Games come out in Japan before the west anyways plus some games come out in the west before Japan, it would be that big a deal, i'm talking like Nov. for 2016 and Feb -March 2017
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What we know so far about the Nintendo NX with sources
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Games come out in Japan before the west anyways plus some games come out in the west before Japan, it would be that big a deal, i'm talking like Nov. for 2016 and Feb -March 2017
Its not confirmed. Sorry. The source is this guy:
https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/694696167284830210
Herb Alpert
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The core gameplay mechanic (play on TV and gamepad at the same time) has always seem fishy to me, to say the least. But this idea coming from Miyamoto himself, I guess people working on the game (platinum?) are forced to go with it.
I really hope that isn't the case. I am more excited about Star Fox then any other game this year. SF 64 was my childhood.
ShockingAlberto
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Platinum is only doing graphical work.
Graphics Horse
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Giving Platinum carte blanche on this game could have done wonders.
Sure the ship would keep transforming into a badass fighting robot half the time but it would have been a very intense ride.
Sure the ship would keep transforming into a badass fighting robot half the time but it would have been a very intense ride.
I thought they would have let monolith handle the graphics and art assests while platinum handles the gameplay. I guess monolith is helping out on Zelda again.
Herb Alpert
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Thanks, I didn't know that.
Anyway, if the game ends up being not so good, I hope this won't spoil the relationship between Nintendo and Platinum.
Wait... the Asahi article sourced Zhuge?? Because NE was using Asahi has its source. Which seems to say that QoL is shelved...whereas I thought you were saying Zhuge said QoL is coming in March or something...?
So the graphics are their fault? I never trusted them
With Platinum seems to be "you get what you pay for" if we look at the differences between Korra, Transformers and TMNT.
You mean the first three, right? Was there any indication Paper Mario would come in H1? I expected a Sept. or so releae.
Bummer, although everything we've seen of it hasn't inspired confidence in the product. I think it was more of a "What the hell can we release on this Wii U thing? Oh yeah people seem to like that Starfox thing, SHIP IT!"
Is that why it's been delayed half a year?
Well, I have read every point and I still don't quite get it. I don't have the time to read all 70+ pages, so perhaps someone can help me. What it sounds like is that the main thing Nintendo seems to be focusing on here is a new operating system they are building that will allow them to create games that can work on a handheld and console without being ported. That would allow them to release incremental hardware improvements without breaking backward compatibility on software, at least for x number of years/versions. Basically just a Nintendo Android/iOS with Nintendo hardware, a single account system, and all the QoL stuff. That's what it sounds like. Am I wrong, or do we not know?
Graphics Horse
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That's pretty much it yeah, although it's mostly speculative, like we don't know if the cross platform will be standard or game specific.
This is like getting Shoji Meguro on your game, but just have him work on the story script.
DrROBschiz
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Nail on the head and it should be awesome if they dont fuck it up
Is this in sole reference to the motion controls?
I ask because Nintendo confirmed last year that the motion Controls can be switched off ala Splatoon.
Father_Brain
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Maybe they should have just, you know, made a good fucking Star Fox game instead of attempting to justify the existence of a badly misconceived controller that the market has resoundingly rejected as a differentiator from other gaming platforms.
But nah.
Not sure. Here is the tweet:
Apparently Nintendo's quality of life sleep tracker was scheduled for end of March but is now postponed to April due to development delays.
I have no idea how reliable this guy is (Zhuge)
Re: gimmicks in Nintendo games. ElTorro, I understand you disliked the touchscreen and microphone uses in Spirit Tracks and 3DW, but those were super minor utilisations in those games, so I hope you enjoyed the rest of what was on offer.
Re: Star Fox Zero. It looks and has looked like a remake of SF64. Snakeyes, you'll be glad to know the Arwing does transform into a robot. But it doesn't look that exciting. Aostia, I agree with you that I can see the controls being an extra non-inuitive cognitive level formany, myself included, and I suspect even if turning them off is an option the dual screen play is going to surely be the focus of advertising because otherwise it looks like a SF64 HD remake for the most part...so if that's clunky or at the least has a high learning curve as I suspect it will, that's going to be a tough hurdle in selling what was always going to be a niche game to begin with. Alberto, I'm surprised Platinum is only helping with graphics--I thought in interviews it was said they were working on the campaign? Not that I doubt you. Just wondering if their role changed or if the interviews indicating this were had translation issues.
Re: Star Fox Zero. It looks and has looked like a remake of SF64. Snakeyes, you'll be glad to know the Arwing does transform into a robot. But it doesn't look that exciting. Aostia, I agree with you that I can see the controls being an extra non-inuitive cognitive level formany, myself included, and I suspect even if turning them off is an option the dual screen play is going to surely be the focus of advertising because otherwise it looks like a SF64 HD remake for the most part...so if that's clunky or at the least has a high learning curve as I suspect it will, that's going to be a tough hurdle in selling what was always going to be a niche game to begin with. Alberto, I'm surprised Platinum is only helping with graphics--I thought in interviews it was said they were working on the campaign? Not that I doubt you. Just wondering if their role changed or if the interviews indicating this were had translation issues.
Graphics Horse
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I'm going to have to find a copy of Skygunner one of these days it looks much more fun than what happened to Star Fox.
The gamepad viewpoint system would even work better in that game compared to what I'm seeing here.
yes I am complaining about a game I have never played by comparing it to another (15 years old) game I have not played. but this looks pretty cool.
http://youtu.be/GXKBx9V_feM
The gamepad viewpoint system would even work better in that game compared to what I'm seeing here.
yes I am complaining about a game I have never played by comparing it to another (15 years old) game I have not played. but this looks pretty cool.
http://youtu.be/GXKBx9V_feM
Star Fox 0's controls still intrigue me. I hope they're not broken just a little demanding. I think it could be fun to master and it's been a while since games offer any challenge. I've just been thinking about this the other day. Players are accustomed to getting proof of how awesome they are everytime they touch a controller since games are so damn easy. It's a natural consequence of there being so much expensive content which devs don't what to block the players from reaching. Anyway that's a whole other story.
James Scott
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I'm not too sure, unless they've yet to show off the fundamentally broken segments, the game should be fine though likely has a deep learning curve which will probably not help in the review department.
Hope it's nothing too worrying and that's I'll enjoy myself at least. Not sure why Miyamoto insisted in a year long dev time for star Fox
blu
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The controller is anything but badly misconceived, if you've ever played NintendoLand's Metroid Blast and Triforce Quest, or Spaltoon, for that matter. Of course, all those were made by a team who knew what they were doing.
Also, I refuse to play another racer, whether arcade or sim, where steering is on sticks - RR3 on tablets has shown me as much. So yeah, the gamepad can be a superb aerial/track steering controller, if the devs were just (1) shown how it works, and (2) left on their own to mind their business.
It's way easier to bundle a bluetooth mouse with the game a la Mario Paint and the option to use any third party mouse if you go digital.
There's obviously a minimum threshold of quality they have to reach but I think Starfox Wii U is a gap filler for a console that has next to nothing coming to it this year.
rottendevice
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I'm late to the party / thread, but I'm glad Nintendo is finally doing something about accounts / their online store. Like, allowing people to purchase games from the website. PSN and Xbox Live both seem like services that will exist beyond my dying day, but I never got that impression with the eShop / Virtual Console. Nintendo certainly has a heck of a back catalog, so if they introduce a download service on par with the other two console makers (or Steam), I'll be thrilled.
Your original statement made it seem like it was a rush-out-the-door job to have a release.
Whereas, we've heard that it's a game that's been in development/talks since the Wii era, but they haven't known what to do with it. And it's undergone a lot of changes and people working on it.
In terms of extremes, it's probably nearer to a FFXV than a Mario Ultra Tennis situation. The opposite of what you implied.
That's a bit of an exaggeration. It might have been started during Wii era, but it was abandoned until mid of 2014 when it was practically started again from scratch. And it was so much done during the Wii era that Nintendo didn't have much to show at E3 2014 to demonstrate the new idea from Miyamoto.
Father_Brain
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The sales speak for themselves as to the controller being badly misconceived, even if it works well in some titles.
And from what I can tell, the reason why the game uses a bizarre "look back and forth between two screens" control scheme instead of more conventional analog/tilt controls is that Nintendo decided a couple years back that they merely hadn't "communicated" the "value" of the Game Pad properly to the ignorant masses, and greenlit a whole line of games with the aim of justifying the controller's existence (Giant Robot and Project Guard being the other two).
That probably there won't be another until Nintendo goes back to VR.
You've been able to purchase Wii U and 3DS games via the web for a while now.
But it's not built very well. And it only works for certain (Nintendo published, primarily) games. And you have to redeem the code in your email to get your system to background download it.
Basically, they half-assed it. The UX is bad all around. I'm really hoping they'll redo their entire online store.
You do? I've bought several games online and it just auto-downloads.
Pokemaniac
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There's a webpage that can redeem codes remotely. You get redirected to that.
Not shocking.
James Scott
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Yeah. Nothing outside of some mobile and My Nintendo talkÜbermatik;194181758 said:
Fair enough. Thank-you!
It's not.
It's Nintendo's steam on all these devices and a handheld.
Not exactly. You can either have them email the code or you can log into your NNID account on the same webpage after buying it and it will download directly to your Wii U or 3DS automatically.
yeah, they clearly are failing to find 'value' in the two screen setup. very un-nintendo like to have a gimmick without a clean plan for why it's a good idea
Better be on PC too in that case. Would be weird buying a non-Nintendo console just to play Nintendo games
(Well, who knows maybe Sony/MS/third parties will convince me to buy one for some other reason. Could happen; has happened before, but I don't see it happening this generation.)I'm still hoping the translated Q&A is good for a couple oblique hints. Something like this:
Gerald Jones: Kimishima-san, will the NX screen be larger or smaller than a Zojirushi rice cooker lid?
Kimi-san: the NX console does not have a screen. The handheld screen is--ah, darn. だめです。 😞
James Scott
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It's hardware. Not sure why you'd believe Sony, MS, or Nintendo would want that.
It seems like you just came in here to say you want Nintendo to go 3rd party in a thread discussing Nintendo's new system.
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