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[AniHawk]

rogue squadron ii was the first game i played on the gamecube when i got home that night. it was so cool looking.

i think i got smb, thps3, luigi's mansion, and rogue squadron at launch. pikmin and ssbm when those came out. i had saved up basically a year's worth of allowances and birthday money that i had put into a paper gamecube i had made from that one ign article.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

The ideas present in NSMB Mii should just be rolled into the 3DS game, and NSMB Mii should either be shelved for next fall or converted into something that isn't exactly the same as the other three NSMB games. I guess making it free with the Wii U works, too, but I'm sure Nintendo and third parties want consumers to actually buy software with the system.

 

[Anticitizen One]

I wish wii u launches with a next gen Mario like the NES, SNES, and N64 did

 

[Gahiggidy]

rogue squadron ii was the first game i played on the gamecube when i got home that night. it was so cool looking.

i think i got smb, thps3, luigi's mansion, and rogue squadron at launch. pikmin and ssbm when those came out. i had saved up basically a year's worth of allowances and birthday money that i had put into a paper gamecube i had made from that one ign article.

Youi didn't pick up Luigi's Mansion? :confused

I also got all those games you mentioned, eventually, and enjoyed them all. Gamecube has a really great 1st year, in retrospect.

 

[Chet Rippo]

So, the day after E3 when everything is spilled where do we see the general mood of the thread trending? Riding high, or a more sobering optimism?

Pretty excited to see what all three have to show for E3 because I think MS/Sony feel like they need to really step it up. But this is Nintendo's show to lose.

Don't they close down all the other sub sections when E3 comes to lighten the load on the servers? Or am I reading your post wrong?

 

[EmCeeGramr]

I remember playing RS first, then switching to Luigi and playing it for a suprisingly long time while my brother got annoyed and wanted to see RS again.

 

[HylianTom]

I wish wii u launches with a next gen Mario like the NES, SNES, and N64 did

Launch feels right when there's a Mario game. Like old times.

The first launch with Mario there since the N64.. wow..

 

[AniHawk]

Youi didn't pick up Luigi's Mansion? :confused

I also got all those games you mentioned, eventually, and enjoyed them all. Gamecube has a really great 1st year, in retrospect.

i did. it's right there in the post.

i don't know about its first year being that great. the penny-arcade comic about there being no good games until summer held up to be true (then REmake and eternal darkness came out). super mario sunshine also hit in that time and... i think animal crossing and star fox adventures completed the year (from november 2001-october 2002)

i think the best year the gamecube had was probably 2004. metroid prime 2, paper mario 2, pikmin 2, four swords adventure, tales of symphonia, donkey konga... good stuff. of course, 2004 was pretty much great for everything.

 

[TheExplodingHead]

Don't they close down all the other sub sections when E3 comes to lighten the load on the servers? Or am I reading your post wrong?

I have no idea, haven't ever been through a GAF E3. Guess I was just asking what happens after E3 is over, in the thread.

 

[Anth0ny]

I got Gamecube for Christmas 2001 with Melee and THPS3. Best Christmas, no contest. Those games ended up being two of my most played games ever.

I rented Luigi's Mansion and finished it during the three days I had it... so I never ended up buying it.

If Wii U has anything as replayable as SSBM or THPS3 at launch, I'd be more than satisfied.

 

[Linkhero1]

I've been gone all day and it seems like today was eventful.

I think this weekend I'm going to avoid the internet until E3 to avoid spoilers. I want to be surprised during the conferences

 

[Gahiggidy]

i did. it's right there in the post.

i don't know about its first year being that great. the penny-arcade comic about there being no good games until summer held up to be true (then REmake and eternal darkness came out). super mario sunshine also hit in that time and... i think animal crossing and star fox adventures completed the year (from november 2001-october 2002)

(Oops, I missed that.)

They also had games like Sega Soccer Slam in the Spring, which was fun. I also consider Metroid Prime to be in the first year.

 

[HylianTom]

I've been gone all day and it seems like today was eventful.

I think this weekend I'm going to avoid the internet until E3 to avoid spoilers. I want to be surprised during the conferences

I'm mostly convinced that Nintendo's big surprises are going to be well-kept at this point. Months ago, I would've sworn that we'd know more by now.. but now I'm convinced that this is what we'll know until The Day.

We'll mainly see box and crate and curtain hijinks, I'd guess.

 

[Linkhero1]

I'm mostly convinced that Nintendo's big surprises are going to be well-kept at this point. Months ago, I would've sworn that we'd know more by now.. but now I'm convinced that this is what we'll know until The Day.

We'll mainly see box and crate and curtain hijinks, I'd guess.

I would hope so, but after the DKCR leak I never know what to expect. I would rather be surprised for something like that during the conference then a few hours/days before.

 

[CrAzYLeGzLU]

OT/

Hey, I've finalized the layout of my Bingo Cards:

http://checkboxbingo.com/test.pdf


Now I just have to write the rules.

"Launch Date" is misspelled on the 2nd card if you haven't caught it already.

 

[HylianTom]

I would hope so, but after the DKCR leak I never know what to expect. I would rather be surprised for something like that during the conference then a few hours/days before.

Ahh.. what a leak! In some cases, it pays to be cautious.. and you've provided the Nintendo fan's Exhibit A.

I'll be checking my own personal boxes this weekend so that I have nothing on my to-do list next week. But if GAF spoils something when I check-in, so be it I guess.

 

[GCX]

I'm mostly convinced that Nintendo's big surprises are going to be well-kept at this point. Months ago, I would've sworn that we'd know more by now.. but now I'm convinced that this is what we'll know until The Day.

We'll mainly see box and crate and curtain hijinks, I'd guess.

There's always a possibility of USA Today or something leaking the news just hours before the conference like they've done a few times. It doesn't really matter that much anymore at that point though.

 

[AniHawk]

how was dkcr spoiled again?

i remember when nsmbw was spoiled, all due to gaf and photoshop. good times.

 

[canvee]

Went to my local Dick Smith Electronics today and the TV's were playing last E3's Wii u trailer on loop. I'm definitely excited for what Nintendo has to offer this E3.

 

[Linkhero1]

how was dkcr spoiled again?

i remember when nsmbw was spoiled, all due to gaf and photoshop. good times.

irrc it leaked before the conference.

 

[Duderz]

how was dkcr spoiled again?

i remember when nsmbw was spoiled, all due to gaf and photoshop. good times.

Pretty sure IGN ran the story about it the day before Nintendo's conference.

 

[Agent Unknown]

So which games are people worrying that were supposedly/rumored to be cancelled?

 

[PolarBearsClub]

Yeah, I remember IGN leaking it.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

how was dkcr spoiled again?

i remember when nsmbw was spoiled, all due to gaf and photoshop. good times.

IGN or someone posted a "Retro-made Donkey Kong" story like a few days before the conference.

 

[Mr. MondayNight]

I just irc'd!

It was fun.

I'd like to thank them for not kicking me out when I posted my unbelievably inappropriate gif of me masturbating to Alicia Keys.

I do that too..

 

[TriGen]

I'm mostly convinced that Nintendo's big surprises are going to be well-kept at this point. Months ago, I would've sworn that we'd know more by now.. but now I'm convinced that this is what we'll know until The Day.

We'll mainly see box and crate and curtain hijinks, I'd guess.

I agree. I would have guessed we would have known more of Nintendo's first-party surprises by now, but since they've been able to hold out this long I'm guessing they will keep it air-tight until E3.

 

[antonz]

E3 week basically starts tommorrow night. Dont expect anything Nintendo related to show up though

 

[EloquentM]

E3 week basically starts tommorrow night. Dont expect anything Nintendo related to show up though

Are you attending?

 

[antonz]

Are you attending?

Not this year. Got the short end of the stick. Has its positives like show floor will be a disaster this year but thats also part of the fun

 

[Boss Doggie]

Heh, remember this nugget:

Back last E3 Nintendo showed trailers of 3rd party dudebro games, and people said they look worse than PS3/360 versions of the games... when later it was revealed that said trailers were actually from PS3/360 versions?

 

[Thunder Monkey]

I do that too..

*salutes*

 

[G-Fex]

Oh wow I need to start watching Pokemon now

 

[perfectchaos007]

So already this month I have watched every Nintendo E3 keynote since 2004, and now I'm watching some of them for a second or third time. I either am really excited for this years keynote, or really unemployed. Both.

 

[EloquentM]

Not this year. Got the short end of the stick. Has its positives like show floor will be a disaster this year but thats also part of the fun

I need to go one year ='{

 

[antonz]

I need to go one year ='{

This years is probably the calmer one. Next years is gonna be crazy because the Gaming Press will actually care

 

[HylianTom]

So already this month I have watched every Nintendo E3 keynote since 2004, and now I'm watching some of them for a second or third time. I either am really excited for this years keynote, or really unemployed. Both.

I'll be doing that this weekend, maybe one night. I've already listened to a ton of podcasts from the past six years over the past few months, so my hypening will be complete when I get through the conferences.

Good to have a bit of perspective on where we've been, where we're going, the highs, the lows..

 

[perfectchaos007]

I'll be doing that this weekend, maybe one night. I've already listened to a ton of podcasts from the past six years over the past few months, so my hypening will be complete when I get through the conferences.

Good to have a bit of perspective on where we've been, where we're going, the highs, the lows..

The low was the entirety of the 2009 conference, but the high I would say was in a portion of the 2004 conference. This was Reggie's debut, and he just introduced DS. He was gaining momentum with the audience and at one point, he gained so much confidence and momentum that his voice became gravelly.

That turning point happened around 1:40 in this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcvFRWgwRuY&feature=relmfu

 

[DaSorcerer7]

Heh, remember this nugget:

Back last E3 Nintendo showed trailers of 3rd party dudebro games, and people said they look worse than PS3/360 versions of the games... when later it was revealed that said trailers were actually from PS3/360 versions?

Yeah, not one of Gaf's shining moments..

 

[AzaK]

Are you going to miss my contest?

If it's in the next 4 days then yup I will. I will be unjacked from the matrix.

Bye bye Azak, you are lucky in a way.

Yeah I think so too, until I come back and try and catch up on 4 days of who knows what in one day before the conference!

I think a lot of people have already determined for themselves whether it's a flop or not.

No truer words spoken.

<gets back to packing>

 

[Boss Doggie]

Yeah, not one of Gaf's shining moments..

I want to read those posts again, actually.

 

[EloquentM]

This years is probably the calmer one. Next years is gonna be crazy because the Gaming Press will actually care

I lol'd but the Nintendo fan in me started crying.

I want to read those posts again, actually.

If you find them a link would be much appreciated.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

I lol'd but the Nintendo fan in me started crying.

The Nintendo fans in my head told me your tears would make me a God.

 

[EloquentM]

The Nintendo fans in my head told me your tears would make me a God.

I think there's medication for your type of crazy.

 

[Freezie KO]

The low was the entirety of the 2009 conference, but the high I would say was in a portion of the 2004 conference. This was Reggie's debut, and he just introduced DS. He was gaining momentum with the audience and at one point, he gained so much confidence and momentum that his voice became gravelly.

That turning point happened around 1:40 in this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcvFRWgwRuY&feature=relmfu

I started watching that, and people were so thrilled to see Wi-Fi and Nintendo going online. Around 5:07, Reggie didn't even have to say "Wi-Fi" and the crowd erupted.

Baby steps, but we've come a long way.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

I think the medication for him has to be invented yet.

No it has, they just only make it taken orally.

 

[EloquentM]

No it has, they just only make it taken orally.

But intravenous gets you sane much faster.

 

[AniHawk]

i think i stopped watching the conferences in 2008. i had registration for classes the day of nintendo's 2008 conference, but i was able to catch microsoft's the night before.

actually, i think i might have only seen 2005's or 2006's as they happened. 2004 i was in high school. in 2005 i might have been off from school that day, and the same might be true of 2006's one. 2007 was like 2008 and one of the 'off' years for e3.

from 2009-2011, i've actually been at the show. last year my old work buddy had it streaming on his ipad as we drove up to the convention center so i kinda got to hear it. in the year ffxiv was announced, i think sony's conference was going on as the floor was open- since i remember seeing the trailer for ffxiv as it happened and everyone at the booth kinda held their breath and let out the same disappointed sigh when 'online' popped up on the screen.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

But intravenous gets you sane much faster.

I don't see the same colors though.

 

[NeoRausch]

I WANT CRATES!

 

[TheCongressman1]

I WANT CRATES!

Me too. This year's crates will be focused towards the core shipping demographic.