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Media Create Sales 6/18 - 6/24
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NSMB is a game designed specifically for those who stopped playing video games after the NES mario games.
I can fully understand the disappointment of people who have been playing many walkthoughs of each and every single Mario game that has appeared. For those guys, NSMB isn't precisely something to be thrilled about.
However,think about all those who are 8 to 12 years old who will play a Mario game for the first time or the lapsed gamer who thinks " I used to like it, I might like it now as well ". For those consumers, NSMB is the BEST game they could have ever bought for their newly aquired DS.
To finish, I think no single piece of software will be as attractive in the whole generation as NSMB, including all the libraries from PSP,PS3,WII,360.
I can fully understand the disappointment of people who have been playing many walkthoughs of each and every single Mario game that has appeared. For those guys, NSMB isn't precisely something to be thrilled about.
However,think about all those who are 8 to 12 years old who will play a Mario game for the first time or the lapsed gamer who thinks " I used to like it, I might like it now as well ". For those consumers, NSMB is the BEST game they could have ever bought for their newly aquired DS.
To finish, I think no single piece of software will be as attractive in the whole generation as NSMB, including all the libraries from PSP,PS3,WII,360.
First Children
Member
Fixed.jamesinclair said:
DS hardware doesn't seem to be higher than usual..
TheGreatDave
Banned
New Super Mario Bros. has much more in common with Mario 3 from a level design point of view, only without the power ups. I don't understand how anybody could be "oh shit, this stuff is too simplified for me". I mean...seriously, all that was lacking was a flying item. EVERYTHING from a design point of view was not majorly different from the other games.
LanceStern
Banned
I think the guy talking about how NSMB was perfect for the lapsed gamers has it DEAD ON. Casual gamers or gamers getting back into gaming or new gamers should all find something to love in New Super Mario Bros. (which I think is why it's counted a touch generation title).
I loved NSMB myself. I think the levels needed more vertical aspects and memorable music, but other than that the graphics, gameplay and just the feel of the game was great.
NSMB2 should be awesome. Oddly enough, I didn't care much for SMB3
I loved NSMB myself. I think the levels needed more vertical aspects and memorable music, but other than that the graphics, gameplay and just the feel of the game was great.
NSMB2 should be awesome. Oddly enough, I didn't care much for SMB3
TheGreatDave
Banned
SFGamer said:
There was the water world. And ice world. And fire world. And basically every other ****ing world from Mario 3.
Version 3.0
Member
New Super Mario Bros. succeeded brilliantly at being what it was supposed to be: a new Super Mario game (duh) aimed to succeed through nostalgia for the 2D games. I thought it was great--I would've loved to see it do more than it did (ie. continue to evolve the way SMB1-3-SMW did and have a bigger, more complex world), but I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't more simplistic, along the lines of SMB1. That's the one that carries the real nostalgic value, not 3. I really thought that to hit the demographic they wanted to, they'd dumb it down to be nearly just another SMB2/Lost Levels-type game. Instead they put out a very worthy entry into the whole series...it just isn't SMB4.
If you know what I mean...
If you know what I mean...
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
SFGamer said:
"Not awesome" is not "pretty horrible".
A Link to the Past
Banned
Instead of DS sequels like New SMB2 or MP Hunters 2, I want to see some franchise revivals.
Excitebike, Balloon Fight, maybe a Touch! Sports game (not exactly an old franchise, but kinda), Ice Climbers, Clu Clu Land, etc.
Imagine Ice Climbers - it would focus on platform elements more with a mode for scrolling, climbing levels (with the dual screen acting as one tall screen!). Give it touch controls, create-a-level, and multiplayer co-op/counter-op (for instance, in co-op, players could be connected by the tether, so it would require that both succeed).
Excitebike is self-explanatory - create-a-track, cel-shaded 3D (but play like the original), online play/leaderboards, etc. It'd be AWESOME.
Balloon Fight is self-explanatory! Customizable characters, create-a-level, online play/leaderboards, and more fleshed out than Balloon Fight was (maybe give it boss battles). Also, incorporate the side-scrolling gameplay of Balloon Kid - make it half Balloon Fight, half Balloon Kid.
Clu Clu Land would rock - creating your own levels and maybe using the touch screen to control.
And of course, Touch! Sports. Sell it for $30.00, release DS Lite bundles with it. Put golf, tennis, boxing, baseball, bowling, and a few other sports games (to set it apart from Wii Sports). Wouldn't be as interesting as Wii Sports, but I'd buy it if they made it great.
Excitebike, Balloon Fight, maybe a Touch! Sports game (not exactly an old franchise, but kinda), Ice Climbers, Clu Clu Land, etc.
Imagine Ice Climbers - it would focus on platform elements more with a mode for scrolling, climbing levels (with the dual screen acting as one tall screen!). Give it touch controls, create-a-level, and multiplayer co-op/counter-op (for instance, in co-op, players could be connected by the tether, so it would require that both succeed).
Excitebike is self-explanatory - create-a-track, cel-shaded 3D (but play like the original), online play/leaderboards, etc. It'd be AWESOME.
Balloon Fight is self-explanatory! Customizable characters, create-a-level, online play/leaderboards, and more fleshed out than Balloon Fight was (maybe give it boss battles). Also, incorporate the side-scrolling gameplay of Balloon Kid - make it half Balloon Fight, half Balloon Kid.
Clu Clu Land would rock - creating your own levels and maybe using the touch screen to control.
And of course, Touch! Sports. Sell it for $30.00, release DS Lite bundles with it. Put golf, tennis, boxing, baseball, bowling, and a few other sports games (to set it apart from Wii Sports). Wouldn't be as interesting as Wii Sports, but I'd buy it if they made it great.
TheGreatDave
Banned
justchris said:
I meant Tanooki Suit. I thought the kids all loved the strange statue changing shit?
The shoe was cool though. For the one level it was useful...
Cheesemeister
Member
Leondexter said:
I do know what you mean.
TheGreatDave said:
I thought you were referring to the hammer suit for some reason. Forgot about those other ones, heh.
NSMB was great. Would have liked it better if there were some other powerups, sprite graphics, and better music. But the game was so brilliantly designed, the flaws didn't matter too much in the end.
Cheesemeister
Member
28./27. [NDS] Kekkaishi: Tale of the Raven Forest (Bandai-Namco)
29./00. [NDS] Cooking Navi: All-Empire Hotel (Koei)
30./20. [NDS] Common Knowledge Training (Nintendo)
31./31. [WII] Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (Capcom)
32./12. [PS2] Hisshou Pachinko/Pachislo Capture Series, Vol. 10: CR Neon Geneses Evangelion (D3 Publisher)
33./25. [WII] Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Nintendo)
34./34. [NDS] Pokémon Pearl (Pokemon)
35./02. [360] Trusty Bell ~Chopin's Dream~ (Bandai-Namco)
36./26. [NDS] Phoenix Wright 4 (Capcom)
37./00. [PSP] Smash Court Tennis 3 (Bandai-Namco)
38./32. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom)
39./29. [NDS] Kurikin: Nano Island Story (Nintendo)
40./22. [PSP] Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road (Bandai-Namco)
41./33. [NDS] Kanji Test (Rocket Co.)
42./24. [PSP] Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War (Square-Enix)
43./36. [NDS] Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (Nintendo)
44./42. [NDS] Word Puzzle Mojipittan DS (Bandai-Namco)
45./28. [WII] Harvest Moon: Tree of Peace (Marvelous Interactive)
46./23. [PSP] Final Fantasy II (Square-Enix)
47./35. [NDS] Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (Square-Enix)
48./39. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters Joker (Square-Enix)
49./14. [PS3] Call of Duty 3 (Spike)
50./38. [NDS] Big Brain Academy (Nintendo)
NDS - 30
WII - 7
PSP - 5
PS2 - 3
PS3 - 3
360 - 2
GBA = 0 GBA + 130 SP + 284 Micro
NDS = 30 DS + 163,888 Lite
29./00. [NDS] Cooking Navi: All-Empire Hotel (Koei)
30./20. [NDS] Common Knowledge Training (Nintendo)
31./31. [WII] Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (Capcom)
32./12. [PS2] Hisshou Pachinko/Pachislo Capture Series, Vol. 10: CR Neon Geneses Evangelion (D3 Publisher)
33./25. [WII] Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Nintendo)
34./34. [NDS] Pokémon Pearl (Pokemon)
35./02. [360] Trusty Bell ~Chopin's Dream~ (Bandai-Namco)
36./26. [NDS] Phoenix Wright 4 (Capcom)
37./00. [PSP] Smash Court Tennis 3 (Bandai-Namco)
38./32. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Capcom)
39./29. [NDS] Kurikin: Nano Island Story (Nintendo)
40./22. [PSP] Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road (Bandai-Namco)
41./33. [NDS] Kanji Test (Rocket Co.)
42./24. [PSP] Final Fantasy Tactics: The Lion War (Square-Enix)
43./36. [NDS] Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (Nintendo)
44./42. [NDS] Word Puzzle Mojipittan DS (Bandai-Namco)
45./28. [WII] Harvest Moon: Tree of Peace (Marvelous Interactive)
46./23. [PSP] Final Fantasy II (Square-Enix)
47./35. [NDS] Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (Square-Enix)
48./39. [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters Joker (Square-Enix)
49./14. [PS3] Call of Duty 3 (Spike)
50./38. [NDS] Big Brain Academy (Nintendo)
NDS - 30
WII - 7
PSP - 5
PS2 - 3
PS3 - 3
360 - 2
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Hardware - This Week | Last Week | YTD | LTD
1. NDS - 163,918 | 118,684 | 3,814,038 | 17,819,717
2. WII - 65,582 | 65,521 | 1,880,933 | 2,800,576
3. PSP - 32,984 | 33,359 | 1,044,842 | 5,576,971
4. PS2 - 11,962 | 11,974 | 404,057 | 20,558,916
5. PS3 - 9,581 | 9,481 | 481,017 | 938,575
6. 360 - 3,369 | 7,583 | 115,429 | 380,131
7. GBA - 414 | 867 | 40,232 | 15,338,311
8. NGC - 82 | 223 | 8,308 | 4,177,776NDS = 30 DS + 163,888 Lite
TheGreatDave
Banned
I liked the polygon use. It gave the game a flow when it came to animation. Wall jumping as a sprite wouldn't have been as cool.
RiskyChris
Banned
[Zoidberg]
Again with the selling lots of DSes.
[/Zoidberg]
Again with the selling lots of DSes.
[/Zoidberg]
Cheesemeister
Member
Avrum said:
Weeks 'til Wii hits 3m at this rate: 3.0408343752859016193467719801165
Weeks 'til PS3 hits 1m at this rate: 6.4111261872455902306648575305292
Yes.
MasterMFauli
Banned
Avrum said:
3-4 weeks for the Wii.
In 4 weeks, PS3 will probably still be 20k away from 1 mio.
So, yeah, near to confirmed.
Also, i wonder what could change that picture. Wii is constantly sold-out. When the big games are being released, there´re probably riots to get a Wii.
On the other hand, PS3 is very little games that can be considered top sellers. That golf game should be one, and then there´s FF13.
2 games to change the tide?
Paws of Fury
Member
Impressie PSP numbers even though the lack of games this week!
