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DS Video - Puppy Times is Killer App
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GaimeGuy said:
Hey, we can always sit around not bitching and see Nintendo dig its own grave.
Wouldn't that be interesting!
For serious, I love Nintendo. I don't want to see them lose their handheld market too. But they're going down a baaaaaad road, and they have to consider PSP.
Well, I don't think that particular advertisement was misguided. I know a great deal of 20-somethings who greatly enjoy Donkey Konga as a party game...myself included. I agree that the few childish songs in the game could've been left out, but overall I think the game was marketed to an appropriate demographic.The Take Out Bandit said:
There's no doubt that the company is in a transitional period right now, but I think Nintendo does know what it wants to be: a more mature company, evidenced by the hardware design of the GBA SP, DS, and most likely the Revolution. Actually becoming that company is a different matter entirely.
I'm a whore for PF.Magic. I own Ballz, the fighter, for the SNES, and the Petz games. Dogz 1,2,3 and 4, Catz 1, 2, and Oddballz.
I'm ready for this.
FYI, the best one is probably Dogz/Catz 4. Petz 5 put in too many restrictions about what toys went from room to room and only came out after Mattel bought PF.Magic and made them force it out.
I'm ready for this.
FYI, the best one is probably Dogz/Catz 4. Petz 5 put in too many restrictions about what toys went from room to room and only came out after Mattel bought PF.Magic and made them force it out.
Drinky Crow said:
The people who find the Spike TV Game of the Year Awards appealing hate gaming.
The people who have made it so the only "gaming tournaments" one can participate in are Halo and Madden hate gaming.
Drinky Crow, I saw a 10 year old buying Katamari Damacy yesterday. In the world where REAL games are defined as anything, that kid has nothing to play.
Drinky Crow
Banned
Hey, if that's the major purchasing demographic you want for your special new hardware, by all means, BE MY GUEST. Just don't whine when the next round of DS titles all target that demographic -- I'm sure you'll relish all the clones of Puppy Times, The Urbz, and Animal Crossing, not to mention wholly original Barbie content.
"nice makeup compact"
"it's not, it's a Nintendo DS!"
"dude, you don't see DUDES with that"
"whatever, you just don't appreciate innovation"
"guess not...SUPER PRINCESS PEACH"
"cry"
God, I won't even have to WORK at trolling.
The Take Out Bandit
Member
Hey, I bought the game. I'm a fan of music games, but god damn do the Nintendo themes just make me f'ing cringe. I know, just don't play them, but that pretty much eliminates certain game modes. What games like this need is a tracks editor like Tony Hawk, in which I can select what songs I want to play; and what songs I never want to hear ever again.
I still say they marketed it inappropriately, as the only 20 something I can see gleefully hammering away at bongos while Diddy Kong's Ditties is playing is Kobunheat.
The problem is you can have the sexiest hardware on the planet, but it will still play Nintendo games. With Nintendo's target demographic still being children.
If Nintendo can manage to pull out of this nose dive, and assist Sony by putting Microsoft in third place next generation; I'm all for it. At this point I'm not counting on it.
seismologist
Banned
I still want to know more about the gameplay. I'm sure there's more to it than touching your pet. You probably have to go to the store and buy pet food and supplies and stuff.
In any case, I'd even buy as it is. This is the kind of toy you bring to parties and chicks will go nuts over it.
In any case, I'd even buy as it is. This is the kind of toy you bring to parties and chicks will go nuts over it.
seismologist said:
:lol
Yeah, you'll get all the chicks playing PUPPY TIME!
<You> Hey, look ridiculously hot girl that I have no chance with! I'm playing Puppy Times! Aren't those dogs so cute!!
<Girl> Oh, that's nea-- hey, why the hell are you playing Puppy Times!?
<You> It's totally a chick magnet!
<Girl> *blink*
<Guy with hot car pulls up>
<Girl> Well, later. *geek* Hahaha
<Guy drives off with girl>
Seriously, if you think that gets the girls you're never going to get laid ever.
Drinky Crow
Banned
What frickin' sort of lameass parties do YOU go to?
Wait, this is gigadent, isn't it?
Wait, this is gigadent, isn't it?
Yeah, that's the problem currently, although I don't think Nintendo specifically goes out of their way to target children -- I think that in most cases, they believe that their franchise games (Mario, Zelda, Starfox) still appeal to everyone. Whether or not that's actually the case (outside of the hardcore Nintendo faithful) is up for debate.The Take Out Bandit said:
I am extremely interested to see what the launch software for the Revolution is like. It has the potential to be the first Nintendo product in history that actually has the software to back up its edgy marketing and older-skewing design (assuming that's the direction they're going to take with it, which seems logical). I don't mean a complete abandonment of the old standbys, but rather a supplementing with plenty of "mature" games (not just a few bones like Eternal Darkness and Resident Evil).
Reggie said it best: the demographic to target is around 17 or so, because they set the precedent for a lot of the kiddies as well as having the potential to draw older gamers backwards. IMO, this should be Nintendo's software strategy from now on (again, while not abandoning the franchises and gameplay that made them so popular to begin with), so that their latest advertising and hardware designs can actually make sense.
lockii said:
You think Puppy Times will be a cultural phenomenon? No words can describe the laughter welling up inside me.
Seriously, I'm not trying to diss you but you honestly have very little grasp in reality if you think Puppy Times will be either a cultural phenomenon or a chick magnet.
If this is the way you think you can attract girls, I feel very sorry for you and I hope the best for you in all your utter failures.
Musashi Wins!
FLAWLESS VICTOLY!
I'm going to guess the "I'm getting chicks with Nintendogs" fantasy is inspired more by bad manga and less by experience with actually meeting "chicks".
Drinky Crow
Banned
IT'S LIKE TAMAGOTCHI BUT WITH PUPPIES!!!
You know how to get chicks? BUY A REAL PUPPY. DORK. Plus, a real puppy is a lot more rewarding and actually says something about your fuckin' character.
You know how to get chicks? BUY A REAL PUPPY. DORK. Plus, a real puppy is a lot more rewarding and actually says something about your fuckin' character.
Drinky Crow
Banned
Pokemon is actually a very well designed game.
Puppy Times is analogous at BEST to Tamagotchi, minus the timely novelty. Rather, it's closer to a portable Dogz, and that demographic doesn't do anything RESEMBLING gaming. They spent 30 minutes every week dicking around with their interactive screensaver-slash-pet simulator, and then they play Solitaire.
You're really dredging the bottom of the demographic trough. If you want girls aged 8-15 and grandmothers, by all means, TAKE THEM.
Puppy Times is analogous at BEST to Tamagotchi, minus the timely novelty. Rather, it's closer to a portable Dogz, and that demographic doesn't do anything RESEMBLING gaming. They spent 30 minutes every week dicking around with their interactive screensaver-slash-pet simulator, and then they play Solitaire.
You're really dredging the bottom of the demographic trough. If you want girls aged 8-15 and grandmothers, by all means, TAKE THEM.
lockii said:
If you think "cultural phenomenon" means "ten year old going wild", then yes I'd agree. But as you can see, it obviously didn't transcend any boundaries. Every Pokemon movie did poorly. And Pokemon had good games to back it up, relatively speaking. However, It takes a little more than selling well to 15 million children to become a cultural phenomenon. But I guess TeleTubbies was a cultural phenomenon too.
Is that really the type of phenomenon you want Puppy Time to bring?
Meeting girls with a game? Oh, God. Can you people see why Nintendo fans are such easy targets now? :lol
It's like anime or something.
"Wai wai wai! You have the Puppy Times game?! WOWOW!"
"Yeah, Hinkshu, it's a really great! It levels up both my mind and other things!"
"Wowowow! Great game! (Thought: I'll marry him if he lets me play it.) Can I play it, Goeku?"
"(Super Huge Grin) Yeah yeah yeah! Hinkshu, it's all yours!"
"I love you!"
It's like anime or something.
"Wai wai wai! You have the Puppy Times game?! WOWOW!"
"Yeah, Hinkshu, it's a really great! It levels up both my mind and other things!"
"Wowowow! Great game! (Thought: I'll marry him if he lets me play it.) Can I play it, Goeku?"
"(Super Huge Grin) Yeah yeah yeah! Hinkshu, it's all yours!"
"I love you!"
I don't see how any handheld game could be a showstopper at any party. "Hey everybody, crowd around me and stare at this 3 inch screen!"
I think most people will wonder why you brought a portable game to a social gathering....it kind of flags you as the sad, introverted type. Puppy Times kind of flags you as the sad, introverted, conspicuously effeminate type. In any case, I don't think playing a cute videogame with puppies is going to score you a blowjob.
I think most people will wonder why you brought a portable game to a social gathering....it kind of flags you as the sad, introverted type. Puppy Times kind of flags you as the sad, introverted, conspicuously effeminate type. In any case, I don't think playing a cute videogame with puppies is going to score you a blowjob.
SolidSnakex
Member
lockii said:
So you think a parent is really going to pay out 200 dollars so their kid can play 1 game?
Drinky Crow
Banned
It sure as fuck isn't if the end result is more shit like The Urbz and Animal Crossing.
Drinky Crow said:
God, all hyperbole aside... I believe Animal Crossing is a horrible, horrible game. It is, imho, the worst game Nintendo has ever created and is frankly an insult to anyone who likes real gameplay.
The game consists of going up to an animal, getting a task, and then walking across town to talk to another animal. If you're fortunate, you'll get a rug! And you have to hope the rug isn't something you already have! It's the worst excuse for gameplay ever. And then there's the hilariously bad fishing and digging "mini-games" (if you can call them that) that require no skill whatsoever. Gameplay to me consists of a little more than going from point A to point B with no challenge whatsoever in between and then pressing the "A" button to talk to a towns person.
Drinky Crow
Banned
Why would I be trying to advertise that I'm playing a handheld?
I'd go to a party to, y'know, PARTY, not sell consoles.
Animal Crossing isn't a GAME, it's an obsessive-compulsive disorder for chronic collectors and furries.
I'd go to a party to, y'know, PARTY, not sell consoles.
Animal Crossing isn't a GAME, it's an obsessive-compulsive disorder for chronic collectors and furries.
Love the generalisations, and your ability to see into the future as to what other games will ever be released on DS.SolidSnakex said:
Seriously, saying something so blatently stupid just to win an arguement on an internet forum is pretty fucking pathetic. Stop and think before you next post, it might save you some embarassment.
(for the record I will be highly surprised if Puppy Times is BIG)
Drinky Crow
Banned
Glad you love mindlessly collecting stuff. Good for YOU; good FOR you.
Drinky Crow
Banned
It's a fun little shooter, and it's pretty hard with that damn Papillon Suit.
Drinky Crow:
> There's just something fundamentally tragic about a DS fanboy, sitting by himself in a
> darkened dorm room, stroking polygonal virtual puppies with a stylus.
Indeed. Though not quite as sad as some old guy making an ass of himself online instead of being with his family.
The Take Out Bandit:
> The problem is you can have the sexiest hardware on the planet, but it will still play
> Nintendo games. With Nintendo's target demographic still being children.
Nintendo's target group is gamers of all ages. They rarely aim specifically for younger gamers just like they rarely aim specifically for older gamers. Unfortunately we live in a time where the quality of a game is not judged by its entertainment value but rather its image.
> There's just something fundamentally tragic about a DS fanboy, sitting by himself in a
> darkened dorm room, stroking polygonal virtual puppies with a stylus.
Indeed. Though not quite as sad as some old guy making an ass of himself online instead of being with his family.
The Take Out Bandit:
> The problem is you can have the sexiest hardware on the planet, but it will still play
> Nintendo games. With Nintendo's target demographic still being children.
Nintendo's target group is gamers of all ages. They rarely aim specifically for younger gamers just like they rarely aim specifically for older gamers. Unfortunately we live in a time where the quality of a game is not judged by its entertainment value but rather its image.
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