Xenoblade Chronicles is still available for the Wii. Not seeing how this exclusive is really that worthwhile. Hell, Xenoblade is really designed for the big screen, not for a small screen that looks pretty bad FPS wise.
Xenoblade announced for New 3DS
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Xenoblade Chronicles is still available for the Wii. Not seeing how this exclusive is really that worthwhile. Hell, Xenoblade is really designed for the big screen, not for a small screen that looks pretty bad FPS wise.
Nintendo is milking the devoted crowd, as they'll likely purchase a second 3DS just to play the exclusives. And IMO further alienating everyone else. The normal 3DS isn't exactly releasing AAA titles on a preferable schedule for many and this is just a kick in the testies. (Was Kirby in May the most recent one?)
What audience? The system isn't even out yet.
A low price Wii U port could have done all that and more.
This is crazy. I just finished it on the Wii yesterday, and now this?
I don't really have a desire to replay the entire game again, but this is perfect for anyone who missed out on the Wii version and doesn't want to pay the ridiculous prices for a used copy.
I know there's outrage regarding the fact that it's only playable on new 3DS... but it's going to be on the eshop, right? That's the important thing here. It's not a limited release that will be selling for $90 used on ebay. Eventually, the new 3DS price will drop, and Xenoblade will be waiting
That's a nice way to think about it!
Yay positivity!
DirgeExtinction
Member
Never played Xenoblade, so I would've gotten this if it was for the regular 3DS.
Xenoblade saw a limited GameStop exclusive release and new copies of the game go for roughly $90.
Don't pretend people haven't been begging for a Wii U port since X got announced.
I do wonder if they would even have had to do anything graphically to the game. Just scale the assets to their original sizes if they were reduced for the Wii hardware in the first place to do it cheaply. A down port of Xenoblade is the wrong direction for that game when it was already limited by the Wii hardware. This 3DS version doesn't look good and doesn't seem to run well either. I'm really surprised by how uninterested I am in this.
FlashbladeGAF
Member
yeah...
Nintendo tweaks their handhelds, not their consoles
EDIT: Oh you mean Xeno. Yeah. They aren't gonna spend money on making 2 ports.
RPGCrazied
Member
Nope. Have to buy this newer handheld. I guess trade in your old XL towards it.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
This sucks on every level. Of course we can argue against an idea like this. It completely alienates everyone that just bought a current 3DS.
It is really ugly looking which is the only silver lining right now for me as I won't be picking up a new 3DS
Exactly! And even then, fans have already improved the textures quite a bit working pro bono. Considering how similar the Wii U architecture is to its two predecessors that would have been a way easier job.
Amazeballs
Member
Is it the video compression or is the game just really laggy?
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
I never really buy revised hardware, but there's a first for everything. I need this game..... again!
Have you even read my post? I wrote that I completely understand the reason behind Nintendo's decision but I don't agree with their execution of it. Try to keep the market alive without alienating current 3DS owners or go for a true successor instead.
Feel free to buy the new 3DS if you want but don't try to defend this just because they have done the same BS in the past already.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
I guess you are right. I forgot that Xenoblade 3D can only be played on the new mashines.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Give us the option to turn off the constant character chatter during battles! Ruined the game for me. I can't play a game in which I'm constantly annoyed by the characters, and I really want to play Xenoblade.
And? People beg for things all the bloody time. What makes this game so special? Besides, if anything. This will finally drop the price of that Gamestop exclusive. When has begging ever been enough to justify this much contempt?
RPGCrazied
Member
I see gutted Wii version(new copies) at my GS all the time. They might be open, but they are new, and it was only $45 dollars. Its how I got it. I have 2 versions, PAL & NA.
Jawmuncher
Member
Hmmm. I could tell from the trailer ti's going to be a obvious downgrade to work on the New 3DS.
But man Xenoblade on the go is just perfect. Will probably beat my Wii copy and just double dip.
But man Xenoblade on the go is just perfect. Will probably beat my Wii copy and just double dip.
efyu_lemonardo
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Yes, because SEGA repeatedly made poor financial decisions.
Nintendo has proven over and over again that these half steps are good for them.
I hear you man, I was an early adopter of the Wii and it really pissed me off initially to see 3DS get games like Pilotwings and Luigi's Mansion 2 which seemed like obvious fits for the Wiimote. But eventually you gotta move on.
Xenoblade will likely still be available in some form on whatever Nintendo system you do decide to pick up later down the line. It looks like they're trying to build it into a big IP.
That's not true at all, and the framerate is the more worrying issue here. It looks unacceptable.
Arrrrg, me matey!
Actually, that's probably the best way to play it thanks to the graphical improvements in Dolphin.
How? HOW? HOW? HOW? HOW? HOW? HOW? HOW? HOW? HOW?
How is this alienating people? Why all the fucking hyperbole? Why is everything Nintendo ever does is claimed as nothing more than "betrayal" or "alienation"? There is ONE exclusive coming out. And its a downgraded PORT at that. We don't even know if its coming out of Japan and already we have our hate engines rolling at full force.
Actually, for that matter, how in is this any uglier than the 3DS? It looks the same!
Why beg for a Wii U port when the Wii one can be played on the Wii U?
efyu_lemonardo
May I have a cookie?
We don't know that they aren't, strictly speaking. That Smash stage looked pretty good
EnVy_CaLiBeR
Member
Lol so you need to buy the "new" 3DS in order to play this.
Yeah, no. Fuck that, Nintendo.
Yeah, no. Fuck that, Nintendo.
It's harder to find the original game.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Wow, I'm genuinely surprised that they are doing this, and only calling it "New 3DS." It'd be better if they named it something else entirely, because there's likely to be all types of games that only work for the new 3DS.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
0_o
Bro I don't know what time it is where you are but make yourself a little cocktail and relax. If you can't fathom how this doesn't alienate current 3DS owners I don't think we can have a forward moving conversation. At the very least though you could try to not take the criticisms personally.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Honestly the most pissed off I've been with gaming news since the Xbox One DRM fiasco. What's really sad is all of the people defending it.
I wonder what would happen if Microsoft announced the Xbox One.5. It's an upgraded Xbox One that will have exclusive games developed for it! Wouldn't that be lovely?
How so?
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
Thanks for making me feel great about buying a 3DS XL a month back Nintendo!
It's ok man. It's Nintendo. Nintendo does this all the time. You should have expected it. Just buy another system.