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Nintendo being more approachable and eager to please the western market. If so, why sell Rare? I know they get a huge amount of cash to plow back into companies, like Dringo keeps on saying, and the Japanese don't care about the Xbox or Rare. But we do.
PD2 and Kameo on the XBox is A) Annoying B)Disappointing, but more importantly C)Still not worth me buying one. ;) I don't really mind, as I wasn't that interested in it, and as far as I'm concerned, if Nintendo has all these other 2nd parties making superb games, thats fine. But the 'average Joe' everybody goes on about does not. Rare, and more importantly, Perfect Dark, are one of the few things that the un-enlightened (!) people played an N64 for. Now, with all the talk of Nintendo trying to be more pleasing to the West, they go and sell the company that was actualy perhaps the main attraction for those un-decided to approach the Gamecube. Sure, we all know Silicon Knights, Retro Studios, Camelot and all them can produce blinding games, but 'they' don't and Nintendo need to promote this far more if they are to 'replace' Rare in the minds of the consukmer as being 'cool'.
Like I said, Nintendo can do this with the huge wads of cash they've recieved, but will they? How long? It'll take years to repair that bridge, and this seems very contradictory to their recent proposals of treating Europe especialy better - Not 'us - we know about all the fantastic titles soon available, but the average consumer dosen't and Rare and its games were one of the few things they did know about, and actualy liked about the N64.
Of course, Rares output was pathetic in terms of releases, but they caused a stir simply because they were great games. I'm not saying that other companies aren't as good (Nintendo and Sega are both better, and several of the aforemntiond companies have equal amounts of talent - all for the GC) but they, perhgaos with the exception of Nintendo and Sega, do not thave the 'common image' that is in the 'average consumers' mind. Of course, Nintendo is 'kiddy' and Sega is not an exclusive prize, so Nintendo need to flaunt some very good, very western games soon, and make these companies like Silicon Knights and Retro Studios well know outside of these gaming circles, as all thsi seems to contradict the policy Nintendo was coming up with about the West, and especialy Europe.
Otherwise, the XBox will gain much needed ground on the GC, and we might not have an effective reply, to say to all those people 'outside the circles' that the GC has 'such and such a game', like we could with PD.
Cheers.
PD2 and Kameo on the XBox is A) Annoying B)Disappointing, but more importantly C)Still not worth me buying one. ;) I don't really mind, as I wasn't that interested in it, and as far as I'm concerned, if Nintendo has all these other 2nd parties making superb games, thats fine. But the 'average Joe' everybody goes on about does not. Rare, and more importantly, Perfect Dark, are one of the few things that the un-enlightened (!) people played an N64 for. Now, with all the talk of Nintendo trying to be more pleasing to the West, they go and sell the company that was actualy perhaps the main attraction for those un-decided to approach the Gamecube. Sure, we all know Silicon Knights, Retro Studios, Camelot and all them can produce blinding games, but 'they' don't and Nintendo need to promote this far more if they are to 'replace' Rare in the minds of the consukmer as being 'cool'.
Like I said, Nintendo can do this with the huge wads of cash they've recieved, but will they? How long? It'll take years to repair that bridge, and this seems very contradictory to their recent proposals of treating Europe especialy better - Not 'us - we know about all the fantastic titles soon available, but the average consumer dosen't and Rare and its games were one of the few things they did know about, and actualy liked about the N64.
Of course, Rares output was pathetic in terms of releases, but they caused a stir simply because they were great games. I'm not saying that other companies aren't as good (Nintendo and Sega are both better, and several of the aforemntiond companies have equal amounts of talent - all for the GC) but they, perhgaos with the exception of Nintendo and Sega, do not thave the 'common image' that is in the 'average consumers' mind. Of course, Nintendo is 'kiddy' and Sega is not an exclusive prize, so Nintendo need to flaunt some very good, very western games soon, and make these companies like Silicon Knights and Retro Studios well know outside of these gaming circles, as all thsi seems to contradict the policy Nintendo was coming up with about the West, and especialy Europe.
Otherwise, the XBox will gain much needed ground on the GC, and we might not have an effective reply, to say to all those people 'outside the circles' that the GC has 'such and such a game', like we could with PD.
Cheers.
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That was me by the way..err..me being WS.
Never Played PD, Never cared.
I always played The Stack with rockets, no one, and I mean no one, could beat me at that. Although actually no one ever beat me at Goldeneye at all *smug*
erm, mis-worded that slightly... when I say 'he' I mean a mate that I usually play PD with... I keep telling him he'll never be any good at other levels if he doesn't play them... oh and he also refuses to play against me. We always have to be on the same team. Never all on all... he's a strange one...
In all fairness the remake of the Facility is the most played level on multiplay PD, but only because he refuses to get to grips with any of the other levels... I think a fair few of the levels are great though! Some are too big/complex to offer much fun, but others (ie. the one with the 4 different coloured bases and a massive killing ground, and the one that vaguely resembled the lobby scene in the Matrix with the pillars and lift) were great!
Blasphemoy! (sp I know)
Goldeneye IS the BEST multi-player game EVER!!
I thought Perfect Dark's multi-player maps were shocking! (in a bad way)
Goldeneye IS the BEST multi-player game EVER!!
I thought Perfect Dark's multi-player maps were shocking! (in a bad way)
There was nothing to beat the AR33 I'll admit that...
But twin cyclones ruled profusely.
But twin cyclones ruled profusely.
Multiplayer was better, as were the graphics, animations and sounds, but the single player and most of the guns on Goldeneye were better than PDs.
*Beats whitestripes with his "Perfect Dark rules stick" (patents pending)*
;-)
;-)
Nah..Goldeneye was much, much better than Perfect Dark.
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