Official Nintendo Fanboy Smugness & Gloating Thread

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250 pages?

/edit WOOHOO!
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That is worthy of a huzzah!

Roll on page 300...
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If we get to 500 before December 8th, Nintendo give me a performance related bonus :)
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Zelda is getting insane reviews from every single place, as expected.
So, the question becomes this: When is a game so good that its other achievements outshine even noticeable technical flaws to the point that they are nearly insignificant? The answer is simple: When it reaches Twilight Princess’ level. I don’t believe I have ever played a game that has so seriously amazed me on a regular basis. I find myself regularly dumbstruck by the outright precision with which every facet of Twilight Princess is designed, and yet every time I think I have seen the most amazing thing, the game turns right around and floors me again. The world is vast and expansive, the characters are colorful and emotive, and dungeon designs are a sinister work of art. Some of the boss battles are among the most creative that I have seen in a game. The entire experience is just thoroughly Zelda from start to finish, and it’s the best Zelda you’ll have ever played to date.
http://www.gamerankings.com/itemranking ... wid=743120

Excite Truck is getting very mixed reviews, as expected. The bad one is from Game Spot, and the guy says that "the controls are easy to wrap your mind around, but they never feel very responsive", which sounds a bit weird, since I thought the controls were absolutely great. From my experience, IGN seem to "get" the beauty of this game.

http://blogs.ign.com/craig-ign/

The IGN Monkey Ball review was very encouraging, might probably pick that up at launch...
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amanset wrote:No sign of a 360 either.
That's cos they all got 360s last christmas. Get with the program, man ;)
Nothing is worth the effort you put into it.
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Snakey wrote:
amanset wrote:No sign of a 360 either.
That's cos they all got 360s last christmas. Get with the program, man ;)
They may get some games for it next...

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All this Zelda hype makes me think I should hurry up and finish Okami, or I'm not going to want to come back... :D
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Samus wrote:Zelda is getting insane reviews from every single place, as expected.
So, the question becomes this: When is a game so good that its other achievements outshine even noticeable technical flaws to the point that they are nearly insignificant? The answer is simple: When it reaches Twilight Princess’ level. I don’t believe I have ever played a game that has so seriously amazed me on a regular basis. I find myself regularly dumbstruck by the outright precision with which every facet of Twilight Princess is designed, and yet every time I think I have seen the most amazing thing, the game turns right around and floors me again. The world is vast and expansive, the characters are colorful and emotive, and dungeon designs are a sinister work of art. Some of the boss battles are among the most creative that I have seen in a game. The entire experience is just thoroughly Zelda from start to finish, and it’s the best Zelda you’ll have ever played to date.
http://www.gamerankings.com/itemranking ... wid=743120

Excite Truck is getting very mixed reviews, as expected. The bad one is from Game Spot, and the guy says that "the controls are easy to wrap your mind around, but they never feel very responsive", which sounds a bit weird, since I thought the controls were absolutely great. From my experience, IGN seem to "get" the beauty of this game.

http://blogs.ign.com/craig-ign/

The IGN Monkey Ball review was very encouraging, might probably pick that up at launch...
God damn, this keeps sounding better and better. But I ask myself if any game can live up to such high expectations. My guess is that TP will pull it off :D
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TFO wrote:
Snakey wrote:
amanset wrote:No sign of a 360 either.
That's cos they all got 360s last christmas. Get with the program, man ;)
They may get some games for it next...

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Lets face it if Microsoft dont sell a gazillion 360s this Xmas with the PS3 out of the way they will have fucked up big time - so what are their big hitters this Xmas ?
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Latest Japanese software sales:

1. (DS) General Knowledge Training - Nintendo - 102,240 - 451,106
2. (DS) Pokemon Diamond - Pokemon - 78,744 - 1,682,896
3. (DS) Kirby: Squeak Squad - Nintendo - 77,949 - 244,081
4. (DS) Pokemon Pearl - Pokemon - 65,574 - 1,423,990
5. (DS) Kanji Brain - Rocket Company - 33,932 - NEW
6. (DS) New Super Mario Brothers - Nintendo - 27,361 - 3,393,921
7. (DS) More Brain Age - Nintendo - 24,166 - 3,412,008
8. (DS) Winning Eleven DS - Konami - 23,653 - 112,928
9. (PS3) Ridge Racer 7 - Bandai Namco - 21,655 - NEW
10. (PS3) Gundam: sales Target not in Sight - Bandai Namco - 21,310 - NEW
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Zelda scores so far:

Gamerz Edge 10 /10
GameBrink.com 99 /100
Lawrence.com 99 /100
GameBrink.com 99 /100
GameSpy.com 5 /5
UnderGroundOnline A /A+

Nintendo rises like the phoenix from the ashes. HALELUUUJA!

...let's hope this posivite trend continues.
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ThetaReactor wrote:All this Zelda hype makes me think I should hurry up and finish Okami, or I'm not going to want to come back... :D
Christ, I still haven't finished Zelda:OoT, which I bought on the day of UK release.
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I should probably be thankful that Okami and FF XII don't come to these shores until early 07. That should give me plenty of time to enjoy Zelda and perhaps finish Dragon Quest 8(160 hrs and counting)
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Marius wrote:I should probably be thankful that Okami and FF XII don't come to these shores until early 07.
Those two along with Football Manager are basically accounting for all of my gaming time at the moment.
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A modded PS2 or an import?

Is it expensive to mod one to play imported games?
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