tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post4831973325511196660..comments2024-03-28T13:24:46.023-07:00Comments on The GAME OVERTHINKER: New Super Mario Bros. Wii U RevealedMovieBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226832228090053258noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-967699644730488482012-11-02T14:13:10.503-07:002012-11-02T14:13:10.503-07:00idc racist!idc racist!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-490830642550480292012-06-12T00:52:44.421-07:002012-06-12T00:52:44.421-07:00Why doesn't Nintendo take a bit of a risk and ...<i>Why doesn't Nintendo take a bit of a risk and make something NEW? A new IP that enters a different Genre (or creates is own). How about Nintendo give Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and other beloved franchises a rest for 5 or 6 years and put out some totally new content huh?</i><br /><br />Who's to say people would even buy these new IPs, let alone LIKE it?<br /><br />Remember Earthbound? <br /><br />Of course, you don't. No one bought it. Thanks to that, Mother 3 never came over here.<br /><br />I just hope Nintendo never dies and that the "grim and gritty" age doesn't envelop the industry.RocMegamanXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13114211596020511985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-42449571164753192062012-06-08T07:16:24.224-07:002012-06-08T07:16:24.224-07:00But, I'm not going to say who won or lost. I&...But, I'm not going to say who won or lost. I'm out of the whole console wars thing, really.Ezenwa Anyanwuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505445068493191323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-34604119246448072012012-06-08T07:15:05.675-07:002012-06-08T07:15:05.675-07:00@Sabre
You're absolutely right. In turn, I g...@Sabre<br /><br />You're absolutely right. In turn, I guess it's why E3 seems to lack the same impact to me, or others, as say, a PAX would.<br /><br />But, I'm not surprised if this E3 can be seen as bad, since a lot of the good stuff came out already. Next year would be the big reveal year, right, save for the Wii U.<br /><br />That said, I'll just see what happens.Ezenwa Anyanwuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505445068493191323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-23526023065723561572012-06-08T04:36:35.809-07:002012-06-08T04:36:35.809-07:00I wasn´t impressed by these new super mario games,...I wasn´t impressed by these new super mario games, just more of the same. Thought that the new Rayman game seemed more promising. Not to mention a lot of other new stuff.<br /><br />Modern gaming might have its share of problems, but i don´t think it´s fair to disregard everything as brown and grey military shooters. <br /><br />The real problem is games being hopelessly immature in the story department and games being void of relevant choices. Too many games are controlled experiences where you don´t really get to think, just follow the predestined path and do what they tell you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-73376166870624995662012-06-07T01:59:56.054-07:002012-06-07T01:59:56.054-07:00"Yes, Mario games are good. But there are doz..."<i>Yes, Mario games are good. But there are dozens of other, better franchises out there</i>"<br /><br />And then he goes on naming Sly Cooper as a first example.<br />It's funny, because after I downloaded the trilogy and started playing it I remembered how imprecise the controls are in most 3D plateformers (a genre in which I include games like Assassin's Creed and Infamous). In fact, it's surprising that 16 years after Mario 64 so many games remain so <b>approximate</b>. Ubisoft managed to produce somewhat precise controls in the Assassin's creed franchise,but these are pretty much games like flashback in 3D, where plateforming is more about planning and keeping one's momentum than reflexes. But many games (looking at you Infamous) deal with their plateforming elements by making these as forgiving as their control are imprecise.Nixouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01203869206404691176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-29396701387429799762012-06-06T20:54:18.923-07:002012-06-06T20:54:18.923-07:00Just watched the NSMB2 gameplay Nintendo showed of...Just watched the NSMB2 gameplay Nintendo showed off in their 3ds conference. And the whole time I could only think of "Why isn't this a Wario game instead?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-9800538874591195992012-06-06T19:38:32.356-07:002012-06-06T19:38:32.356-07:00Oh by the way Bobby, calling people who disagree w...Oh by the way Bobby, calling people who disagree with you and/or don't share your biased mindframe "puppets" - just another sign of your unbelievable douchebaggery.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439396562879158519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-44579799082285798862012-06-06T18:59:16.698-07:002012-06-06T18:59:16.698-07:00Oi, Chipman, one more question: when are you going...Oi, Chipman, one more question: when are you going to acknowledge that modern gaming is more than FPS/sports games? Come on, your bias bubble can't be THAT big?Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439396562879158519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-57594280248914972592012-06-06T16:24:03.604-07:002012-06-06T16:24:03.604-07:00You know Bob, your faux-rant might hold more weigh...You know Bob, your faux-rant might hold more weight if you gave NEW franchises any credit, instead of constantly salivating over old stuff. Yes, Mario games are good. But there are dozens of other, better franchises out there (Sly Cooper, Mass Effect, Chrono Trigger, Banjo-Kazooie, Infamous, Dragon Age, Elder Scrolls, Persona, Professor Layton... just to name a few.) But you won't acknowledge them. You only see modern gaming as military FPS clones and sports games. Who's being a hypocrite again?Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11439396562879158519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-50252072435966320872012-06-06T11:52:19.092-07:002012-06-06T11:52:19.092-07:00Eze-
Yeah, I know, I get that. The point was thou...Eze-<br /><br />Yeah, I know, I get that. The point was though that-<br />"E3 is a trade show, and the REAL audience for that presentation - Ninty stockholders - are thrilled right now."<br /><br />Given that money men often aren't in it for the love of gaming, just after cash. Like when how he is talking about how great glass is, when no-one in gaming circles cared. It was just one more thing making gaming harder on Xbox.<br /><br />This idea that when an E3 is good, it's good, but when it's bad, it's handwaved as being for stockholders.Sabrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-43886280143440010252012-06-06T10:43:48.982-07:002012-06-06T10:43:48.982-07:00@Sabre
I listened to that podcast. I realized th...@Sabre<br /><br />I listened to that podcast. I realized they were speaking with Michael Pachter and I dismissed it, as he is notable for having very opinionated hearsay pertaining to games, if not against Nintendo, but against all games. He's mostly a research analyst for Bloomberg and his media and not so much a gaming insider. You can try to place a thought based on games due to research, but even research gets faulted. Case in point, his predictions towards WoW and its sales. It's like listening to a basketball analyst who hasn't even played a game of basketball. But, then again, it's my opinion, and it's not like some points weren't made, but I'm not going to weigh in on predictions from someone who is only in on the business side, and no less. <br /><br />Still, a great podcast.Ezenwa Anyanwuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505445068493191323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-21140200519847759762012-06-06T08:45:41.241-07:002012-06-06T08:45:41.241-07:00Watch Dogs doesn't even a release window yet; ...Watch Dogs doesn't even a release window yet; I wouldn't get my hopes up for it coming out this year. Plus from the demo I'd say it looked cool, but not something to gush about like it's Buddha descending from above. Platinum Games' Wii U game Project P-100 intrigued me more:<br /><br />http://e3.nintendo.com/games/#/wiiu/projectp-100<br /><br />I really do wish people (journalists included) would get over the fact that E3 is a trade show, not some fan conventionScrewAttackSamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062574888317631429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-10469123953763419392012-06-06T06:15:51.579-07:002012-06-06T06:15:51.579-07:00The most was said, but i would just want to know, ...The most was said, but i would just want to know, what you, Bob, think about Watch_Dogs or Lego City. <br /><br />From my standpoint Watchdogs is one of THE Titles this Year, and nintendo should have done what they could to bring it to the WII U. Im speaking as a person who has discardes the last generation because i wasnt interested, and as one that found that the open world of GTA VC was interesting, but the premise of the game was just unappealing. And to there presentation... they HAVE so mutch in development at the moment, i cant belive that there isnt something to show off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-52097120722259460752012-06-06T05:24:18.823-07:002012-06-06T05:24:18.823-07:00You know Moviebob just because you preemptively sa...You know Moviebob just because you preemptively say those things with sarcasm it doesnt make them wrong. It just shows how insecure you are with your blind fanboyism that you need to resort to these kinds of posts yet again but by all means please do go on believing that Mario isnt Japans Call Of Duty if it makes you feel better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-28599056690621401742012-06-06T02:44:46.123-07:002012-06-06T02:44:46.123-07:00I'm surprised bob reads and thinks about the c...I'm surprised bob reads and thinks about the comments.<br /><br />"Sony had the best show this year in terms of gee-whiz look-at-us showmanship, no question."<br /><br />I'd say Ubisoft did. Yeah, they had extremely obnoxious hosts, but Far Cry and Watchdog look interesting. All Sony really had was The Last of Us, which did look incredible. (I did find it weird that Americans were outraged by the breasts in Far Cry 3, but cheered when a guy was executed while begging for his life or any other nasty kill in Last of Us.)<br /><br />"But E3 is a trade show, and the REAL audience for that presentation - Ninty stockholders - are thrilled right now."<br /><br />Not so. There is an interesting bit about it 47 minutes into the giantbomb podcast day zero cast<br />http://www.giantbomb.com/podcast/?podcast_id=313<br />that makes a good argument for Nintendo as going to continue to lose money. They are desperate, hence the safe bets.<br /><br />He also mentions how that Microsoft Glass is a big deal, despite gamers not giving a toss. Well worth the 3-5 minutes.<br /><br />What's funny is that topic starts with them talking about over defensive fanboys having a go at him for saying Nintendo was losing money last year. Something that has been a large flame war in this comments section.Sabrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-13665169048048031202012-06-06T00:11:17.795-07:002012-06-06T00:11:17.795-07:00@Anon #6,
I was overall underwhelmed but unsurpri...@Anon #6,<br /><br />I was overall underwhelmed but unsurprised by the presentation. Sony had the best show this year in terms of gee-whiz look-at-us showmanship, no question.<br /><br />But the idea that they "shot themselves in the foot" for the holidays? Ludicrous. "Nintendoland" and "NSMBU" may not be the sort of things that make you or me or games journalists covering E3 lose their shit, but on the business side those are follow-ups to the <i>first and third best-selling games in the U.S. of the previous generation.</i> And that's <i>overlooking</i> the fact that if WiiU makes it's projected late-Fall 2012 release date they will be first out of the gate with a Generation 8 console and thus almost-certainly be far and away moving the most hardware this winter.<br /><br />Did I want to see a bigger, splashier show with more games/genres that I'm personally interested in? Of course. But E3 is a trade show, and the REAL audience for that presentation - Ninty stockholders - are <i>thrilled</i> right now.MovieBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226832228090053258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-67680892898521909762012-06-05T23:12:24.960-07:002012-06-05T23:12:24.960-07:00Oh, no new characters? I hate playing with yellow ...Oh, no new characters? I hate playing with yellow toad or blue toad.Link_Shadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731901236093671821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-38028491407282668462012-06-05T22:43:15.618-07:002012-06-05T22:43:15.618-07:00@Bob
Come on man.... Even by your snarky "pr...@Bob<br /><br />Come on man.... Even by your snarky "predictable whiners" comment, I could tell that even you think Nintendo's show at E3 was bad...REALLY bad....EMBARRASSINGLY bad. You will not meet a bigger Nintendo fan than I, I was pretty much right with you on how Metroid Other M was a pretty good game and that the fan backlash was silly at best....but come on!<br /><br />This was LAZY! Nintendo can do better than this. They HAVE done better than this. Three Mario games in a year!? Two of them damn near the same thing!? <br /><br />And what about those other games we have heard about. Dragon Quest 10....a free to play MMORPG on a console....no word on it at all? Really? What about that spiffy Retro Studios game we were told they were working on? Nothing? Not even a word on the new Smash Bros....? You are ready to defend this, Bob? Are you really that easy to please just to have a lazily slapped together Mario title that could have been done on their current hardware? <br /><br />With as big of a Nintendo fan as you are...I would think you would be more angry at this...I sure am. This isn't the Nintendo I know. This is some straight Actavision shit... "People love the Mario...so lets poop out a title or 3 every year from now on."<br /><br />They straight shot themselves in the foot for the holiday season. I hope they can recover from this....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-86799973481177311232012-06-05T20:15:02.601-07:002012-06-05T20:15:02.601-07:00I know you're a 2D Mario guy, Bob. But I can&#...I know you're a 2D Mario guy, Bob. But I can't get excited for this risk averse title. <br /> <br />Super Mario Galaxy 2 blew my mind when I played it. It's one of the best games this generation and I just want to see Mario tackle more intricate 3D puzzle platforming.smilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083310332940461027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-44000045591556347532012-06-05T19:33:02.567-07:002012-06-05T19:33:02.567-07:00@ Bob
I almost feel like you should be a pretentio...@ Bob<br />I almost feel like you should be a pretentious shit about your comments section in every post. If nothing else, it's fun.Madshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061888501151043115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-65841656454181006712012-06-05T18:55:34.875-07:002012-06-05T18:55:34.875-07:00It's already been said, but the issue is not t...It's already been said, but the issue is not that people like SMB, it's that they criticize Halo, CoD, ect. for not changing enough, despite those games changing more each release than Mario has changed in 20 years. So yes, it is hypocrisy. When CoD does it, it's shameless cash grabbing, when Mario does it, it's a reflective reference to the past.<br /><br /><i>"That depends on how much bitching and moaning you’re going to do for the announcements of Halo 4 and Black Ops 2? C’mon Bob, I wanna see a million variations of “this is going to destroy gaming,” and “this is going to set back games from being taken seriously as an art form for another ten years!""</i><br />This.Sabrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-4613524057239223732012-06-05T18:54:23.273-07:002012-06-05T18:54:23.273-07:00You know, many people still feel that WiiU is stil...You know, many people still feel that WiiU is still lacking a definitive "killer app" for the longtime Nintendo veterans, and I can't help but wonder how many of them would change their minds of Nintendo had ended their NSMBU video with Peach being playable. Wouldn't that have been sickly awesome? It wouldn't have changed a damn thing about gameplay, but we'd have loved it.<br /><br />I'm serious. Look at the NSMB2 presentation for the 3DS; nobody gave two shits about what the guy on stage was saying, they just applauded when Raccoon Mario flew. And you know what? I could see myself doing the exact same thing if I was there.<br /><br />As Bob himself said about last year's E3 (with the whole Microsoft/Kinect thing), you gotta know who you're playing to.Hypershellhttp://hypershell.deviantart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-2655190090693547942012-06-05T18:45:29.053-07:002012-06-05T18:45:29.053-07:00I wouldn't have a problem with this if THERE W...I wouldn't have a problem with this if THERE WASN'T ALREADY A NEW SUPER MARIO BROS GAME IN DEVELOPMENT. One New Super Mario Bros? Fine, whatever. Two within 3 months of eachother? That's overkill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6031707140462457270.post-12980815575750856612012-06-05T18:41:58.296-07:002012-06-05T18:41:58.296-07:00WOW!
NSMB2 (3DS)
NSMBU (Wii U)
Pikmin 3 - I'm...WOW!<br />NSMB2 (3DS)<br />NSMBU (Wii U)<br /><br />Pikmin 3 - I'm OK with this. Its been years<br /><br />The former two are a problem.<br />Hey, Bob? How about you consider this. Why doesn't Nintendo take a bit of a risk and make something NEW? A new IP that enters a different Genre (or creates is own). How about Nintendo give Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and other beloved franchises a rest for 5 or 6 years and put out some totally new content huh?<br /><br />Sad truth. It ain't going to happen. Bob, you can sit here all day and clamour for the industry to change, but if you're willing to give your beloved, sacred Nintendo a free pass simply because the franchises they're milking that you happen to like and have 20+ years of history with, then not a whole lot of people will take you seriously.<br /><br />I know, I know. I'm pretty much falling for your bait, but I don't really care.<br /><br />My point here is:<br />Nintendo milk their respective franchises just as much as other companies do. This years announcement of two NSMB games in parallel is evidence enough of that. There isn't much you can say or do that will change that simple fact.flamebreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01244277443319435147noreply@blogger.com