except for the good games, yes.
Pikmin and Rayman are so great...I hope also DQX could arrive oversea
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Nintendo Direct 2012.12.5 - Dec. 5th, 6AM EST (JP), 12 PM EST (NA), 5PM GMT
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except for the good games, yes.
Pikmin and Rayman are so great...I hope also DQX could arrive oversea
Allan Holdsworth
Member
I thought people hyping this up were just kidding, but seeing so many people dissapointed now... wow. I guess some people are really that thick.
Aaron Strife
Banned
There's always megatons. Nintendo's pretty direct about this
I think so... I'm starting to think all the fruit-in-hand shots are tied to this Fruit Thief game.
Sort of off-topic, but how gradual or otherwise has Nintendo's shift from being proudly 'purely games' to proudly 'multipurpose' been?
I've noticed it very distinctly since last E3 I guess, when Reggie talked up their place at the center of the living room heavily, and I suppose before that with some of the 3DS presentations. But were they this heavy on it before that?
I'm not complaining, I think it's sort of necessary given the current environment, but just a thought that struck me watching this ND in particular. Back in the good old days, they used to contrast themselves heavily against Sony on this front but it seems they realised they were pissing against the wind a bit. But it makes certain decisions elsewhere all the more puzzling.
I've noticed it very distinctly since last E3 I guess, when Reggie talked up their place at the center of the living room heavily, and I suppose before that with some of the 3DS presentations. But were they this heavy on it before that?
I'm not complaining, I think it's sort of necessary given the current environment, but just a thought that struck me watching this ND in particular. Back in the good old days, they used to contrast themselves heavily against Sony on this front but it seems they realised they were pissing against the wind a bit. But it makes certain decisions elsewhere all the more puzzling.
Muku
Member
I know, took them forever to even get any Wii U stuff up in stores here. >< And took an arm and a leg to get the Wii U here, LOL.
Still enough to ponder to whether it's enough to stay up. Maybe if we're up playing late might be worth it. Just hoping something interesting comes out of it though.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Japan launch summary
StreetsAhead
Member
Guess the Wonderful 101 will slip into Q2
It's never been listed as Q1 for Japan.
I've very impressed with Nintendo publishing and pushing Rayman in Japan. There definitely must be a good relationship with the two companies.
Also very amazing to put so many American games in the video. Realizing that they're getting big in Japan? Taking a gamble on them? Not sure.
Regardless, I'm still set to hold off buying my (Japanese) WiiU for a few months.
Also very amazing to put so many American games in the video. Realizing that they're getting big in Japan? Taking a gamble on them? Not sure.
Regardless, I'm still set to hold off buying my (Japanese) WiiU for a few months.
polyh3dron
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Muku
Member
Maybe, but we can hope. Outside of the initial release things look pretty boring. I ultimately hope they stop silencing developers and stop making this a has to be Nintendo Direct announcements on games. That's going to get old really quick.
It was summarised in the description of the video.
Exactly, people are just setting themselves up for disappointment and I don't know why they continue to do that. This isn't some huge event.
StreetsAhead
Member
The important thing is that the Pikmin now spin with the lilypads!
grimshawish
Banned
I wasn't entirely sure what was going on in the stream, but I get it now. This is actually a really awesome idea. Playing microgames on the GamePad while keeping an eye on the TV in case mom peeks in.
metalslimer
Member
At this point, I'm wondering if there are developers to silence.
I don't know why I found this so funny.
StreetsAhead
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Maybe it will...in the US. It doesn't matter if you 'don't care' or not.
The perfect Dark
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Coldnoodle
Member
Sooooooo....Pikmin 3 looks pretty legit.
They just don't have many other games to show, really. Would they've focused on Japanese games the stream would have been 20 minutes long. ;o
I just drew this out in Nintendo Land's Miiverse community, haha.
I'm wondering the same thing. I don't remember them really holding back 3rd Party announcements for the Wii or GameCube. Like before E3, I don't think they're holding anything back. There just isn't anything.
We can go deeper.
Play on the gamepad
-> while
keeping an eye on the TV in case mom peeks in
-> while
keeping an eye on the door in case your actual mom peeks in.
Conrad Link
Member
Well I'm certainly impressed I was able to watch the stream so well while reading NeoGAF all on my Wii U!
Wasn't expecting a console Internet browser to be so..... pleasurable. It could even send the video to my TV while still allowing me to change tabs to GAF reading on the controller but keep the video from the stream tab up playing on the TV!
Nice.
Wasn't expecting a console Internet browser to be so..... pleasurable. It could even send the video to my TV while still allowing me to change tabs to GAF reading on the controller but keep the video from the stream tab up playing on the TV!
Nice.
*avatar quote*
Or you can, you know, open the browser and go to Google Maps. Please be reasonable.
I actually prefer ND's...
Makes a change from drip-fed over 2 years or leaked out of no where to then relying on E3 to deliver, where you're then given 30 games in a minutes trailer and some get lost in the mix...
I actually prefer only knowing about games being released within window X or game is soon to be released like Paper Mario which was a pleasant surprise. Even the new Animal Crossing.
Yeah we see the same game 3-4 times within 6 month period but then on Nintendo's part nothing gets lost in the mix...which is surely a good thing no?
Muku
Member
See, I kind of want things to look forward to. Even if there isn't a set time, or if it's a generic year, that's fine. Not knowing at least something is coming is a bit frustrating on my part. Two Wii U games I'm playing now will only get me so far, so I'd really at least to see something on the horizon. Quite honestly, after the Wii, I want to know something else is ahead to look forward to. I guess I'm just afraid in that regard.
StreetsAhead
Member
Also, first footage of the purple and white Pikmin, plus I'm pretty sure the new flying Pikmin are seen to the left of screen at 22:08 (buried), but they could be white ones. I suppose.
It's not the first time they did this, but this is when they pushed those features harder. I don't think they will add another focus though. They'll keep on making games and game-specific hardware and leave the multipurpose stuff to partners.
According to 8-4, something like 25% of all Netflix connections in the US are from Wiis. That's crazy talk.
Wow. I wonder if they get a cut and how big.
Nintendo doesn't want future titles to hurt the sales of current titles. Also, the longer people know about a game, the more they hype it beyond reason or the more negative knee-jerk impressions can spread to the general gaming market as "facts".
SebastianAlexander
Member
when is the american direct?
blu
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Since the Wii & DS generation, the Wii being the stronger case.
Weather channel, Associated Press news channel (at times my most read news source), NetFlix, Voting and Statistics, etc.
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