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The inevitable return of Zelda, the beginning of the next-gen Pokemon rampage and a whole loads of famous franchises and original games to make 2003 far bigger than 2002 (I’ve always wanted to do an opener like that).
Well when Nintendo fans worry then I love to do nothing more than put their fears to rest. Now before the whole Rare panic the majority of things I heard involved the following year for Nintendo. With the majority of AAA titles hitting stores this year including Timesplitters 2, Mario, Luigi, Pikmin and many more. You all feared that because Nintendo haven’t announced many games for 2003 you believe that they have put all the eggs into one basket and hope that they will carry them through next year. A possible game drought was feared and the fact that we are seeing so many major games released this year, more than Nintendo have ever released before, it all looked very dim. The Rare announcement took it even further now at least 4 announced major releases have been cancelled. But I have kept my ear to the ground, and not only will we see a massive announcement fest at E3 but we also have loads of already confirmed games.
This year (2002) has been called the year of Mario yet next year there are just as many Mario games than this year. Mario Kart will appear towards the end of the year with almost confirmed online capabilities, Camelot’s Gamecube games Mario Tennis and Golf will see a late release as well. And we shouldn’t exclude the promise of Shigeru Miyamoto’s 100 Mario’s. That proves that Nintendo’s number one mascot plans to continue his gaming assault. Yet despite awesome Mario spin off games that have enjoyed success in the past, two other Nintendo AAA stars plan to resurface. Enter Link, the game character that always surpasses Mario despite not enjoying the same sales success. The Legend of Zelda: Winds of Takuto will probably appear over here in the summer and would be enough for the entire year alone. The second major Nintendo title that is as big as Mario and Zelda that will make their impact next year belongs to 351 monsters. Pokemon plans to appear on the Gameboy Advance next year and it is almost guaranteed that by Christmas 2003 the Gamecube will have its very own title as well. Could it be the heavily rumoured Pokemonline?
Which aids me onto what Nintendo plan to unveil at E3. E3 is now Nintendo’s premier gaming event as they now rely on western support after strange sale figures in Japan. It appears that Nintendo will undoubtedly confirm another major title (probably Pokemon) as Metroid Prime, Zelda and Mario will have all been released world wide. Rumours of Mario Sunshine 2 began when Shigeru Miyamoto expressed a desire to release major titles quicker. So what games will we see at E3? Well other than numerous mystery titles I’d expect Namco’s Starfox space shooter to appear in full force along with Shigsy’s much discussed ‘100 Mario’s’ game. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next generation Donkey Kong platformer from Nintendo will finally appear after Nintendo of America basically confirmed it. The next quirky game from Nintendo in the form of Giftipa will finally be playable along with Roll a Rama and the possibility of an Animal Crossing sequel. Animal Crossing meanwhile is an ongoing game a sequel wouldn’t only be an upgraded version of the original unless it went online. And this is when I predict Nintendo will shut up all the analysts with there online strategy confirmed, I’d expect at least four Nintendo made online titles including Mario Kart, Pokemon and maybe Animal Crossing. That’s excluding of course the third party titles, I would expect E3 2003 to be as big announcement wise as E3 2001 (when all Gamecube titles were revealed).
Yet what of before May (when E3 is shown), what of January, February, March and April? Well that is a little easier as I already know what to expect. In January the delayed Wario’s World will get its release by Treasure, this game promises excellent 2D/3D platforming pleasure. In February Resident Evil 0, the brand new Resi title with fresh ideas will get released. In the same month the imaginative and world famous Animal Crossing will finally see the light of day in Europe. March time is when I wouldn’t be surprised to see the second of the big three games release in the UK in the form of Retro Studio’s Metroid Prime and late April is when the third will probably see the light of day with The Legend of Zelda. So the run up to E3 is as large as the times after it, and now I move onto the massive Christmas us Europeans will experience, far larger than this year and that is for sure.
Phantasy Star online edition 1 and 2 will probably appear in summer as the summer game along with Resident Evil 2 and 3. Yet in the September – December months (a year from now) we will be drowning in games. F Zero, Starfox, Final Fantasy (that will sell thousands of cubes and millions of copies), Asylum, Mario Kart, Mario Tennis, Mario Golf, 100 Mario’s and a whole load of currently unannounced titles from Capcom, Namco, SEGA and even bigger titles from Nintendo. And that’s excluding the usual James Bond, FIFA, Tony Hawks, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter and of course some Resident Evil title probably Resident Evil: Code Veronica X.
So tell me? Still worried now?
Dringo.
Well when Nintendo fans worry then I love to do nothing more than put their fears to rest. Now before the whole Rare panic the majority of things I heard involved the following year for Nintendo. With the majority of AAA titles hitting stores this year including Timesplitters 2, Mario, Luigi, Pikmin and many more. You all feared that because Nintendo haven’t announced many games for 2003 you believe that they have put all the eggs into one basket and hope that they will carry them through next year. A possible game drought was feared and the fact that we are seeing so many major games released this year, more than Nintendo have ever released before, it all looked very dim. The Rare announcement took it even further now at least 4 announced major releases have been cancelled. But I have kept my ear to the ground, and not only will we see a massive announcement fest at E3 but we also have loads of already confirmed games.
This year (2002) has been called the year of Mario yet next year there are just as many Mario games than this year. Mario Kart will appear towards the end of the year with almost confirmed online capabilities, Camelot’s Gamecube games Mario Tennis and Golf will see a late release as well. And we shouldn’t exclude the promise of Shigeru Miyamoto’s 100 Mario’s. That proves that Nintendo’s number one mascot plans to continue his gaming assault. Yet despite awesome Mario spin off games that have enjoyed success in the past, two other Nintendo AAA stars plan to resurface. Enter Link, the game character that always surpasses Mario despite not enjoying the same sales success. The Legend of Zelda: Winds of Takuto will probably appear over here in the summer and would be enough for the entire year alone. The second major Nintendo title that is as big as Mario and Zelda that will make their impact next year belongs to 351 monsters. Pokemon plans to appear on the Gameboy Advance next year and it is almost guaranteed that by Christmas 2003 the Gamecube will have its very own title as well. Could it be the heavily rumoured Pokemonline?
Which aids me onto what Nintendo plan to unveil at E3. E3 is now Nintendo’s premier gaming event as they now rely on western support after strange sale figures in Japan. It appears that Nintendo will undoubtedly confirm another major title (probably Pokemon) as Metroid Prime, Zelda and Mario will have all been released world wide. Rumours of Mario Sunshine 2 began when Shigeru Miyamoto expressed a desire to release major titles quicker. So what games will we see at E3? Well other than numerous mystery titles I’d expect Namco’s Starfox space shooter to appear in full force along with Shigsy’s much discussed ‘100 Mario’s’ game. I wouldn’t be surprised if the next generation Donkey Kong platformer from Nintendo will finally appear after Nintendo of America basically confirmed it. The next quirky game from Nintendo in the form of Giftipa will finally be playable along with Roll a Rama and the possibility of an Animal Crossing sequel. Animal Crossing meanwhile is an ongoing game a sequel wouldn’t only be an upgraded version of the original unless it went online. And this is when I predict Nintendo will shut up all the analysts with there online strategy confirmed, I’d expect at least four Nintendo made online titles including Mario Kart, Pokemon and maybe Animal Crossing. That’s excluding of course the third party titles, I would expect E3 2003 to be as big announcement wise as E3 2001 (when all Gamecube titles were revealed).
Yet what of before May (when E3 is shown), what of January, February, March and April? Well that is a little easier as I already know what to expect. In January the delayed Wario’s World will get its release by Treasure, this game promises excellent 2D/3D platforming pleasure. In February Resident Evil 0, the brand new Resi title with fresh ideas will get released. In the same month the imaginative and world famous Animal Crossing will finally see the light of day in Europe. March time is when I wouldn’t be surprised to see the second of the big three games release in the UK in the form of Retro Studio’s Metroid Prime and late April is when the third will probably see the light of day with The Legend of Zelda. So the run up to E3 is as large as the times after it, and now I move onto the massive Christmas us Europeans will experience, far larger than this year and that is for sure.
Phantasy Star online edition 1 and 2 will probably appear in summer as the summer game along with Resident Evil 2 and 3. Yet in the September – December months (a year from now) we will be drowning in games. F Zero, Starfox, Final Fantasy (that will sell thousands of cubes and millions of copies), Asylum, Mario Kart, Mario Tennis, Mario Golf, 100 Mario’s and a whole load of currently unannounced titles from Capcom, Namco, SEGA and even bigger titles from Nintendo. And that’s excluding the usual James Bond, FIFA, Tony Hawks, Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter and of course some Resident Evil title probably Resident Evil: Code Veronica X.
So tell me? Still worried now?
Dringo.
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yeah i was thinking to myself the other day. wouldnt it be cool to play a pokemon rpg game in 3d. and play the battles in real time. imagine treking across the giant lush pokemon world seen in all the pokemon cartoons. it would be puka. catching pokemon and being able to throw them out to help you whenever you needed them. that world be so cool.
Savatt78 wrote:
> I'm referring to a 3D pokemon update of the GB games not Pokemon
> stadium/
> ****
> Has this been announced ? Even then, there will be RPG's on X-Box
> Live that will easily compete with this.
Not directly they won't, Pokemon is a very different RPG from most of them out there. To beat Pokemon they would first have to copy it's style of game, which is something Rare are doing with Kameo. Although as proved already, Rare often copy Nintendo's games but never managed to beat them (Mario 64/Sunshine > Banjo-Kazooie/Tooie | Mario Kart > Diddy Kong Racing | Zelda > Starfox Adventures)
>
> It will from a Nintendo fans view as for us the Games are much
> better
> as we love Nintendo games better than ever, those 4 games are tonnes
> better than ANYTHING on X-box live from our point of view, hence the
> comment in the Nintendo forum.
> ****
> From a Nintendo fans view - not everyone is a Nintendo fan though are
> they and not everyone will wet their pants over Mario Kart online or
> Pokemon online. Not that these games should be brushed aside because
> they shouldn't. But one - you need a mixture of various games that
> appeal to different players, not just a hardcore Nintendo group.
Nintendo's games are aimed at everyone. If you put all the Nintendo games online, you'd have racing, adventure, RPG, tennis, golf, party, FPS etc.
Although of course it's obvious that 3rd party companys would need to supply online games as well, Nintendo certainly aren't lacking in games that can show 3rd party developers that the Cube is capable of succesful online play too.
And
> two, if they're going to be supporting dial up, then theres going to
> be a limit to what Nintendo's online service can support so games like
> an FPS for example will only be able to support a small number of
> players rather than off the chance to be part of a decent sized team
> against another team.
> So unless Nintendo plan on seriously alienating their dial up
> customers in favour of their broadband customers, these dreams of
> massive multiplayer sessions on games such as mario Kart and Pokemon
> could be pretty limited.
Although it hasn't been announced, I doubt Nintendo are that stupid. More likely is that Dial up users will only be able to play with other Dial up users, and broadband with broadband users.
> I'm referring to a 3D pokemon update of the GB games not Pokemon
> stadium/
> ****
> Has this been announced ? Even then, there will be RPG's on X-Box
> Live that will easily compete with this.
Not directly they won't, Pokemon is a very different RPG from most of them out there. To beat Pokemon they would first have to copy it's style of game, which is something Rare are doing with Kameo. Although as proved already, Rare often copy Nintendo's games but never managed to beat them (Mario 64/Sunshine > Banjo-Kazooie/Tooie | Mario Kart > Diddy Kong Racing | Zelda > Starfox Adventures)
>
> It will from a Nintendo fans view as for us the Games are much
> better
> as we love Nintendo games better than ever, those 4 games are tonnes
> better than ANYTHING on X-box live from our point of view, hence the
> comment in the Nintendo forum.
> ****
> From a Nintendo fans view - not everyone is a Nintendo fan though are
> they and not everyone will wet their pants over Mario Kart online or
> Pokemon online. Not that these games should be brushed aside because
> they shouldn't. But one - you need a mixture of various games that
> appeal to different players, not just a hardcore Nintendo group.
Nintendo's games are aimed at everyone. If you put all the Nintendo games online, you'd have racing, adventure, RPG, tennis, golf, party, FPS etc.
Although of course it's obvious that 3rd party companys would need to supply online games as well, Nintendo certainly aren't lacking in games that can show 3rd party developers that the Cube is capable of succesful online play too.
And
> two, if they're going to be supporting dial up, then theres going to
> be a limit to what Nintendo's online service can support so games like
> an FPS for example will only be able to support a small number of
> players rather than off the chance to be part of a decent sized team
> against another team.
> So unless Nintendo plan on seriously alienating their dial up
> customers in favour of their broadband customers, these dreams of
> massive multiplayer sessions on games such as mario Kart and Pokemon
> could be pretty limited.
Although it hasn't been announced, I doubt Nintendo are that stupid. More likely is that Dial up users will only be able to play with other Dial up users, and broadband with broadband users.
Dringo wrote:
> They are just the Nintendo titles.
Exactly - you don't know what other games you have to back up the Nintendo ones. Just a few titles from Nintendo won't be enough.
> I'm referring to a 3D pokemon update of the GB games not Pokemon
> stadium/
Has this been announced ? Even then, there will be RPG's on X-Box Live that will easily compete with this.
> It will from a Nintendo fans view as for us the Games are much better
> as we love Nintendo games better than ever, those 4 games are tonnes
> better than ANYTHING on X-box live from our point of view, hence the
> comment in the Nintendo forum.
From a Nintendo fans view - not everyone is a Nintendo fan though are they and not everyone will wet their pants over Mario Kart online or Pokemon online. Not that these games should be brushed aside because they shouldn't. But one - you need a mixture of various games that appeal to different players, not just a hardcore Nintendo group. And two, if they're going to be supporting dial up, then theres going to be a limit to what Nintendo's online service can support so games like an FPS for example will only be able to support a small number of players rather than off the chance to be part of a decent sized team against another team.
So unless Nintendo plan on seriously alienating their dial up customers in favour of their broadband customers, these dreams of massive multiplayer sessions on games such as mario Kart and Pokemon could be pretty limited.
> They are just the Nintendo titles.
Exactly - you don't know what other games you have to back up the Nintendo ones. Just a few titles from Nintendo won't be enough.
> I'm referring to a 3D pokemon update of the GB games not Pokemon
> stadium/
Has this been announced ? Even then, there will be RPG's on X-Box Live that will easily compete with this.
> It will from a Nintendo fans view as for us the Games are much better
> as we love Nintendo games better than ever, those 4 games are tonnes
> better than ANYTHING on X-box live from our point of view, hence the
> comment in the Nintendo forum.
From a Nintendo fans view - not everyone is a Nintendo fan though are they and not everyone will wet their pants over Mario Kart online or Pokemon online. Not that these games should be brushed aside because they shouldn't. But one - you need a mixture of various games that appeal to different players, not just a hardcore Nintendo group. And two, if they're going to be supporting dial up, then theres going to be a limit to what Nintendo's online service can support so games like an FPS for example will only be able to support a small number of players rather than off the chance to be part of a decent sized team against another team.
So unless Nintendo plan on seriously alienating their dial up customers in favour of their broadband customers, these dreams of massive multiplayer sessions on games such as mario Kart and Pokemon could be pretty limited.
Savatt78 wrote:
> Dringo wrote:
> all will be released in
> japan at least in about a year and that will blow X-box Live away...
>
> Very bold statement - good luck. $2 billion wasn't spent on the name
> X-Box Live - its what the service brings. Around 60 developers are
> currently working on titles for the online service.
> If Nintendo are going to compete, they're going to need a lot more
> titles than the ones you mentioned earlier.
They are just the Nintendo titles.
> Of course its not just how the service works, its also the games, but
> if you're playing say a new Pokemon Stadium game online and you can
> barely communicate with the other player, then whats the point ?
I'm referring to a 3D pokemon update of the GB games not Pokemon stadium/
> I don't think you realise what Nintendo are up against when it comes
> to online play Dringo. Theres no way Nintendo are gonna simply trot
> in and "blow X-Box Live away".
It will from a Nintendo fans view as for us the Games are much better as we love Nintendo games better than ever, those 4 games are tonnes better than ANYTHING on X-box live from our point of view, hence the comment in the Nintendo forum.
> Dringo wrote:
> all will be released in
> japan at least in about a year and that will blow X-box Live away...
>
> Very bold statement - good luck. $2 billion wasn't spent on the name
> X-Box Live - its what the service brings. Around 60 developers are
> currently working on titles for the online service.
> If Nintendo are going to compete, they're going to need a lot more
> titles than the ones you mentioned earlier.
They are just the Nintendo titles.
> Of course its not just how the service works, its also the games, but
> if you're playing say a new Pokemon Stadium game online and you can
> barely communicate with the other player, then whats the point ?
I'm referring to a 3D pokemon update of the GB games not Pokemon stadium/
> I don't think you realise what Nintendo are up against when it comes
> to online play Dringo. Theres no way Nintendo are gonna simply trot
> in and "blow X-Box Live away".
It will from a Nintendo fans view as for us the Games are much better as we love Nintendo games better than ever, those 4 games are tonnes better than ANYTHING on X-box live from our point of view, hence the comment in the Nintendo forum.
Ah well. Thanks for looking, though.
Well, I know that Fire Emblen's called "Fire Emblen: Maiden in the Dark", but I can't find any information or screen-shots on it or anything.
I found amongst a list of Spaceworld GBA games including the likes of; Breath of Fire II (which is already out over-here), and some of those Japan-only GBA games you see in NGC.
So i've got a feeling this game may be out already, but only in Japan.
But somewhere else it says it'll be called: 'Fire Emblen: Seal of the Sword'...
As for Earthbound, I can't seem to find anything.
I'm sure I saw some screen-shots and stuff the other day though...
But now I can't find anything!
I found amongst a list of Spaceworld GBA games including the likes of; Breath of Fire II (which is already out over-here), and some of those Japan-only GBA games you see in NGC.
So i've got a feeling this game may be out already, but only in Japan.
But somewhere else it says it'll be called: 'Fire Emblen: Seal of the Sword'...
As for Earthbound, I can't seem to find anything.
I'm sure I saw some screen-shots and stuff the other day though...
But now I can't find anything!
Solskjær wrote:
> Earthbound has already been confirmed as a GBA title for next year,
> you'll be happy to know.
>
> Give me a few minutes and i'll try to find something on Fire Emblen on
> the GBA...
*
If you've got any links to info on EarthBound or Fire Emblem GBA titles then I'd be greatful.
> Earthbound has already been confirmed as a GBA title for next year,
> you'll be happy to know.
>
> Give me a few minutes and i'll try to find something on Fire Emblen on
> the GBA...
*
If you've got any links to info on EarthBound or Fire Emblem GBA titles then I'd be greatful.
Earthbound has already been confirmed as a GBA title for next year, you'll be happy to know.
Give me a few minutes and i'll try to find something on Fire Emblen on the GBA...
Give me a few minutes and i'll try to find something on Fire Emblen on the GBA...
Solskjær wrote:
> But i've never heard of 'Giftipa'... What's that all about??
> I also wanna see a Fire Emblen game too.
> I know there's an RPG one planned for the GBA, but what about the
> Cube?
*
Fire Emblem and EarthBound / Mother games on Gamecube or GBA would be must-buys for me!
> But i've never heard of 'Giftipa'... What's that all about??
> I also wanna see a Fire Emblen game too.
> I know there's an RPG one planned for the GBA, but what about the
> Cube?
*
Fire Emblem and EarthBound / Mother games on Gamecube or GBA would be must-buys for me!
I've never really been that worried about what i'll be able to play on my GameCube throughout next year from looking at Nintendo's plans alone.
The whole Rare issue did concern me slightly, but you only have to look at the 3rd Party games to feel secure - even if there is no Burnout 2. :(
One thing that we'll still undoubtabley get though is the bad comments from anti-Nintys. That's something that'll never die, despite how great Mario Kart could be on-line, and how incredibley detailed Winds of Takuto could be.
But i've never heard of 'Giftipa'... What's that all about??
I also wanna see a Fire Emblen game too.
I know there's an RPG one planned for the GBA, but what about the Cube?
The whole Rare issue did concern me slightly, but you only have to look at the 3rd Party games to feel secure - even if there is no Burnout 2. :(
One thing that we'll still undoubtabley get though is the bad comments from anti-Nintys. That's something that'll never die, despite how great Mario Kart could be on-line, and how incredibley detailed Winds of Takuto could be.
But i've never heard of 'Giftipa'... What's that all about??
I also wanna see a Fire Emblen game too.
I know there's an RPG one planned for the GBA, but what about the Cube?
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