Official Nintendo Fanboy Smugness & Gloating Thread

Samus · Post by **Samus** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:11 pm 0

And here we go again, now it Forbes:

Within minutes, we'd drawn a crowd, and only a short while after that, most of the editorial staff was packed into the conference room, laughing, enjoying the show and pushing for their turn at the remote. It was the first time since the original Nintendo Entertainment System came out in 1985 that videogaming felt like a party experience--not just because it was new, and worth gawking at, but because the experience is so much more physical, like Charades or Twister, and spectators can enjoy as much as the players.

After the hard-core gamers got their turns, less videogame-savvy editors took a shot, too. And it was here where the intuitive motion control system really proved its worth. There's no sequence of arcane button combinations required to throw a baseball: You just wind up and mime an actual throw. Suddenly, videogames are fun for everyone--old or young, male or female, regardless of prior gaming experience. I lost count of how many times I heard non-gamers say, "Wow, I want to get this."

http://www.forbes.com/technology/2006/1 ... 13wii.html

Marius · Post by **Marius** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:29 pm 0

It seems like Nintendo did everything right this time around, bless their little jappo hearts

grue · Post by **grue** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:33 pm 0

It will be funny. Next generation PS4 and XBOX489 will have wiimotes too.

Marius · Post by **Marius** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:34 pm 0

My guess is within 2007, early 08 at the latest. If it takes Sony longer than that to rip off Nintendo's wiimote, they have lost their mojo.

A Black Falcon · Post by **A Black Falcon** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:47 pm 0

* Wii Play (including Wii Remote)

You know, while we are getting Excite Truck at launch, Wii Play hasn't even been announced for a US release yet... maybe we'll get it eventually, but so far they havent' said anything.

Of course, Excitetruck is a complete game while Wii Play is another minigame-style compilation for more casual gamers mostly, so perhaps that's not the best consolation, but it's true.

There was a rumour flying around before that the Japanese Wii would get DVD playback from the off, but I don't think anything came of it. Certainly this is an interesting development if true, but most people I know don't really care about it because, as said, they already have plenty of DVD players!

There will be a Japanese Wii that also plays DVDs, like the Q for the GC, but it's coming sometime next year, not at launch. At

Pfft gotta be a miscommunication by Sonic. The Wii is perfectly powerful enough to do DVD playback in software. Only thing that could be different is if they release a Panasonic Q-eqsue Wii. But that would be rather silly given that everyone and their aunty has a DVD player already...

It certainly should be able to, I'd think, but for some reason it sounds like it is going to be a separate unit... we'll see though.

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:51 am 0

Someone from Hudson has said that there is the possibility of seeing some Hudson Japanese titles that never made it to the US (hopefully folk in Europe will get them too), and also that Dungeon Explorer and Bomberman â€˜93 will support 5 player games.

Hudson have a page for each of their soon to be released VC games:

http://hudsonent.com/allconsole.php

Samus · Post by **Samus** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:44 am 0

IGN reviews WiiSports and Trauma Center:

http://wii.ign.com/articles/745/745708p1.html

IGN wrote:In tennis, it's all in the timing. If your gesture is perfect, but your timing is off, your return could fly off the court, anyway. There's depth, too. You can hit fast or lob it; you can direct your shot; and you can even add spin. And as you start to master both timing and form, you'll find that tennis gets better and better.

Which is exactly what SHOULD happen, that actually sounds very good to me. Looking forward to testing out the golf, which they are saying is too difficult.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/745/745710p1.html

IGN wrote: The franchise has been given a rebirth on Wii, and it has never been better.

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:28 am 0

Nintendo stock reaches an all time high:

Tuur · Post by **Tuur** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:59 am 0

http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/legend-of-ze ... 573p1.html

In the end, there's no way that The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess disappoints. It's an excellent addition (and homage to Ocarina) to the franchise, and you'll have an enormous amount of fun playing it from start to finish. Get over the fact that the Wii's hardware is simply not as powerful as the other next-gen machines and get into the fact that Twilight Princess is one of the best games you'll play this year. If you've been on the fence in any capacity, then please rest assured that you'll not be disappointed. I'm looking forward to checking out the GameCube version later next month, but I'm having a hard time imagining it being any better than the Wii interpretation. Nintendo's flagship game has finally arrived and you better damned well appreciate it. It's ultimately fantastic.

Yak · Post by **Yak** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:00 pm 0

Well last night in the pub Dave came over to me and says "So what's this Nintendo Wii thing all about then?"

Turns out D&E had both seen Wii adverts on telly and whereas I don't think they would have given a toss about a conventional console they were definitely intrigued by the Wii. I explained a bit more about it and told them that if they were keen I'd bring mine down for an outing come the 8th. They seemed interested in the controller (of course) and also impressed when I told them how big the console was ("pick up 3 of those DVD cases - there, that's how big it is").

I've tey to see any ads myself (since I hardly ever watch any telly) so I don't know which ad they saw, maybe the one with the cow?

Still, interesting that they are interested. And they both love their DSes

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Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:08 pm 0

A Black Falcon wrote:
It certainly should be able to, I'd think, but for some reason it sounds like it is going to be a separate unit... we'll see though.

Indeed,techicaly there should be nothing stopping it being software.

The only rational explanation I can think of is that theres some stupid rules regarding the DVD lisenceing.
eg. The only way Nintendo can avoid paying the DVD consortium fee is if the standium Wii isnt able to play DVD's even as a download :-/
(eg, the consortium isnt happy with "online activation" with the fee tied to that).

My guess is within 2007, early 08 at the latest. If it takes Sony longer than that to rip off Nintendo's wiimote, they have lost their mojo.

Indeed.
Its the first controller of its type...not the last.
Sony is likely to purhapes use an eye-toy too avoid people calling fowl-play too much.
Possibily a stick with coloured balls at the end, which the eye two triangulates. (basicaly, the wii in reseverse).

The problem for sony is...how do they make a stick with coloured balls look cool?

WiteWulf · Post by **WiteWulf** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:13 pm 0

Anyone heard anything new about the Wii Motor Sports packages recently? I think that's what the neat flying game is getting released as part of...

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:46 pm 0

I didnt hear anything about it to start with.

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:15 pm 0

Darkflame wrote:I didnt hear anything about it to start with.

Nor I. I hope Ninty do a range of Wii [whatever] Sports games.

fog · Post by **fog** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:24 pm 0

Darkflame wrote:
My guess is within 2007, early 08 at the latest. If it takes Sony longer than that to rip off Nintendo's wiimote, they have lost their mojo.
Indeed.
Its the first controller of its type...not the last.
Sony is likely to purhapes use an eye-toy too avoid people calling fowl-play too much.
Possibily a stick with coloured balls at the end, which the eye two triangulates. (basicaly, the wii in reseverse).

The problem for sony is...how do they make a stick with coloured balls look cool?

You mean the exact same thing they demonstrated about 3 years ago long before we knew of the Wii?

If they did use Eye-Toy in some way then it's potentially a lot more flexible than the Wiimote is.