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Nintendo E3 2006 Conference Thread (start at reply ~#1300)
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gamergirly
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This is the only press conference thread still being posted in
EDIT: Some lurker beat me
EDIT: Some lurker beat me
JoshuaJSlone
Member
It's like a PlayStation controller, minus the handles. Handles are good.BrandNew said:
Sweedishrodeo
the smegma spreader
SMASH BROTHERS BRAWL (official title)
playable characters:
SNAKE
PIT
META-KNIGHT
ZERO SUIT SAMUS
edit:fixed, sorry ... was smoking sheesha at the time... LITTLE HAZY
playable characters:
SNAKE
PIT
META-KNIGHT
ZERO SUIT SAMUS
edit:fixed, sorry ... was smoking sheesha at the time... LITTLE HAZY
jamesinclair
Banned
I want my damn monkey ball impression
gamergirly
Member
Here
I didn't know where else to vent my anger at Sony, so I decided to do it here.
I was speaking to someone today who lives in the flat below me and we got talking about E3 and the recent announcements. Naturally, I mentioned the Sony fuckup with the price which didn't seem to faze him... then I dropped in the news about the PS3 controller not having rumble and he was all like "No way!" and I said "way..." (sorry). Anyway, he looked at me with a big grin on his face and said "what about that tilt control?" as if it was another one of Sony's 'fantastic innovations'. I swear to god if Sony gets the credit for the implementation of motion controls in consoles, my wiitard rage will know no bounds.
The guy seems to be living 5 years in the era when Sony could do no wrong and Nintendo seemed to be on the brink of death. He completely dismissed Nintendo and was completely oblivious to everything that's happened... I've become so used to getting all the news from the internet that I completely forgot that people like this existed. Where do I start with someone like this?
UPDATE: Snake in supersmash bros brawl! HOLY SHIT!! Forget everything I've just said.
I was speaking to someone today who lives in the flat below me and we got talking about E3 and the recent announcements. Naturally, I mentioned the Sony fuckup with the price which didn't seem to faze him... then I dropped in the news about the PS3 controller not having rumble and he was all like "No way!" and I said "way..." (sorry). Anyway, he looked at me with a big grin on his face and said "what about that tilt control?" as if it was another one of Sony's 'fantastic innovations'. I swear to god if Sony gets the credit for the implementation of motion controls in consoles, my wiitard rage will know no bounds.
The guy seems to be living 5 years in the era when Sony could do no wrong and Nintendo seemed to be on the brink of death. He completely dismissed Nintendo and was completely oblivious to everything that's happened... I've become so used to getting all the news from the internet that I completely forgot that people like this existed. Where do I start with someone like this?
UPDATE: Snake in supersmash bros brawl! HOLY SHIT!! Forget everything I've just said.
videogamer
Banned
The guy on the left has an ANBU tattoo from Naruto!Nick said:
Nice golfers hat, hippie.
JoshuaJSlone said:
The PS controller was like a superfami controller w/ the handles. LOL. It has come full circle.
BTW, from the sound of it, it looks like Sony only managed to copy the tilt functionality of the nunchuck attachment and not the actually wiimote itself.
I'm not sure if it was intentional or not, but Nintendo's secretive unveiling of its controller appear to have confused and scared Sony enough to the point of having them fuck up their controller design. If the lack of rumble feature doesn't hurt them with the die hards, it will inevitably hurt them through the backdoor when people start comparing PS3 games not with Wii games but with 360 games which do have a rumble features.
gamergirly
Member
Never thought of it like that......
Father_Brain
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Random questiion: If DQ Swords is supposed to be a launch title, shouldn't it be playable at E3? At the very least, Squenix should have released actual gameplay footage. Somehow, I doubt that the game will ship this year.
Father_Brain
Banned
Synbios459
Banned
Do you guys think there'll be very many people buying the GC and the Wii version of Zelda?
I doubt it. We might have seen the last of the SNES-style F-Zero games (and I kind of hope so considering they've been growing increasingly less relevant), but F-Zero X and GX did pretty well sales-wise... Not as well as deserved, granted, but still pretty well.jgkspsx said:
No. Unless I've missed something, there's absolutely no reason to get the GC version; worse graphics, less options for controls, and probably the same price.Synbios459 said:
Edit: Argh. No reason to get the GC version if a person has a Wii.
ForzaItalia
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phi said:
Absolutely useless. USELESS.
Avutta1978
Member
he mentioned nothing.phi said:
Synbios459
Banned
Just curious, but how would you think would be a good solution to turning the camera instead of having to point the Wiimote the corners as they should in RS?
Blackcherry
Member
Worthless interview, nothing geekz like us would like to knowphi said:
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Yeah, but handles are a great improvement. So much nicer to hold, and makes shoulder buttons more comfortable to use. Without handles my index fingers want to rest on the back of the controller instead of the top, for a better grip. This has been a necessary evil for portable systems, but it's quite a bummer for a new first-party console controller.Deku said:
Do we know it wasn't gameplay footage?Father_Brain said:
We can't expect to hear about every single franchise right off the bat.jgkspsx said:
the androgyne
Member
JoshuaJSlone said:
I half-agree with you.. i mean handle's certainly aren't bad. But the old-style controllers aren't either, it really comes down to preference. With handles you get more grip which is great, but for some reason i prefer the SNES /Saturn controllers more cause it feels more relaxed. In a game like Street Fighter for instance, i ended up moving my free fingers around a bit cause it's more hectic, which handles discourage. That said, i think if the analog sticks are in the lower position like they are on Wii's Classic pad, there might be some balance issues that handles would help with.
the androgyne
Member
shibbs said:
Nintendo really are going after the 'everyone' market segment - even 3 handed freaks!
RonaldoSan
Member
I'm a little underwhelmed by the control of Zelda and Mario, well from reading the impressions anyway.
It seems Mario and Zelda will move just like they would with any normal analog controller, but the difference is doing gestures for actions instead of pushing buttons, pointing instead of manually controling the camera or aiming. It's probably good for aiming, just like the mouse is good for aiming in GTA on the PC, but we all hate controlling GTA with the mouse for anything else.
I expected those franchises to take advantage of the sophisticated movement technology, not just act as gesture input for moves I bet I could pull of faster and more easily with a normal controller.
Other games seems to be more simple and natural in approach, like Metroid Prime and... well that tennis game. I think this controller really can take interface far beyond what other platforms can offer, but it totally depends on the implementation.
Or maybe I just need to try it myself. I'm going to get one for sure.
It seems Mario and Zelda will move just like they would with any normal analog controller, but the difference is doing gestures for actions instead of pushing buttons, pointing instead of manually controling the camera or aiming. It's probably good for aiming, just like the mouse is good for aiming in GTA on the PC, but we all hate controlling GTA with the mouse for anything else.
I expected those franchises to take advantage of the sophisticated movement technology, not just act as gesture input for moves I bet I could pull of faster and more easily with a normal controller.
Other games seems to be more simple and natural in approach, like Metroid Prime and... well that tennis game. I think this controller really can take interface far beyond what other platforms can offer, but it totally depends on the implementation.
Or maybe I just need to try it myself. I'm going to get one for sure.
Shogmaster
Member
The Wii wand is a cruel gimmick.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
Taker666 said:
and i am sold. wii will be mine.
Tchu-Espresso
likes mayo on everthing and can't dance
The main issue i see with the control in FPS games so far is that it seems too hard/clumsy to circle strafe. And turning is too slow despite UBI's claims that it only takes 1 second to do a full rotation in red steel, which is 3x faster than other systems (mouse takes 1/4 second).
Does anyone know if full 3d depth perception is still there with Wii?
I've heard lots about the tilt and turn and point functions and response to sudden movements in various directions but nothing in terms of being able to push and pull on-screen objects towards or away from you with exact accuracy. i noticed it's not really mentioned on Nintendo's Wii site.
I know the original trailer had the fine dentist drill movement and one of the original mini games let you zoom in and out by pushing the control slowly forward and back but I have yet to see this in action.
I've heard lots about the tilt and turn and point functions and response to sudden movements in various directions but nothing in terms of being able to push and pull on-screen objects towards or away from you with exact accuracy. i noticed it's not really mentioned on Nintendo's Wii site.
I know the original trailer had the fine dentist drill movement and one of the original mini games let you zoom in and out by pushing the control slowly forward and back but I have yet to see this in action.