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The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => Hardcore Gaming 101 => Topic started by: cecil-kain on July 12, 2011, 06:33:31 AM
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I still love nintendo. Mario, metroid, donkey kong, f-zero, Zelda and the return of kid Icarus, I love all those games. And the side games like Mario kart and smash bros are great too. Nintendos still doing what they always have done best and that's first party games. People act like nintendo did something wrong with the Wii for having so many weak third party games but that's nothing new. It's been like that since probably the N64. I love seeing what nintendo does and I'm very excited for the Wii U.
I wouldn't say I'm a nintendo fanboy though. I don't play anything they make, for example I'm not a huge Zelda fan, I don't play most of the new ones, in fact the last Zelda I played was minish cap and before that ocarina. I just think nintendo makes some pretty great games in general
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Around the time the Wii first came out in '06 I believe, I started to lose interest. Actoolee it happened before that, around mid-time life cycle of the Gamecoob. I sold mine to a friend, and pretty much dedicated my time 100% to Sony.
But nowadays, my love for Nintendo has been restored, as I now own a Wii & it's successor is next. I have all Nintendo handhelds (which is a gift & a curse) I just hope the 3DS doesn't become a remake-machine with all the rereleases they're making.
I haven't been up-to-date with most of their franchises tho. never got into Mario Galaxy, Twilight Princess, etc. I guess I'll always prefer the classics (link to the past is still the best Zelda)
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I'm still a Nintendo fan. I don't think that's ever going to change. All the great classics came out on said systems (not counting the Sega ones). I'm not really thrilled with the way they are taking our classic series' nowadays but I can alway fall back on the older titles and still have a blast.
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I like Nintendo, as they so great love to their series, and don't seem the time to drastically reboot something for the sake. I mean, I'd lament if they even do that to Mario or Kirby. But, as a gamer, I fell out of touch with them when the path between PS1 and N64 rose up and I choosed PS1 over N64. I'm not sad I did, as back then, I didn't care for the way the 3D Mario or LoZ games played. To me, some of it still feels awkward(those games, mind you). I basically skipped GCUBE, but I'm having a blast with Wii. The Super Mario Galaxy games were great.
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Definitely with the N64. I was a huge Atari fan at the time, and the Atari-bashing that the N64 brought about did a lot to kill Nintendo for me. I adored the NES and SNES, and still do. But I could never get into the ugly, bland textures of the N64 games. I hated the controller too. How idiotic is it that the controller has more hand-grips than gamers have hands? I do like a handful of N64, Gamecube, and Wii games, but the overall quality is nowhere near that of the NES, in my opinion.
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Nintendo lost my support when I realized they lied about the authenticity of the Virtual Console.
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There's a difference between liking Nintendo and liking Nintendo franchises. I'm more inclined to the later.
Nintendo always did good portables. But they lost me with 3DS. It's not like I've saw the sucessor of the excelent DS, they did everything wrong with this portable (for me at least). I'll buy one eventually because of the said Nintendo games, but it'll not be my first option.
With consoles, Nintendo never had me, I played the games I wanted with the help of emulators, or a friend's console. But even if I had, Nintendo would have me lost with Wii. Motion controllers, Casual approach and No (decent) Online Service killed the console for me. Everything I want on the console I'll be waiting to play with Dolphin someday.
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My video game carrer did start with the great nintendo entertainment system even bevor i was into c64 and amiga. For sure it did entertain me a lot of months.
Then there was the Snes. It was just love when i did put the cart of Super Mario World in it and played as long as my eyes started to burn. lol A link to the past...finished it so many times. and not to forget Cv 4 (:
but then, there was the n64 and nintendo was losing me...i was lost in mario 64. Still didnt finished it tho..not even on DS.lol dont know why i did even buy it...
just played ocarina of time and shadows of the empire many hours. this are 2 great games, so is goldeneye.
And i like to play all the "remakes" (new super mario, metroid, zelda game etc..) but im not anymore that into nintendo like i was 15years ago.
Ps1 came out and sony got my heart. ^^
but dont get me wrong, ill still buy all the nintendo consoles just cuz i wanna own every console. (:
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As a Nintendo fanboy, I'll admit they make a lot of really stupid decisions and they really piss me off sometimes...but in the end, I still love the company, their consoles/handhelds, and their games. I doubt I'll ever stop loving Nintendo.
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I have always been a fan of Nintendo with a huge exception. Nintendo does produce superior hardware. Make no mistake in that department. They don't recall units due to failed parts and overheating issues. They built solid devices that generally work the way you would want and expect.
They lost me when I out-grew their targeted age group. Yes I know many of you are chuckling and agreeing at this point and rightfully so. Nintendo only ever made one major mistake as far as I am concerned. They simply failed to realize that all those kids they sold games to in the beginning are still playing games and that we no longer want the same type of games that we did when we were like 10 years old. I am not saying they should stop targeting kids I am saying they should have catered to a broader age range as the fan-base matured.
When the only games available for Nintendo hardware are designed for children where does that leave older gamers? Gamers that want blood and gore or mature content with drug use and profanity. Certainly not with Nintendo.
If they would open the doors to a more mature content I would probably stick only to Nintendo hardware. God knows I am sick of Sony and Microsoft at this point. I have no plans to ever buy another console from either of those companies. I do own a Wii and since I have kids it does make an excellent family console. But as a gamer that has grown up I also want games for my age group. Something Nintendo does not currently offer.
I do plan to buy a Wii U again this will be a family console and I will probably only find myself playing it when the kids are around.
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I didn't vote in this poll because like in other polls of late, it assumes that if you don't agree that things are bad then you're a mindless fanboy.
ANYWAY, Nintendo didn't lose me, at least not for good. When I was younger I had a SNES. It was awesome! I loved my games for it, and I got hours upon hours of enjoyment out of playing games like Donkey Kong Country, Mario World and Goof Troop with my brother and friends. Then one Christmas, my parents got me and my brother a Playstation. It has some of the greatest RPG games ever created in my opinion! People rant and rave about the obvious Final Fantasy 7, but there are so many BETTER games like Chrono Cross and Legend of the Dragoon. Steel Reign was a kickass tank game, Naughty Dog's Crash Bandicoot series was a favorite... I loved it. I didn't have a N64. So when Playstation 2 came out, I again got one for Christmas. This generation I missed the Gamecube. Playstation 2 is to this day my absolute favorite game console.
A few years later, I had finally bought a gamecube and some games. Turns out it was pretty awesome actually. It had nowhere near the games I was interested in as the PS2, but it had some that I really ended up enjoying. The N64 I got and played some of the games that were apparently the bomb when they came out. Evidently, most of them did not age well. Sad. Some did, but I still say Zelda OoT is horribly overhyped. Great game, but by no means earth-shattering. It's ALtTP in 3D. THAT game on the SNES was the game changer if anything for the series.
Anyway, so the Wii came out and looked rather pathetic in its library of available games. To this day, old people always get excited because you can BOWL on the Wii! :P Meh. Well, after playing Mario Galaxy at a friend's house, I got one. I HAD to have that game! Well since then I've found tons of great games! The Wii's best games are often the ones that get the least popular attention since they push the hell out of Wii-X games with miis and fitness. Some excellent THIRD PARTY games for the Wii:
Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
A Boy and His Blob
Madworld
No More Heroes 1 AND ESPECIALLY 2
Red Steel 2
Monster Hunter Tri
Sonic Colors
Add in the great first party titles featuring classic characters such as the Mario Galaxy games, Mario Brothers Wii, Kirby, Metroid, Donkey Kong Country and Goldeneye, and you've got one kickass Nintendo system! I think bashers either don't understand what a good game is, or just don't look beyond the piles of trash games that come out for the system. It's by far the best Nintendo's done in years. It has TONS of games to appeal to people who don't play games, but it also has a lot of fun rewarding games for the serious gamer if you're willing to look for them. It's not all about Wii Fit. There are extraordinary games for this system too.
Granted, I have an Xbox 360, and this generation for the serious gamer there are a lot of good games for it to recommend as well. PS3 and Xbox360 mostly have exactly the same games, so it doesn't really matter between the two anyway. But my point is that the Wii is not JUST full of gimmicky sports and fitness games. It's a serious game console too. It's not full of games that are DARKER and GRITTIER like what people seem to go after these days, but it's home to some great fun games of all different varieties.
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When the only games available for Nintendo hardware are designed for children where does that leave older gamers? Gamers that want blood and gore or mature content with drug use and profanity. Certainly not with Nintendo.
How absolutely juvenile. I mean, I love games (and movies) with blood, boobs, and profanity, but to oust a company on the basis that they don't provide such content is so damn retarded. Nintendo has ALWAYS been family-oriented. Video games were an extension of their toy ventures. It's unrealistic and flat-out dumb to think they'd suddenly throw out the family image they've had for so long and start producing smut.
And really... "I'm too old for that kiddie shit." Such a statement is one said only by those who need to grow the fuck up.
That said, I wish Nintendo would start making more "mature," dark, and moody games like they did with Super Metroid. They've yet to make a game quite like that. But to have Samus start throwing out F-bombs or flashing some tit... lol, OK.
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Probably after the N64 came out. It just didn't have the same feel as the NES or SNES, I suppose. Its library of games and the prospect of 3D didn't really excite me as much as the old stuff. I really wanted to like the system, but it's by far the least-played console I own. From then on, they just haven't held my interest as well as they used to. :-\
I do have high hopes for the Wii U, though.
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I still like Nintendo. They make games that are entertaining for all ages, a startling rarity in the sea of Circus Parties and Imagine Baybeez. Seems like the main problem is they end up competing with their own third party games. And that their multiplayer sidescrolling games haven't caught on with publishers outside of Ubisoft.
I'd like to get a 3DS, but that will have to wait for when I'm less in need of money and when they release the inevitable revisions. Not to mention RE: Revelations, which better not suck, and Mega Man Legends 3, which better not be canceled.
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As someone who owns Nintendo, Sony, and Sega gear, Nintendo lost me in the N64 era, was not impressed by the software, or the fact MK Trilogy turned out better on PSX and later Saturn (this game played a huge decision maker for me, I do like the Zelda's on the N64, but not much else). I jumped to the Sony ship and stayed awhile, now my allegiances to anyone in this era is a flat out hell no. I'll go for my classics and play my Wii or DS now and again (DS for Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 DS), but the older consoles see more airplay when I have time (and lord forbid I did squat for vacation, barely played anything)
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They never really "lost" me either. I stayed faithful to them through the N64 era (I'm one of those people who was not really impressed with the PS1, save for a handful of titles). My monogamy to them did, however, end during the Gamecube era. It did take a little while (and the release of Mario Galaxy) to finally get me onboard with the Wii, but the fact that it is 100% backwards compatible with the GC titles did make my purchasing decision alot easier. I am disappointed, however, that Nintendo chose to pursue motion control gimmickry over more powerful hardware for this generation. If they had delivered the Wii with the muscle needed to directly compete with the PS3 or 360 library of HD games, this generation of console wars would have been a massacre.
As long as great new Mario, Metroid, Smash Brothers, Mario Kart, and Zelda titles continue to appear...I have no intentions of abandoning Nintendo.
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I have always been a fan of Nintendo with a huge exception. Nintendo does produce superior hardware. Make no mistake in that department. They don't recall units due to failed parts and overheating issues. They built solid devices that generally work the way you would want and expect.
They lost me when I out-grew their targeted age group. Yes I know many of you are chuckling and agreeing at this point and rightfully so. Nintendo only ever made one major mistake as far as I am concerned. They simply failed to realize that all those kids they sold games to in the beginning are still playing games and that we no longer want the same type of games that we did when we were like 10 years old. I am not saying they should stop targeting kids I am saying they should have catered to a broader age range as the fan-base matured.
When the only games available for Nintendo hardware are designed for children where does that leave older gamers? Gamers that want blood and gore or mature content with drug use and profanity. Certainly not with Nintendo.
If they would open the doors to a more mature content I would probably stick only to Nintendo hardware. God knows I am sick of Sony and Microsoft at this point. I have no plans to ever buy another console from either of those companies. I do own a Wii and since I have kids it does make an excellent family console. But as a gamer that has grown up I also want games for my age group. Something Nintendo does not currently offer.
I do plan to buy a Wii U again this will be a family console and I will probably only find myself playing it when the kids are around.
I see enough drug use, gore, and profanity in the real world. I play games to get away from that. I was about six years old when the NES came to the USA. I grew up with the NES, Gameboy, and SNES. Somehow, I still play those games today, even though I'm just about 30. I never grew out of them.
That being said, since when are the only games available for Nintendo hardware designed for children? Super Metroid was already mentioned. Resident Evil 4 and Eternal Darkness are two obvious others. There are plenty more, but I've already made my point.
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For blood and swearing on the Wii, one need look no further than the No More Heroes games, heh.
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I don't know really. While I still love a lot of the games that Nintendo make(yes even Other M, doesn't mean that i didn't hate the story though) they seem to be focusing on what makes them more money. While that is a good strategy buisness wise, only appealing mostly to the casual gamers can only get you so far. Why not try to get these casual gamers into core gaming experiences like RPG's and stuff rather than put out constant gimmicky minigames or workout simulations. Not to mention whats going on with Op. Rainfall, I hope Nintendo really considers bringing at least ONE of those to America. They have so many people supporting it, there is no way they can go wrong by doing it. Hell, they practically have no choice in the matter since a lot of fans are getting ready to jump the ol' Nintendo boat if they can't prove themselves. I will just wait and see what happens though cuz I still have a nostalgic love for Nintendo.
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When the wii lost all third party support resulting in waves of shovelware and almost no no-nintendo game released for my tastes (i.e: action adventure).
Also, Wii graphcis are crap. :P
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When the wii lost all third party support resulting in waves of shovelware and almost no no-nintendo game released for my tastes (i.e: action adventure).
Also, Wii graphcis are crap. :P
I think that's pretty much the problem. Nintendo games are definitely the best, but they are like 4 per gen. But still I can't imagine a generation of consoles without nintendo games, and at the end of the day, I remember more those few great games instead of the other 20 I played in other consoles, with some exceptions.
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Also, Wii graphcis are crap. :P
Wii's "graphcis" had nothing to do with anything, they don't make the game it's the gameplay itself that does. If you have a gorgeous looking game that sucks in every other category will it still be good? I think not, thats like painting a peice of crap gold. While it may look shiny, it still smells like shit.
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Deadly Premonition has some rather PS2-looking graphics (aside from the slightly impressive character models), but that game's all gold. 'Course, I'm of the opinion that once-good graphics never look bad. I still marvel at the artistry in Banjo-Kazooie, for example. No games since have that level of appealing color.
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Deadly Premonition has some rather PS2-looking graphics (aside from the slightly impressive character models), but that game's all gold. 'Course, I'm of the opinion that once-good graphics never look bad. I still marvel at the artistry in Banjo-Kazooie, for example. No games since have that level of appealing color.
I agree 100% with the Deadly Premonition statement, that game is like a good cup of F K Coffee. But yeah anyway back onto Nintendo, the Wii had a decent lineup of games the past few years for core gamers(though some were rather obscure), but what do they honestly have towards the end of the year? Zelda? Kirby? While I look forward to both of those games, that's the problem. There seem to be only TWO games coming to America on the Wii that is aimed for a core audience. I really hope Nintendo considers releasing one of those three games, won't be a good business move on their part if they don't.
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Didn't know there was a new Kirby coming out. D: And it's a sidescroller to boot? Color me explosively excited.
But yeah, it really is bogus how few games have come out for the Wii that are neither party games nor casual games of assorted flavor (usually "poop" flavored). The ones that are available are fantastic, but that's some steaming bowlsheet that NOA won't bring over those three RPGs. I don't play RPGs, but it's bogus to not have 'em released for those who want 'em.
Eh, ah well... *Goes back to playing Lost in Shadow*
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They lost me when I out-grew their targeted age group. Yes I know many of you are chuckling and agreeing at this point and rightfully so. Nintendo only ever made one major mistake as far as I am concerned. They simply failed to realize that all those kids they sold games to in the beginning are still playing games and that we no longer want the same type of games that we did when we were like 10 years old. I am not saying they should stop targeting kids I am saying they should have catered to a broader age range as the fan-base matured.
This is exactly what I had in mind. Nintendo lost me since, well, how many adult-oriented platforms did they come out with in the last 10-15 years? Its hand-helds Gameboy and their sequels GBA, NDS, and 3DS are all oriented for children. Gamecube and Wii are similar. I don't know how many adult-oriented games they actually have, but it's probably much less than those on the PS or XBox. Adult gamers are usually looking for HD graphics, great sound quality and challenging gameplay.
I've played PS3 recently, and it has all of those. Xbox is imitating it.
I'd say that Nintendo can't keep up with that, but by now it seems like they're not even trying to, instead aiming for a younger audience.
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I got back into nintendo because of the wii and Wii U, Fact is, they KNOW what they are doing, Sony and Microsoft have been ripping of this little piece of gold with avatars, PShome, Move, and the unholy Kinect.
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They lost me when I out-grew their targeted age group. Yes I know many of you are chuckling and agreeing at this point and rightfully so. Nintendo only ever made one major mistake as far as I am concerned. They simply failed to realize that all those kids they sold games to in the beginning are still playing games and that we no longer want the same type of games that we did when we were like 10 years old. I am not saying they should stop targeting kids I am saying they should have catered to a broader age range as the fan-base
Games don't need to have blood and guns and tits to be good games. New super Mario wii is one of the most fun games I've played in recent years. And I still love me some Metroid and donkey kong as well as other Nintendo classics.
A game can be fun no matter what age group it may be for.
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They lost me with the Gamecube, won me back with the DS, and lost me again with the Wii. My Wii gets hardly any use compared to my Xbox and Playstation 3, and even my PS2 and SNES. Now if only Nintendo would release 3 certain Wii games in my region, I'm sure my time spent on the Wii would increase drastically. I have seriously not bought a Wii game since Castlevania Adventure Rebirth.
I'm still looking forward to future 3DS games, but right now I've gone back to playing my PSP until they finally get some more games out. You can only play so much SSFIV...
I don't plan on buying the Wii-U. The Wii was crap and I will just wait for the PS4 instead of trusting Nintendo again.
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Well, they've never had me as totally as they did during the golden age of NES and SNES (but in those days, there was pretty much just Sega to compete with it). I never had the time or the money to get into N64 when it was fresh. GameCube was cool, but there wasn't that many interesting games for me.