Official Nintendo Fanboy Smugness & Gloating Thread

Samus · Post by **Samus** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:07 pm 0

fog wrote: Just out of curiosity how much harder does it get when you reach pro? I've only had 3 or 4 single player games and never really get in danger of losing a point unless you try something flashy. Rallies look like they could go on forever if you wanted them to.

Well, going by what you wrote there, I'm pretty sure you'll get your ass handed to you by CPU players of 700-800 (1000 being the first level of PRO) skill level or so, I wouldn't worry about it right now, there's still _much_ room for improvement. I think Wii Tennis is one of the best examples of easy to pick up but very challenging to master kind of games. And yeah, it works great as a single player game as well.

TFO · Post by **TFO** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:11 pm 0

I've got to Pro on bowling - I did this quite quickly - but I'm on about 640 on tennis.
I'm only going up between 20 to 30 points after each game, so pro may take a while.

fog · Post by **fog** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:20 pm 0

Samus wrote:
fog wrote: Just out of curiosity how much harder does it get when you reach pro? I've only had 3 or 4 single player games and never really get in danger of losing a point unless you try something flashy. Rallies look like they could go on forever if you wanted them to.
Well, going by what you wrote there, I'm pretty sure you'll get your ass handed to you by CPU players of 700-800 (1000 being the first level of PRO) skill level or so, I wouldn't worry about it right now, there's still _much_ room for improvement. I think Wii Tennis is one of the best examples of easy to pick up but very challenging to master kind of games. And yeah, it works great as a single player game as well.

Good good

The single player is surprisingly good fun so I'm glad there's some long lasting challenge there too.

Deckard · Post by **Deckard** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:23 pm 0

Just had to pay 48 quid for a Wiimote and Wiiplay on ebay as couldnt locate any around here at all

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:32 pm 0

Bubba wrote:
GeeZa wrote:
Bubba wrote:Oh, and please don't kill me Ninty fanboys
Christ All Fucking Mighty, please, if you do *nothing* else with the rest of your life, please stop this. I was wondering if I *really* needed a break from this place and this has indeed sealed it for me. I just can't handle this sort of shit anymore, the console threads on this forum are unbearable at the moment and the actual gaming discussion has all but vanished. That line is a turn of phrase that makes we want to lever both my eyes out with a spoon and then squash them hard into this LCD monitor with my thumbs whilst shaking my head and screaming "I CAN'T FEEL MY COCK MUMMY!!" I might just have to settle for smashing that smiley with a claw-hammer. It'll be worth it.
Big pile of yawn. So because one aspect of a game is decidedly average, while it excels at everything else I should just ignore the first? Or am I only allowed to post pictures of planes or rave on about how the Wii is the second coming of christ? Sorry, but you're just being unreasonable, and decidedly unfluffy. Take a break, go play some Zelda or something but for gods sake get over your attitude! Whether you like it or not, graphics are a part of gaming, and most actual games discssion has taken place in threads about the games themselves. Whereas these large "fanboy" threads are generally links to external articles.

Or you could post some more ranty bollocks, that'd work too.

Cheers

Bubba

I think he was more annoyed with the last line because of exactly what you did above.
Dismiss his views with a convient word "fanboy", (and then added a "rant" and a roll eye icon to go with it. Obviously establishing your suppiority of post)

Your views are no less rantish then his (and the link was very rantish), just because someone finds zelda to look fantastic dosnt mean they are blinded by fanboyism.

Also, come on, some of his points were dead right.
Reading signposts? Who can read Hyrule script anyway?

Even with high-res textures Id hate signs to be readable, just as id hate Link to get a voice. Too much realism can be a bad thing.

D.J.Fudge · Post by **D.J.Fudge** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:46 pm 0

8.5 million units now sold across Europe

It's not just the Wii which has been performing well recently - Nintendo's handheld has also been breaking some records of its own.

New figures released by the company show 515,000 DS units were sold across Europe last week. That's the highest number for any week in the handheld's history and, according to Nintendo, the most any console has ever sold in seven days.

In total, 8.5 million DS units have been sold in Europe since the console launched in March 2005, and that figure is set to get a further boost as the festive season gets underway.

Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz at GAME's midnight opening for the launch of the Wii last week, the retailer's chief executive, Lisa Morgan, said, "What's so great about this Christmas is there's such a wide choice of things for consumers to choose from. The Nintendo DS, for example, is selling so well - the pink DS Lite is just flying out the doors the minute it hits the shelves."

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:06 pm 0

I was actually very calm when I wrote that, almost zen-like in my peace with the world. The forceful language was mostly an attempt to get a strong point across and for a little bit of comedic effect which probably didn't quite work out. Thems the breaks. The point though, is one either engages directly or one deletes the post or just posts nothing. I chose to respond and it's at least somewhat warming that a few people can see what I was getting at. That's a reward in itself because you do open yourself up for a battering.

I tried, amongst the profanity, to articulate my points as best I could in the face of what seems to me to be sour generalisations. It sounds like I'm being over-bearing on this Zelda subject, maybe I am, but that's not my intention at all. The point actually goes wider than Zelda if I'm being honest and you can probably work out what the wider point is.[1] If someone wades in and describes a key game as being ;very very ugly" or "souless" or "decidedly average" wouldn't readers like a bit more flesh on the bones? Y'know a little more articulation or explanation? I'd find it interesting myself. Hell, at least I've made an attempt, Bubba doesn't seem to want to and I've tried throwing a few bones but nothing happens. Whatever. Big pile of yawn. Fanboy. Rolleyes. I'm trying here people.

My view is that although this game has technically inferior graphics to something like Oblivion, I much much prefer them because they are more imaginative. *Especially* the characters, use of colour and animation, the use of geometric patterns, and some (not all) of the environments. It *is* an art over tech argument in the same way Blizzard's art department made WoW so beguiling visually without it looking particularly next-generation. So come on Bubba, let's end this and let's see your articulation and comparisons for your dislike of the visual direction. Be as flowery with language and as lengthy as you want to be, I'm intruiged why your opinion is at variance with many others. Go for it!

[1] 2D is better than 3D.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:16 pm 0

Look what I just got

All I want now is for it to be hometime.

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:17 pm 0

Where did you find that HGFB?

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:19 pm 0

I read a thread of Eurogamer's forums. In it a chap called Mr Chips told everyone his company had stock of the Madcatz cables in and gave the url. http://www.chipsworld.co.uk

Hang on I thought. That's just around the corner. Off I pop to Chips Middlesbrough where I get served by two very charming young ladies and walk away with one of the two cables left

Roobarb · Post by **Roobarb** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:20 pm 0

Nice one HGFB. Woolworths have had my copy of Wii Play on 'processing' for 6 days now. Fuckers.

GeeZa · Post by **GeeZa** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:21 pm 0

Good find HGFB. Let us know if it improves Zelda's graphics.

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:25 pm 0

I think wet noodles for cables would be an improvement over composite.

benedictw · Post by **benedictw** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:32 pm 0

HGFB wrote:I think wet noodles for cables would be an improvement over composite.

Remember RF leads?

fog · Post by **fog** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 5:01 pm 0

Deckard wrote:Just had to pay 48 quid for a Wiimote and Wiiplay on ebay as couldnt locate any around here at all

Thanks to whoever posted the info yesterday I was able to grab another Wii play off Amazon. Given how the Wii is being promoted as a multi-player experience the shortage of controllers everywhere is quite bizarre.

Anyway during a Wii Sports session I was imagining how something like Virtua Tennis will play on it. With slightly more control over the shorts and more than likely analogue stick control for the player it struck me that the cable between them is possibly a touch short. It's certainly borderline for me.