flintstryker
Banned
Wii U audience is a larger audience than noone.
Sonic Lost World Wii U Exclusive
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Wii U audience is a larger audience than noone.
This isn't hugely significant, but it can't hurt. It's a big enough deal that I wouldn't discount it totally, mainly because Sonic fans are a pretty hardcore lot.
I think it is more significant in terms of what it might represent in terms of Nintendo trying to moneyhat Japanese developers in order to secure a baseline level of third party support for Wii U. Obviously things are coming off the rails now in a big way for the Wii U and this might be our first glimpse of Nintendo's desperation strategy. If we see a lot more of this kind of thing with other developers around E3 time, then we will know. They definitely have a massive amount of money to spend on these kinds of endeavors if they want.
Personally I am just hoping the game is good. I would love to play a truly awesome AAA 3D sonic game at some point in the future. If the game is good enough, it would definitely add an incentive for me to buy a Wii U.
I think it is more significant in terms of what it might represent in terms of Nintendo trying to moneyhat Japanese developers in order to secure a baseline level of third party support for Wii U. Obviously things are coming off the rails now in a big way for the Wii U and this might be our first glimpse of Nintendo's desperation strategy. If we see a lot more of this kind of thing with other developers around E3 time, then we will know. They definitely have a massive amount of money to spend on these kinds of endeavors if they want.
Personally I am just hoping the game is good. I would love to play a truly awesome AAA 3D sonic game at some point in the future. If the game is good enough, it would definitely add an incentive for me to buy a Wii U.
It reminds me of those soliders that got stranded after the WWII and believed it was still going, but you know, awfully ridiculous.
Seven Force
Banned
Yeah, seriously. Though I guess that says more about the quality of the last few titles more than anything.
THIS.
I can't get it, why would someone want a GAME system, if not, for the games?
"Damn this console keep getting all the games I want, but hey I don't want to buy it, because...because....I'm cooler than that!"
I just dislike any moneyhatting a 3rd-party to make a multiplatform game an exclusive. There's really nothing suggest the game would have been exclusive w\o the 'agreement' (why would there be need of one if Sega decided independently decided to make it an exclusive?).
Moneyhatting is the lowliest conduct a platform-holder can make and probably the worst aspect of 'console wars'. Especially in this case where Nintendo did a lousy job with the Wii U so far so they resort to securing an exclusive to try and attract ppl to get the console.
Use the money to fund your games from the ground up; not to moneyhat a MP game for exclusivity.
Moneyhatting is the lowliest conduct a platform-holder can make and probably the worst aspect of 'console wars'. Especially in this case where Nintendo did a lousy job with the Wii U so far so they resort to securing an exclusive to try and attract ppl to get the console.
Use the money to fund your games from the ground up; not to moneyhat a MP game for exclusivity.
Meaning Wii U audience, which is likely to be different than that of PS360
First, who said the game would be multiplatform?
You should just ask an admin to add a "l" to your user name.
IpsoFacto
Member
Just wait until the exclusive Puyo Pop game.
Real talk, Sonic's cool and all, but I would legit buy a Wii U to support more Puyo Pop games coming our way.
JimboJones
Member
It's up to the platform-holder to make thier platform as appealing as possible. There is nothing lowly about money hatting or more righteous in funding games from the ground up.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I'd buy that.
Gunstar Ikari
Unconfirmed Member
If only...
knuckles is my favorite character and i don't even want knuckles right now. just get rid of the shitty friends already
haven't heard of a nintendo published game where they didn't get somewhat involved. i'm sure they're spread so thin right now that 'nintendo involvement' isn't going to mean a whole lot outside of decent quality
Oh shit
Those "new friends" would be denizens of the Mushroom Kingdom if this was a fair world.
spindashing
Banned
If the gameplay is like Generations/Colors, they can add all the friends that they want.
Until theres word that they're playable Im going to assume they'll be as harmless as Chip or Yakker
i.e. practically nonexistent and completely ineffectual to the gameplay if you skip all the cutscenes
No reason to get worried about a game where literally all we know for sure is the name, one image, and a guy going "This new game? It will have new stuff in it"
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
He does realise that he would have missed out on one of these three games anyway, because it's a Mario crossover?
perfectchaos007
Member
The "new friends" sentence also worries me. Please SEGA you have made so much progress since the werehog days on unleashed, don't revert back to gimmicks like that in my fast paced sonic action
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
When you bring Yakker up, I wonder who's writing the script, then.
There's 'good' and 'bad' practices to make your platform appealing. Paying a 3rd party to switch a MP game to exclusive falls under the latter for me.
As far as this Sonic game, it's stands to reason if would have been MP. The last Sonic games were, and i don' think Sega or any other 3rd party is clamoring to make Wii U exclusives considering its sales. Why is there a need for an agreement if the games were going to be exclusives anyhow?
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
"Unprecedented partnership" is what money hatting is now called. Get on with the lingos man!
Hero of Legend
Member
I hope they're stepping away from the Unleashed/Colors/Gens formula, two years of development since Gens should be a sign of a change, if it was a similar game they could've had it for launch or right now in Spring ala Secret Rings.
I want an Adventure-style game with real platforming, and add Chao Gardens while you're at it.
I do appreciate the obviously varied environments; you have a Forest, Ice, Lava, Desert, and Water/Island levels as shown on the planet.
Colors' levels were just minor variations on Space, I know the whole game took place in space, but they could've had planets based on said tropes.
And Gens was just "Rehash: The Game". XD Only Time Eater was unique and people hated it on PS360 (on 3DS it was better received seemingly). I'm all for remade levels, but as bonuses ala Green Hill Zone in SA2, but A WHOLE GAME?! :/
Oh and no CG cutscenes, did they really over-do the budget that they couldn't spare it? They didn't even keep the CG trailer as the intro did they? They did for Colors.
So it looks like so far it's in the right direction, I hope we do indeed get a teaser of sorts on Monday (where is this from?!), a trailer ala Colors would work fine, get to hear the theme song and see some environments.
I want an Adventure-style game with real platforming, and add Chao Gardens while you're at it.
I do appreciate the obviously varied environments; you have a Forest, Ice, Lava, Desert, and Water/Island levels as shown on the planet.
Colors' levels were just minor variations on Space, I know the whole game took place in space, but they could've had planets based on said tropes.
And Gens was just "Rehash: The Game". XD Only Time Eater was unique and people hated it on PS360 (on 3DS it was better received seemingly). I'm all for remade levels, but as bonuses ala Green Hill Zone in SA2, but A WHOLE GAME?! :/
Oh and no CG cutscenes, did they really over-do the budget that they couldn't spare it? They didn't even keep the CG trailer as the intro did they? They did for Colors.
So it looks like so far it's in the right direction, I hope we do indeed get a teaser of sorts on Monday (where is this from?!), a trailer ala Colors would work fine, get to hear the theme song and see some environments.
But nobody want Sonic games anyway?
He's an old and tired mascot.
Hero of Legend
Member
Ken Pontac actually mentioned on his site he's writing for a new Sonic game (I think he acknowledges Gens and Colors) so it has to be this.
http://www.sonicstadium.org/2013/01/report-ken-pontac-has-written-script-for-an-upcoming-sonic-game/
I personally don't find his and the other guys' scripts that funny, I think Black Knight had the best writing of any Sonic game this gen, Unleashed I kinda liked as well.
The story was barebones in both Colors and Gens, and the jokes were more misses than hits...
Edit: Okay Ken didn't acknowledge his previous Sonic games at all, but this was for an event recently he was a part of so...
IpsoFacto
Member
Yikes, a new Facebook community just hatched over this controversy:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sonic-Crew/256357291156688?ref=hl
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sonic-Crew/256357291156688?ref=hl
I hope it is just NPCs...
Forget the mention of friends, I'm interested in the mention of new game play.
Of course while it all depends on how exactly they classify "new game play", I hope to god that it's not going back to the Unleashed style we've had these last three games. So sick of boosting and twitch-reaction game play, there's just about nothing that can evolve from it. I want some weighty levels with lots of exploring and a Sonic that doesn't control awful when running at full speeds.
Also I hope they cut out the 2.5D shit.
woah that looks really cool!
New desktop background!
Hero of Legend
Member
HIGH FIVE!
dreamer3kx
Member
A petition, lol, I laugh in your faces.
SonicMegaDrive
Member
We should be so lucky if Wii U ends up half as awesome as Dreamcast was.
MemoryHumanity
Member
Wtf at the comments in that Yahoo! article.
Apparently, buying a videogame means you must exclusively play videogames and only play videogames and not take an interest in any other aspect of life whatsoever.
You're also forbidden from leaving your own house.
MemoryHumanity
Member
Ewww, what resolution is your monitor?
Magicpaint
Member
It will most likely be completely different from the WiiU version though a la Sonic Colors, so keep that in mind.
What if it builds up a library of games you want to play?