Wii U Speculation Thread The Third: Casting Dreams in The Castle of Miyamoto
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Ace, we are talking about of EA and Activision here... the biggest part of their business is buying sw houses and they are cheaper when they are bankrupt!
AceBandage
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Ace, we are talking about of EA and Activision here... the biggest part of their business is buying sw houses and they are cheaper when they are bankrupt!
Yeah.
And then they gut them. Fire the employees, And completely shit on their IPs.
It's brilliant. I guess EA wants to live in a universe where they only make a couple million a year from App games and have to shrink down to a tenth of their size..
bgassassin
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AceBandage
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It's likely something EA and Activision said seriously.
But it's a joke, none the less.
bgassassin
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I believe he is being serious, and I believe that to be true.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Wow.
Wow.
I will say this, though--venture into any thread on GAF about the next systems and many seem to feel the same way. I can't understand why.
It's why I eventually believe we end up with a 2-console world with companies teaming up.
My prediction:
Nintendo/Apple console.
Wow.
I will say this, though--venture into any thread on GAF about the next systems and many seem to feel the same way. I can't understand why.
It's why I eventually believe we end up with a 2-console world with companies teaming up.
My prediction:
Nintendo/Apple console.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
You believe that MS releasing a "full generational leap" will "fix" the industry or you believe they said it?
AceBandage
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Nah. Nintendo will always be able to stand on their own.
They have the money and the IPs to support themselves.
It's MS and Sony that will be fucked if they keep this up.
Fix the industry by making EA and Activision the only publishers left...
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
That's why I believe MS and Sony team up eventually.
AceBandage
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Don't see that either.
A Japanese company and an American company have extremely different philosophies.
It's more like one drops out (Sony) and one turns towards an all inclusive device to compete directly with Apple (MS).
Smiles and Cries
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Microsoft should show this year's E3 but looking at the report again I am trying to understand why they would not show at E3 this year an ruin Nintendo's party.
+ Showing at E3 this year would tell the public to pass up the WiiU and wait on the next Xbox, this could hurt Nintendo or at least slow the core jump over to WiiU
- Showing may negatively impact 360 sales for the coming year that they wont have the 720 ready to sell yet
+ A year may not be enough for Nintendo to take over the next gen market
- A year may not be enough time for the 720 to be extremely overpowered so it might be closer to WiiU levels than MS wants
I don't really see Microsoft staying quiet for too long, if the media starts hyping up the WiiU and sales are killing the 360 I think they will launch a wave of news about the nextbox
+ Showing at E3 this year would tell the public to pass up the WiiU and wait on the next Xbox, this could hurt Nintendo or at least slow the core jump over to WiiU
- Showing may negatively impact 360 sales for the coming year that they wont have the 720 ready to sell yet
+ A year may not be enough for Nintendo to take over the next gen market
- A year may not be enough time for the 720 to be extremely overpowered so it might be closer to WiiU levels than MS wants
I don't really see Microsoft staying quiet for too long, if the media starts hyping up the WiiU and sales are killing the 360 I think they will launch a wave of news about the nextbox
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
It'll be interesting either way. I think this next round of consoles will be the last for one of them.
i think that's a given... that was their long term plan since the beginning...
get control of the living room. Gaming was just their troyan horse
if dev kits are already out there i don't think they have much room to greatly increase their hw perfomance...
That was my understanding, so far as it went. They pretend to be SRAM in that they provide access to memory in arbitrary time rather than in sync with update cycles, and thus provide predictable maximums on latency, so the rest of the logic doesn't need to be altered.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I think it's quite simple:
They're either not ready yet or they (like the rumors are about Nintendo recently) are trying to up the power on their system before unveiling it. ShockingAlberto's statement above points to that.
IceDoesntHelp
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I know I'm late, but lol..Zeeboids. Seriously?
AceBandage
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I know I'm late, but lol..Zeeboids. Seriously?
After the Wii came out, there was an explosion of "avatar" things on the internet.
I just got a chill like I took a dip in the Arctic.
Smiles and Cries
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I don't think a year can buy you much power difference at the same cost range but if MS is willing to take a huge loss in profits they might still be able to pull off huge power gains over the WiiU
Even better if Nintendo went for a meh level of power for the WiiU as it is the popular belief
the Wild Card here is SONY they are the ones closest to exiting this market
If Vita was doing gangbusters I would not be so worried about them showing up to the party with power but I am doubting it right now because they don't seem to have the 3rd party support pull
So Next Gen is pretty much here in 3 years all 3 consoles should be on the shelves
Who will have the hardware sales lead this time around?
The Wii may have won this gen but I give the HD race to Microsoft this gen.
As for Next Gen even with WiiU getting a head start Nintendo is entering HD for the first time while MS and Sony are veterans at this already it won't be easy for Nintendo to keep a sales lead
Even better if Nintendo went for a meh level of power for the WiiU as it is the popular belief
the Wild Card here is SONY they are the ones closest to exiting this market
If Vita was doing gangbusters I would not be so worried about them showing up to the party with power but I am doubting it right now because they don't seem to have the 3rd party support pull
So Next Gen is pretty much here in 3 years all 3 consoles should be on the shelves
Who will have the hardware sales lead this time around?
The Wii may have won this gen but I give the HD race to Microsoft this gen.
As for Next Gen even with WiiU getting a head start Nintendo is entering HD for the first time while MS and Sony are veterans at this already it won't be easy for Nintendo to keep a sales lead
Fourth Storm
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I just hope we don't see the polarization in gaming continue, where the trends are super high budget AAAA titles from EA, Activision, etc and then super low budget "indie" titles on Steam, XBLA, NiN, ipad, etc. Gimme a good B-grade game and I'll be a happy man!
AceBandage
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Yeah, Studios like Platinum and Grasshopper need to survive for this industry to work.
It's okay! Ubisoft will still be around!
Smiles and Cries
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are we really buying into the AAAA stuff?
how many little devs will run out of money trying to reach an AAAA goal?
Can KICKSTARTER support AAAA titles?
I think the fight will go from huge titles to small downloadables so maybe NPD will start to heavily track download sales next gen. Indie can survive on the digital realm
how many little devs will run out of money trying to reach an AAAA goal?
Can KICKSTARTER support AAAA titles?
I think the fight will go from huge titles to small downloadables so maybe NPD will start to heavily track download sales next gen. Indie can survive on the digital realm
AceBandage
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Small devs will move to App stores, where they'll be relegated to mediocraty.
The big devs will begin to run their franchises into the ground rather quickly as the gaming scene dries up due to lack of creativity.
Only Nintendo is left standing.
That is the future if EA and Activision have their way.
bgassassin
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Ok. I have little understanding of how BC is effected by this.
The gaming middle class is disappearing due in part to trying to be more than what it was this gen IMO. And the push for more power next gen could be the final nail for it.
Fourth Storm
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I believe that's the point. Only a few megapublishers have the ability to pull it off. In effect, the competition's games look like trash. And I'm sure the extra DLC missions will keep rolling out for those AAAA titles as well.
AceBandage
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For only a few publishers to be left in the entire industry?
It's fucking horrible.
We've already lots dozens of developers and publishers this generation.
It's going to get worse if they have their way.
ViewtifulJC
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Madden, Wii-U Dance-Off, and Temple Run 17 on iPhone
Not like this....
...not like this
I'm imagining the reactions of the hardcorier-than-thous pushing so damn hard for this bleeding when they end-up stuck with such titles. Poetic.
Smiles and Cries
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I think the App stores has the potential to kill gaming as we now know it and redefine it into what people have been warning us about with APPLE
so I think the big guys have more to fear of becoming invisible
looking at some of the gems showing up on the 3DS eShop Nintendo can fight in both worlds
I finally got around to playing Kid Icarus on my 3DS after downloading it like two months ago.
I can see why they brought it back, it's addictive as all hell. This is a franchise they need to keep going on U and future consoles.
Also, is it really that hard people? I don't think so, I've died a few times due to my blubbering stupidity but never through puzzles, enemy bombardments, etc.
I can see why they brought it back, it's addictive as all hell. This is a franchise they need to keep going on U and future consoles.
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Also, is it really that hard people? I don't think so, I've died a few times due to my blubbering stupidity but never through puzzles, enemy bombardments, etc.
I LOVE Icarus, and second on my gaming wish list for this year (first is a phenomenal U launch) is that Uprising kills on the sales charts.
I'd love to see the Icarus series take its rightful place beside Mario, Zelda, and Metroid on Nintendo's top-shelf of franchises.
That's probably a bit too much to ask for. 1-2million lifetime worldwide is probably a best case scenario estimate. Nintendo really does seem to pouring on the support for it though. The game looks immense.
I wish they took some of that time and effort to properly resurrect starfox...*sigh*
Smiles and Cries
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I beat it as a kid, it wasnt the hardest game in my library but it had decent challenge and frustrating moments
it deserves its return as much as metroid does so I am glad to see it in good hands
now continue the card packs and add NFC figuirines for sale with the WiiU version and you have a new fad
I know.. but I can fantasize, right?
An era of gaming where Zelda/Icarus/Metroid/StarTropics-flavored action-adventure gaming supplants FPSes as the dominant genre.. mmmmm...
Please NO!!! It would probably ruin me. Skylanders looks really intriguing and fun but I can see that money sink and can stay away. If any Nintendo IP starts doing this (Pokemon we all know its going to next) I'll be homeless
AceBandage
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1-2 million is what Metroid pulls in, though.
And considering that KI is the sister franchise...
And considering that KI is the sister franchise...
And imagine being an OCD completionist in that kind of environment. It'd be heaven and hell, all at the same time!
And StarTropics, because StarTropics.
This is now my de facto answer for these topics regarding old Nintendo IP resurrections. Mystery At Murasame Castle or just something involving awesome action slaher/platforming with Takamaru is runner up.
I did say best case scenario...
At this point though, I think KI has better marketability than recent metroid efforts. In all honesty, as this gen went on, nintendo's major hardcore franchises all became less and less marketable due to a lack of H-Dees.
Shikamaru Ninja
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And StarTropics, because StarTropics.
This is now my de facto answer for these topics regarding old Nintendo IP resurrections. Mystery At Murasame Castle or just something involving awesome action slaher/platforming with Takamaru is runner up.
I hope Takamaru makes it into Smash Bros. But I thought Murasame Castle and Detective Club would be perfect for come backs.