kart, metal gear, f-zero, advance wars 2 , metroid 2 where as sony and microsoft didnt have that much to shout about and so kept it quiet until the event, and considering, nintendo have just launched the gameboy player and the GBA sp, then what would be the point in showing them again at e3??
are you saying you dont want any big games or new technology to be released mid year and that they should only be shown first at e3???
well then your propbably one the fools moaning about 'drouts' in the summer, you cant have it both ways, and there is a choice of 3 consoles out so stop bitching and moaning
the only reason you fell that way is because we already knew what nintendo would have at e3, mario kart, metal gear, f-zero, advance wars 2 , metroid 2 where as sony and microsoft didnt have that much to shout about and so kept it quiet until the event, and considering, nintendo have just launched the gameboy player and the GBA sp, then what would be the point in showing them again at e3??
are you saying you dont want any big games or new technology to be released mid year and that they should only be shown first at e3???
well then your propbably one the fools moaning about 'drouts' in the summer, you cant have it both ways, and there is a choice of 3 consoles out so stop bitching and moaning
Casual gamer at E3? My friends at school hadn't even heard of E3 apart from 1 of them who is quite a big fan of games.
Since when has the casual gamer been into E3?
I think this show was for the casual gamer...
The Sims, metal gear solid and a host of cash-ins.
The Sims, metal gear solid and a host of cash-ins.
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