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Nintendo Media Summitposted Feb 25th 2010, 12:24PM
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Yesterday was kinda like getting to experience E3, only entirely Nintendo themed. Nintendo had their big Media Summit and announced, elaborated, and confirmed a bunch of stuff. Here’s a quick run-down of some of the big stuff they mentioned:
Mega Man 10
Due out next week I believe. WiiWare is getting this title earlier than the 360/Ps3 versions. Plus the game introduces “easy” mode which actually radically alters the terrain in which you roam, something that’s never been in a Mega Man game before. Apparently Easy Modes was added because Mega Man 10 is going to be twice as hard as Mega Man 9... if that’s even possible...
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
I pre-ordered this with my birthday money, even though it’s not due out till the middle of March. I get an audio CD of the music from the game with the preorder. I just can’t wait. I love the concept of the game and everything I see about it just looks gorgeous.
CaveStory
Finally, this game is coming to WiiWare March 22nd. I hope it’s as good as everyone says it is.
Red Steel 2
Also due out in March 23rd, this game is radically different from the first Red Steel. In this east meets west cowboy samurai game, you play as a long unknown gun wielding sword slicing mercenary. Using Motion Plus, you fend of hoards of enemies, and by simply pointing at the screen you can shoot them down too. You have to switch between using your sword and shooting with your gun, and there’s a ton of secrets, tricks, finishing moves, etc. It all runs at a nice clip of 60fps and has some amazing Wii visuals.
WarioWare DIY
This is actually 2 games. DIY stands for Do It Yourself and that’s exactly what this game is about. YOU get to design your own WarioWare style microgames. There’s the program on the DS where you actually make them step by step, and then there’s a WiiWare title you download which allows you to transfer your games to show people on the Wii. You can also share your creations with people via Nintendo’s WiFi network. For someone like me, this is gonna be a BIG hit! Due out March 28+29th.
Monster Hunter 3
If you preorder the game through GameStop now, you get a new black classic controller and a 500 wii points card. The game itself is going to offer online service for FREE for America, feature NO friend codes, allow up to 4 player WiFi co-op, AND offer WiiSpeak and USB keyboard support. Talk about one heck of a robust game for the Wii! That’s due out April 2010, but if you want to try it out before then GameStop will have a FREE demo disk you can pick up around the middle of March.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Not much new to say except we got a new trailer with tons of new screens. I think we all know what to expect in this game: Yoshi! But the release date, once again, blew people away: May 23rd.
Sin and Punishment 2
Set to be released June 7th, this is a sort of fan treat. The original Sin and Punishment wasn’t released in North America until the Virtual Console. By pure fandom alone, they made Sin and Punishment 2 for Wii. Again we never thought to see it come to our shores, but then Nintendo said “ok!” and here it comes!
Metroid Other M
We’ve known the new Metroid game was coming out soon, but the release date of June 7th took everyone by surprise. On top of that, Nintendo finally elaborated on the control setup of this new game. The entire game is built in 3-D, but you play like a 2-D sidescrolling game (very much akin to the old SNES Metroid game). You only use the WiiMote to play, and at any time you can point the WiiMote at the screen to switch to a 1st person perspective. You can’t move when you’re in 1st person, but you can shoot. Not only that, but in the 2-D perspective Samus will automatically lock on to her nearest threat while fighting swarms of enemies. From the reviews, it looks pretty sweet and everyone seems to agree that the controls feel very natural.
Xenoblade
There’s been a bit more talk about this game. Apparently the whole game takes place on the dead bodies of ginormous gods. The worlds are looking to be the biggest worlds ever made for the Wii, taking you hours to get from place to place (“as big as Japan” says one of the PR-reps). It’s an epic RPG and you can fight enemies in real-time. It’s got some gorgeous visuals too and I am really looking forward to this game as well.
So that’s a little run down of what’s coming up for the Wii. It’s looking very promising right now, and it’s a great time to be a gamer. This also means that Nintendo’s biggest titles (Mario and Metroid) are BOTH coming out before the end of summer. What on earth could Nintendo have in store for winter of 2010? Zelda Wii perhaps?
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I prefer to think of it as "sticking up for the little guy." Seriously, with all my questionable political/spiritual/ethical/moral beliefs, the LEAST offensive stand I can take is saying something like "Wii rocks, Ps3/360 sucks." It's a piece of hardware, nothing more. Don't take things so seriously.
Given how much you brag about the Wii's sales, it hardly qualifies as 'the little guy' by your own logic. As for taking things too seriously? Who's the one going to far here, the guy who devotes hours of his life drawing up comics to trash someone else's tastes, or the guy who wastes a few minutes writing a response to it?
Geeze, you make it out like I'm personally attacking a specific individual. Stop taking things so personally. I make comics which appeal to a specific demographic (which is a common business practice). I'm sorry you don't fit into that demographic and were so personally offended by some jokes about a piece of plastic.
A group of fanboys is not a target demographic. It's a cluster of fanboys. If I made several anti-Muslim comics I could also claim to be 'targeting a demographic'. A bit extreme of a contrast between gaming and religion, but the comparison will work in the context here.
As for the assertion that you are not 'attacking a specific individual", well. Removing the face from people and claiming to 'not single out' anyone is a crass way of excusing yourself from the responsibility you took on by expressing your views in the first place. You pissed on an entire audience of otherwise reasonable people, and now have to reap the results of that.
Or in shorthand, don't dish it out if you can't take it.
Well, by definition you certainly COULD claim to be targeting a demographic in your example. It's sick, yes, but there it is. I chose a specific group of people I saw being vastly under-supported by the general gaming comic culture and decided to fill a void. If you don't like it, you're under no obligation to read them as they're obviously not meant for you. It's like someone complaining about a Horror Movie because they hate horror movies. Well, obviously, that movie just wasn't for them. Does that mean that Hollywood shouldn't have made that particular Horror Movie just to please that specific individual's tastes?
By your logic here, I shouldn't post ANY of my views on ANYTHING in order to not offend anyone. I'm sorry but I can't do that. "The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls." Besides, nothing good ever came from being silent to popular opinion.
Believe me, I can take it. I'm going to continue to voice my opinions and as a result will probably piss a whole bunch more people off. Bring it on.
On the contrary, there are many valid ways to express opinions that don't diminish into rabid fanboyism. As for this void you speak of... where is it? Nintendo fanboys are so outspoken they make lists of the most obnoxious fandoms online. There is no -need- to add fuel to an already out control fire. Fanboyism is senseless bickering, and not too different from what we're doing now.
As for my view? It is impossible -not- to offend anyone. I do not believe in censorship. Otherwise you compromise what could go on to be great works of art and philosophy. You have every right to your opinion, every right to express it. But I don't have to agree with it. And what I see here isn't meaningful discussion, or insightful commentary, it's senseless bashing for the sake of self-gratification. And while you have every right to that, I, as a general gamer, have the right to give your opinion the middle finger, and tell you why it's wrong.
Nintendo has enough champions in the form of dollars made from what some would consider poor tactics. Don't expect everyone to pony up just because you have.
fair enough. You do have every right to tell me what you don't like about my comics, and I have every right to defend my opinions.
Just to be entirely honest, however, I think if we were to have a serious discussion about my REAL opinions about the video game industry, we'd probably find more common ground. I freely admit that my comics are intended to be 1 dimensional and biased, but that doesn't mean that I personally am.
Agreed. Debate is perfectly reasonable in these situations. Do not confuse with me a Sony, or MS fanboy. I've no love for any of the so called big three, as they are all essentially money-grubbing big businesses, and I have a problem with that more than what games they support. I simply don't like to see bashing in one direction or another.
And to the common ground proposal, I imagine that's true also. Like you, I have a problem with the lack of creativity in gaming. I abhor the lack of colour in 'mature' titles and the almost afterthought that seems to be artistic presentation. This does not mean I want to return to the days of the SNES aesthetics. I respect what major strides the western market has made (read: western, not just American) in terms of narrative, gameplay, and themes. At the same time, I cannot be interested in dark-saturated war machine titles like God of War and Modern Warfare 2. I don't find them to be bad games by anyone's measure, I just think that we're in a market dictated by angry college kids living vicariously through these icons. Therin I can see why someone like you would get so fired up.
But know that everyone who plays the PS3, 360, or PC aren't your enemy. They're not out to kill off creativity and ingenuity in gaming, they're just gamers playing what speaks to them. Same as us.
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