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Wii3: Apocalypse Redux
- Thread starter Amir0x
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On second thought, the pictures and weather interfaces are really nice, but the actual GUI seems really cluttered. Is there actually a box for each and every single VC download you may have on there? It seems good for causal use, but after a while your going to want something more organized and quicker to navigate.
I don't know shit. ^_^Mr. Pointy said:
But some kind of legit sources all pointed to Nov 10 (waaay back already), AND they said there wouldn't be a release date announced at Leipzig, AND they told Iwata would first get all info out.
Thus far, they've been right.
And I'm an ass and totally believing it.
Son of Godzilla
Banned
Amir0x said:
Where you getting $50 from? And selling them seperately makes sense in that they can break seperately too.
Chris Michael
Banned
So it's over? I can go to sleep now?
Amir0x said:So, my personal impressions so far from the news we got...
Good
+ Wii Interface/Wii Channel/Wii Weather - Snazzy, and definitely more fully featured than I would expect.
+ Zelda is looking great stuff, although... WTF RIGHT HANDED (Dragona)
+ Fire Emblem gameplay footage woooo!
+ In Japan, 25000yen is a GOOD price after tax. And not packed in with any shitty game.
Bad
- Where are the online games? Not a single one seems to be mentioned, so I guess most online stuff related to actual gaming is coming later? Lame.
- The newly Announced games are terrible. No, I don't want another brain training, I don't want to pet dogs on an island and no i don't want yet another compilation of mini-games. Nothing at all to cater to the hardcore set... i suppose forever blue will be a 'staring at pretty underwater animal simulator' at this point.
- The price in US sucks. $250 packed with a game I don't want, and it's not like I'm getting more embedded flash RAM. nasty job there Nintendo.
- Nunchuck, Wiimote sold seperately... together $50+? Yikes.
- Games are still last gen (but, not shocking)
Good
+ Pikmin-esque avatar management
Amir0x said:So, my personal impressions so far from the news we got...
Good
+ Wii Interface/Wii Channel/Wii Weather - Snazzy, and definitely more fully featured than I would expect.
+ Zelda is looking great stuff, although... WTF RIGHT HANDED (Dragona
+ Fire Emblem gameplay footage woooo!
+ In Japan, 25000yen is a GOOD price after tax. And not packed in with any shitty game.
Bad
- Where are the online games? Not a single one seems to be mentioned, so I guess most online stuff related to actual gaming is coming later? Lame.
- The newly Announced games are terrible. No, I don't want another brain training, I don't want to pet dogs on an island and no i don't want yet another compilation of mini-games. Nothing at all to cater to the hardcore set... i suppose forever blue will be a 'staring at pretty underwater animal simulator' at this point.
- The price in US sucks. $250 packed with a game I don't want, and it's not like I'm getting more embedded flash RAM. nasty job there Nintendo.
- Nunchuck, Wiimote sold seperately... together $50+? Yikes.
- Games are still last gen (but, not shocking)
Nothing at all? What about Devil Kings?
Mr. Pointy
Member
Ah yeah, I think I've seen that. I hope Europe doesn't get too shafted. Launching a week or two after Japan would be good, then they could get the Christmas rush.Xrenity said:
Aside from Zelda, I don't think you're gonna get hardcore stuff for a while really. Pretty much like the DS really. It's gonna sell to casuals from day one and the hardcore audience may be slow to catch on because of the slowness of games for them. I dunno, though, Elebits looks pretty interesting. I think you're playing the "minigames" card a little too soon.Amir0x said:
radioheadrule83
Banned
MCVUK said:
£135-150.
Late November.
Going. To. Kick. Ass.
MiamiWesker
Member
I have been keeping track of all of this, just wanted to say that Nintendo has knocked it out of the park, wow!
Plus that RE and Zelda stuff nearly gave me a heart attack.
And now we get to do it all over again at 10am. Better get to sleep.
Plus that RE and Zelda stuff nearly gave me a heart attack.
And now we get to do it all over again at 10am. Better get to sleep.
Nash said:
My head is asploding.
Family Group(Hey Mom I am bringing some laundry this weekend)
Gaf Group(Check out the new Wii/Photoshop I made of the Regginator)
FPS Clan Group(Clan meeting @ 6:00, Clan matchup against the"Sharks" Wednesday)
Close Fiends Group(Yo' meet me @ the mall later)
Animal Crossing Buddies Group(Which one of you MotherF**ckers cut down all my trees?)
Possiblilites are endless
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
This thread has me giddy. I`m clapping and laughing at work, and people are staring at me.
Hear that? It`s the sound of Nintendo thrusting their cock into the competition`s backside. Nintendo will soon rule japan again.
Hear that? It`s the sound of Nintendo thrusting their cock into the competition`s backside. Nintendo will soon rule japan again.
Mithos Yggdrasill
Banned
So, my personal impressions so far from the news we got...
Good
+ Wii Interface/Wii Channel/Wii Weather - Snazzy, and definitely more fully featured than I would expect.
+ Zelda is looking great stuff, although... WTF RIGHT HANDED (Dragona
+ Fire Emblem gameplay footage woooo!
+ In Japan, 25000yen is a GOOD price after tax. And not packed in with any shitty game.
Bad
- Where are the online games? Not a single one seems to be mentioned, so I guess most online stuff related to actual gaming is coming later? Lame.
- The newly Announced games are terrible. No, I don't want another brain training, I don't want to pet dogs on an island and no i don't want yet another compilation of mini-games. Nothing at all to cater to the hardcore set... i suppose forever blue will be a 'staring at pretty underwater animal simulator' at this point.
- The price in US sucks. $250 packed with a game I don't want, and it's not like I'm getting more embedded flash RAM. nasty job there Nintendo.
- Nunchuck, Wiimote sold seperately... together $50+? Yikes.
- Games are still last gen (but, not shocking
And what about Resident Evil ???
Grampa Simpson
Banned
Wow. The whole thing really comes together now, doesn't it? The interface makes me excited all over again. I've hit acceptance, and I can be happy about the Wii again.
Jonnyram said:
I don't know what 'hardcore' is supposed to mean anyway. I don't see why it isn't possible to enjoy all types of games.
That, to me, is more 'hardcore gamer' than just enjoying a certain group.
Besides, anything the Wii doesn't have...well, that's what my 360 is for.
Mithos Yggdrasill
Banned
sp0rsk said:
Here in Switzerland is the best. The conference started at 7:30 and the conference in NA will begin at 13:00, hehe.
Son of Godzilla
Banned
ethelred said:
Well, here's hoping this wasn't that action game shown in the video montage. Because that footage looked like it belonged in Genji 2, and not in an omg the backgrounds look sorta okay kind of way.
Nash said:Good
+ Pikmin-esque avatar management
that would be more appealing if...well, let's just say i'm not buying a system for that.
ethelred said:
I'm not sure that's exactly what I was looking for, if you're basically talking about the game where you slash at samurai wildly
Jonnyram said:
Oh I'm not saying that's all Wii has in store, I'm saying what they currently focused on and what they showed at the event was severely underwhelming. They have, ya know, a nice system... but none of the games are online, and there's only a handful of titles that seem even remotely interesting from the list (at least, the majority of the ones that are interesting are just freshly moved Gamecube titles).
We'll see. It's early
MasterMFauli
Banned
Amir0x said:
AmisUckz, have you hacked Amir0x´ account? Evil you are
Louminater
Banned
AWSOME console features
BUT a little dissapointed game-wise. Far too many mini-gamesque titles, not that there's anything wrong with them it's just that most seem like the type of game you would spend very little time with. Not enough adventure or deep games shown yet. Also a little dissapointed that it's $250 but only one wii mote and nunchuck. I'll prolly wait a while for more titles and a price drop, but I'm definetly getting one!
Kudos Nintendo, next gen may very well be yours
BUT a little dissapointed game-wise. Far too many mini-gamesque titles, not that there's anything wrong with them it's just that most seem like the type of game you would spend very little time with. Not enough adventure or deep games shown yet. Also a little dissapointed that it's $250 but only one wii mote and nunchuck. I'll prolly wait a while for more titles and a price drop, but I'm definetly getting one!
Kudos Nintendo, next gen may very well be yours
TanOOkiSeong
Member
What a rollercoaster of emotion this thread has been
I'm exhausted, nite GAF
I'm exhausted, nite GAF
moku said:
Dude like totally no duder, WTF? The interfaces are really nice, but getting excited over messaging groups like you've never heard of such a concept before is stupid. Unless you live in a cave and haven't had access to a PC since they used vaccum tubes in place of transistors none of the endless posibilities he listed should blow your mind.
Souldriver
Member
:lol Stupid server update!
Zombie James
Banned
Amir0x said:So, my personal impressions so far from the news we got...
Good
+ Wii Interface/Wii Channel/Wii Weather - Snazzy, and definitely more fully featured than I would expect.
+ Zelda is looking great stuff, although... WTF RIGHT HANDED (Dragona
+ Fire Emblem gameplay footage woooo!
+ In Japan, 25000yen is a GOOD price after tax. And not packed in with any shitty game.
Bad
- Where are the online games? Not a single one seems to be mentioned, so I guess most online stuff related to actual gaming is coming later? Lame.
- The newly Announced games are terrible. No, I don't want another brain training, I don't want to pet dogs on an island and no i don't want yet another compilation of mini-games. Nothing at all to cater to the hardcore set... i suppose forever blue will be a 'staring at pretty underwater animal simulator' at this point.
- The price in US sucks. $250 packed with a game I don't want, and it's not like I'm getting more embedded flash RAM. nasty job there Nintendo.
- Nunchuck, Wiimote sold seperately... together $50+? Yikes.
- Games are still last gen (but, not shocking)
Pretty much my thoughts. The lack of online really stings though, and it seems pretty clear to me that they're trying very hard to appeal to a specific type of people, not "everyone".
Rhazer Fusion
Member
Well, I was expecting $200 and possibly $250, so I am not that surprised by this announcement. Wow, they are venturing dangerously close to X360 territory and once causals see both of them up and running side by side, it could cause some trouble for Nintendo. We'll see though.
Amir0x said:
Note the smiley! I was merely referencing your love of Pikmin, and you could also pretend the avatar management system is actually Pikmin 3 if you half-closed your eyes and sat very far away from the TV ........
Ignoring personal preferences about the game line-up, the functionality in the Wii is ridiculously good. And far more worthy than a quick bullet-point, especially coming from Nintendo of all people! If Apple had put a little box out that did all this at their event on Tuesday people would have been wetting themselves. Their iTV box, which went down well, is $299 and not even a stand-alone device. Also the online games might not be there yet, but the signs of them using WiiConnect24 to it's potential, and not just a delivery device, are already there with the BBS system and mobile messaging.
I can't see how anyone can fail to be impressed with Nintendo's reinvention here. Also it's starting out with a FAR better launch line-up than the DS had, and we know how much the DS improved as the momentum built.
I'm far more convinced after tonight, they have a strong vision of where they are going and I find that really interesting. This is something genuinely different. Sony and Microsoft seem quite predictable and a bit unexciting in comparison.
Zerodoppler
Member
My predictions for the US conference:
Miyamoto and Yuji Naka plays Samba de Amigo, wearing giant sombreros.
That is all.
Miyamoto and Yuji Naka plays Samba de Amigo, wearing giant sombreros.
That is all.